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  1. ScottinBend

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    It was very telling. Halfway through the corner and he downshifts and the lights on the wheel all light up. None of the commentators caught it.
     
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    #1042 Steve, Nov 14, 2017
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    Nor did I.
     
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    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tsiNsPLm70"]2017 Brazil Grand Prix | Best Onboards - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    Interesting that more than half of the highlights come from the first 11 laps...

    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOCmR5Lvbw"]2017 Brazil Grand Prix: Race Highlights - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    Interesting, but not unusual.......it's rare to have an F1 race where the leader gets challenged any more - once the leader gets into clean air, he's gone. Then all he has to do is maintain the gap, been this way for decades now.......
     
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    #1047 ScottinBend, Nov 14, 2017
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    Watch here...

    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzuiKNhhXa4"]F1 2017 Brazil Crash Lewis Hamilton - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    No clean air is an issue for sure. The aero these cars have is amazing. Although the racing suffers as a result of it. Then you have Hamilton, Vettle or Max come from the back & pass most of the field. They don't seem to have problems with other cars aero wash?
     
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    Good point.....
     
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    Dave - Could it be the adrenaline they have coming from the back gives them that extra boost of ability?
     
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    Brawn surprised by power unit proposal backlash (racer.com)
     
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    Got an hour to kill?

    Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner chats to Motor Sport editor Nick Trott and features editor Simon Arron about his career, on and off the track. From almost signing Fernando Alonso, to where Formula 1 goes next, Horner covers it all.

    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRB_3fzp108"]Christian Horner podcast, in association with Mercedes-Benz - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    You know, you'd think it would make sense to go racing for a $68 m payout (Haas share) but if it costs $250M to field your team for the season, and you never have even a shot at winning a race......why exactly are you racing?

    No such thing as "gentlemen" racers or race teams anymore, so no racing for the glory or the sport.

    .....and Ferrari gets $90M just for showing up.......

    These numbers are staggering.
     
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    And yet they aren’t dominating.

    It’s like they aren’t at all good at their job. I mean, I bet anyone else with that cash would actually use it to win championships.

    Maybe it’s the gelato fund?
     
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    Speaking of Ferrari...

    Ferrari scuppered Red Bull's attempt to scrap three-engine limit (motorsport.com)
    Full article here: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ferrari-red-bull-three-engines-per-year-979708/
     
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    During the Sky F1 pre race last week, Martin Brundle suggested that Ferrari should just go ahead and leave if they don’t like the new engine regs. I was pretty surprised that he was so blunt about it.

    Then they had Toto Wolff on to discuss the proposed new specs without he MGU-H and Wolff was also pretty aggressively against the simpler engines.

    They know they have a winning formula and don’t want new engine manufacturers entering the sport.

    I feel like the teams don’t care about the sport anymore. I’d kind of like to see works teams go away, to be honest.
     
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    It wasn't all that long ago that Williams was the top dog for a number of years. I for one would love to see them back on the top step.
     
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    Alonso got his WEC test today behind the wheel of the Toyota P1 car.

    Alonso: These cars are amazing to drive (grandprix247.com)
    Full article: https://www.grandprix247.com/2017/11/19/alonso-these-cars-are-amazing-to-drive/
     
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    #1060 Steve, Nov 21, 2017
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    Alonso's LMP1 test was in hopes of getting a seat driving at Le Mans.

    But the LMP2 test (below) was preparation for his already set drive in the 2018 Daytona 24H.

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    Alonso tests United Autosports' LMP2 Ligier at Aragon (racer.com)
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    Full article: http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/145893-alonso-tests-united-autosport-s-lmp2-ligier-at-aragon
     

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