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  1. Crashton

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    Glad you have someone to hate. :p
     
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    Draft F1 2015 calendar features 20 races; no New Jersey (nbcsports.com)
     
  3. Crashton

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    Going to be a good fight to the end. What Lewis really needs is a Nico DNF. Yep that will do it. To be quite honest I haven't noticed all the whining you say you have. This thread is where I hear about it. Thanks for the updates. :)
     
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    Not to worry, I read and follow much about the racing world so it will be my pleasure to keep you and everyone else up to date on on Lewis's regurgitations!!

    Actually I hope Hamilton suffers no more DNF's, Rosberg doesn't need them to win..[emoji6]

    Meanwhile Mr Ricciardo keeps impressing every race!!
     
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    When you grow up on tobacco road, rivalry is a way of life....lol

    Rosberg didn't fold today, Hamilton was just plain and simply faster at Monza, Nico pushed it but realized all he would gain was a worn out car and a possible DNF if he kept it up. Then he did the smart thing, he backed off, took the second place points and the lesson he learned...

    This is good stuff folks!!

    PS: Being a Tarheel, you just don't know how much I love to hate Duke...[emoji6]
     
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    True, Hamilton was faster, but Rosberg blew it twice in the chicanes. If you make those type of mistakes when the pressure is on, I don't see a championship at the end of the year. Hamilton caught him because of the mistakes, not because he closed and passed, although there's a high chance he would have eventually anyway. Either way, should be an exciting finish to the year.

    One reason I'm a Hamilton fan--Ben Collin's book. The book itself is so-so, but there's some good stuff about Hamilton and Schumacher in there. Give them a crappy car and time them, and all of the sudden it becomes important--funny and very cool.
     
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    I've been wondering how long it would take for this to come up. For those who don't know, there are a LOT of people pushing this theory. I'm not surprised they seem to be in the minority but yeah, it's a thing. So much so that reporters have asked Toto Wolff about it.

    Wolff laughs off the Mercedes conspiracy theories (adamcooperf1.com)
     
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    Awwww........and here I thought I'd come up with something original!

    There is no way the Nice was "cracking under pressure"......sorry, I'm not buying it.
     
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    I don't buy the conspiracy thing. I think the pressure is getting to Rosberg, and mistakes tend to breed mistakes. Next race will be telling.
     
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    For me it wasn't a boring race. It was boring up front, but man back a bit the racing was hard & great. Even the person deciding what camera shot to use on TV didn't show the leaders that much. It was that good in the back.

    I don't think Nico cracked. Just a screw up that happens at times. For my money it was a smart move to straight line & save the tires. Later in the race when Lewis locked his tires so bad at the chicane I though why didn't you straight line & save the tires?

    Lewis really needs a DNF from Nico. All Nico needs to do is run at the pointy end of the field & keep collecting points. Hope to see some battles on track between the Benz boy's.

    Sure looked like Vettel threw the black at Ricciardo to me. Brilliant move to snooker Vettel for a fine clean pass. I don't believe for a minute that Vettel would do anything to make Ricciardo's life easier.

    What the heck is up with the guys in the tower & Magnuson? He races hard & clean yet gets penalties???

    Looking forward to Singapore.
     
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    Yep it could all come down to the double points race... But me thinks neither Ricciardo nor Nico are through winning this season..
     
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    You mean "NO lockup except for both back wheels which we clearly saw in the rear-view camera replay." ;)

    A few cars had taken that path during the GP2 and GP3 races before the main event, it's a tough braking area. Also, if Nico had flat-spotted his tires, then he'd either lose time every lap in the corners and lose the race, or have to pit again and lose the race.

    Hammy flat-spotted his tires at that point with 4 laps to go, still took the chicane and started losing time to Nico immediately. Luckily he'd built up enough of a lead that with only 4 laps he could afford to lose speed in the corners.
     
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    With all the crap that is going on in the world Nico's un-move fits right in.
     
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    Yeah, I never understood all the hoopla around Dale Sr., more than once I saw him spin someone out in the last lap of the race and then sheepishly stand there in the winner's circle and say it was just one o them racin deals.....
     
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    I'm looking forward to more of Ricciardo and Bottas. After the start at Monza where Bottas was swamped and Ricciardo also lost a couple spots they were 11th (Bot) and 12th (Ric) and finished 4th & 5th (same order). I think Ricciardo and his passing got more coverage but they were both impressive.

    Plus all they need to do (and maybe Vettel and/or Massa) is split the Mercs on the podium a couple times and the results and points battle won't only be all about whether the Merc boys are racing each other at the front.

    I'm still bothered about the double points race idea. No one important will ever read this, nor would they care, but here's what I would replace it with. Drop the double points. For the last race, pull all the fuel-flow restrictors. Let them keep the monitors but lift the flow rate restriction and the max fuel use restriction. Still no refueling allowed, just no restriction on how much fuel is used or how quickly they burn it.

    Just one race like that. If it's the last race, no one would be worried about penalties the next race if they use up a power unit component. There would be no precedent in previous races so teams might choose different ways to roll the dice. The leaders, if they still need to worry at all about how many points they take in that race, might not take any chances, but then other teams might turn up the power and upset the applecart.

    Most important of all, we might see a few instances, though limited in number and duration due to the size of the fuel tanks, where drivers would finally get to use higher revs and more power. :Thumbsup:

    Even Bernie would probably still be happy because of the promise of extra spectacle and he could still get the more well off circuits to willingly bid extra to host the last race.
     
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    Big difference in the series too--I think you CAN have it both ways. You do that in NASCAR, it's not a penalty, if you're trying to win a race. Only if you're intentionally wrecking someone as payback is it an issue, and even then it's usually nothing more than a warning. You do that in F1, or even Indy league, and you're looking at serious trouble. You obviously can't bump and grind in open wheel racing like you can in NASCAR.

    It's like comparing soccer and rugby; the series are that different.
     
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    Haas F1 to become Ferrari's Torro Rosso?

    Haas F1 Team on course to be Ferrari B-team in F1 (grandprix247.com)
     
  18. Crashton

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    Having a junior team seems like a good idea. It sure seems to have helper Red Bull.
     
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    Frankly I'm tired of Patrick, but with her background this would be in her wheelhouse, and probably the route she should have gone way back when instead of the IRL. But Busch is intriguing--he looked like everything he wasn't in NASCAR, once he wrecked in practice and obtained a new respect for the car--he was patient, drove within himself, and markedly improved as the race went on--it was a phenomenal performance. He does a fair amount of road course testing on the side, it would be huge step up, but with time I think he'd have a chance of success (although age is not in his favor), IF, and it's a big IF, he takes the approach he did at Indy. He seems to have mellowed quite a bit, and may have the temperament at this point in his life to pull it off. Either way, it would be fun to watch.
     
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    Danica never has been a road racer, her one victory in CART was on an oval and she backed into that. She also doesn't fair all that well amongst the left only boys in NASCAR when they go road racing...

    For Haas to put her in any car in F1 is crazy, and to put her in a car on a new team with no experience would be downright stupid and dangerous for all involved....