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I'm a little concerned with lack of overtaking. The Ferrari pass in the pits reminds me too much of the Schumacher era when nothing ever happened on track. Drivers were warning before the season that it would be even harder to follow closely with this new generation of cars and it looks like they were right. They still sound like crap. I'm glad I was going to Grand Prix when you still needed ear plugs because I don't think we will ever hear the V-12 shriek again.
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Exactly ayrton. This race showed basically no close following much less on track passing. Remarkable how the people running this show screw up so badly. They think that faster cars and bigger tires will satisfy the fans. It will on the truck forums for sure.
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Great result. Some confidence shaken at Mercedes. Give them something to figure out.
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Still the first race of the season, teams have bugs to work out!!
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Sub'd to keep up with it. I have a hard time catching anything since im a "cord cutter". I usually have to download it after the fact.
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Close qualifying, Ferrari is looking good, a little disappointed in Red Bull, they can't seem to get their cars running right.
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Good morning its race day China F1 GP :)
Link for viewing for those who need it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlL6...ature=youtu.be |
what a race!!
heading to Bahrain with a tie..!!! on a side note... was that raikkonen's car has engine issue thus stuck behind ricciardo for so long or vettel is clearly a much faster driver.... raikkonen's contract is due at the end of this season.... . |
Formula-1 2017...!!
Great race, 3 different cars on the podium :)
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Red Bull needs faster cars. They have the drivers for it especially who Hamilton calls "that guy". The kid is amazing.
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Formula-1 2017...!!
Definitely shaping up to be a tight year.
Although, after the Hamilton-Rosberg pissing match for the last few years, does anyone else get kind of nauseated at the love-fest this year? Kind of has the feeling that the new F1 owners are pushing for a "Kinder, gentler" F1. |
Great race. It's going to be an interesting season!!! :driving:
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My wife and I are big Max fans as well. Hope the Hass team can make some better showings in the coming races. Not too impressed with Kevin thus far.
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I like Max because of his youthful zeal. He is the best of the young talent and will be the best of the best some day. I just hope he doesn't do stupid that will end his career or someone else's.
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Seriously, there is no fear in that kid. Some of the driving he does in the rain :eek:
It almost looks like he learned a bit from that Monaco crash last year ... at least I hope. |
Yup, I hope so because the kid has some serious talent and there is no one better in the rain!
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If his friend is the rain, then Max definitely needs a faster car. We know he is brave and skilled than most in the rain. New engine from Renault is not out until When? June? Untested? Zoltar sees a frustrating season for RB. Look at Daniel R and his tranny in AUS. That's my rare half glass empty outlook. Hope I am wrong.
By the way..... I was in karting once but my legs got tired of pedalling ha! |
FA to hit Indy and miss Monaco GP - Fernando Alonso to miss Monaco GP to race in Indy 500 | F1 News
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I like his decision...why go to Monaco to just break down and not even have a chance to win even if the make it through the race. Although Andritti cars all broke at Long Beach, I would definitely take my chances with them because he will have a car fast enough to win!
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Would love to see this happen. Im only 1 hour away by flight!
London GP could take place after law change allows motor racing on public roads | F1 News |
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FA. This just tells us there are more skilled drivers than talent-matching cars that can hold up to the skill of the drivers out there.
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Dont forget! Bahrain F1 this weekend. Happy Easter! :)
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F1 Chinese Grand Prix: 5 things we learned from Shanghai
Self confident and simply a matter of fact or arrogant? Max Verstappen - 'Everybody looks great when they have a good car' Max Verstappen: Confident, talented, ruthless and with F1's throne in his sights - BBC Sport |
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Bottas gets his first Pole. Setting up for a good race tomorrow with Hamiltion and Vette following. :tup:
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what a drive from Vettel!! :tup:
not a big fan of him but since the start of this season his driving is brilliant!!! ferrari was almost 0.5s off the pole sitter pace in qualify but then how he charged the mercedes in the opening stage was exciting and bravo. didn't know the real reason of hamilton falling back in the first 5-10 laps but I am happy to see that... what a pitty for verstappen with brake failure... he was clearly the faster red bull.. ouch... raikkonen..... ya.... he has homework to do... contract is ending at the end of this season... it's nice to see a winner that's not silver colour.... :tup::tup: |
Exciting race. Ferrari is finally making correct decisions.
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Ferrari now has a car that Vettel can win with. They were ghastly last year.
Hamilton was hammering back and was fun to watch. Poor decision on his part resulting to a 5 second penalty though. Lastly, Red Bull's cars could not keep up with the silver and red in the long run. I'm starting to get concerned about Daniel Ricciardo. Not aggressive enough. Not sure if he is as hungry as the Max. |
I was a great race and yup, Hamilton screwed his self for sure. I don't think Ferrari has the pace of Merc but their car so far has been just as reliable. You can win if you don't finish. Red Bull is off the pace and they have reliability issues. Ricciardo is not cut of the same cloth as the other. He is much more even keeled and a realist. He doesn't have the car to win or even compete so he would rather finish as high as possible and call it a day. Max is young and as aggressive as they come which mean it is all or nothing and that mean if the car does break on its own he will do it himself trying to get more than he can out of it. He has a lot of maturing to do but I really enjoy watching him. There are some up and comers, they just need better cars. I think Ocon is going to be a keeper!
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The 2 second pit stop
I've always been fascinated by the crew's speed and precision and asked how do they it. I found the answer. No idea there's a winning team in the pits. Here's Williams with their 23 crew members getting 4 wheels changed in 2 seconds. I read somewhere that individually (one corner), the fastest was 1.6 seconds.
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GP Russia practice today - Russian GP: Ferrari pace 'more robust' than Mercedes', says Wolff - F1 - Autosport
Toto Wolff says Ferrari's 2017 Formula 1 car appears to work better in a wider range of conditions after Mercedes struggled in Russian Grand Prix practice. Ferrari topped both Sochi practice sessions on Friday, with Kimi Raikkonen fastest in the morning and championship leader Sebastian Vettel in the afternoon. Vettel led a one-two in second practice, with Valtteri Bottas the best of the Mercedes drivers, 0.670 seconds off the pace with Lewis Hamilton just behind. Both of Wolff's drivers' fastest times came several laps into a run, and they also had off-track excursions on a "difficult day" trying to set representative times. "You could see you needed a couple of laps to put the tyre in the window, and you needed to have clean laps, then it's easier," Mercedes boss Wolff said. "And if you haven't got the clean laps, you won't be putting it in the right spot. "The wider the window is, and the easier you put the car into the tyre window, the faster you go. "The more narrow it is, the more difficult it is to hit the window, and this is what we are seeing at the moment. "The Ferrari seems to be a car that is pretty robust in a wider window temperature than ours, and it doesn't matter whether it's Bahrain, where it's very hot, or Sochi where it's cold. "It's just a very good car." Ferrari has won two of this year's first three races, with Vettel's victory in the season-opener in Australia the team's first since winning in Singapore in 2015. Mercedes never found a way to make its car work on that street circuit that weekend, but Wolff believes it is not on for a repeat in Russia. "There's a pretty good indication what's happening, and what they have been doing, so it's all relaxed until now," he said. "In Singapore 2015 we were the only team out of position, and we just couldn't make the tyre work. "What you can see is there is one team that is extremely fast today, for whatever reasons. "There are pretty good clues." |
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