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29th May 2016, 15:23
Thread: Monaco 2016
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It was a pathetic error by the RBR pit crew....
It was a pathetic error by the RBR pit crew. Inexcusable. Cost Ricciardo the race without doubt.
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7th May 2016, 03:41
Thread: Verstappen to Red Bull!!!
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2014 Red Bull Statistics: Qualifying: Ricciardo...
2014 Red Bull Statistics:
Qualifying: Ricciardo 12 - 7
Race finish: Ricciardo 11 - 3
Laps ahead: Ricciardo 483 - 448
Points: Ricciardo 238 - 167
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6th May 2016, 08:33
Thread: Verstappen to Red Bull!!!
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That is what I said. Not really surprising,...
That is what I said.
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5th May 2016, 11:48
Thread: Verstappen to Red Bull!!!
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This has to be the only reason. Kvyat wasn't...
This has to be the only reason.
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1st May 2016, 14:35
Thread: Sochi 2016
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...because he damaged Vettel's car only 10...
...because he damaged Vettel's car only 10 seconds beforehand?
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26th July 2015, 16:12
Thread: Donkey of the Race
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Rosberg and Hamilton both get honourable...
Rosberg and Hamilton both get honourable mentions.
But how can it be anyone other than Pastor Maldonado? Three penalties in a race has to take the cake. -
26th July 2015, 16:06
Thread: 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
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Ricciardo had to pit for a new front wing after...
Ricciardo had to pit for a new front wing after Rosberg ran into him.
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26th July 2015, 16:04
Thread: Driver of the race
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Vettel, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Alonso. In more or...
Vettel, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Alonso. In more or less that order.
Honourable mention to Kvyat as well. -
26th July 2015, 16:03
Thread: 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
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Didn't Rosberg ask for the harder tyre? Both...
Didn't Rosberg ask for the harder tyre?
Both Rosberg and Hamilton made pretty big errors, without which they could have still won the race. -
26th July 2015, 15:55
Thread: 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
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Very entertaining race. Shame there is 4 weeks...
Very entertaining race.
Shame there is 4 weeks until the next GP! :( -
18th July 2015, 05:24
Thread: RIP Jules :-(
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Terrible news. :( RIP - to think he was being...
Terrible news. :( RIP - to think he was being earmarked as a future Ferrari driver too.
The greatest tragedy is that it was so preventable. It was the exact same circumstances as Martin Brundle's... -
5th June 2015, 10:33
Thread: School Children
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Massa's criticism was unwarranted given that he...
Massa's criticism was unwarranted given that he had a one race ban in his first year when he was 21.
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25th May 2015, 10:35
Thread: Mercedes strategy of the Race - Monaco
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They probably calculated the gap before the...
They probably calculated the gap before the Virtual Safety car and didn't account for any time loss from there until the pit-stop.
This was the biggest preventable team blunder I've seen in a... -
12th April 2015, 10:23
Thread: Jules Bianchi Suffers Severe Head Injury
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I was thinking about him the other day, and was...
I was thinking about him the other day, and was reminded that he has not been conscious since the race at Suzuka.
There has to be more scrutiny and recognition of what happened, otherwise the... -
12th April 2015, 10:17
Thread: 2015 Chinese Grand Prix Thread
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Having watched it at a pub, I wouldn't bother. It...
Having watched it at a pub, I wouldn't bother. It was pretty dull.
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15th March 2015, 07:59
Thread: Driver of the Race- Australia
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Felipe Nasr, Carlos Sainz Jr. Both showed they...
Felipe Nasr, Carlos Sainz Jr. Both showed they belong in F1.
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15th March 2015, 05:43
Thread: 2015 Australian Grand Prix
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At this rate, anyone who finishes will get points...
At this rate, anyone who finishes will get points - which will be extremely valuable to teams like Force India and Sauber.
Not a good look to blow up on the way to the grid - very unlucky. -
15th March 2015, 04:34
Thread: 2015 Australian Grand Prix
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For someone with no previous commentating...
For someone with no previous commentating experience, he was excellent.
He does need to talk less, but his insight is a 100% improvement on that of Alan Jones, who still draws conclusions from... -
13th March 2015, 14:09
Thread: The Sauber Van der Garde Dilemna
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Apparently that's exactly what is going to...
Apparently that's exactly what is going to happen, based on a few local papers.
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13th March 2015, 14:06
Thread: The Sauber Van der Garde Dilemna
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Stay classy.
Stay classy.
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11th December 2014, 12:30
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Alonso back at McLaren... what could possibly go...
Alonso back at McLaren... what could possibly go wrong?
This is clearly the best driver selection they had. But best team selection? I'm not so sure. -
13th October 2014, 14:22
Thread: Vettel leaves Red Bull, Kvyat promoted
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More importantly, are any technical and executive...
More importantly, are any technical and executive staff moving to Ferrari?
Changing one driver will not change their fortunes.
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13th October 2014, 14:09
Thread: 2014 Russian Grand Prix Thread
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This I agree with. In hindsight, I'm not sure...
This I agree with. In hindsight, I'm not sure anyone else could driven those EBD cars like Vettel did, for the reasons you just mentioned.
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6th October 2014, 09:11
Thread: Donkey of the Race - Japan
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The lack of Safety Car after Sutil's accident was...
The lack of Safety Car after Sutil's accident was not a momentary lapse of judgement by someone in race control.
Having double yellows and no SC for a tractor on circuit has been a common... -
6th October 2014, 03:25
Thread: Jules Bianchi Suffers Severe Head Injury
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Formula 1 has done a lot of work in the past 20...
Formula 1 has done a lot of work in the past 20 years on improving safety for the drivers, but it has also been very lucky.
I think that this was a freak accident and its luck ran out.
The...
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