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Thread: 2017 Bahrain GP
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18th April 2017, 15:26 #81
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Bernie used to complain about people not being able to see the race in certain places. Look at Bahrain, there are stands only on the start finish straight!
Yeah, the races here have been good but still..." Lady - I'm in an awful dilemma.
Moe - Yeah, I never cared much for these foreign cars either."
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18th April 2017, 16:14 #82
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18th April 2017, 17:06 #83
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18th April 2017, 17:21 #84
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Sean Spicer assures me that it is absolutely true
It is interesting, though, that Fernando's radio messages during the race seem to be the one area immune to memos from the PR department. Like everyone else in McLaren, he never openly criticises Honda in interviews, but for 90 minutes on a Sunday it seems he's allowed to just go to town on them.Last edited by AndyL; 18th April 2017 at 17:26.
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18th April 2017, 18:09 #85
Meanwhile, at the post-race test, McLaren managed to almost complete 2 laps with the new and improved engine before bringing the car back to the garage and needing... another new engine. Eventually managed to get in 15 or so laps at the end of the day, apparently at reduced power.
Good lord. If that engine was a horse, they'd shoot it.
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18th April 2017, 19:14 #86
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19th April 2017, 12:23 #87
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The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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19th April 2017, 13:59 #88
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Race was great. I was lucky enough to see it live as I was there. Vettel was amazing... This season is really fun to watch.
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20th April 2017, 16:23 #89
I don't think Honda are any exception in that respect.
BMW divorced from Williams because they were adamant that they could do a better job of running a team. Within five years they were gone from F1, while Williams have recovered a great deal and are still with us. Toyota made some crazy decisions (e.g. basing themselves in Germany) when running their own team, and would probably have done better had they become an engine supplier instead. Ferrari stuck with V12 engines for years when it was almost universally acknowledged that V10s provided the best compromise between power and fuel efficiency, but had the good sense to eventually admit that they were wrong.
However, being stubborn can sometimes work out. When Renault introduced turbos they were a laughing stock. Within half a decade, they were world championship contenders, and all the other competitive cars also had turbo power.
Either way, I hope that McLaren and/or Honda sort things out. It has been painful to see someone as talented as Alonso wasting away in the midfield.
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23rd April 2017, 06:23 #90
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The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
It is nowadays Prokopīs own car or still BRR?
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