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Thread: Donkey of China
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13th April 2015, 03:20 #21
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Red Bull. It can't be all Renault's fault!
" Lady - I'm in an awful dilemma.
Moe - Yeah, I never cared much for these foreign cars either."
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13th April 2015, 05:31 #22
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13th April 2015, 12:13 #23
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14th April 2015, 11:16 #24
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Let's be honest. 17 is a ridiculously young age for an F1 driver. We have even seen some decently talented 19-20 year old rookies struggling in F1 initially.
When Max was signed up by an F1 team, it was clear he must have been very talented, because otherwise he would not have been picked up SO FAST. But it was still open in the air, how well can a 17-y-o do. Because it is a precedent in F1. Never done before.
In the end Red Bull/Toro Rosso knew what they were doing and Max Verstappen is probably the best 17-year-old racing driver of all times! I somehow doubt Schumacher or Senna would have been that good in F1 at 17. What were they doing at that age by the way, still karting?
It is scary to think, what can this kid do once he has actually got some experience under his belt...
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14th April 2015, 11:22 #25
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Donkeys.
Maldonado of course. And Sainz.
Overall drivers all seemed competent, because if you noticed team-mates were mostly running one after another. Mercedes, Ferraris, Williamses, Lotuses, Saubers, etc. This "list" was only ruined by Maldo and Sainz, who spun and dropped well behind.
Among car packages. Renault and Honda power units. If The Black Knight has 'Maldonado' as a standard answer for donkeys, then Honda is a pretty safe answer among technical components.
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14th April 2015, 13:14 #26
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I still think Ricciardo is great though now we have Verstappen, who is now the "next best thing" people talk about.
Ricciardo's season of capitalizing all he could and getting 3 wins in a clearly off-pace car was reminiscent of Schumacher from 1996 or Senna from 1993. Just because he has had rubbish cars during the rest of his F1 career, does not undo the underlying talent.
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14th April 2015, 14:21 #27
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The Donkeys:
Button for crashing into the back of Maldonado's car.
Maldonado.
Lotus: the guys can't stay even in front of McLarens despite using the dominant Mercedes engine.
Rosberg: Acting as Hamilton's number two driver, but later suddenly complaining in public about how Hamilton did not take care of Rosberg's tires or race. Geez. Nico, either get over it or start attacking him. Talk is worth very little.
Mikkelsen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpe6ipk1NKU
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