Thread: 2018 Bahrain F1 Grandprix
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10th April 2018, 16:17 #51
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I just cringed when l tried to commend that performance. It was such a waste of a pure talent. He should he hassling the back-end of the sharp end of the grid and threatening to get on the podium at the slightest opportunity. 7th was not anywhere near his best position last year. It was a frustrating weekend at Mclaren.
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11th April 2018, 01:30 #52
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11th April 2018, 08:01 #53
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It was a rather entertaining race even though the end result was disappointing. Bravo ragazzi, grazie mille, mama mia, pizza carbonara, Toto Cutugno, coco di mama. What an annoying creature
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11th April 2018, 19:51 #54
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Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.
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12th April 2018, 15:35 #55
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12th April 2018, 15:47 #56
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Why not commend McLaren , anyway ?
They are light years away from where they were with Honda , and using a whole new engine they just got .
They'll get it sorted as they get to know it better .
I wasn't really expecting them to be dicing right at the front right away , so I think the term "damp squib"(that's the term , by the way . It's the Williams that's the "squid") is a little harsh .
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12th April 2018, 17:13 #57
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But are they? The so called Honda Engine just put Gasly's Torro Rosso into 4th in Bahrain with Alonso just managing 7th after what was a very tough race for Mclaren. Their testing was poor with tons of reliability issues and their actual pace is well short of the benchmark set by Redbull. Pacewise they clearly behind Haas and Torro Rosso is threatening to spoil their party as well.
We can try to put a brave face on it, but on the facts, they are not looking good.Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.
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14th April 2018, 06:59 #58
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So much for all the Toro Rosso-Honda hype from Bahrain. They're 15th and 17th in Q1, the latter being Bahrain star Gasly.
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14th April 2018, 19:31 #59
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I would not vread too much into that. The rain through the nigh and the low temperatures gave must teams a hrad time with setup. Torro Rosso like Mercedes could not find the sweet spot for Qualifying. Their race pace would reveal a difference story on race day. And feel the Honda engine had nothing to do with Torro Rosso's bad form. It was simply out of window tyres issues and chassis configuration short fall.
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14th April 2018, 22:18 #60
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Yeah, but why are we assuming that the Toro Rosso-Honda combination is a cracker when they were worthless in Oz and also China qualifying? The car can't be a dog if they got a 4th place in Bahrain (helped by the Bull's and Räikkönen issues, of course), but surely the other teams dropped the ball quite a bit as well?
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