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26th March 2024, 08:07
Thread: 2024 - Race 3 Australia
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If he doesn't pick up his performance, he may not...
If he doesn't pick up his performance, he may not even last the entire season...
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8th March 2024, 11:03
Thread: 2024 - Race 2 Saudia Arabia
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It won't take until 2025 for an English driver to...
It won't take until 2025 for an English driver to race for Ferrari again: Oliver Bearman is set to replace Sainz who is suffering from appendicitis.
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Sticky: Team Commonwealth Driver #1: Russell (14m)...
Team Commonwealth
Driver #1: Russell (14m)
Driver #2: Ricciardo (5m)
Driver #3: Maloney (1m)
Chassis: McLaren (16 m)
Engine: Aston Martin-Mercedes (12 m)
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2nd February 2024, 07:42
Thread: Hamilton joins Ferrari from 2025!
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Maybe it was Lewis who wanted the option, so he...
Maybe it was Lewis who wanted the option, so he could get out of the contract if a better opportunity arises?
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26th November 2023, 13:20
Thread: 2023 - Race 23 Abu Dhabi
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Perez' penalty and Ferrari's useless strategy...
Perez' penalty and Ferrari's useless strategy gift Mercedes P2 in the constructor's championship.
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29th October 2023, 19:37
Thread: FIA Plank scrutineering - How fair is it?
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Even if the FIA only tests two or three planks a...
Even if the FIA only tests two or three planks a race, it means that they have tested around 40 cars up to the US GP this season. Apparently, out of these, only Hamilton and Leclerc have failed it....
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12th October 2023, 09:18
Thread: Race 18 - 2023 Qatar GP
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Unfortunately, it was just announced that...
Unfortunately, it was just announced that Bridgestone lost their bid to supply tires to F1 from 2025 onwards, with Pirelli remaining the sole supplier until at least 2027.
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10th October 2023, 14:15
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Clearly, the author has only been following F1...
Clearly, the author has only been following F1 for the past ten years or so.
"The problem for Verstappen is there is no multiple F1 world champion who has won multiple world championships with such... -
7th October 2023, 18:04
Thread: Race 18 - 2023 Qatar GP
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First, it's not the Indy Car series as such, but...
First, it's not the Indy Car series as such, but Indy Nxt, which is a feeder series like GP2. A lot of drivers there are rookies.
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5th October 2023, 19:15
Thread: Race 18 - 2023 Qatar GP
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Chadwick's "stellar pedigree" mostly traces back...
Chadwick's "stellar pedigree" mostly traces back to the her time in the stillborn W series. Her season in Indy Nxt (formerly Indy Lights) this year has been anything but impressive, finishing 12th...
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26th September 2023, 09:35
Thread: Race 17: 2023 Japanese GP [Suzuka]
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Would they have been eligible for a super...
Would they have been eligible for a super license, though? We already know Colton Herta, who finished tenth in IndyCar in 2022, wasn't. The only Americans who finished ahead of him were Newgarden and...
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26th September 2023, 09:27
Thread: Race 17: 2023 Japanese GP [Suzuka]
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A couple of FP1 outings, nothing spectacular....
A couple of FP1 outings, nothing spectacular.
Personally, I think Lawson would be the better choice from Williams' perspective, but I'm not sure Red Bull really want him to go there.
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25th September 2023, 08:23
Thread: Race 17: 2023 Japanese GP [Suzuka]
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Mine is on Felipe Drugovich.
Mine is on Felipe Drugovich.
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13th August 2023, 20:05
Thread: Let's talk Aston Martin
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Nothing that hasn't happened to smaller teams...
Nothing that hasn't happened to smaller teams before. Other teams with bigger resources (especially Mercedes and Ferrari, but also McLaren) have overtaken them. Remember 2009? Brawn won six out of...
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17th July 2023, 14:10
Thread: Let's talk Aston Martin
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The Hungaroring is also the site of Alonso's...
The Hungaroring is also the site of Alonso's first victory in 2003 and Aston Martin almost scored a podium there in 2021 before Vettel was DQ'd from his P2 finish. I thinkt might well be AM's last...
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13th July 2023, 16:43
Thread: Ricciado replaces Nick De Vriies
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I think the AT is much worse than last year's...
I think the AT is much worse than last year's McLaren. Much as Ricciardo struggled with it, it was still a car that easily finished P5 in the constructor's championship, scored a podium and 159...
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7th July 2023, 10:31
Thread: Unknown Signature. Anybody?
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Pretty sure it's Kasey Kahne:...
Pretty sure it's Kasey Kahne: https://www.beckett.com/news/2016-panini-national-treasures-racing/2016-national-treasures-racing-signature-dual-materials-gold-kasey-kahne/
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Creating lean structures and concentrating their...
Creating lean structures and concentrating their efforts at one place would be a start. I would imagine using three bases (NC, Banbury and Maranello) causes a lot of unnecessary friction.
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23rd May 2023, 15:16
Thread: Driver market Crazy season impending
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Ferrari always think the driver is the problem -...
Ferrari always think the driver is the problem - that's why they swapped Raikkönen for Alonso, Vettel for Alonso, Sainz for Vettel and now maybe Leclerc for Hamilton. The reality is that they have...
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5th April 2023, 18:09
Thread: 2023 Is Upon Us. Who Do You Like?
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I've always had a soft spot for Colton Herta,...
I've always had a soft spot for Colton Herta, even though he keeps finding ways to screw up ;)
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The return of the Hulk Driver #1: Hülkenberg...
The return of the Hulk
Driver #1: Hülkenberg 6m
Driver #2: de Vries 3m
Driver #3: Vettel 1m
Chassis: Red Bull 20 m
Engine: Mercedes 18 m
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14th November 2022, 17:15
Thread: 2022 - Race 21 Brazil
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Sainz/Leclerc was at least about a podium finish....
Sainz/Leclerc was at least about a podium finish. As a driver, you don't give up a podium that easily, whereas it would not have made any difference at all whether Verstappen finishes 6th or 7th....
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10th November 2022, 08:20
Thread: 2022 - Race 21 Brazil
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But Red Bull have already four contracted drivers...
But Red Bull have already four contracted drivers for next year, with Max, Checo, Yuki & Nyck de Vries. And the FIA has made quite clear that Colton Herta will not get a super license for next season.
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10th October 2022, 17:50
Thread: 2022 - Race 18 Japan
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After all the criticism (including from myself),...
After all the criticism (including from myself), I just wanted to point out that Latifi has done really well yesterday to score his first points of 2022.
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2nd October 2022, 19:48
Thread: 2022 - Race 17 Singapore
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Extremely high humidity, no sunlight would be my...
Extremely high humidity, no sunlight would be my guess.
Chinese Grand Prix: More competitive race for Williams. The 2024 Chinese GP would see the Williams Racing Team again come away with another failure to score points but this race would see a more...
2024 Formula 1 Preview &...