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The Italian Grand Prix Chat & Predictions Thread

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by Big Ern, Aug 28, 2018.

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chi vincerà

Poll closed Sep 2, 2018.
  1. Sebastian Vettel

    72.2%
  2. Lewis Hamilton

    16.7%
  3. Kimi Rakikonen

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  4. Valtieri Bottas

    11.1%
  5. Danny Ricciardo

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  6. Max Verstappen

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  7. Jose Mourinho

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  8. Micheal Cohen

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    0.0%
  9. Donald Trump

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  10. A N Other

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  1. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I? Forum Moderator

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    Please asc. Please change your avatar to Lewis 'riding' a horse. I know you have it.
     
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  2. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    Sirotkin will stay £££££


    Leclerc probably pissed that he won't be in a Ferrari next year .
     
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  3. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I? Forum Moderator

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    I wish they would. I can't see Vettel winning unless he has a car that's utterly dominant. He is nothing on Lewis.

    I'm ready to see the new blood come through now. This era is settled.
     
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    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    I wish they would as well .

    I was just going to Edit my post .

    Sirotkin has £££ , but I like to think he will develop , if he does not , he is 100% Better in interviews than Daddy's boy ( IMHO ) .
     
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  5. SgtBhaji

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    Until Red Bull stop making excuses for Verstappen, he's going to continue driving and acting like dick. Somebody needs to have a word with him. There's a great driver in there somewhere
     
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    Good job this was the Italian GP though, miraculous that Vettel escaped a penalty for an unsafe release. Not at all his fault obviously but normally a nailed on penalty, so colluded was it that they didn't even show a replay of it. I assumed Sky were talking BS when they mentioned it, but I've seen fan footage now and it was a full on release right into the locking up Sauber.
    IMG_20180902_155756.jpg
     
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  7. Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Vettel has absolutely thrown away a title. I cant believe Ferrari won't be questioning their faith in him after today. I'd beg Fernando to come back.

    Quite a lot of debate over the years over how to rank this generations "Big 3", the biggest doubt I have is whether Seb deserves third place over the likes of Rosberg, Ricciardo and Button.
     
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  8. SgtBhaji

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    I get how they might be a bit lenient here, but blimey...
     
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  9. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    Go on Charlie . Answer that <doh>
     
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  10. TheJudeanPeoplesFront

    TheJudeanPeoplesFront Well-Known Member

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    Great race, the GP3 race was exceptional as well. I think DRS was in the sweet spot for giving the car behind an advantage to allow them to follow close, but not so much overtaking was guaranteed.

    Kimi drove a great race, Hamilton drove a great race, and Vettel pulled off some great moves after spinning out.

    The only annoyance for me, is something that has annoyed me more over the last two seasons than any other... When a Ferrari, Red Bull or Mercedes drops down the order, they get passes for free by:
    A) Red Bull's second team Torro Rosso
    B) Teams supplied by Mercedes/Ferraris for engines (Force India, Haas, Williams)
    C) Drivers who want seats at a top team
    D) Teams who think there is no point holding a faster car behind

    Overtakes by politics has always been a part of F1 to some degree, it just seems ridiculous now.
     
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  11. Number 1 Jasper

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    How could they be lenient ?
     
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  12. allsaintchris.

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    Would Sauber have had to complain about it for Charlie to look at it............?

    Not sure that would have happened!
     
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  13. SgtBhaji

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    As a steward, I'd want to be able to get out of the track/country alive. :p
     
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  14. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    I don't know . Good point though . As it's a safety issues , surely all these things are monitored ?
     
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  15. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I? Forum Moderator

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    Monitored?
     
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  16. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    Well watched by the safety people at the FIA , of course there are pictures , but I would think all the action is being looked at ! Unless ASC is right and it was up to Sauber to appeal it .

    Ted Kravitz on sky saw it , was he the only one ?
     
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  19. SgtBhaji

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    Got away with one there. Not sure it would have made a massive change to the result had they been penalized tho... so....
     
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  20. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I? Forum Moderator

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    Yeah probably would have been given a 5 sec penalty in singapore FP1
     
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