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Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by EternalMSC, Jun 1, 2016.

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Who Will Roar To Victory Eh?

Poll closed Jun 11, 2016.
  1. Rosberg 106

    9.5%
  2. Hamilton 82

    61.9%
  3. Ricciardo 66

    9.5%
  4. Raikkonen 61

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  5. Vettel 60

    9.5%
  6. Verstappen 38

    4.8%
  7. Massa 37

    0 vote(s)
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  8. Bottas 29

    4.8%
  9. Perez 23

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. OTHER: Please State

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  1. SgtBhaji

    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    His tyres look like cac already.
     
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  2. ched999uk

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    Yes the fronts look bad. He must have taken too much from them trying to get Max on his Ultras. Unless he is trying to cool things down for one last try?
     
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  3. BrightLampShade

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    now 50.5. Getting worse?
     
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  4. SgtBhaji

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  5. EternalMSC

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    Rosbergs ****ed his championship up right there. I told you now RB are back he would bottle it!
     
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  6. BrightLampShade

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    Thats what you get for using too much rear brakes.
     
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  7. EternalMSC

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    Never knew Vettel could lose his nerve so easily. This ain't Schumacher mk 2.
     
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  8. SgtBhaji

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    Not often you see a F1 car snap like that these days.
     
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  9. ched999uk

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    Good race that could have been a great race. I'm not complaining as it was a good race pity Ferrari didn't quite get it right.
     
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  10. ched999uk

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    I wonder if his DRS was playing up? When he fell back from Max it appeared his DRS was not opening on straights. Maybe that contributed to his spin?
     
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    Hamilton is a lucky driver, Red Bull handed him the last race and now Ferrari have done the same thing this race.
     
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  12. SgtBhaji

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    Last time i checked... that's racing isn't it?
     
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  13. EternalMSC

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    Thats F1 mate. It's a painful business. Physically and literally.
     
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  14. BrightLampShade

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    Wonder how bad rosbergs brakes were, the bias was very rearwards by the end so it was brakes brakes not energy recovery brakes.
     
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    Ferrari took a risk because of the virtual safety car slowing everyone's car down to a pace where taking the pit stop then gained them around 10 seconds due to no one driving at full racing speed. Unfortunately the vsc finished earlier than they expected
     
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  16. SgtBhaji

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    Dunno... but they bit his backside during that pass on Max.
     
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  17. EternalMSC

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    Vettel could have been right on Lewis. Race was decided after he went in too hot into the chicane. Championship decided at turn 1 and when Verstappen launched a legendary defence towards the end. Oh well.
     
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  18. BrightLampShade

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    please log in to view this image
     
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  19. EternalMSC

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    How long will Croft stay employed at Sky. Diabolical. According to him Rosberg made his debut in Bahrain in 2016, made some other gaffs later on.
     
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    Maybe we should have had it in Monaco :huh:
     
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