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Spare Parts (F1 odds and ends)

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by Masanari, Sep 22, 2011.

  1. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    that is true.

    however I do not believe in Mercedes that much that the car won't be another dog.

    mercs relied on power for for too long and Hamilton regularly comments on the narrow window and twitchy nature of its set up while winning easily.

    the last years showed a team with a fundamental lack of understanding so they are playing catch up.

    their main asset is Hamilton making few errors and going forward in races when they can. certainly not Russell and calertainly not their Conservative race strategy.

    for me all cars should be converging in terms of quali and race pace as this set of regs is locked in. any car thats not on the money will be well back down the grid.
     
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  2. push

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    Would be good to see him win it next year just to put two fingers up to Irvine and also someone to break this stranglehold that Verstappen and Red Bull has on Formula 1 for the past few seasons.I wouldn`t mind anyone really,but when it comes down to the nitty gritty I can only think of Lewis who has the guts to really challenge him and take him on in a wheel banging dog fight race.
     
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  3. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    right now if I were betting it'd be norris, alonso or Hamilton but not all over the entire season.

    ferrari to completely mess the car up again. just don't see them getting it right.

    I strongly suspect I'm being optimistic about the copycats at Aston and mclaren.
     
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  4. eddie_squidd

    eddie_squidd Well-Known Member

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    Eddie Irvine <laugh>

    I'd call him a has-been but he never was.
     
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  5. push

    push Well-Known Member

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    <laugh><laugh><laugh><laugh>
     
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    Hot air to clicks conversion process working as well as ever, I see.
     
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  7. push

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    Suzuka is under threat now,with Osaka raising the idea of a street race there for the Japanese Grand Prix.
    No,please not another street race !!!!
     
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  8. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    nah, he was better than that, I'd say more of an almost was.
     
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  9. SgtBhaji

    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    Came awful close the year Schumacher broke his leg.
     
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  10. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    Yep , good driver* , happy to be obvious number two , take the money girls .

    Think that was the year of. “ **** , where are his tyres “


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    Grade a **** of a person , but he didn’t care .
     
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  11. SgtBhaji

    SgtBhaji Well-Known Member

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    Never had anything against Irvine. He's always got a little bit of a place in my heart for when he was helping to dig Burti out of the tyre wall at Spa 2001 after their coming together.

    Nasty crash that, I thought he was a gonner.
     
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  12. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    I’ve heard a couple of things about him that IMHO make him sound obnoxious , in fairness though , what you saw was what you got with him .
     
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    Alpha Tauri's Instagram account has changed handle to "Visa Cash App RB".

    Please, no.
     
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  14. Mr.B

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    I thought you were joking! I had to check, and I saw that the new team name is Visa CashApp Racing Bulls.

    It sounds like a Japanese high school basketball team.
     
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    One more thing for Zak Brown to protest about as the RedBull & Alpha Tauri relationship takes shape.
     
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  16. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    <laugh>
     
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    That`s Catalunya. gone,another true race track off the calendar for the sake of the streets of Madrid.
    Madrid has been confirmed as joining the calendar from 2026 after signing a long-term deal.
    Although, it is a semi- street circuit as parts are iinto true track parts.
     
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  19. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    I don't really like Barcelona TBH but to you on another street track is just saying they don't want racing they want shows and parties.

    Street circuits gets the celebs to the night clubs quicker. but its lousy for actual race going fans (utter scalping) and for tv fans too.

    meanwhile the fia have basically sold the future of motor sport (e categories) to the Saudis.
     
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  20. Julius Caesar

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    Truly awful.

    Miami-esque in that it's not even in a scenic location. It's in the outskirts of Madrid and resembles an industrial estate.
     
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