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I hope so. Bottas deserves it. He has raced well this season.
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Look at the Qualifying results - Bottas starts right from P2, next to his teammate Hamilton. If he races like he did yesterday and today, he will get the win he deserves. I bet Lewis will race hard, but, when in doubt, rather not go too risky
Rey C.
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Lewis in that Mercedes is truly a thing of beauty. Even if you don't like him (or Mercedes), you have to admit that. But poor Bottas... I was hoping that we'd see something special from him today. But what I think we saw was the final transformation of a once promising racer into the next Rubens Barrichello. Maybe he can recharge his batteries over the off-season and come back stronger next season. But having a Mercedes at his disposal and losing 3rd place in the championship to Verstappen (a better racer, but still) in a Red Bull... I expect we'll be seeing Ocon in that seat in 2020.
Anyway, great season. And even though Hamilton and Mercedes won the championships again, I felt that the racing this year was damn good overall. I hope everybody else enjoyed it too. :thumbsup: :wave:
Anyway, great season. And even though Hamilton and Mercedes won the championships again, I felt that the racing this year was damn good overall. I hope everybody else enjoyed it too. :thumbsup: :wave:
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You took the words right out of my mouth 
I think the exciting bits are the competition for #2, #3 and #4, at this moment, the lead is pretty much set. Of course, now that F1 gets another bunch of new regulations, we can hope for a shakeup and some contenders getting it better than this year
I think the exciting bits are the competition for #2, #3 and #4, at this moment, the lead is pretty much set. Of course, now that F1 gets another bunch of new regulations, we can hope for a shakeup and some contenders getting it better than this year
Rey C.
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I'm hoping for Verstappen to have a good (more reliable and powerful) package next year. While I wouldn't want him to topple Hamilton's quest for six WDCs, I'd like to see how [NOBABE]the ***'s[/NOBABE] aggressive style would play out against the wily "old" veteran that Hamilton has become. If the Honda is at least as powerful as the Renault, and assuming that Newey designs another work of genius, I can see that happening.
What do you guys think? If Verstappen can mature a little (OK, a LOT) over the winter, do you see his racecraft being at least on par with Hamilton's?
What do you guys think? If Verstappen can mature a little (OK, a LOT) over the winter, do you see his racecraft being at least on par with Hamilton's?
Rey C.
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In a way, I'm kind of sorry to hear this. Yeah, I know the guy is probably as crooked as a dog's hind leg and he probably ripped off lots of people. But ***** India has been one of my favorite teams since they took over what had been Jordan (and Spyker and Midland). And that's because they always punched way above their weight, with a shoestring budget and a troubled ownership structure. But that's all over now, what with Pretty Boy Stroll as a driver and Papa Bear Stroll running the show. Call it a personal character flaw, but I've always gotten a kick out of rascals like Vijay Mallya, Eddie Jordan and Tom Walkinshaw.
So long you crazy, crooked con man. And just remember, don't drop the soap in that Indian jail, Vijay!
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“I’ve never played on my gender. It was a little bit of a shock to me, when I was announced in my role (last June), that it was still all about my gender,” the shareholder and principal of the Monaco-based Venturi team told Reuters in an interview.
Well, uh... maybe Susie Wolff has never played on her gender, but there was a chick named Susie Stoddart who sure did. Don't get me wrong... I don't have an issue with Susie Stoddart (Wolff) once being eye candy. Where I have an issue is with her now developing amnesia and claiming that she never used her gender to advance her career. Here's a racer who (if I read her stat sheet correctly) had a grand total of 0 poles, 0 wins and only 4 podiums in her entire 14 year racing career. In DTM she was almost always at the tail end of the field. Hell, at least Danica tripped over a win in the IRL, got some poles and podiums there and got a (mysterious) pole in NASCAR for Daytona. And once Susie's Mercedes boss hubby got her a gig with (Mercedes powered) Williams, she questioned why she didn't get called up to race the car when Felipe Massa got sick and Claire Williams picked experienced points scorer Paul di Resta instead of her. Uh well, for one, Paul had the required FIA super license and Susie didn't even have a single point that could be counted toward getting a license to race.
Susie now has a gig to run a (Mercedes powered) Formula E team. She's the boss. And good for her. I've read that she's a pretty nice person. But in light of some of her "forgetful" comments about her past and what not, she also seems to be somewhat full of ****.
Here's the Susie Stoddart chick. If I didn't know better, I would think that Susie Stoddart and Susie Wolff was the same person. Yep, no playing on gender going on here.
“I’ve never played on my gender. It was a little bit of a shock to me, when I was announced in my role (last June), that it was still all about my gender,” the shareholder and principal of the Monaco-based Venturi team told Reuters in an interview.
Well, uh... maybe Susie Wolff has never played on her gender, but there was a chick named Susie Stoddart who sure did. Don't get me wrong... I don't have an issue with Susie Stoddart (Wolff) once being eye candy. Where I have an issue is with her now developing amnesia and claiming that she never used her gender to advance her career. Here's a racer who (if I read her stat sheet correctly) had a grand total of 0 poles, 0 wins and only 4 podiums in her entire 14 year racing career. In DTM she was almost always at the tail end of the field. Hell, at least Danica tripped over a win in the IRL, got some poles and podiums there and got a (mysterious) pole in NASCAR for Daytona. And once Susie's Mercedes boss hubby got her a gig with (Mercedes powered) Williams, she questioned why she didn't get called up to race the car when Felipe Massa got sick and Claire Williams picked experienced points scorer Paul di Resta instead of her. Uh well, for one, Paul had the required FIA super license and Susie didn't even have a single point that could be counted toward getting a license to race.
Susie now has a gig to run a (Mercedes powered) Formula E team. She's the boss. And good for her. I've read that she's a pretty nice person. But in light of some of her "forgetful" comments about her past and what not, she also seems to be somewhat full of ****.
Here's the Susie Stoddart chick. If I didn't know better, I would think that Susie Stoddart and Susie Wolff was the same person. Yep, no playing on gender going on here.
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I agree. I'm against mandatory stops altogether. If someone can make it on no stops, then so be it. I don't dislike NASCAR, but it is essentially manufactured spec racing these days, what with "competition yellows" and that silly stage/segment racing (trying to make stock car racing more like the quarters in a football game). Until Liberty finds a way to distribute the money more evenly, the Big Three are going to continue to have a major advantage. But ideas like ******* the cars to stop more often and inverting the starting grid drive me crazy. That's fake racing and we don't need it.
Anyway, come on February 18th! :nanner:
I agree. I'm against mandatory stops altogether. If someone can make it on no stops, then so be it. I don't dislike NASCAR, but it is essentially manufactured spec racing these days, what with "competition yellows" and that silly stage/segment racing (trying to make stock car racing more like the quarters in a football game). Until Liberty finds a way to distribute the money more evenly, the Big Three are going to continue to have a major advantage. But ideas like ******* the cars to stop more often and inverting the starting grid drive me crazy. That's fake racing and we don't need it.
Anyway, come on February 18th! :nanner:
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The rules are a tricky thing. Even the rule to HAVE to use at least two different tire types is somewhat artificial. I would like to get rid of such regulations, instead heaping on new fake rules.
Now are the days of looking back and looking ahead. The past season was better than I feared, but still, the new ownership of the franchise is still tweaking rules and regulations, still.
Here is an official F1 summary of last year in F1
Now are the days of looking back and looking ahead. The past season was better than I feared, but still, the new ownership of the franchise is still tweaking rules and regulations, still.
Here is an official F1 summary of last year in F1
Rey C.
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Note: the video only plays on YouTube. Wonder why FOM does that? I thought they'd blocked it altogether.
I agree with you on the tires, Supa. Rules like that are OK for the kiddies in F3 and F2. But for the big boys, let 'em run what they brung. I understand them wanting to put certain limits on chassis development, because they'd have an even worse spending war that would **** the smaller teams. But we also don't want spec cars, like in NASCAR and the IRL, right? As far as rules width, how about just enough so that the cars wouldn't be ****** into the same box and appear almost identical?
I agree with you on the tires, Supa. Rules like that are OK for the kiddies in F3 and F2. But for the big boys, let 'em run what they brung. I understand them wanting to put certain limits on chassis development, because they'd have an even worse spending war that would **** the smaller teams. But we also don't want spec cars, like in NASCAR and the IRL, right? As far as rules width, how about just enough so that the cars wouldn't be ****** into the same box and appear almost identical?
