I think it just automatically fills it in with your predictions of the previous race. Not sure, though.
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Formula 1 2017 Season |OT| Japanese Horror Story - Sundays on Sky
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Yagami_Sama
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On GP predictor, it is not possible to see the classification per race, like before ?
gutterboy44
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Great race. Hamilton dodged a bullet on that one. That second SC saved his ass. Vettel had no chance to use the slicks to gain time. If Hamilton was under pressure earlier, his tires would have gone off sooner and we could have had a race for the win. Makes me happy that we had another race that gives hope to a continued season of Ferrari v. Merc. This needs to happen for the sport.
I hope overtaking stays as it was in China, pure skill. DRS is finally just a tool to make sure cars can get close enough for an attempt, but no longer the reason people pass. Vettel and Max's passes yesterday were so much better than any of that DRS shit we had so far.
I said they should be fixing the dirty air issues before, but maybe they should just keep it as is, seems to be working out fine. And even though I fully understand why Max was getting frustrated about being backed into RIC by a car that was almost a lap down, it did make for the end of the race to have more excitement, so perhaps even that is a good thing (even if it's going to continue to annoy the fuck out of faster drivers).
I said they should be fixing the dirty air issues before, but maybe they should just keep it as is, seems to be working out fine. And even though I fully understand why Max was getting frustrated about being backed into RIC by a car that was almost a lap down, it did make for the end of the race to have more excitement, so perhaps even that is a good thing (even if it's going to continue to annoy the fuck out of faster drivers).
wasnt Lewis going to Mercedes because it was the most "tolerant" big team that didnt care about his "unusual behaviour" and outgoing character? (or plainly, they didnt care about his swag)
And he has powerfull patrons in Niki and Toto.
I dont think Lewis would survive more than a year in the oldschool, white collar, mustach twirling, kitten sacrificing Ferrari halls.
I could see him retiring in the Mercedes. Or going to another team with a lucrative after-carreer job. (or a consulting gig while he creates a bunch of love songs)
And he has powerfull patrons in Niki and Toto.
I dont think Lewis would survive more than a year in the oldschool, white collar, mustach twirling, kitten sacrificing Ferrari halls.
I could see him retiring in the Mercedes. Or going to another team with a lucrative after-carreer job. (or a consulting gig while he creates a bunch of love songs)
At least TSN uses picture-in-picture while in commercials. Still, they always seem to go to commercial right at the first pit stop for some reason. It's as if they see pit stops like NASCAR yellow flags, not realizing the pit stop cycle might be the only excitement in some races. It's also funny that the last commercial is a 15 second spot advertising the race you are already watching.
I had a pair like that. They have ZERO peripheral vision and are terrible for driving.
GrizzleBoy
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Given the consistent booing along with monkey chants and such that Lewis gets at monza for literally no reason.
I'm going to go with a solid no.
He's said before he's never really had the "I must drive for Ferrari" thing that a lot of drivers have. I'd love to see him, Nando/Vettel in the same machinery though, it might just happen at the end of the year. Best hope for that is that Bottas bombs. Nando would probably drive for free to be in that car.
wasnt Lewis going to Mercedes because it was the most "tolerant" big team that didnt care about his "unusual behaviour" and outgoing character? (or plainly, they didnt care about his swag)
And he has powerfull patrons in Niki and Toto.
I dont think Lewis would survive more than a year in the oldschool, white collar, mustach twirling, kitten sacrificing Ferrari halls.
I could see him retiring in the Mercedes. Or going to another team with a lucrative after-carreer job. (or a consulting gig while he creates a bunch of love songs)
He's been around Merc for years as they were also powering the McLaren when he was there and before that I think he had ties too. Mercedes wanted a fast driver and Lewis wanted to be himself which he blatantly could never do in the very old school stuffy F1 style that McLaren had under Ron Dennis.
Lewis gets a lot of hate for his extra curricular activities and it seems to draw a lot of animosity from people for some reason, most likely because its not fitting in with that old school stuffy attitude that pervades the sport.
You suggesting that there might be some racist f1 fans? Never!
JadedWriter
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https://twitter.com/alo_oficial/status/850976646710603778
My god this Tweet...
My god this Tweet...
Jezbollah
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I'm pretty sure he would have been 3rd. Most certainly ahead of Kimi at the least.
gutterboy44
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I think McLaren and Honda have demoralized Alonso enough that he would go back to Ferrari for a major pay cut if they want him back. I would love to see him back on the team. Kimi is great, but his hunger is long gone. Alonso is a starving hyena at this point.
Lewis doesn't make the rules and Merc wouldn't have given Bottas 1 year deal if they knew he could do it for 3.
If he does well this year then they'll probably keep him as it'll be calm. If he tanks then they'll go elsewhere and Nando will be available and probably for a reasonable wage given how much he'll just want a car with more than one cylinder in it.
JadedWriter
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I still believe they'll try to get Vettel if he doesn't win WDC this year. If Vettel isn't available they probably keep Bottas.
brotkasten
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I don't see Alonso going back to Ferrari. While it's an improvement over McLaren, they can't offer him more than what he had when he left the team, which is a podium fight, but no realistic chance at the title.
'Arctic' sunglasses.
To be fair, Ferrari this year is the first team in the V6 Turbo Hybrid era that is anywhere near Mercedes on a so far consistent basis. Not Red Bull. Certainly not McLaren.
If Ferrari are close this year I'd have to think he'd stay there. His known veto on 2nd drivers suggests he doesn't want to have a team mate he thinks is as good as or nearly as good as him. Can't see him being team mates with Hamilton or Nando.
brotkasten
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It is waaaaaay to early to say that Ferrari is near Mercedes on a consistent basis. We're not even 3 races into the season and the development race has just begun. Get back to me with that narrative after Canada and Spa.
2017 Chinese Grand Prix report by Mark Hughes
http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/reports/f1/2017-chinese-grand-prix-report
http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/reports/f1/2017-chinese-grand-prix-report
Interesting about the Mercedes getting by on grunt. The timings certainly did look like Hamilton's car was doing its best work in sector 3 on that loooong back straight. Might favour him again on other tracks with long straight sections like Canada and USA. Will be interesting to see if Vettel is advantaged on more technical circuits like Monaco and Singapore.
Ferrari has the better car at moment but for how long? Mercedes for three years now has been effective in eliminating all their weaknesses (the clutch issue of last year had to be mitigated mostly by the drivers though). They even have the guy that build the current Ferrari.
If they want to be champions they can't afford to throw wins and positions away. A big issue is also with Raikkonen being either totally on it or being no where at all. The team would be more effective with a second driver like Grosjean, Perez or Hulk.
If they want to be champions they can't afford to throw wins and positions away. A big issue is also with Raikkonen being either totally on it or being no where at all. The team would be more effective with a second driver like Grosjean, Perez or Hulk.
I wonder how soon the the engine reliability will start to play into it. With 4 engines a season I'm sure they have to look more to it.
We saw Hamilton going into a lower engine mode in Melbourne when it was clear that Vettel would win (Plan B), and the same probably goes for Vettel in China.
I wonder if Mercedes maybe having to push the engine harder in certain cases will come to bite them, or if Mercedes has a reliability advantage.
We saw Hamilton going into a lower engine mode in Melbourne when it was clear that Vettel would win (Plan B), and the same probably goes for Vettel in China.
I wonder if Mercedes maybe having to push the engine harder in certain cases will come to bite them, or if Mercedes has a reliability advantage.
Yeah lol. As exciting as a season-long battle between the two could be, I'm not holding my breath until we're a few more races in. I just think back to 2015 when Vettel won in Malaysia (the second race at the time), and what ensued was 7 straight wins for Mercedes and a mix of podiums and mediocre finishes for Ferrari. The same could happen this year - for either team. For all we know, the Ferrari turns out to be a beast and gets several straight wins...or it could be a another Mercedes roflstomp.
Development
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Went from place 40 to 6th in the predictor league
got the full podium, pole position and positions gained.. sunday was a good day.
got the full podium, pole position and positions gained.. sunday was a good day.
Was amusing to hear the commentators during the formation lap praise the decision making of Sainz and his team for going with the slicks. Next minute he's spinning on the spot after lights out.
It was clear that he would lose time in the opening laps. The question would be would he lose 20-30 seconds in the first few laps until the other cars would pit for slicks.
Yeah I get that, but there is a difference between conceding time in the short run to make gains later and spinning your wheels on the grid and then going off-road on turn 1.
The amusement was more in how much the commentators talked it up for most of the formation lap followed by almost instant payoff.
New head protection system.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/128914
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/128914
Psychotext
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I wonder how that holds up to the cannon test.
adamantypants
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Yeah. Ignore my avatar for a moment and remember that RBR always has shitty starts to the season. Truthfully, I'm not expecting a title fight from RBR but I do expect them to be consistently fighting for podium positions especially after Canada
Mohonky
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I see him getting out of it entirely and going the fashion / music route. He pretty much already that a lot and he knows all the right people and hangs in the right crowds to make it in that sort of thing. Driving in F1 will always be his thing, but once the driving is done, I dont expect to see him doing anything in the background in any form in F1.
Just doesnt seem like something that interests him that much and he has other interests to keep him occupied, I would say a lot of ex F1 drivers end up sticking around somehow; commentary, technical, consultation etc solely because they know of nothing else and just want to be involved in the sport somehow.
Ethical Hedonism
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I haven't really watched any race last season, is the Virtual Safety Car a new thing?
Didn't like it tbh
Didn't like it tbh
brotkasten
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It's a shame for GIO, but he ruined his chances for this year. I wonder if we'll see him next year in a different seat.
Man, imagine the title fight coming down to a couple of points this year, Vettel losing Nando style and you could clearly pick China as one of the races, where Vettel needlessly lost those couple of points and the championship with that. All that, because Ferrari's junior driver made the same mistake twice in a weekend.
It's not realistic, but it's a fun thought.
The VSC has been part of the sport since last season. It's a good way to slow the grid down for a short time without having to do the whole SC procedure.
Jezbollah
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It looks by far the more elegant compared to the rest of the solutions - but my concern would be the strength of material involved.
Ethical Hedonism
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Ah, I see, I thought it took the same amount of time from the race as the standard SC.
If it benefits the race that's fine I guess. Maybe I just have to get used to it.
A VSC is safer if you want the cars to adhere to a maximum speed wherever they are. A regular SC might have cars trying to catch up to the queue going faster than they want, even if double yellows are waived.
Restarting after a VSC is also safer than a SC since the cars aren't bunched up.
Although sometimes a race is more interesting if leads get evaporated by a VC.
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