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The Formula 1 2011 Season of Vettel Fingering the Competition |OT|

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Ark

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I still despise the turn ten chicane, or whatever corner it is with the three chicanes. It needs to be removed.
 
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Ark

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Pazuzu9 said:
Wait... people like Singapore? I find it incredibly dull. The only interesting thing about it is the lighting.
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Sinagpore is essentially the Monaco of the Middle-East as far as F1 is concerned. All the business takes place in Singapore and the races themselves are actually fairly interesting imo.
 
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Sleeplessnights

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Ark said:
Sinagpore is essentially the Monaco of the Middle-East as far as F1 is concerned. All the business takes place in Singapore and the races themselves are actually fairly interesting imo.
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Singapore is not in the Middle East =P
 
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Ark

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Sleeplessnights said:
Singapore is not in the Middle East =P
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I meant to say Far East, it's been a very long, tiring week :lol.

At the end of the day, it's East of Europe. That's all that matters!
 
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I was thinking it was more like Valencia as well, the track at least.

Wasn't someone in here thinking of going to the race?
 
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SunhiLegend

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Pazuzu9 said:
Singapore wishes it was like Monaco. But it's not, and never will be. It's much much more like Valencia.
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What!? Singapore is nothing like Valencia. All the races at Singapore have been exciting to watch, last year was awesome. Valencia's just plain boring.
 
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S. L.

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Templar Wizard said:
its the modern argument should F1 cars be like Dragsters on the straights and have hugely reduced covering speed, or be generally fast everywhere.

each choice has its own limitations.
DRS puts a situational spin on it all. DRS needs to be continually tweaked to put the following car in a position where they can try and pass (ie negate the aero flow), not be a push to pass. we have had it this year where it SEEMED to be too easy and where it seemed to be perfect.
The FIA are still testing it out.

I believe it will be less PTP next year, once the FIA have more data.
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DRS is the devil and needs to go away.
tweaking? sure, but so far the pretty much got it wrong every race - making races a qualifying session over 50 laps - who can drive them in the shortest time?
Sure we now have "exciting" overtakes which really mean nothing as they usually come down to who can drive faster laptimes.
there is no battle, no fight. The Schumacher Hamilton battle last race was a delight, but it only happened because once again McL screwed up (their gear ratio)

/rant
 
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dubc35

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Flavio last weekend
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Flavio next weekend?
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Betta Lines

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SunhiLegend said:
What!? Singapore is nothing like Valencia. All the races at Singapore have been exciting to watch, last year was awesome. Valencia's just plain boring.
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I disagree, I find the races have been equally as boring in both locations.
 
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Flavio last weekend
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Flavio next weekend?
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I wonder if Flavio will ever return to F1 and in what capacity.
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Edmond Dantès

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Ark said:
As much chance as Piquet Jr has, probably.
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There were rumours of Ferrari wanting to replace Domenicali with Flav. Domenicali's in a pretty precarious position right now with Ferrari going another year without a title, so you never know.
 
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Edmond Dantès said:
I wonder if Flavio will ever return to F1 and in what capacity.
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He currently manages Mark Webber. I doubt he'd be interested in another team principal role though, or for that matter if anyone would want to hire him.
 
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brotkasten

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ANDY_098 said:
He currently manages Mark Webber. I doubt he'd be interested in another team principal role though, or for that matter if anyone would want to hire him.
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Just imagine Briatore as the team principal of Ferrari. I wonder how Fernando thinks about that.
 
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Wow, just started watching the 2005 season. The team roundup before the Australian GP was a mind F. So much has changed in six years!
 
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Edmond Dantès

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dubc35 said:
Wow, just started watching the 2005 season. The team roundup before the Australian GP was a mind F. So much has changed in six years!
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Good season that. It was basically Kimi v Alonso, with Michael on the periphery.
 
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RomanticHeroX

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Edmond Dantès said:
Good season that. It was basically Kimi v Alonso, with Michael on the periphery.
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As a Kimi fan that season was just a huge heartbreak. He could've easily had two more titles if McLaren (and more importantly Mercedes) had gotten their shit together during his time there.
 
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Juicy Bob said:
SunhilLegend's insta-GIFs are a very welcome addition to this thread.
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I agree.


Juicy Bob said:
SunhiLegend
Faster at GIFs than
stewards are at handing
out penalties
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That would be a well-deserved tag.


SunhiLegend said:
Damn that was close another lap and Hamilton would surely have had taken Alonso
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I was thinking the same thing at the end. I enjoy having Michael around to laugh at his hardships, but I hate it when he messes with race results.


Juicy Bob said:
Lewis' problem today was his lack of top speed that he suffered from his 7th Gear ratio that was too short.
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Lewis was clearly hitting the rev limiter for roughly 1000 feet going into turn one. It's a little shocking that Mclaren didn't give him a taller 7th gear.
 
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Just had a quick idea:


SunhiLegend
Quicker at GIFs than
Webber is off the start line
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Took some pictures of the McLaren that showed up at the local Vodafone building. It's a special one alright. Looks like the 09 interim test car. 08 rear wing, with an 09 front wing. It's not the one Button drove at Roggel as that was a full-blown MP4-23. It does however have the Roggel GP marking on the side of the cockpit. Either way, every time I drive by I just have to look at it. I want it.

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mclaren777 said:
I was thinking the same thing at the end. I enjoy having Michael around to laugh at his hardships, but I hate it when he messes with race results.
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Messes with the race result? Heaven forbid he he wanted to finish as high up as possible by defending his position.

Just because he was slower (bar for straight line speed) doesn't mean he needs to let other cars by.
 
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Yesterday:

Raikkonen Is Negotiating with Williams For 2012!


Williams is preparing a surprise move for the 2012 F1 season. According to information revealed by Finnish television channel MTV3, former World Champion Kimi Raikkonen has visited the headquarters of the British team last week.

The information was confirmed by a team spokesman, who declined to give details about the visit. "It was a private visit, therefore we have no comment to make," said a spokesman for the Williams team .

The international press has speculated for some time now that Williams is trying to find a replacement for veteran Rubens Barrichello and the name being circulated so far had been Adrian Sutil of Force India.

However Raikkonen, whose talent lead to a world title with Ferrari in 2007, would be a much better choice for Frank Williams' team. The only uncertainty would be represented by the Finn's high wage claims, but he could lure important sponsors to the team contributing to the former world champions relatively modest budget.
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Today:

Reports first emerged in the Finnish press, with Räikkönen expected to have been viewing the Williams-built Jaguar C-X75 supercar as opposed to any F1-related talks.
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Adamm

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Wax Free Vanilla said:
Kimi Talk
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Really hope its true, I would love to see Kimi back in F1.
Also its been a while since Williams have had a properly good driver in thier car, so it could hopefully push them further up the grid where they belong.

But I cant see it happening :(
 
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Future Spec for F1 Car

1. A racing car has only ONE objective: to WIN motor races. If it does not do this it is nothing but a waste of time, money, and effort.

This may sound obvious but remember it does not matter how clever it is, or how inexpensive, or how easy to maintain, or even how safe, if it does not consistantly win it is NOTHING!

2. Having established this what do we have to do to make it win:

(i) Simply stated it must firstly be capable of lapping a racing circuit quicker than any other car, with the least possible skill from the driver, and doing it long enough to finish the race.

(ii) After this, and only after this, and with absolutely no compromising of objective (2)(i) one has to consider how expensive it is, how simple, how safe, & how easy to maintain, etc. NONE of these aspects must detract one iota from (2)(i). “Good enough” is just NOT good enough to win and keep winning.
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Written by Colin Chapman in 1975.
 
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Edmond Dantès

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Ark said:
Casey Stoner sets record pace in Aragon MotoGP qualifying.

It's not F1, but this thread needs some life.

It's also proof that Australians do possess the ability to actually win tournaments/championships.

Yes, that was a slight dig at Webber and Oz for losing to Ireland last night :p
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Casey's surpassed Vale as the fastest man in MotoGP. He did wonders at Ducati riding the Desmosedici's. Only the other two 'aliens' (Lorenzo and Pedrosa) can match right him now and maybe Ben Spies as he continues to progress.
 
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dubc35

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The 6 hour ALMS Laguna Seca enduro is live on ESPN3 for anyone interested, ~2 hours to go. It's sad though, the stands look empty. I went to the race in Portland, OR several years ago (the last one in Portland, '05?). It was awesome! Anyone could walk out on the grid prior to the race and get up close and personal with the cars, chat with the drivers, take pictures, etc.
 
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Edmond Dantès said:
Casey's surpassed Vale as the fastest man in MotoGP. He did wonders at Ducati riding the Desmosedici's. Only the other two 'aliens' (Lorenzo and Pedrosa) can match right him now and maybe Ben Spies as he continues to progress.
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He doesn't get nearly enough the coverage he should in the media down here. I guarantee you that any win of his would be lucky to get a few paragraphs and a photo a few pages from the back of the newspaper.

I don't pay enough attention to the MotoGP. Would it be safe to say that this year he's as consistent as Vettel in F1?
 
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Edmond Dantès

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Shaneus said:
He doesn't get nearly enough the coverage he should in the media down here. I guarantee you that any win of his would be lucky to get a few paragraphs and a photo a few pages from the back of the newspaper.

I don't pay enough attention to the MotoGP. Would it be safe to say that this year he's as consistent as Vettel in F1?
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One of his best seasons, but not as dominant or consistent as Vettel. He's certainly proving his detractors wrong though; those who thought he could only win on a Ducati.
 
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Does anybody know if there is anywhere to either buy or get a helmet painted as a F1 driver has? I'm not sure if there are any legal issues with that, but I'd sure love to have a 2008 Kovalainen or a 2009 Raikkonen helmet that I can wear when out on my motorcycle. I found this site and they seem to say that their helmets are indeed safe to wear for protection, "Our helmets can be worn for karting, on the road, for motorcycling or just for exhibition", so I guess those are just stock Arai helmets that they painted and are now selling?
 
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