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The Formula 1 2014 Season |OT| Who Will Win? Nobody Nose
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massivekettle
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Yeah I agree. It'll be interesting to see if Hamilton can keep his emotions under control.
It's clear from the post qualifying interview that he feels Rosberg robbed him of pole position.
Rosberg's 'in your face' celebrations will do little to remedy any ill feelings.
I also thought it was quite strange that Rosberg was so animated when he secured pole in such a dubious way.
This season is reminding me why I love F1. The off-track speculation is sometimes as fun as the on-track action. This year we've got 2 very evenly matched drivers in a pretty dominant car and they can race with almost complete impunity with regards to those behind them. This means that their rivals really are just across the garage, and it's those human moments of crumbling under pressure and the mind games that ensue that makes it to fascinating to watch.
I think it would be a severe disappointment if they crashed into T1. Although it would bring a lot of drama and bitching back and forth off-track, I want to see the 2 of them racing close for the whole race, preferably. If they crash towards the end of the race, that would be fascinating, but I want to see Hamilton hounding Rosberg lap after lap, so we can see what they're like in reverse roles.
It could be great, I just hope Rosberg doesn't run away with it.
I think it would be a severe disappointment if they crashed into T1. Although it would bring a lot of drama and bitching back and forth off-track, I want to see the 2 of them racing close for the whole race, preferably. If they crash towards the end of the race, that would be fascinating, but I want to see Hamilton hounding Rosberg lap after lap, so we can see what they're like in reverse roles.
It could be great, I just hope Rosberg doesn't run away with it.
I can hope for the possibility that Hamilton has better race pace, though, and personally, the idea of that interests me greatly. I don't really believe Hamilton would have a dive either, but I like it when drivers are put under pressure, because it creates tension and good sporting drama, and that's what I hope to see happen tomorrow.
massivekettle
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The thing is, they haven't been even matched at all. It took a dubious, borderline unsportmanlike move by Nico to secure a pole.
You can't hound lap after lap - tyres would give up quickly, which is a huge disadvantage around Monaco. We will see a controlled or measured gap; also it's near impossible to pass in Monaco unless the other driver makes a mistake.
COUGH SPLUTTER SPLUTTER REWIND REWIND
That's true, but even a periodical few laps of pressure from one driver to the other would be fun to see. While it is extremely hard to pass, overtaking isn't everything when it comes to having an exciting race and mistakes can be made. I'm one of the few people who just enjoys Monaco for what it is. The race isn't always the best but I enjoy it. I'm just trying to keep a positive spin on it and hoping for further drama to unfold, that's all.
Tim the Wiz
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Am I watching different races?
So much quicker in Bahrain that he needed a safety car to even get close enough to see Hamilton and then despite getting massively advantaged by the SC, being on faster tyres and getting DRS he still failed at getting past.
In Spain it took merc mucking up both of Hamiltons stops to allow Rosberg to get in DRS range for just the final lap, where he screwed up in the braking zone and failed to get passed.
In Bahrain, without the safety car Rosberg would have caught up to hamilton.
In Spain, you really think in the scheme of things lewis getting cost 2 seconds in pit stops really made a difference? Rosberg was put on the slower of two strategies in order to help him. In spain its very hard to overtake, so he needed a significant delta difference to even have a chance to overtake. btw not sure what braking zone your talking about.
I think your confusing who actually had the better race pace with rosberg just failing to get past hamilton who defended well. Even hamilton admitted in both cases that rosberg had better pace, and it was pretty clear
Pretty sure Hamilton would have won Bahrain by a few seconds if the safety car wasn't deployed. Those two seconds in Barcelona wouldn't have made much difference, you're right.
There's no reason we can't be civilised this time around.
brotkasten
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I don't see any Rosberg fans here. Mostly bitter Hamilton fans, yes, but no Rosberg fans.
Thanks for the updates and filling me in, guys! I still don't quite get the entire context, but nothing a quick download of the qualis won't rectify (if it's up).
You know it's Ricciardo's time:
Fixed.
Thanks for the updates and filling me in, guys! I still don't quite get the entire context, but nothing a quick download of the qualis won't rectify (if it's up).
You know it's Ricciardo's time:
Fixed.
Ham and Ros take each other out T1 Prost Senna style and Ric cruises to a glorious win.
I'll throw in a vote for this. Anybody but Merc winning this race would be exciting enough for me.
theignoramus
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Rosberg locked up in the braking zone on the back straightof Barcelona. He lost a tenth or two of a second and probably compromised his ability to make a desperate lunge at the end of the pit straight on the following lap.
I dont believe tomorrow's race is "over" if Nico gets away first. Ive seen some incredible overtakes at Monaco, one of which was Lewis nailing Michael Schumacher with an incredible move under braking in turn 1 at Saint Devot
Also, the chicane after the exit to the tunnel is another place a driver with balls and skill can overtake. Michael Schumacher did it to Rubens Barichello in 2005, nailing the Brazilian at that chicane on the last lap of the race
Yeah, I watched that lap from Rosberg, looks shifty as all hell. Didn't look frustrated to have made a mistake on that lap, which I think might be a little telling as well.
That, and his demeanor after the weigh-in.
PS. Damn, how quiet are those cars in the tunnel? So odd.
That, and his demeanor after the weigh-in.
Hoping so
PS. Damn, how quiet are those cars in the tunnel? So odd.
And Perez tried it on half the field last year. One too many times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PwWjRR6uxo
You know it's Ricciardo's time:
Good find. Go Ric!
Damn, I remember that. So many irresponsible moves there.
Just hoping we don't get the parade we did last year. Man, that was the most boring Monaco I'd seen in years.
pants
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I really rate Rosberg, and like I said in this thread before I'm picking him over Hamilton to get the title. I have that belief in him. To say I'm a fan is a stretch though, the only current driver I am a fan of is Kimi, The Hulk and Koba are close as well.
Mastah
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Fernandes wants to sell Caterham group for 350 million pounds:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...ying-to-sell-caterham-group-edge-reports.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...ying-to-sell-caterham-group-edge-reports.html
Morning F1 GAF, welcome to a glorious race day!
You´d be surprised.
In other news: I love both HAM and ROS - does that make me the odd man out nowadays?
You´d be surprised.
In other news: I love both HAM and ROS - does that make me the odd man out nowadays?
All of Rosberg's shilling in Sepang obviously paid off then.
frontieruk
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missed it, what was weird about it?
Granted I haven't really watched many of them since they're not broadcasted in my country but it's on youtube if you're interested. He just interacted a lot more with people this time around and got awkward with a random.
Reading majority of posts there can lead to lasting effects on sanity...
Adam Scott Aukerman
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This is quite a nice bit of analysis from Sky, even if only to highlight Johnny Herbet's ineloquence in comparison to Davidson.
http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/9324648/ant-and-johnny's-big-discussion
http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/9324648/ant-and-johnny's-big-discussion
How i hate region locked videos :|
Herbert doesn't have a clue.
Lotus are saying that tyres are just way too hard for Monaco GP
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/das-problem-mit-den-vorderreifen-lotus-und-williams-im-elend-8387079.html
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/das-problem-mit-den-vorderreifen-lotus-und-williams-im-elend-8387079.html
Psychotext
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It's strange, I'm quite excited for the race, but deep down I know it's going to be just as shit as 95% of the other Monaco GPs have been. =/
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