Psychotext
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Nice, I had Rosberg for pole.
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The Formula 1 2014 Season |OT| Who Will Win? Nobody Nose
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Doesn't he have a grid penalty?
Anyways, great job to Bottas. Would love to see him grab 3rd tomorrow, but either way it's nice to see that the Williams is competitive with "the rest" in the dry.
Yes, he is going to lose 10 places.
They had Supersoft tyres in the test.
Yh, 10 place penalty. Beaten.
brotkasten
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Mercedes is really strong. The new Red Bull?
Definitely. Except that they have two competent drivers.
Poor Ricciardo can't get a break. Get a penalty for something he didn't do and now 3rd place get demoted to 13th.
I know it's the rules and I agree with them but it's still bad luck.
Today was opposite day on the driver battles: Nico > Lewis; Ricciardo > Vettel; Perez > Hulk; Kimi > Alonso; etc.
I know it's the rules and I agree with them but it's still bad luck.
Today was opposite day on the driver battles: Nico > Lewis; Ricciardo > Vettel; Perez > Hulk; Kimi > Alonso; etc.
Not only that but I have the feeling that Mercedes really treats both drivers the same way.
Right! Thanks for reminding me.
For now at least. One is German, but the other is the more famous and more marketable name. If one of the other teams get closer, we'll see if they are comfortable with them splitting the points at the busy end of the season. Would be interesting to see how aggressive Ham will be at the first corner tomorrow.
You've got to remember that Lewis and Nico have known each other for ages. They used to be team mates in karting. They have a mutually respectful relationship and I think they can have a good, fair fight for the title this year. I don't think that one of them will run away with it or that team orders will have to come into it.
I always thought Hamilton was mates with Kubica, didn't realize Rosberg as well.
haha
Norwegian Rudo
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Times down to .8 seconds behind last years quali time. The tires are supposed to be a second slower this year, and aero is also significantly down, so I guess the green engines aren't so bad afterall....
It's clear that Merc basically pitched their plans for 2014 to him, convinced Lewis that they were going to turn up at the first race of this season with a dominant car and that he would have a chance of establishing a dynasty if he moved to them - and that's exactly what's happened.
Don't forget that since 2010 it's been plain to see that Mercedes have been making changes in all the right areas of the Brackley squad they picked up and improving that tenfold year on year.
I've been calling this for years (feel free to check my post history), but I never in a million years expected Mercedes to have more time in hand than even Vettel did in 2011. If they maintain that gap all year and it boils down to a Lewis Vs. Nico battle I won't even be disappointed, I'll just be fucking amazed at how good of a job they've done so far.
I've been calling this for years (feel free to check my post history), but I never in a million years expected Mercedes to have more time in hand than even Vettel did in 2011. If they maintain that gap all year and it boils down to a Lewis Vs. Nico battle I won't even be disappointed, I'll just be fucking amazed at how good of a job they've done so far.
Mastah
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Supersofts and unlimited set-up options versus softs and set-up locked down for the race.
brotkasten
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Myoclonic Jerk
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So is Kimi driving the socks out of that Ferrari "beyond its capabilities"? lol, no, it has to be that Alonso has something wrong :|
Go KIMI!
I hope the race is trouble free
Go KIMI!
I hope the race is trouble free
To be honest I don't think Domenicali is the problem. He's seen Alonso finish second three times (we'll ignore CC for argument's sake) and yes you could blame him for 2010 but that's no reason to sack him. I wouldn't say LdM is the problem either, now I have absolutely no idea on how Ferrari's hierarchy works but I get the impression that LdM doesn't interfere with the race team other than releasing statements to the media when he's displeased. - again, I have no idea, just speculating.
I used to have absolute confidence that Ferrari would get Alonso the third title he unequivocally deserves but they don't seem to be able to break out from this lull they're in. The only way I can see them publicly fix that is to do what Red Bull and Mercedes did early on in their lives and completely reorganise the team including hiring externally.
F1 produces some of the coolest pictures.
EDIT: On the topic of Hamilton, this year is going to be the defining year of his career. So even if Mercedes lead the entire year by 20 seconds it'll be interesting in that regard at the least.
Myoclonic Jerk
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Oooooooh snap!!
HAHAHA.. This is gonna be FUNNNNN!!!
HAHAHA.. This is gonna be FUNNNNN!!!
brotkasten
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At least there's some fun to be had with Ferrari.
Myoclonic Jerk
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This is what the "savior of the nation" had to say about today's quali.
I'm already loving this season. I just hope that Kimi stays ahead of Alonso so insure drama in the Ferrari stable
I'm already loving this season. I just hope that Kimi stays ahead of Alonso so insure drama in the Ferrari stable
RukusProvider
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Lol Alonso didn't it make race 3 before tears.
zomgbbqftw
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Come on Ron. Get a fucking decent car sorted out and hire Alonso. He deserves so much better than the shit Ferrari serve up every year.
Nicktendo86
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Car is a dog. Slower than all other merc powered cars, his is that possible for a team of McLaren's size?
brotkasten
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They should merge with Ferrari.
Diablo Rosso
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I think after their shambles of a car last year, they went ultra conservative and wanted to get the platform for the future, have a car that can be built upon. It wouldn't surprise me if this year's car was made for the Honda engine.
I'd be interested to see what happens when a team scores negative points.
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