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2018 Formula 1 Season Thread
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Good race for a change. Congrats to Seb. Did you see that pass he made on Bottas....brilliant. As for Hamilton, he did a great job to charge back up the field after that contact with Kimi. He certainly doesn't give up. What did he lose? About 7 points to Seb. With a stumble by Seb he's back on top and there are a lot of races to go. Post race is another story. Storming away from the interview, yup just childish.
agreed.
i think it was a good thing lewie stormed off.
he was able to collect himself.
i don't think ferrari/kimi bumping him was a an intentional "tactic" though.
You're probably right about giving him some time to cool off. Still, he's supposed to be a professional. I think the contact with Kimi was just racing. In the post race interview Kimi admitted he made a mistake. Not intentional in my mind.
Yeah I heard that, but I didn’t see how Daniel hit him?
Anyway I see Lewis has accused Ferrari of cheating now
get over yourself man, you lost, move in, no cheating involved!
Yeah I heard that, but I didn’t see how Daniel hit him?
Anyway I see Lewis has accused Ferrari of cheating now
Bah, Lewis? How about Toto with SkyNews? The most unprofessional statements post race by a Team Principle in 20 years IMO. Toto has lost it. Mercedes is being beaten by Ferrari in aero, power, and reliability. Mercedes is in full panic mode. Toto should be reprimanded for his outrageous post race comments about Ferrari. He is being eviscerated on forums outside of here. Mercedes showing their true colors under mounting pressure. You'll never see Maurizio make such baseless, incendiary comments.
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Right, he went into the Cool Down Room and combed his hair for 10 min. Complete tool. Average driver on a World Class Team.
Well the base salary is GBP 30 million, which is USD 39 million at today's exchange rate. With bonuses it will be 40/52 million. Of course, personal sponsorship and endorsement deals will add tens, if not scores, of millions to that.
Germany.
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I'm sure there is some point it doesn't really matter. Plus he has his singing career to fall back on.
Which is good since Daniel will be starting from the parking lot with all the grid place penalties for a PU change,
Well hope Vettel finishes behind Lewis. Keep it tight for the WC. Love to see it going all the way to the last race.
Hopefully there will be no mechanical issues. It's going to be hot. Ferrari seems to have the advantage the hotter it becomes. Max had a small oil leak in P2. Honda can't come soon enough.
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Well hope Vettel finishes behind Lewis. Keep it tight for the WC. Love to see it going all the way to the last race.
All depends on tire wear. If Sunday is as hot as predicted I have to say advantage to the SF71H on Yellows.
Back issues... and a broken car. Was looking forward to Vettel vs Hamilton in Q3
I used my F1.com subscription to listen while I put in a few hours at work this morning.
Good effort from Bottas, but not enough to hold off Vettel.
Sadly reliability robbed us all of the shoot out we wanted to see.
Unlikely Lewis can do much from 14th. Or Daniel from the back.
Speaking of RB all that practice pace seemed to evaporate faster than the rain.
So much for a threeway fight.
Sadly reliability robbed us all of the shoot out we wanted to see.
Unlikely Lewis can do much from 14th. Or Daniel from the back.
Speaking of RB all that practice pace seemed to evaporate faster than the rain.
So much for a threeway fight.
Definitely was not reliability with Mercedes. Hamilton clearly broke the car. You can't keep offing all 4 over the curbs and expect it to stay together.
Even if Lewis had not broke the car I think Pole was Vettel's. The Ferrari is just better this year (especially the engine - look at how well Haas and Sauber are doing) and I do not think we're going to see the "After the Break" recovery by Lewis and Mercedes this year like we did last as I don't think they can respond.
Mercedes already had a major update with a new floor. And yes Ferrari are still the best car and engine this year.
Just think their will be a few twists and turns yet this season.
Ferrari’s PU has been the better. As you pointed out Haas and Sauber show just how deep the program is. I’m still surprised how things have panned out. I fully expected AMG power to be dominant all 2018 this spring.
IMO, the SF71H is easier on the PU as well. I think Mercedes has had to run higher PU settings more often forcing more complex upgrades at the first change (the last minute issues.)
It’s never over until the last race, and a couple DNF’s can change anyone’s season. However, I make no attempt to hide my love for the Prancing Horse.
Vettel aside, I’d love the WCC to go to Ferrari for Maurizio. He has brought this team back to the top with a hell of a lot of blood, sweat, and tears.
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Definitely was not reliability with Mercedes. Hamilton clearly broke the car. You can't keep offing all 4 over the curbs and expect it to stay together.
yeah... is he actually, physically, ready to be in the car this weekend? pretty sloppy from him.
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I do think you're correct, the Ferrari is better. It seems at some tracks only marginally and at others great lengths.