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15 Apr 2017, 20:09 (Ref:3726724) | #26 | ||
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But Bottas is closing the gap round by round.
Acid test will be his 1st corner, 1st lap and the in and outs of his pit stops. Assuming he can get to the 1st corner in the lead! Elsewhere kudos to Enstone but it is a 1 car operation.... Hulkenberg is showing what might be possible. Palmer is showing what might be possible for other drivers! |
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15 Apr 2017, 23:10 (Ref:3726747) | #28 | ||
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Hey did anyone hear on Bottas slow down lap after getting pole what was said? I could have sworn it was "f--k Nico [beeped out]"
Maybe just my ears playing tricks on me the engineer could have just mixed up the names again. Though why the late censor? Anywho, good job media and sky team reporting Ferrari have a 0.2sec advantage here. It really looked like it in qualifying didn't it, I mean with Ricciardo ahead of Kimi. Ferrari must have been just sandbagging on purpose right? |
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15 Apr 2017, 23:51 (Ref:3726751) | #29 | |||
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Well done to VB on pole. LH made a mistake in the middle sector and lost out. The start will be interesting as the driver in P2 has had very bad starts so far for the support races. P3 gets away much better. So SV should get a better start than LH. |
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16 Apr 2017, 06:51 (Ref:3726796) | #30 | ||
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I know i have been the Palmer cheerleader on here many times before and at the risk of sounding like a stuck record i think you are being a bit harsh there chunt, yes he has had an iffy start to the season, but lets not forget, Hulk is very very good, that was a phenomenal qualifying session from him, Jolyon made a hash of his Q3 lap but the main thing is he was in Q3 to begin with, i hope he has a nice steady drama free race and picks up a few points today, we all saw last year what he can do when he is comfortable, he was more than a match for KM in the second half of the season.
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16 Apr 2017, 07:15 (Ref:3726803) | #31 | ||
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The only reason Palmer is still at Renault is cause Magnusson quit. He won't be there next year.
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16 Apr 2017, 14:48 (Ref:3727016) | #32 | ||
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It looks like all the drivers made it for the national anthem, so that's a relief.
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16 Apr 2017, 15:05 (Ref:3727028) | #33 | ||
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That was a very clean start, with Vettee getting the better of Hamilton.
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16 Apr 2017, 15:33 (Ref:3727049) | #34 | ||
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second incident for Stroll in successive weeks.
Sainz should've slowed for the turn. |
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16 Apr 2017, 16:27 (Ref:3727082) | #35 | |
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So looks like team orders are back at Mercedes
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16 Apr 2017, 16:29 (Ref:3727084) | #36 | ||
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16 Apr 2017, 16:31 (Ref:3727087) | #37 | ||
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No FCY as Ericsson retires, just a local.
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16 Apr 2017, 16:37 (Ref:3727090) | #38 | |
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Congrats to Vettel. Did the 5 second penalty help? Possibly but I don't think that takes anything away from a good drive and this win.
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16 Apr 2017, 16:39 (Ref:3727093) | #40 | |
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16 Apr 2017, 16:52 (Ref:3727106) | #41 | ||
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Still can't forget Hamilton's shenanigans in the last race of last season. And that after Rosberg did let him through in Monaco. |
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16 Apr 2017, 17:51 (Ref:3727144) | #42 | |
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Sainz gets a 3 place grid penalty for the next race.
too bad Max had brake faillure, could have been another podium. |
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16 Apr 2017, 21:52 (Ref:3727193) | #44 | |
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What was Sainz thinking? He was never gonna make that turn without hitting Stroll
Anyway well done Valterri on pole, shame the tyre pressures let him down |
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16 Apr 2017, 22:23 (Ref:3727206) | #45 | |
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Fred was hilarious as usual, glad to see both Renaults up there in quali and Massa seems rejuvenated again
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16 Apr 2017, 22:55 (Ref:3727214) | #46 | ||
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The problem is that they have paralysed themselves so much because they feel have to be fair to both. If inherently they thought of the team first they would have split Hamilton's and Bottas's strategy early on. They didn't because they wanted to be fair. That is the fans fault for whinging all the time.
Eventually they saw sense and gave themselves a chance, but it was too late. |
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16 Apr 2017, 23:51 (Ref:3727225) | #47 | ||
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Let's get real. VB is not in the same league as SV and LH. That was evident when he was on softer tyres than LH, but yet could not catch SV and was holding up LH.
Mercedes realise VB doesn't have what it takes to take it to SV or LH. But they gave him every chance to win by putting him on the softer rubber than LH. His mission after the first stop was to get past SV. But he failed to pass SV, and managed to hold up LH. VB is not a championship contender. |
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17 Apr 2017, 00:20 (Ref:3727229) | #48 | ||
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17 Apr 2017, 02:55 (Ref:3727238) | #49 | ||
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That's what I thought of him when Mercedes hired him, but you have to give him a chance. It was a very weird race for him. He should have had the advantage, but was instead losing pace. A siatuation like this can't be easily explained with superior and inferior driving skills, at least assuming Bottas is not a very poor driver (which I believe he isn't). According to Bottas the car wasn't handling well and apparently there was massive oversteer. I'm really curious what could have caused it. There is an explanation for part of it: http://www.autosport.com/news/report...rt-bottas-race |
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