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The Honda PU simply didn't have the legs to outrun the Merc machine. Too much firepower and grip in the German car. There is no way Honda will close the gap under the current engine regs. As Binoto says, this season the circuits flatter some designs and penalize others due to the tire construction. It changes circuit to circuit. RBR may not finish ahead of Ferrari in Belgium. It's interesting to see how McLaren have developed their car, even finishing ahead of Gasly's Red Bull. The two most consistent teams are Merc and McLaren. Well, you can say Williams too, but that's only because they are last.
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Wow what a race.
Love him or hate him Hamilton drove like a demon. It’s not so much McLaren had a good strategy, as Red Bull dropped the ball. But really lapping that many cars has to make you question the regulations, teams are now farther apart technologically than they’ve ever been...
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 ) as Sir Hamilton exited the pits that Mercedes just won the race, Max would not be able to answer, unless he pits too. Even then that was doubtful. Sir Hamilton seemed to be toying with him all race.Sky was interviewing Horner at that moment who said they were hoping Sir Hamilton would run out of time. RBR knew they could not go head to head with Mercedes otherwise they would have covered that stop. The silver arrow is too fast to deal with. Speaking of which, where the hell did Bottas go? He should be finishing second every race is there is a driver on the grid that has lost their mojo, it is Bottas. Not sure what happened to him.
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Competitive races! Thank you RBR.
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That's why I like the Ocon idea, assuming he's as good as he looked at Force India, having him learn next to the master and be a good #2 with no illusions while the boss matches Schumacher's records, and when he retires, hopefully you have someone good - by then pair him with a ricciardo or something. I like Bottas way way more than Hamilton, but he should have had 3x more wins by now in that car - he's decent, not "Hamilton good" though. Few are... Best driver in best car, thank goodness for Max or I'd turn the TV off... Last edited by Deschodt; 08-06-2019 at 06:57 AM.. |
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The real bottom line, Ferrari just falls flat again. They just start to look competitive, and then they just fall apart. Mercedes is a simply dominate car and as little as I like Hamilton for his antics, no one can say he is not one of the best drivers out there. He will soon have every record for wins and poles, and it is just not all the car, but the car is for sure a major part of his domination.
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Some potential news during the longbreak - not confirmed by good sources:
Bottas stays at Mercedes - Ocon will return to Renault, replacing a Haas-bound Nico Hulkenberg (Bye grosjean, presumably) Not sure I believe it - Esp the hulk @ Haas with his best friend Magnussen ? Talk about more wheel banging ! Last edited by Deschodt; 08-22-2019 at 06:52 AM.. |
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I think that Romain did much for Haas to get them up and running, but Hulkenberg would take them to the next level.
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2021 F1 concept looks good to me
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn2eisHLwwk&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop Most of the FIA guys working to improve the show are ex-colleagues from my past, poachers turned gamekeepers  All extremely good at what they do and have decades of experience so I'm expecting the new generation of F1 car to be the much needed step forward to improving the racing
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^I don’t know if it was intentional, but the three-element front wing and the sidepods are very similar to those in the current Indycar chassis.
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Now confirmed in France, Ocon back at Renault... That means Bottas stays put... (And presumably Hulk with with best friend at Haas ??? that I did not read )
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Today was a good day, just seen the first 2020 manufactured part I've designed and it came out right first time, phew, might just get away with it (again)
 Think I've still got it  but never assume I have as a good, old fashioned, a$$ whooping is always lurking in the shadows F1 whoopings come at you from any direction and at anytime, trick is trying to see them before they see you, worst type of whooping will cause a race DNF  I don't like being the weakest link so my approach is 'how many ways can this f**k up' and 'what do I need to do to make this work'
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Would love to do a show and I'm afraid that can't happen A very unimpressive part viewed from the outside, all the complication is unseen and mostly inside my head I'm still liking the 2021 F1 concept, looks great with a livery, I'm hoping the real cars are not hit with ugly stick before they reach the track 
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