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5 for me – average in terms of racing but I’m not as concerned as some others about the number of pitstops and the tyre degradation. Happy to see Alonso win his home race, but shame about Grosjean and Vergne […]

Blimey. Why not send the poor kid a pipe and slippers set? And perhaps he should start targeting the Spectator or even the Economist for his puff pieces. “Young man confesses he’s attracted to the thrill of […]

I went for Grosjean too. Really impressed with his attitude this weekend.

7/10 for me. A lot of passing, some of it a bit artificial-feeling. Great drive from Ricciardo though. And a well deserved win from Alonso.

thanks @bascb and @keithcollantine! Wish I’d taken the day off (and a leaf out of @hellotraverse‘s book re: a few ales).

My birthday wish: a stunning Canada 2011-esque return to form for JB! Not much to ask.

We have no idea how clear cut it is within the Mercedes team!

“He’s a dedicated follower of fashion!”

It’s so heartening to see women taking top roles in motorsport, even if it is the family business. Good luck to Claire. (I could never work alongside my dad – it would drive me mad!)

@roberto – He’s not English – he’s from Northern Ireland. It’s possible his age rather than his nationality is a larger factor in his feelings on this matter. Or his shoe size.

I was really surprised by the comment! The only time I’ve been to KL, I thought the motorway between the airport and the city was surprisingly traffic free and everything was pretty civilised. We were thinking […]

Grosjean for me – he outKimi’d Kimi in a car which was not the class of the field this weekend.

I would have voted for Vettel for his sheer couldn’t-care-less attitude and driving skills, but those […]

No one (least of all me) is asking you to respect anything or anyone. I am merely pointing out that Seb came out better off in terms of the championship (and fans were better off in terms of the spectacle) than […]

I didn’t want Vettel to pass Webber but at the same time it was a great F1 moment. And if Rosberg had passed Hamilton on the last lap… that would have been exciting too! We were robbed! :o)

@marucat – you don’t have to admire it to think that for Seb and his championship hopes it was the right thing to do.

That’s never stopped him before.

@mrgrieves –

Sadly Vettel went against team orders

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Normally F1 fans rail against team orders, so surely it’s a good thing to disobey them!

Or there is something contractual that they can fall back on with regard to Hamilton’s status in the team.

I think the “it’s not his fault he was under-fuelled” is not likely to be the team’s excuse for […]

8/10 for me. The huge gaps between knots of cars was the only real issue, and the team politics and personalities were fascinating.

If I were Marigold, I would have said to hell with it and passed Lewis. Nico […]

@kisii – Its a lovely, fluffy egalitarian idea to think that everyone might be brilliant at anything, if only they’d practice. It’s been much popularised by Malcom Gladwell (of “The Tipping Point” and “Outliers” […]

Quite.