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@sorin

You put that headline to underline that Raikkonen is blaming the team

No I didn’t, that’s just how you’ve chosen to interpret it.

@sorin comparing him to other Finnish drivers doesn’t detract from the fact he is very popular due to his “I know what I’m doing”, eating ice-cream antics. He is a good driver yes, but that can’t be the sole […]

@sorin

Vettel never won a race starting lower than 3′rd.

In return, he’s started on pole more than every driver in F1 history, except 2 of them. So what if he’s never won from lower than 3rd? Starting 3rd or […]

@sorin

How do you think he get that popularity? By doing comercials for Clear/Rexona?? No. Because of his big talent.

I disagree: I think he got that popularity precisely because he doesn’t do PR activities. […]

But Vettel, didn’t even tried to overtake.

Sure he didn’t @sorin , sure he didn’t

@sorin

Turning the engine down because he used more fuel is not correct.

According to Horner Webber had used more fuel than Vettel at that point.

@sorin – nothing was stopping Webber turning his engine back up though, unless he used up too much fuel early on in which case Vettel should’ve passed him anyway.

@sorin – nobody foresaw Alonso coming second or Hamilton’s championship faltering so badly, what’s your point? As a team, Lotus were behind Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren and there is nothing to suggest they will […]

@sorin – absolutely going on the track walk may have prevented him from making that error and absolutely he isn’t doesn’t have that uncompromising dedication that Vettel or Alonso has. I am in no doubt over his […]

@vettel1 whilst you are probably right to trust !ark Hughes judgement more than @sorin ‘s, his facts clearly show a fundamental flaw in Hughes’ system. In last years final test there was very little difference […]

@sorin – With all due respect, I trust his judgement more than yours. And the method in which they determined those figures is much more sound that Benson’s for example.

@sorin – you can say that will be the case so surely in Australia based purely on fastest laps in testing?

@sorin – qually practice is only a very small part of it though: aero runs, race simulations and set-up calibration take up much more time. You only need about an hour or two for qually practice on the last few days.

@sorin – If you look at his profile you can easily find which driver he supports.

@sorin 1994 wasn’t exactly black and white, it wasn’t 100% Schumacher’s fault, and it wasn’t 100% Hill’s fault… In hindsight, if Hill had waited another corner, he would have been safely past Schumacher, but he […]

@sorin If you discount Vettel and Alonso, then yes, that leaves Hamilton.

@sorin I can already tell off the bat you are wrong, the rpm is set due to the rule book at a cutoff, there is nothing Lotus or any other team can do that would change that. Also what you are describing is a lack […]

@hohum A tad pedantic. Those are the regulations so I was just assuming Renault, Ferrari, Mercedes and Cosworth all adhere to those rules (and that @sorin knew those rules).. Although I might be wrong ;).

@sorin, the team do not choose the rpm for the limiter (18000) they choose the gear ratio and this is what limits top speed. RBR seem to choose a ratio that will give them the best qualifying position and usually […]