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I guess a lot of people don’t realise how much difference the suspension design/set-up makes to the tyres. Pull-rods and push-rods have completely different characteristics, and there’s no way this test data can […]

By that reckoning, only a 2008 car would be ‘substantially different’. And the tyre profiles at that time were completely different too. No team can test a new Pirelli on a 2008 car, they might as well test […]

Honestly, people are trying to prove which car was fastest based on three flyaway races? Show some sense, China is a front-tyre limited circuit, and has very unique characteristics. Rosberg dominated last year, […]

At the end of the day, some people still value sportsmanship and gentlemanly behaviour in motorsport, some prefer the ruthless, tough-as-nails, out-and-out racer, and most people like Webber over Vettel. […]

It’s a matter of perspective. It takes all sorts to make an F1 forum after all. :)

Between the Marussia and Caterham drivers, everything can change in one mad race so there’s no point in predicting it. But I’m surprised at the confidence people have in Ricciardo and #BOTTAS (Great, now I’m […]

1. How many different teams will win races? 6
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix? Esteban Gutierrez
3. Who will set the most pole positions? Sebastian Vettel
4. Who will crash out of the most […]

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I see some people suggesting Alonso did a normal job and his 2nd place was thanks to DRS and Webber’s KERS failure. But the fact is, Seb can turn up at any circuit now expecting to have the car to take pole, set […]

Horner’s statement proves there’s nothing to prevent the teams from showing the budget numbers that they want, regardless of what budget restrictions are enforced. So if Fiat were to establish a company called […]

Montezemolo’s words should be taken with a pinch of salt. No make that a handful. The Ferrari boss is prone to making statements that he contradicts later on, so there is every possibility of the team employing […]

The track wasn’t a problem, it was the relative performance of the cars – and of course, McLaren shooting themselves in the foot. If Vettel and Webber or Vettel and Alonso had been nose-to-tail in the last 5-6 […]

Exactly. Ferrari owe Schumacher a lot for their current competitiveness.

Button’s position seems to be the biggest issue here at the moment, and I have to say I agree with the general perception that he didn’t deserve 8th on this list. Looking at what the Merc drivers have achieved […]

Not 2-3 seconds over the first 10 races, more like 2-3 seconds from the moment the car hit the track for winter testing till now.

Alonso, who is leading the world championship by three points ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, said that what a driver achieves in Formula 1 is “not by chance”.

He added: “We need to make clear that […]

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Thank you, for being among the very few in this thread to have understood what Alonso said, instead of jumping the gun.

Alonso says no driver has won by chance, but this fact might not be clear to […]

My bad.

16. What will be the biggest political story of the year? Concorde (Dis)agreement

1. What will be the best surprise? Force India’s performance
2. What will be the worst surprise? Ferrari’s pace
3. How many different teams will win races? 5
4. Who will be the first driver to fail to qualify […]

I hope Ferrari join the title fight this year – the more the merrier. It would be a shame if Alonso’s talent does not get the car it deserves too. Current testing form makes the F2012 look third fastest at best, […]