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@the-last-pope – Have you ever noticed how what Bernie says he wants and what Bernie gets tends to be two completely different things?

Also, given that their last three projects ended with three embarrassing […]

@the-last-pope – Not as dominant as many cars in the past.

Schumacher in his first career? Absolutely he would have been champion. He’s the only guy other than Vettel to win 10 races in a year after all. The […]

@the-last-pope – There is no precedent in the sport whereby a former World Champion is automatically given the leading number when he joins a new team out of respect for his previous achievements. Citing a handful […]

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Lewis is a World champion though, traditionally out of respect they are given the lower number than the returning non champion team mate.
No, they don’t.

Teams are free to assign their numbers […]

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Agree with you. It will be highly unlikely for Alonso to uncompetitive when Massa is over the course of a season. Massa never was and never will be as good as Alonso. Having said this, it is good […]

@the-last-pope You can be certain the stewards would take a dim view of it, like they did at Spa when Grosjean ‘interfered’ with the various championship contenders race (not that I agree with that sentiment). […]

@the-last-pope Nah, that would just patronise and antagonise the drivers. They should be allowed to have differing opinions, right or wrong, and be punished accordingly.

@the-last-pope No, the Ferrari was using an unupgraded Felipe Massa.

@the-last-pope – Probably. Senna made a mistake on the opening lap (again). By the end of the first lap, he was miles behind Pedro de la Rosa. Senna didn’t reclaim his position through a brilliant drive. He did […]

@the-last-pope But that is close to impossible, How do you suggest you fairly judge the actions of ALL the cars, not just the front runners, and decide on any punishments within a few laps.

@the-last-pope The problem has never been about the mirror moving up/down and left/right in the housing – it’s back and forth…. which is caused as it gets sucked by the turbulent air behind the housing.

@the-last-pope I don’t get the connection. The mirrors vibrate not due to lateral acceleration, but due to the turbulent air that is produced by the mirror stalk and housing itself.

@the-last-pope What @hey said, as well as the data being of no real use. The car has to work as a complete aerodynamic unit and even a fraction of a change in the most inconspicuous of areas can result in a […]

@the-last-pope – Even if the Alonso/Mclaren situation wasn’t exactly the same, I’d still say that if Barrichello (after a promising 1999) was expecting to race against a 2 time champion Michael (and comments of […]

@the-last-pope – Hamilton effectively earned himself equal status by exceeding expectations in the first few races (a string of podiums). Had Barrichello been similar, or done what he did in Austria before he […]

@the-last-pope – Schumacher’s replacement, Raikkonen was overthrown in 2008 and 2009 by Massa, who played second fiddle in 2006 and 2007. Even the rookie Hamilton burst onto the scene and effectively overthrew […]

Very much true @the-last-pope! Let’s hope at least some of the team towards the back end of the grid do manage to grab that opportunity.

@The-last-Pope @Estesark That’s half the challenge! I just leave them blank or guess ;)

@the-last-pope – I’d say Vettel has done about as well against Webber, (who definitely isn’t as bad as you make out) as anyone else possibly could. And Webber wasn’t beaten by a “half-hearted” Coulthard, when […]

@the-last-pope I wouldn’t say any of the drivers without a drive right now had ‘very good seasons.’ Sutil had an ok season, but overall he really hasn’t impressed in the 5 years he’s been in F1. Petrov & Senna […]