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    thorpedo commented on the post, Alonso fights to the end in another flawed Ferrari 5 months ago

    Agree! It’s a British blog… what can you expect? As long as Ferrari doesn’t win, everything is cool.

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    thorpedo commented on the post, Vettel “never wasted a thought” on Ferrari protest 5 months ago

    It’s been about three week ago and he still can’t forget that Ferrari protested and still feels sorry for himself. That’s pathetic. Of course, when Red Bull protests, everything is OK.

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    thorpedo commented on the post, Hamilton starts work at Mercedes 5 months, 1 week ago

    Yeah, it was, in my opinion indeed some stupid defence from RBR. Do they really think F1 fans and FIA are stupid. It is evidently illegal. But what bothers me even more is their behaviour after winning their third […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, Hamilton starts work at Mercedes 5 months, 1 week ago

    @prisoner-monkeys – Completely agree with everything you said! It seem like RBR already have a genious in their team (Adrian Newey), so now they are only recruiting law graduates to find holes in the rules (and […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, Hamilton starts work at Mercedes 5 months, 1 week ago

    I think Ferrari has to accept that, as it seems to be the only way to beat Red Bull. Just wonder if they will be able to get away with it next year, like RBR did, though. In that case Horner will probably see the […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, “Vettel is a worthy champion”, says Alonso 5 months, 1 week ago

    How many races did McLaren win? The only thing that was missing from RB was top speed. Nowadays you can’t evaluate car’s performance based on it’s top speed. RB had the most balanced car. They had best mechanical […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, “Vettel is a worthy champion”, says Alonso 5 months, 1 week ago

    I didn’t say it was dominant all season long, but from summer break on it clearly was. Plus, it was illegal. And don’t say it wasn’t! (holes in the floor, ride height adjustments in parc fermee, banned engine […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, Vote for the best F1 driver of 2012 5 months, 1 week ago

    BTW, my post was reply to @Colm

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    thorpedo commented on the post, Vote for the best F1 driver of 2012 5 months, 1 week ago

    You were probably watching only starts?! Are you saying that Vettel never benefited from Alonso’s retirements? I suggest you to watch Belgian and Japanese GP.

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    thorpedo commented on the post, “Vettel is a worthy champion”, says Alonso 5 months, 1 week ago

    Oh, come on. Give me a break! With RB8, it is a shame that he didn’t win every single race since the summer break. Hamilton embarrassed him in Austin, which was the track that favoured RB. If he really is that […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, “Vettel is a worthy champion”, says Alonso 5 months, 1 week ago

    Of course it was capable of. Face it… Vettel always finishes as high as his car is capable of. When he has the best car on the grid, he wins, when he doesn’t have it, he doesn’t win. As simple as that. He can […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, “Vettel is a worthy champion”, says Alonso 5 months, 1 week ago

    @auto_freak – Nicely said! Completely agree.

    The majority of his maiden full season, in fact, involved him having to put worse cars in places it ever truly belonged.

    Like I said before, Toro Rosso was far […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, “Vettel is a worthy champion”, says Alonso 5 months, 1 week ago

    If we are talking full seasons, then Schumacher finished 3rd in his first season, won a race as well and scored 8 podium finishes!

    I agree that driving the worst car doesnt make you great, but there is […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, “Vettel is a worthy champion”, says Alonso 5 months, 1 week ago

    You seem to love the stats. OK… lets say that 1992 Jordan was as good as Vettels early career cars. Did Vettel scored his first podium at his 8th race? Did he finished 3 in WDC in his second season. Did he win […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, “Vettel is a worthy champion”, says Alonso 5 months, 1 week ago

    Did he impress in 2007 and 2008 apart from Monza? Were those cars really as inferior as Minardi in 2001? Note that 2008 STR car was a decent car. Vettel was dominating within the team, but we must not forget how […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, “Vettel is a worthy champion”, says Alonso 5 months, 1 week ago

    The reason why auto_freak claims that Vettel is not as good as other big names, IMO, is not only because of his starting positions. He also mentioned a very important factor in F1- the CAR. He needs to show his […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, “Vettel is a worthy champion”, says Alonso 5 months, 1 week ago

    You understood me wrong. I picked an example from 2001 because it seemed the most extreme (in my opinion). He won without help from others, safety cars etc. There are also other cases but they probably wont […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, “Vettel is a worthy champion”, says Alonso 5 months, 1 week ago

    It is not that rare to win from the back. Of course it is relative to say what is winning from the back. I can recall MSC winning from the back in Sepang 2001, just to name one. When Vettel grabs a good result […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, FIA confirms Vettel’s pass on Vergne was legal 5 months, 3 weeks ago

    I already stated that all other cases of TO were when one driver was clearly out of championship contention.

    Exactly! So why was Horner so offensive against Ferrari at Hockenheim 2010, when he is doing exactly […]

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    thorpedo commented on the post, Ecclestone: Ferrari “completely wrong” in Vettel row 5 months, 3 weeks ago

    Karthikeyan had to admit it after “golden boy” called him idiot. And we know what support he is getting from Ecclestone.

    Having a couple of incidents doesn’t suggest “extreme arrogance” or a “lack of spacial […]

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