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Renault will have 5 customers and quite a money advantage for development

They would have if engine development was allowed in F1; they may get a short term advantage at first but within months (if not […]

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Please don’t put Vettel in the same league as ALO and HAM.
He crumbles under pressure, and really hasn’t proven himself as one of the greatest drivers (despite 3WDCs, and a possible 4th).

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On the straights, even with high downforce, they outside shoulders would not accumulate a lot of head as they are not under stress. And the outside shoulders are the ones under stress during […]

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All the drivers slow down during the race stints to save the tyres. A car with more downforce can be driven around a corner at the same speed as the car with the worst downforce, as it is all controlled. […]

@tmf42 true, and Räikkönen is well out of position so his main competition is going to be from Alonso and Vettel only (unless Massa makes use of the strategy and race pace).

@tmf42 sadly, that part doesn’t get you any points. I wonder of he’s shot himself in the foot by going for a more qualifying orientated set-up, but we shall see.

Lotus wouldn’t be competitive if other teams like Ferrari, RBR or Mercedes could push all the way thru

@tmf42 – ??? what is that supposed to mean? are you suggesting that Ferrari, RBR and Mercedes aren’t […]

@tmf42 I wasn’t around in that era, but it sounded as if they had to be very conservative back then as well, especially with fuel and with turbo. The cars were so fragile back then from what I’ve read and watched […]

@tmf42 Mid ’90s? Where the only two drivers who would become world champions on the grid between 1995 and 1999 would be Schumacher and Hakkinen? Or are you referring back to the ’80s?

(@tmf42) COTD.

@tmf42 true true, it might be too big an undertaking and indeed a gamble. They could maybe just take some wing angle off which shouldn’t be too extensive, as Vettel last year also had gearbox changes and the like.

@tmf42 – true enough, when is the curfew set though? The set-up changes shouldn’t take too long I wouldn’t imagine.

@me4me – it’s not just wing angles though, many parameters can be changed which may just help […]

@tmf42 – you’d think, but alas they have retained DRS and the fans also don’t like it. I think they are probably going to remain the same :/

You really expect that a personal friend and 2 drivers who’d want nothing more than to be his teammate are supposed to give him a hard time in the last race with nothing to gain?

@tmf42 Have those two STR […]

I’m on your side, @tmf42. It’s more typical Hollywood blockbuster than documentary. Visual telling same thing. Many many obvious CGI touch and Instagram-like post processing. It might be looks dramatic but not so real…

@geemac As @tmf42 notes, shared drives accounts for some of it.

Some of those drivers are also among the seven who shared the point for fastest lap at the 1954 British Grand Prix. Each are credited here with […]

@tmf42 remember Vettel was going very fast after he changed his set, so when Webber got into the pits, part of the job of chasing was already done by Vettel.

@tmf42 Three place penalties are hardly out of the ordinary. Maldonado had one last year.

It depends on the circumstances and having not seen it my inclination is to wait until the facts are in before calling […]

@tmf42 – it did appear that way: most of the guys just weren’t able to push at all. I think that accounted for the strewn-out field towards the end. The situation will hopefully improve in Malaysia though as it is […]

@tmf42 All through F1′s history, and more so the further you go back, nursing the car has been a big part of the sport. Not only is it not new, but the only way to avoid having teams try to protect their tyres is […]