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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Thank you.
KC native, any reason why or any thoughts on the new Pirelli's this season? I've noticed some teams have had nothing good to say about the tires so far. And then, finally your thoughts on Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton writes an exclusive column for BBC Sport. This week he was asked 'to name one driver currently racing in F1 that inspires him in some way' Quote:
Hamilton had some very interesting things to say about why 'racing has become more strategic' this season, and on Perez and the way he was driving in the Chinese Grand Prix. Thanks! |
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Australia
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Seems like a 100 years ago that I went to Adelaide to see the 1st Australian GP (well, 1st of the modern era at least). That track was the best street circuit ever, and that race had Gods like Mansell, Piquet, Prost, Senna, Rosberg and Berger. I was young and we drank a lot so I don't remember much except I met Prost, he was cool, must have been about 5 feet tall.
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Australia
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also, Vettel is gay.
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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He is right about Alonso. He is the best driver out there IMO. Vettel is a phenom but Adrian Newey has given him the best car by far for the last 3 years. Ferrari gave Alonso chicken shit to start the year last year and he still managed to challenge for a championship. If ol' Crashy McCrasherson, Romain Grosjean, hadn't put him out on the first lap of one of Alonso's DNFs then Alonso may have won the championship last year. On Perez, I understand them being ticked but I understand why he was driving that way. Whitmarsh told Perez prior to the race to be a lot more aggressive but McClaren hasn't given Perez the car to be more aggressive with. McClaren's lack of pace has been the real surprise of this year so far to me. Neither Button nor Perez have been able to put together a good race yet. I love the new tires. It has made the teams react and respond. They can't just hit autopilot. The only teams complaining about the tires right now are the ones that can't get them to work properly. It has lessened the impact of Adrian Newey's aerodynamic dominance which I think is good for the sport. |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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KC native: I really appreciate your willingness to respond to my questions. Thanks!
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#67 |
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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It might be a stupid question but how do NASCAR and Formula 1 compare? How much do the top drivers earn and could top drivers like Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton compete in NASCAR?
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Australia
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F1 drivers are paid way more, Alonso gets 30m euro, drivers on crap teams get a lot less, around 500,000. Mark Webber gets 10m euro which is about average. They'd make it easily in NASCAR, but that would be like Peyton going to the CFL.
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Overland Park
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Good win for Sato in the Indy car series.
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Fantastic race again today.
Alonso showed some grit. 3 pit stops in the first 30 laps because his wing was broken, but still managed to pull out 8th spot. Perez went out there and gutted it out too. Tough defensive drive and nice finish. Out drove Button by a lot. Vettel is Vettel. I wish Fernando wouldn't have had the technical problems. Should have been a great fight between them at the front. Paul Di Resta ran a fantastic finish for himself and Force India. Can't believe he pulled off P4. He was almost on the podium but Crashy McCrasherson pulled out a great race. |
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Race is at 6:30 AM CST for the early birds. I will be DVRing this per my usual.
Should be a great race. Quote:
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#73 |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Sunday, May 12 at 8 a.m. ET - That is better than 6 a.m.
![]() Who is going to win the Spanish Grand Prix? Red Bull have always been strong in Spain. I think Vettel will be hard to beat. Kimi is strong in Spain. He has won this race twice. Kimi is 10 points behind Vettel after four races. Would like to see him win the race. Alonso has not won here since 2006-not a good track record. Then again, he finished second last year. Mercedes - Have they improved their race pace? Not sure. Pirelli will bring medium and hard compound tires to Spain. Supposedly, they tweaked the hard compound tires so they hold up longer. But will they be durable? I find the tire strategy confusing...I am not sure how long the driver can push the new tires. My picks 1st place: Vettel / Kimi - Each driver will receive half a trophy.. 2nd Alonso 3rd: Webber |
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Finally got around to finishing the race.
Phenomenal drive from Alonso and Massa. Ferrrari decided they would just drive it hard the whole race and make 4 stops. Game changing strategy and it will be interesting to see if they keep it up. The mantra this year has been protect your tires as much as possible and Ferrari said **** that and went for it. This will make the strategies later in the season much more interesting. Kimi was Kimi. The mad Fin was excellent as usual. He has a great chance to win the driver's championship. There are mounting rumors that he could be headed to Red Bull to replace Webber next year. I don't know if I see Kimi at Red Bull. He really hated all the extra shit he had to do at Ferrari and Red Bull would have the same requirements for him. Mercedes is ****ed. They can pound out a fast lap to qualify high but they have problems with tire wear and they don't look like they are getting any better. They locked out the front row during qualifying and both Hamilton and Rosberg finished outside the top 5. McClaren is also in a similar situation. Perez was faster than Button again and they made him stay behind him at the end of the race. Their lack of performance has been the biggest head scratcher of this season. |
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"Think BOOM!"
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 33.675° N 106.475° W
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The Pirelli tires are just ridiculous. Four stops, really? I read that the guys are so worried about degradation that they are seriously backing off. Something like three seconds a lap SLOWER than GP2 on the same track. That isn't F1.
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