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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 20:41:48 GMT
Ferrari are looking good, but then Merc could be sand bagging as they've done before.. interesting times ahead.
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Post by kettlechips on Feb 28, 2017 22:50:25 GMT
Quite a worry about the McLaren though. Seems the oil tank design was not letting the scavenge system work fully. Everything is so tightly packaged that it could be a challenge to get a redesigned tank in the available space. Really not something that the likes of McLaren and Honda should be getting wrong...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 15:02:49 GMT
Wow the Mercedes may have been sandbagging after all, Bottas' time this morning is remarkable.
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Post by stanleyb on Mar 1, 2017 17:27:54 GMT
That guy Lance Stroll is not bad at all. He is absolutely terrible. Two crashes already, and the races haven't even started yet.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 17:41:52 GMT
That guy Lance Stroll is not bad at all. He is absolutely terrible. Two crashes already, and the races haven't even started yet. hmm not wrong there Stan, but think we should give him a little time to get up to speed, maybe. |
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Post by stanleyb on Mar 1, 2017 17:51:11 GMT
Could be be a re-incarnation of Maldonado?
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Post by speedysteve on Mar 1, 2017 17:51:15 GMT
Yeah but remember 'Hunt the shunt', and Crashi Häkkinen when young to name but a couple.. They turned out okay  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 19:53:05 GMT
I seem to remember that Romain Grosjean was pretty bad when he first started too.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 1, 2017 20:55:28 GMT
That guy Lance Stroll is not bad at all. He is absolutely terrible. Two crashes already, and the races haven't even started yet. Did you notice that he already has the full Rosberg patter? All dismissive and 'it is what it is' and shrugging off car and driving problems. I took an instant dislike to him. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 23:49:30 GMT
That guy Lance Stroll is not bad at all. He is absolutely terrible. Two crashes already, and the races haven't even started yet. Did you notice that he already has the full Rosberg patter? All dismissive and 'it is what it is' and shrugging off car and driving problems. I took an instant dislike to him. Well he has had the similar 'Rich Kid' upbringing as Rosberg. |
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Post by speedysteve on Mar 2, 2017 0:45:40 GMT
Hmm, Lewis was comfortably 5 seconds a lap faster averaging his long stint runs compared to last year.
Gonna be interesting to see the cars at corners like Becketts, Parabolica, Pouhon and 130R!
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Post by MartinT on Mar 2, 2017 6:20:57 GMT
...and Eau Rouge. They should look spectacular.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 2, 2017 13:25:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2017 13:44:28 GMT
haha - that's a little unfair but funny as hell |
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Post by robbiegong on Mar 2, 2017 14:05:36 GMT
The changes this season are proper and needed. Hamilton says this is definately the fastest car he has ever driven in F1 and that is obviuosly saying something. It will seperate the men from the boys. Take a look at the second video in this clip during testing www.aol.co.uk/sport/2017/03/01/hamilton-like-a-kid-on-a-rollercoaster-on-board-new-mercedes/ the noise the speed !  Rosberg said during his visit that all the drivers were aching and hurting due to the physical demands of the new cars. It's gonna be a tough season for them all. I just pray that whilst we have the obvious speed, that the additional size doesn't completely hinder overtaking and that we dont have any 'serious' crashes. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 2, 2017 15:45:43 GMT
That guy Lance Stroll is not bad at all. He is absolutely terrible. Two crashes already, and the races haven't even started yet. A frequent saying from MotoGP You can get fast riders to slow down and not crash, you cannot get slow riders to go faster Could this be the same ? 'Course if he;s slow *and* crashes - no cigar |
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Post by speedysteve on Mar 2, 2017 22:06:15 GMT
...and Eau Rouge. They should look spectacular. Could be easier from the drivers point of view if the cars have that much more downforce, it will be taken flat! Will look spectacular as you a say. Pretty hostile environment being in something that quick lap after lap. Expect shirt collar sizes to increase quite rapidly. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 23:36:26 GMT
Lewis Hamilton was saying in an interview the other day that he had bruises on his arms and legs that he didn't have before driving the car... but he seems to love it.
I watched a few laps of the practise last week and seeing the cars as they go round the track is really quite something else this year
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Post by MartinT on Mar 6, 2017 7:10:46 GMT
The grip around corners is phenomenal.
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Post by kettlechips on Mar 6, 2017 10:14:59 GMT
The second week of testing starts tomorrow, so we should see the cars in a more complete form. Most teams are bringing aero updates and hoping to turn up their engines closer to race spec.
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