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FiWiFaKi
Canada9859 Posts
Interestingly, right now in terms of points, Alonso is 3rd and Raikkonen is 12th, currently the largest difference in standings between teammates, probably the largest we've seen in a long time after 4 races in Formula 1 is well. My real question is when can the other teams close the gap on Mercedes... With the gap they have on the competition, I can see it even carry over into next year. | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
someone else is winning now, but now its mercedes just replacing vettel, still with these ridiculous gaps between the cars. | ||
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fzeroonline
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drkcid
Spain196 Posts
If nothing changes Mercedes will replace RB and the championship will be the same than last year. BTW they want to change the exhaust pipes (¿?) in the next races to make the sound louder, is that true? | ||
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Chewits
Northern Ireland1200 Posts
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Omnishroud
1073 Posts
3rd through 10th is really interesting, not alot in it really. Hulkenburg really stepping up for force india. Vettel is only confirming what i believed in the first place, he was only ever a "good" driver because his car was better then everyone elses. He was younger and hungrier then webber and his car just trumped everyone elses for 4 years. You can see the frustration in him because his teammate is faster. He's rattled because he's lost his edge, his car isnt superior anymore and he's spent so long at the front he lost what little racing skill he had. Vettel used to be a promising young driver, but 4 years of mechanical dominance instead of driver dominance just diminished his talent into nothingness. | ||
fusefuse
Estonia4644 Posts
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Noam
Israel2209 Posts
On April 21 2014 03:07 Release wrote: * Race ended on 54 so Kobayashi technically passed Bianchi after the race what? | ||
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Chewits
Northern Ireland1200 Posts
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/9274835/chinese-gp-race-result-rewinded-after-chequered-flag-is-waved-prematurely A bit silly really. | ||
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Release
United States4397 Posts
Australia comparison is null. In Malaysia (before Ricciardo's problems), Vettel had the confidence and pace to stay longer than Alonso and Ricciardo, whereas Ricciardo immediately covered Alonso. In Bahrain, Vettel was slightly slower, but the slowness was exaggerated by the safety car. In Shanghai he was slower. Overall, it's only slightly in favor of Daniel | ||
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Aristodemus
England2010 Posts
Edit: "Time will tell us," Alonso said. "There are many years [to go in his career]. "He is 26 years old, so when he will have a car like the others, if he wins, he will have a great recognition and be one of the legends in F1. "When one day he has a car like the others and he is fourth, fifth, seventh, these four titles will be bad news for him because people will take these four titles even in a worse manner than they are doing now. "So there are interesting times for Sebastian coming." I agree with Fernando in this. | ||
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Release
United States4397 Posts
In light of the limited data we have, it is difficult to state that Vettel is better than Ricciardo. However, in the same vein, many would argue that Hamilton is better than Button, but Button still very closely match Hamilton in 2012 and beat him in 2011. As we have seen, Hamilton is excellent when he has a decent car, but struggles to drive around a problem. There is a possibility that the Red Bull is not performing as well as various software (or testing or the simulator) predicts and Ricciardo is dealing with the issues better than Vettel. Also, Raikkonen this year is really pathetic. He is losing more time to Alonso than Massa did. Funny comment Martin Brundle made last year at the Chinese GP is that "Alonso and Massa start in the same car, a few meters apart, and by the end of the race, Alonso and Massa are half a minute apart. This is why Alonso is the #1 driver / championship contender and Massa isn't." Hulkenberg definitely should have gotten the Ferrari seat. | ||
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fusefuse
Estonia4644 Posts
Meanwhile Vettel has had an increasingly solid car that just got better every year and is now thrown out of his comfort zone and once again has to concentrate on more things at once while driving. Adapting/relearning is stressful, especially when you're a 4-time & reigning champion - people expect you to instantly perform whatever you do. | ||
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Aristodemus
England2010 Posts
As for you making this a Lewis v Seb thing Release, Button never outpaced Lewis and the reason that he beat him in 2011 was down to retirements and penalties. Nobody thinks Jenson (who I probably rate higher than most) was the superior driver, that is why both Mercedes and McLaren made him huge offers to sign for them. Struggling to drive around a problem, hmm like the 2009 McLaren you mean? One of the worst cars McLaren have ever produced. How did he get on with that? | ||
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Release
United States4397 Posts
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Omnishroud
1073 Posts
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mijagi182
Poland797 Posts
On April 22 2014 04:16 Release wrote: + Show Spoiler [nvm] + In light of the limited data we have, it is difficult to state that Vettel is better than Ricciardo. However, in the same vein, many would argue that Hamilton is better than Button, but Button still very closely match Hamilton in 2012 and beat him in 2011. As we have seen, Hamilton is excellent when he has a decent car, but struggles to drive around a problem. There is a possibility that the Red Bull is not performing as well as various software (or testing or the simulator) predicts and Ricciardo is dealing with the issues better than Vettel. Also, Raikkonen this year is really pathetic. He is losing more time to Alonso than Massa did. Funny comment Martin Brundle made last year at the Chinese GP is that "Alonso and Massa start in the same car, a few meters apart, and by the end of the race, Alonso and Massa are half a minute apart. This is why Alonso is the #1 driver / championship contender and Massa isn't." Hulkenberg definitely should have gotten the Ferrari seat. I always thought Kimi is massively overrated. Mostly due to his huge fanboys and fangirls base. There were hints before hes no quicker than Massa is.. | ||
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Kiernan
101 Posts
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Salazarz
Korea (South)2591 Posts
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Aristodemus
England2010 Posts
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