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Post by Windy Miller on Jul 31, 2015 22:27:47 GMT
Brilliant race. For anyone who missed it, it's summed up very nicely here
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Post by Del Boy on Aug 1, 2015 8:24:28 GMT
Thats a neat tool on that site Windy. Cheers
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Post by Steve Austin on Aug 22, 2015 17:57:14 GMT
A 10th pole of the season for Lewis, let's hope he can turn it into a win tomorrow. New rules mean that the drivers are more responsible for their race starts and given he has had a few poor ones recently, it could be an interesting first corner. Lotus and Williams in the top 4 spots, rain forecast, should be great race...so long as Lewis wins of course
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Post by Windy Miller on Aug 22, 2015 19:17:10 GMT
Hamilton is unstoppable and has the upper hand all the way in the battle against Rosberg. The on-board pictures from the camera on Lewis's qualifying lap were awesome.
Honda had promised better performance for this race, but have woefully been unable to deliver.
Looking forward to the race tomorrow. Spa is a highlight on the race calendar.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Aug 23, 2015 16:27:05 GMT
Great race today. Some good action again, particularly from the young guns. Verstappen is fearless ! A stroll in the park for Hamilton again. Rosberg did close the gap but there was never any doubt that Lewis was totally in control of the race. Terrific result for Grosjean. He reeled in Vettel at a huge rate of knots. I had my doubts he would have the straight line speed to pass him but luck was with him today when Vettel had a blow out. Indeed, the Gods were also on Vettel's side. Had that blowout happened 5 seconds earlier, we could have been looking at a horrific accident going through Eau Rouge.
Rain was promised but never happened. Having been to the GP at Spa 3 or 4 times in past years, I know first hand that when it rains there it can be treacherous for the drivers and miserable for the fans.
What on earth were Williams playing at mixing tyres on Bottas' car ? Didn't have a huge impact on his race though as both he and Massa appeared to have far too much downforce on their cars today and were sitting ducks on the straight.
Another favourite race in two weeks. Monza. I can't wait !
Gene.
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Post by Steve Austin on Aug 23, 2015 18:22:45 GMT
Good synopsis Gene. Vettel was lucky but it was also a big gamble, I don't recall anyone else trying a one stop. Williams also seem to have a good car but are doing all they can to make it a duffer.
Still not sure about Lewis's starts, lucky for him a couple of other drivers were poor off the line, still he won so doesn't really matter this time.
Roll on Monza!
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Post by Windy Miller on Aug 23, 2015 19:43:22 GMT
Congratulations to Hamilton for another Grand Prix win. Well done to Lotus for achieving a podium finish. They have had a difficult weekend, what with all the financial issues they seem to have at the moment, so a third place will be a welcome reward for them.
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Post by Del Boy on Aug 25, 2015 6:44:06 GMT
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Post by Dirty Epic on Aug 25, 2015 8:16:43 GMT
Well put Del. Shame as he seemed never to catch they eye of a decent team in F1 despite some good performances with Minardi and Jaguar. Just shows that despite the massive advances in safety motorsport is still risky although it seems indycar appears a much more risky proposition than F1 these days. RIP Justin.
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Post by Windy Miller on Aug 25, 2015 18:50:54 GMT
I'm horrified by this news. Justin was so unfortunate to be hit by the nose section of a crashed car. He had no way of seeing it or to get out of the way.
Also sad to hear about the death of Guy Ligier.
God bless to both
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