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Post by Del Boy on Sept 21, 2015 9:34:53 GMT
It was an ok race i suppose, about the best you will get around this place. Ferrari were definitely on point over the weekend and Red Bull did well. What was going on at Mercedes ?
The best action was around the midfield i thought. Another great performance by Verstappen.
It will be interesting to see what develops with a few things in F1 next year. Will Renault continue by buying Lotus or will they pull out again ? Will Red Bull bother continuing now it looks like they have only a Ferrari customer engine as an option ? I think other manufacturers will be reluctant to come in to F1 after seeing Mclaren Honda's problems.
You could potentially have an F1 with no Renault, Lotus and Red Bull and that would be a poorer series IMO.
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Post by Windy Miller on Sept 21, 2015 21:13:11 GMT
Congratulations to Vettel for winning the Singapore Grand Prix I'm not a big fan of this race. Especially since it comes after Monza, I find a circuit with 23 corners difficult to be excited about. Great races to come in Japan, USA and Russia though, so still everything up for grabs.
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Post by Windy Miller on Sept 27, 2015 18:58:14 GMT
Not a thrilling race in Japan, but it had its moments. It didn't help that the decisive moment of the race - Lewis's overtake on Nico at the very start of the race - was missed by the tv cameras Congratulations to Lewis for a convincing win. He is in total control of things, and a significant achievement in equalling the number of race wins by Ayrton Senna was reached I hope Lotus can sort their problems out and find a buyer to help them through. A great team that don't deserve all these problems.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Sept 27, 2015 19:08:07 GMT
Lewis did all the hard work at turn 1 & 2 but as you say Windy, the camerawork was poor. We didn't see much of Lewis throughout the race but he was in total control throughout. Moment(s) of the race for me were when Alonso shouted over the team radio about it being embarrassing to be overtake so easily, and that the engine was a GP2 engine. As Brundle said, it sounded like a man who was trying to be sacked. However, Both McLaren cars finished the race so crumbs of comfort there.
Good news also that Button is to stay for 2016. I sincerely hope they can get things in order during the closed season. It would be great if he & Fernando could be in with a podium chance next year.
Looking ominous for the title though. 48 points ahead of Rosberg and 59 in front of Vettel. I can't see anyone stopping Lewis making it title number 3 and he deserves it.
Gene.
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Post by Windy Miller on Sept 27, 2015 19:18:56 GMT
Lewis did all the hard work at turn 1 & 2 but as you say Windy, the camerawork was poor. We didn't see much of Lewis throughout the race but he was in total control throughout. Moment(s) of the race for me were when Alonso shouted over the team radio about it being embarrassing to be overtake so easily, and that the engine was a GP2 engine. As Brundle said, it sounded like a man who was trying to be sacked. However, Both McLaren cars finished the race so crumbs of comfort there. Good news also that Button is to stay for 2016. I sincerely hope they can get things in order during the closed season. It would be great if he & Fernando could be in with a podium chance next year. Looking ominous for the title though. 48 points ahead of Rosberg and 59 in front of Vettel. I can't see anyone stopping Lewis making it title number 3 and he deserves it. Gene. BIB - So not going to Top Gear then
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Post by Gene Hunt on Sept 27, 2015 21:25:28 GMT
Maybe in 2017 Windy
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Post by Steve Austin on Sept 27, 2015 21:26:53 GMT
Lewis did all the hard work at turn 1 & 2 but as you say Windy, the camerawork was poor. We didn't see much of Lewis throughout the race but he was in total control throughout. Moment(s) of the race for me were when Alonso shouted over the team radio about it being embarrassing to be overtake so easily, and that the engine was a GP2 engine. As Brundle said, it sounded like a man who was trying to be sacked. However, Both McLaren cars finished the race so crumbs of comfort there. Good news also that Button is to stay for 2016. I sincerely hope they can get things in order during the closed season. It would be great if he & Fernando could be in with a podium chance next year. Looking ominous for the title though. 48 points ahead of Rosberg and 59 in front of Vettel. I can't see anyone stopping Lewis making it title number 3 and he deserves it. Gene. They asked Toto Wolff what they'd done to upset Bernie after the race, not sure if they were joking or not but I thought the Japanese director/editor was pretty poor and missed a bit of the action like Rosberg catching Vettel for example.
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Post by Del Boy on Sept 28, 2015 6:43:42 GMT
Yes it was a bit hit and miss this race. Rosberg bottled it :w***er: when Hamilton Pushed him wide rather than overtook him on turn 2. If Rosberg stood his ground Hamilton would have had to hold his then we would have seen a much better race at the front throughout. As it is Rosberg's got no fight in him so its Hamilton's title man :w***er:
I feel the same about Hamilton now as i did when Vettel and Schumacher were winning titles too easily. I really wanted someone to come along take the fight to them and knock the cocky prats off their perch.
In this field I don't see where thats going to come from so wouldn't be surprised for more of the same next year.
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Post by Dirty Epic on Sept 28, 2015 9:21:00 GMT
Lewis did all the hard work at turn 1 & 2 but as you say Windy, the camerawork was poor. We didn't see much of Lewis throughout the race but he was in total control throughout. Moment(s) of the race for me were when Alonso shouted over the team radio about it being embarrassing to be overtake so easily, and that the engine was a GP2 engine. As Brundle said, it sounded like a man who was trying to be sacked. However, Both McLaren cars finished the race so crumbs of comfort there. Good news also that Button is to stay for 2016. I sincerely hope they can get things in order during the closed season. It would be great if he & Fernando could be in with a podium chance next year. Looking ominous for the title though. 48 points ahead of Rosberg and 59 in front of Vettel. I can't see anyone stopping Lewis making it title number 3 and he deserves it. Gene. Good post Gene. Never really saw the point in Alonso re-joining McLaren tbh after his infamous 2007 season he had with them. He may have been better off sticking with Ferrari even with Vettel as a team mate or going to Red Bull. Glad Jenson's staying on for another season but dear me McLaren have got to get competitive like yesterday as they're pretty much the worst they have been in their history at the moment and if that doesn't change can see drivers, tech-staff, sponsors all jumping ship from them! Also interesting Ron Dennis wasn't at the GP either perhaps to much autocratic control and infighting going on at McLaren at the moment. As for the race a bit of a snoozefest being honest and the best action was in the midfield between Ericsson, Kvyat, Riccardo and Perez being a highlight apart from Rosberg's bottle-act in this race... Surely it shouldn't be this easy for Lewis and Mercedes right now?
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Post by Windy Miller on Sept 28, 2015 18:49:52 GMT
Mercedes were hopeless in Singapore. They've bounced back here. There's opportunities and the other teams need to take them.
Good news for the Lotus Team, with a letter on intent from Renault on future ownership.
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