Originally Posted by roddick_andy
There's a 5 part series on Alonso, from his Mclaren years with Hamilton to current. It's a good read and goes into detail. That link was "copied" out of one of the parts.
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There's a 5 part series on Alonso, from his Mclaren years with Hamilton to current. It's a good read and goes into detail. That link was "copied" out of one of the parts.
It's not how start but how you finish.
Avanti Fer, Avanti !
Kubica to race next year with Williams
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Abu Dhabi 2018
Also, Williams just changed their name to Williams Racing instead of what it used to be -->Williams Martini Racing due to the Martini Contract ending and not getting renewed.
Hence the livery change this weekend is 2 fold: 1) contract ending 2) region (no alcohol).
Sooo "spritzers" for the podium finishers.
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Livery change for the Mclaren (Alonso's car) since it's his last year. I wonder if Mclaren will let him put this "one-off" in his museum. If so, will probably take years like his other Mclaren cars in his museum.
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It's not how start but how you finish.
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Is it race weekend ???
Old, not obsolete
Alfa Romeo Sauber in Martini colors would be nice - but if I'm not mistaken Martini is to leave F1.
"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."
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Yep
Honda will bring their Spec 3 engine (965hp...maybe more in quali trim) plus or minus.
Lewis looks to take a new engine.
I say turn the PU's loose and let these guys race!!!
It's not how start but how you finish.
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Yep, Martini are leaving F1.....for now.
It's not how start but how you finish.
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Williams might get a new sponsor in a Polish Oil Company named Orlen with signing Kubica. This should be announced at the Abu Dhabi Press Conference. This could be the biggest sponsorship that a Polish company ever did in sports. This could be a great marketing move for them because 60% of the income this company gets is outside of Poland.
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Williams were so slow this year despite the Merc engine.
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And look what the super excited Vettel has done in 4 years, absolutely nothing. Super excited means nothing.
Avanti Fer, Avanti !
That is another story, but at that time he looked best possible replacement for departing Alonso
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2015,16,17 were not the best cars to fight for the championship.
SF71H certainly the best contender for WDC & WCC.
So don’t push everything on the driver, it’s a ratio of 60-40 driver & team.
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+ 1, Seb certainly made plenty of mistakes this year and it is worrying that as a 4-times WDC (in the best car at the time), he finds it necessary to make sometimes questionable and impatient moves on other drivers, most of which have resulted in his loss of the WDC. But some of the problems were the team and pitwall, so I think that blaming Seb entirely is slightly unfair.
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I can't help but think of Kimi in the #2 driver spot, same team , same pit problems, not the #1 car, and he managed 12 podiums, 251 pts. throw in a win, and looks like he might finish 3rd. Patients of a saint! He made my races worth watching Ferrari wise, along with a couple of other "Unmentionable" drivers !Seb needs this last race to be a win for him, so he can chill out until next season starts.
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I’m surprised with the same car DR managed to take pole positionsinstead of great driver mad max.
Next year, P Gasly
Last edited by nani_s23; 22nd November 2018 at 04:03.
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In 2017 Ferrari had a car good enough to fight for the title until the last race (probably not to win it on merit), Vettel didn't deliver the goods. 2018 a car good enough to win the title or at least fight until the last race again, Vettel failed. Yes the team made mistakes, is not everything Vettel's fault but he has made too many mistakes, some of them pretty stupid for a 4X champion. Plus crashing into Hamilton in Baku and other questionable behaviors. More like 70-30 in my opinion.
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That was a going away present from Max to Dan! All Max wins were not from pole! He specializes in wins from behind!I’m surprised with the same car DR managed to take pole positions
Next year, P Gasly
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Sirotkin will not race with Williams for 2019.
It's not how start but how you finish.
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https://www.racefans.net/2018/11/20/...-in-abu-dhabi/
will Mercedes ask Lewis to help Bottas win the last race?
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Ferrari brings the 2019 front wing(top one) for data collection
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It's not how start but how you finish.
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It's not how start but how you finish.
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Special shirts for Kimi last night. Mechanics got one too along with his personal asst.
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It's not how start but how you finish.
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Lewis will take a grid penalty due to an engine (2019) change and "gift" Bottas a win IMO.
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Wow what a cover driveThat was a going away present from Max to Dan! All Max wins were not from pole! He specializes in wins from behind!
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Exactly! 82 poles, that's special!Wow what a cover drive
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+1
Vettel's SF71H was far more reliable than Hamilton's W09, but overall equally as quick.
AMuS have Ferrari marginally ahead,quicker at slightly more tracks than Merc. Racefans have them neck & neck. Autosport, upto & including Japan, it was 8-9 to Ferrari. So many professional rankings are not buying the assertion that the SF71H was not a championship capable car. Because it was.
The Ferrari team did make some mistakes, but to be fair, the Mec pitwall were far from perfect and made quite a few mistakes of their own. Merc got their strategy wrong in Australia, China, Bahrain, Austria, USA, Russia & Canada. There maybe more. So, Vettel wasn't the only driver having to deal with pitwall errors.
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interesting. Although i wouldn't discount Red Bull winning, they have been on a charge recently.
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Arrivabene always liked Kimi, he was emotional after Kimi's Austin win. He likes Seb too and I think if it was up to him they would have paired in 2019 too.
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RBR have the fastest car during the race now (not qualy) IMO, so no gifties for Bottas yet. Oh and by the way, there is a certain Ferrari team that might go for it too.
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See, this is where all your issues begin. There is not Seb and team. There is a team, part of which is Seb. Get that thru your head then you'll start understanding things, such as the ones I strive to explain to you.
Seb, Kimi, (every driver) are not foreign objects to "the team".
Team include the drivers.
And yes, team actually under performed in certain aspects, whether you agree or not is irrelevant.
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
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