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Mercedes still provides the pace car to F1 for this year.
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03-20-2007, 05:56 PM
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Another poor american F1 driver,------ Bring back Mario Andretti I say!
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03-20-2007, 06:40 PM
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Don't know how you could say that race was boring, if want the most boring and stupidest racing series ever, try inbred, hillbilly NASCAR   . When they "interview" the "drivers" after the race, have you ever heard such moronic drivel !!!  Try going to Le Mans or almost any Superbike race in Europe, thats racing!! |
03-20-2007, 08:08 PM
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Horrible outing by Speed---I hope he doesn't race himself right back into the minor leagues (champ car).
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03-20-2007, 09:13 PM
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Oh no you didnt
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Horrible outing by Speed---I hope he doesn't race himself right back into the minor leagues (champ car).
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The RedBull Driver Search was rigged. Ask anyone. The test at Paul Ricard was a joke, the track wasn't prepared, the cars were different and there was changing conditions. Did I mention everyone on the judge panel was a Skip Barber employee and had already picked the winner before they showed up at the test?
The times from that test say another thing. Speed is a hack and everyone knows it.
Bourdais, Tracy, Wilson, Da Matta, Servia, Power, Figge, Dalziel, Legge, and Ranger would all blow him into the weeds.
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03-21-2007, 10:38 AM
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I loved the race. And I am very, very happy for Lewis Hamilton...I hope that he's got "the magic" and can keep the mometum up for the duration of the season. He kept his cool, with only a couple of minor bumbles. But a minor bumble CAN turn major, so be careful, Lewis!
And I agree wholeheartedly with Stacy "My Avatar Makes Me Look Like Tommy Lee" Faught: Pleeeeeeease bring back the old points scoring system. it's so much better than the current one, I think. Cheers all...I'm glad F1 is back in business!
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03-21-2007, 10:53 AM
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Great race! Kimi wins in his debut, Massa does a good job for the team bringing the car up into the points, and Kubica, Hamilton, and (I think) even the much-maligned Kovalainen livened things up. Give Hamilton a few more races and he won't be losing places to Alonso through the pit stops.
I agree on the point system. Wins need to count for more. It was changed to keep Ferrari from clinching in August every year, maybe now they'll change it back and give credit where it is due.
Of course as usual McLaren are now claiming Ferrari is using an illegal moving floor. How come when Ferrari wins something must be amiss?
I wonder what the Honda and Toyota execs are thinking? With the massive amount of money they are pouring into F1, the results must be disappointing to say the least. Kudos to BMW. Williams must rue the day they broke with BMW.
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03-21-2007, 10:55 AM
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Another poor american F1 driver,------ Bring back Mario Andretti I say!
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 and/or Dan Gurney
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03-21-2007, 01:15 PM
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Marco Andretti - Honda can jettison Backmarkerchello and/or Button and put Marco in the seat.
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He cant do any worse, Honda there hopeless!
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03-21-2007, 03:45 PM
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Horrible outing by Speed---I hope he doesn't race himself right back into the minor leagues (champ car).
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03-21-2007, 04:50 PM
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I doubt Marco would take it---too much to lose driving for an uncompetitive team. He would be labeled as less capable than Mario (the comparison is inevitable), and lose out big time on future sponsorship and fame. Better to wait for a drive from a good team, or better yet a team on the way up (so it looks like 'he' put the team on the podium, a la Schumacher and Benetton).
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03-21-2007, 06:39 PM
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hard to figure Honda and Toyota's inability to mount successful teams with all their money. Toyota threw alot of money at Le Mans too but never won!!! I wish BMW were back in the hunt but they suffer from reliability
problems too. Hope Renault stays but heard they plan to leave in 2008. True??
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I'd like to see Nico do well. It's good to see Lewis do well also, but the fact that he went right into a big team with a good car kind of takes away, a bit, from the fact that he has mega talent. Kind of like Villenueve (sp?) when he went right into the dominant Williams.?.? Lots of folk question his true talent. Don't get me wrong though... after all, the kid kept up with his world champion team mate.
But... Kimi's the man! Even if he doesn't say much.
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03-22-2007, 01:09 AM
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Hope Renault stays but heard they plan to leave in 2008. True??
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I presume if they start sliding into the middle of the pack (which I don't believe will be the case), they may very well pull out, though 2009 may be more likely IMO.
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