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Old 03-20-2016, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by KLCC 88
hated the rules on quali, but its apparently going back to what it was last year...race was good though...
Yep it's confirmed http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/125...mediate-effect

I love the rules on tires though
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Old 03-20-2016, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by KLCC 88
Would agree with that Ronan, new U.S. Team scores points, Ferrari up there again like last year....Fernando escaping from a potential tragic accident, 3 new tire sets and NO rain!...can't ask for more other than if Hamilton won...:-)
Entertaining race. Awesome start by Vettle.
Although I'd like to see refueling again in the pits as well.
Liking the Martini Racing colors of team Williams too.
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Old 03-20-2016, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Gregster
Ferrari's biggest issue is Ferrari itself. They should have never put VET on super softs after the redflag (Even I was like WTF). Also doesn't help they lost about 2-3 secs in pitlane when they had to come back in.. I wouldn't say they had the win in hand but they gave up a solid P2. They are close to Mercedes but just not 100% there yet, maybe 97% there
Agree 100%
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Old 03-20-2016, 10:45 PM
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Agree 100%
Mercedes ran medium until the end and it's well known in the open they did most of their testing on mediums.. While I might sound like an arm chair strategist but maybe thinking "hmmm well we know Mercedes ran this many laps on these perhaps we should try it"
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Old 03-20-2016, 11:49 PM
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The start was intense. F1 needs 1 more team to make it more exciting. Hope williams or mclaren can catch up
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Old 03-21-2016, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr Fish Tank
The start was intense. F1 needs 1 more team to make it more exciting. Hope williams or mclaren can catch up
I somehow doubt that McLaren will bounce back this season but Williams might be more successful. Amazing to see how far McLaren has fallen.
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Old 03-21-2016, 09:29 AM
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I somehow doubt that McLaren will bounce back this season but Williams might be more successful. Amazing to see how far McLaren has fallen.
Since they lost the mercedes engine, they stopped being competitive
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Old 03-21-2016, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Gregster
Mercedes ran medium until the end and it's well known in the open they did most of their testing on mediums.. While I might sound like an arm chair strategist but maybe thinking "hmmm well we know Mercedes ran this many laps on these perhaps we should try it"
What I saw was a race where Ferrari on Supersofts could not put distance on Mercedes using Mediums. Uhhh... Ya... Ferrari are not as close as it looks IMHO.

(FYI - I am a Ferrari fan)
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Old 03-21-2016, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by PPo
What I saw was a race where Ferrari on Supersofts could not put distance on Mercedes using Mediums. Uhhh... Ya... Ferrari are not as close as it looks IMHO.

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Very very good point!!
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Old 03-21-2016, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by PPo
What I saw was a race where Ferrari on Supersofts could not put distance on Mercedes using Mediums. Uhhh... Ya... Ferrari are not as close as it looks IMHO.

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Valid point that I have to agree with.
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Old 03-21-2016, 01:20 PM
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What I see from Ferrari is Vettel is a great driver....
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Old 03-21-2016, 01:33 PM
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I agree re Vettel completely. I would not completely rule out Ferrari as it is a bit early to tell who they will run on the intermediates. I would hope to see them more competitive, and certainly Vettel is a great driver to watch, better than when he was in the best car at Red Bull. There were lots of naysayers that it was more about the car than the driver in those days. I think he was proven them wrong.
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Old 03-21-2016, 01:43 PM
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You can see Vettel taking out of the car what Alonso couldnt do it. I prefer a bad car in a good driver's hand than a good car with Schummy for 7 years...

No competition is boring...
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Old 03-24-2016, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by PPo
What I saw was a race where Ferrari on Supersofts could not put distance on Mercedes using Mediums. Uhhh... Ya... Ferrari are not as close as it looks IMHO.

(FYI - I am a Ferrari fan)
They have a schedule of what compounds are scheduled to be used at each track.
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/3...aco-compounds/
The testing days were too short and the weather not ideal to make conclusions. I think the biggest questions are weather the Ferrari chassis can switch on the Medium compounds and weather Mercedes can make the Ultra & Super Soft tires last long enough to cover Ferrari at tracks where the Ultra, Super & Soft tires are used.
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Old 03-25-2016, 09:36 AM
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http://autoweek.com/article/formula-...anging-bahrain

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Italy's Autosprint claims the proposal is to revert Q3 to its 2015-style format, while leaving Q1 and Q2 with the controversial musical chairs-style 90-second countdowns
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