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Formula One Gran Premio de Mexico; Race ***SPOILERS***

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  1. Bas

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    #251 Bas, Nov 2, 2015
    IIRC they told him that his tires where down to 10%, i.e. the tires he drove the first half of the race on.
    What did you do? Try to cook? :eek:
     
  2. Bas

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    #252 Bas, Nov 2, 2015
    What a terrible race for Ferrari. First double DNF since 2006...

    Vettel - Ricciardo incident was a pure racing incident; Ricciardo wasn't on the attack when Vettel braked, it was only a half hearted attempt to be on the side of vettel. It happens...After that Vettel tried to recover, and went wide after being stuck behind Pastor for forever, tried to late brake which didn't pay off, after that his race was well and truly ****ed. He then made an uncharacteristic mistake and plowed his car in the wall...His first proper mistake in a long, long time. I can't remember the last time he threw a car in a wall to be very honest. His only other mistake this season was going wide in Bahrain. Vettel...you're excused!

    Kimi had a chance of a top 6 finish I think. Bottas tried to go round the outside, to then presumably take the inside for the next corner. Anyone with half a brain knows that corner on the inside will always, always be shut. That's a gap that will always disappear. Bottas, especially with his very recent history with Kimi, should have known better.

    I felt bad for Kvyat losing out on his podium. Such a shame.

    Verstappen made an error, rookie season and all that...still points. I was surprised he couldn't stick with Perez a bit more, for sure on the straight he had no hope in hell of sticking with the Merc power, but in the rest he should've been able to be closer I think. Fresh softs vs 50 lap old mediums.

    Massive shout out to the fans. What a fantastic crowd. Really energetic, I loved how they where applauding Nico and shouting his name during the podium. Absolutely fantastic. Best crowd in a long, long time. Obviously their boy Perez got plenty of applause.

    It's a shame the race was a tad boring. Track rubbered in and that was that...could've done with some rain! I think had Vettel survived lap 1 it would've been more interesting up front.
     
  3. DF1

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    #253 DF1, Nov 2, 2015
    +1 Bottas a bit amateur for that but rated a racing incident
    Great crowd. At times more fun to see them than the racing.
     
  4. Bas

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    #254 Bas, Nov 2, 2015
    Yep don't get me wrong, it was a racing accident in the end, avoidable from both sides.
     
  5. PAUL BABER

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    #255 PAUL BABER, Nov 2, 2015
    For such a magnificent venue it sadly was the most boring race of the year.......
     
  6. toil

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    #256 toil, Nov 2, 2015
    Finally got to watch the race.

    Nico drove well. Vettel put in a very poor performance. Bad showing from both Ferrari drivers actually. A lot of amateur mistakes.

    Lewis drove okay but not good enough.


    Ricciardo looking like he will be out scored by kyvat this season and kyvat seemed to be a lot quicker


    Also it seems that Henson button will be the second team mate to beat fernando alonso in a season. I always said button was better than everyone gave him credit for...
     
  7. NEP

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    #257 NEP, Nov 2, 2015
    Toil said "Vettel put in a very poor performance."

    Announcer David Coulthard mentioned that Sebastian topped the Speed Trap Chart, with a DRS assisted 366 Km/h / 227 MPH, the track being faster than Monza, in spite of its altitude.
     
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    #258 Isobel, Nov 2, 2015
    Read about your incident this morning and hope all is well.
     
  9. Bas

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    #259 Bas, Nov 2, 2015
    What happened Ian?
     
  10. P.Singhof

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    #260 P.Singhof, Nov 2, 2015
    Or Alonso lacks some motivation with a GP2 engine...And yesterday there was not much he could do against Button when the engine only lasts 1/2 a lap...So I would not take this comparison to serious under these circumstances.
     
  11. Bas

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    #261 Bas, Nov 2, 2015
    Silly comparison indeed. This year results with Mclaren are mostly if not all based on luck...
     
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    #262 kraftwerk, Nov 2, 2015
    He wanted to win, if he felt there was an opportunity to do that, why does that make him a brat.
     
  13. IamRobG

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    #263 IamRobG, Nov 2, 2015
    Seems the crowd liked Nico.

    That race was very entertaining and non predictable.....oh wait...
     
  14. classic308

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    #264 classic308, Nov 2, 2015
    I agree, but again hammy made a poor choice in pitting. I know he was told to pit but if his car felt good then he should have stayed out and asked for his engineer to keep on eye on his lap times. What is Benz going to do , fire him?
     
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    Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
     
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    #266 classic308, Nov 2, 2015
    +1
     
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    #267 itschris, Nov 2, 2015
    Cool track, fantastic crowd...boring race...one of the least exciting this season. Ric puncturing Seb was a "racing incident" I guess but what was Ric's strategy there? Go in way too hot on the inside line with zero chance of making that tight first corner...to quote Button from last week...he's a bit of a nutter isn't he?

    He's got very little to gain or lose at this point...shame he ruined Seb's race. Third would have still kept Seb's second place WDC chances alive.
     
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    #268 classic308, Nov 2, 2015
    Agree but I would mandate rounded off wing end plates so as to lessen the occurances of punctures.
     
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    Agree, I think that Lewis should have stayed out.
     
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    #270 4rePhill, Nov 2, 2015
    Quite possibly yes! - And then put Alonso in their car to carry on their winning ways!

    Hamilton would lose far more by being sacked from Mercedes, than Mercedes would stand to lose by sacking him!

    As things stand right now, even Lewis Hamilton would struggle to keep up with Nico's Mercedes any other car than a Mercedes!
     
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    #271 NeuroBeaker, Nov 2, 2015
    I agree.

    All the best,
    Andrew.
     
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    #272 375+, Nov 2, 2015
    Lewis is the Mercedes "golden child" clearly the favorite of Wolfe and Lauda. He can stay there for as long as he wants to.
     
  23. Axecent

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    #273 Axecent, Nov 2, 2015
    Why is anyone surprised that any driver always wants to win. I think they keep statistics on number of wins don't they, and drivers tend to like to compare themselves to the greats of yesteryear. I need to stop reading these threads....I swear Sarah Palin is posting here sometimes.
     
  24. subirg

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    #274 subirg, Nov 2, 2015
    Ham didn't have to pit, but the team made the call for both Ros and he to come in, take advantage of their huge lead and put on fresh rubber. Given the safety car that happened a few laps later, and the fact that everyone was then on fresher rubber, it was a wise decision. Move on
     
  25. ricksb

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    #275 ricksb, Nov 2, 2015
    He pitted on lap 27 for the change...no way they were worn down to 10% on the primes after only 6 laps. The softs lasted 27.
     
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