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  1. DeSoto

    DeSoto F1 Veteran

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    Well, when Audi left, they weren´t winning anymore. Actually I suppose they quit because they realized that to win again they´d need to spend more and with the dieselgate coming probably it was not a good idea.
     
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  2. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ
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    LOL
     
  3. DeSoto

    DeSoto F1 Veteran

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    The "British excellence" exists because some Germans threw ridiculous ammounts of euro to build it, so now its German excellence.

    The last "reallly British" excellence was British Leyland. Do the math. :D
     
  4. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Good of you to admit it.
    The rest is just nonsense: there is no "plot" to fix the championship.
     
  5. Jakuzzi

    Jakuzzi Formula 3

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    My dear Sir.... Mercedes HAVE BEEN sandbagging the **** out of the entire season; WAAAAYYYY before the French GP debacle. :)
     
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  6. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ
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    But what is wrong with sandbagging ?
    It just gives the opposition some false confidence.
    The race gives the final verdict.
     
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  7. Jakuzzi

    Jakuzzi Formula 3

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    Quite correct Williams. It is just bothersome and frustrating that people still hold out for a different outcome, when it has already been pre-determined.
    As I have always said in previous seasons, starting in 2015...…. MB/LH44 [in that order] will be the champions every year until the end of the current regulation's era. :(

    Calling it NOW [As I have done in the past seasons]...... LH44 will be World Champion NEXT year. MB and the FIA wi............ you know the rest! ;)
     
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  8. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ
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    It's simply up to the others (Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren) to challenge Mercedes and do a better job.
    I would like a change too, but I can't see no better organisation at the moment.
     
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  9. TurboFreak650

    TurboFreak650 Formula 3

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    #159 TurboFreak650, Nov 3, 2019
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    As it turns out, today I picked up a new issue of Motorsport that has an excellent extended article/test drive of the almighty Porsche 917/30 TurboPanzer. And the Fall weather on the way to the bookstore was perfection. So today was not a total waste for me after all. :cool:

    That car/team were banned from Can-Am altogether after total dominance of the 1973 season, where the rest of the cars were effectively in a lower class. Unfortunately, I don't see any axe over the head of Mercedes, so someone is going to have to step up to the plate and beat them if F1 is to remain relevant. :oops:
     
  10. TurboFreak650

    TurboFreak650 Formula 3

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    Sorry about your birthday.

    Wait, what am I apologizing for??! :rolleyes:

    Anyway, lousy birthday Binotto. Hoping for a better 2020.
     
  11. ktu

    ktu F1 Rookie

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    Sounds like when Renault/Alonso stepped up to beat Ferrari to end the boredom of Schumi winning all the time
     
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  12. TurboFreak650

    TurboFreak650 Formula 3

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    I still think that was orchestrated behind the scenes and I understand why----non-Schui/Ferrari fans were bored stiff. I don't blame them if they did indeed make that happen, even if some might find it distasteful. In the end, a big league sport is driven by money, and no one wants to see the same guy win almost everything for 10 years in a row.
     
  13. DeSoto

    DeSoto F1 Veteran

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    Mercedes has a huge political power. By political power I mean pics of Jean Todt with nazi hookers.

    In the past when someone won 2 or 3 years in a row they reshuffled the rules because that's terrible for the business. In the "Mercedes era" they had to change many things because the tv ratings are dropping like rocks but still they hadn't done anything aimed specifically at Mercedes.

    No problem: when be beat them they'll have no excuses.
     
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  14. TurboFreak650

    TurboFreak650 Formula 3

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    Mosely had no viable excuses when he was ....errr, exposed. :oops:
     
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  15. ktu

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    True Tifosi will tell you Merc can't come close to having the amount political power Ferrari has, Ferrari is oldest team in F1, most successful, most storied etc
     
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  16. TurboFreak650

    TurboFreak650 Formula 3

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    Ferrari was the big fish during the last golden age, but times have changed....
     
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  17. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Well, interesting you mention that as an example.
    The opposition cried foul when Roger Penske brought the 917/30 at the CanAm and started winning.
    They were accused of "dominating", mostly by Team McLaren who had dominated the 4 or 5 previous years!!!
    You can look back at the stats, McLaren had won every year until Porsche arrived, and sold plenty of cars too.

    It's the same in F1. Ferrari won 5 titles on the trot, and then Red Bull 4 without a sweat, but since Mercedes entered as a team, it's "unfair".
    All you hear is that the tech rules were dictated by MB, the FIA was bought by MB, the stewards are on MB's payroll, their titles are worthless, etc ...
     
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  18. william

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    If I remember it correctly, Alonso won 2 titles thanks to Renault having a better grip on tyre management than Ferrari.
    Also, after "dominating" for a few years, Ferrari was caught off guard on the technical side.
     
  19. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Well, Ferrari is the only team to have a veto.
    What about that for political power ?
     
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  20. cmos

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    There's a little bit of hypocrisy in this comment, unless I read it wrong. To be fair, I recall us (Ferrari that is) taking victory from one of our drivers from time to time, and handing it to our other driver - and on one occasion, didn't "winner" to try to reverse it on the podium.

    Credit where credit is due. We may not like it, but the way to fix it is to come up with a stronger driver/team/management/strategy/reliability. Fans, loving or hating, can only help so much - the rest is in the hands of Ferrari.
     
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  21. TheMayor

    TheMayor Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    Seriously... what is the point of watching the rest of the season? Ferrari gave up this season at least 2 races ago. Merc and Hamilton have the title. Why would you watch a Mercedes exhibition?
     
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  22. 444sp

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    I still do not understand why they did not put a new Spec 3 engine instead of the Spec 2 in Leclerc's car.
    Surely the high power of the Spec 3 would have allowed him to make the Pole, therefore he would have started in the 11 position,only 6 positions further back than today, having a much more powerful engine for the race and with the advantage of going to Brazil and Abu Dhabi with a new engine.
    Unless the Spec 3 really is out of rules then it was not convenient to use a new one
     
  23. JLF

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    MISSION LOSENOW
     
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  24. Ferrari 308 GTB

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    #174 Ferrari 308 GTB, Nov 3, 2019
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    Good race by Porridge, let's see if his strong finish runs through to 2020.

    Mercedes just have the best team ,and some pretty decent drivers too.

    Like the way Red Bull seem to be improving,Ferrari need to up their game just to be second best.

    Meanwhile Lewis finds time to knock out a number with Christina Aguilera,love or hate him he is a winner.
     
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  25. TurboFreak650

    TurboFreak650 Formula 3

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    I don't plan to. My garage and basement will have to be totally purged and organized first, which will cover the rest of the F1 season, so oh well....
     
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