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F1 - General discussion and 2016 Season
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You do know what the word "speculation means"?
Binary_Bark
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I missed it, had no internet for a week. Wish I could have seen it
[video=youtube;MuN5dDQbEuE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuN5dDQbEuE[/video]
[video=youtube;MuN5dDQbEuE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuN5dDQbEuE[/video]
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That Merc was all fired up! 
Afterburners activated...That Merc was all fired up!
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Hamilton's Merc...
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Out of all the engines Hamilton's had all his engine troubles were confined to practice and qualifying. Although this does have an effect on his championship standing, his last retirement from a race due to an engine problem was Singapore 2015.
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3 place penalty for Vettel:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126474/vettel-gets-grid-penalty-for-turn-1-collision
Hamilton's reaction and Wolff's take
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126490/hamilton-right-to-vent-anger--mercedes
Wolff is doing a brilliant job at managing his boys this year. Not the easiest job.
Hamilton was able to chill and shake hands in the garage afterwards.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126474/vettel-gets-grid-penalty-for-turn-1-collision
Hamilton's reaction and Wolff's take
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126490/hamilton-right-to-vent-anger--mercedes
Wolff is doing a brilliant job at managing his boys this year. Not the easiest job.
Hamilton was able to chill and shake hands in the garage afterwards.
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Brought a smile to my face... Yes please!
Love that track. Always enjoyed having it for the season finale. The opening race and closing race should always be at one of the older, established tracks IMO. Monza, Silverstone, Monaco, SPA, etc.
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not sure if Bianchi fans will be smiling
Whenever there's talk about unlucky drivers, for some reason I keep thinking about Johnny Herbert. I remember my friend's and I always saying he's the unluckiest driver in F1. But now I can't remember why...
Ouch....
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I also remember that but can't remember why. :/
Binary_Bark
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Was it not his Malaysia crash
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Ah, the case of Johnny Herbert. I could write a book on him.
Once upon a time the talk of the town. The next Great British Hope after Warwick's career was stifled by Senna and Mansell couldn't break his duck. Sadly, he literally smashed his legs to pieces in a F3000 accident in 1988, an accident he would spend the rest of his career trying to recover from and not just physically. After that accident team managers and owners started doubting Johnny as drivers rarely recover from something like that.
His career was beset with poor reliability, him having to fight for support in the shadows of his more established and favoured teammates and the constant need to prove that he belonged following his injuries. Hakkinen and Zanardi were favourites at Lotus even though Herbert was a match for Hakkinen and superior to the charismatic Italian. At Benetton it was all about Michael and then when Michael left Benetton they chose to build around Alesi and Berger. At Sauber he finally found himself in a team where he got the support he craved but it lasted a scant two seasons when Alesi arrived and stole the limelight and all the reliable car parts. At Stewart the trend continued, Barrichello was the blue-eyed boy and the team could only really focus on one car and Johnny wasn't driving it. He had his moment when he won Stewart's maiden GP, but in a sick twist it only served to sour the mood at Stewart as Rubens felt threatened by Johnny's new found position in the team following the win. Indeed Johnny had a stronger end to 1999 than Rubens did, such was the shift.
For me, two races sum Johnny's career up; Monza 1994 and Malaysia 2000.
Johnny and Lotus arrived at Monza with the taxman breathing down their necks. Mugen-Honda, their engine suppliers, too arrived with something of their own; an all-new and more powerful engine. Johnny put this to good use as he qualified 4th, half-a-second behind the enormously powerful Ferrari V12s and only two-tenths behind Hill's Williams. Lotus and Johnny were on for a good race. Unfortunately for Johnny, Eddie Irvine had other ideas as the Ulsterman triggered a mass pile-up at the first corner, taking Johnny and others out. Johnny re-started in the spare car but it failed early in the race. To this day Johnny and many pundits believe he could have won that race, a result that not only would've done a world of good for his career but would've also saved Lotus. As it was, Lotus went in to administration on the Monday after the race, a large number of their sponsors withdrew and Lotus were subsequently unable to pay Mugen-Honda for further delivery of their latest spec engines. By 1995 Lotus were gone and Johnny would begin his journeyman career.
Malaysia 2000, Johnny's final race. A race which brought his F1 career full circle. In 1988 the potential future world champion nearly lost the use of his legs while on the cusp of F1. 12-years later he wasn't able to complete his final race after a heavy accident saw him leave the track on a stretcher.
Johnny has a permanent limp following his crash in 1988. That limp embodies his F1 career.
Once upon a time the talk of the town. The next Great British Hope after Warwick's career was stifled by Senna and Mansell couldn't break his duck. Sadly, he literally smashed his legs to pieces in a F3000 accident in 1988, an accident he would spend the rest of his career trying to recover from and not just physically. After that accident team managers and owners started doubting Johnny as drivers rarely recover from something like that.
His career was beset with poor reliability, him having to fight for support in the shadows of his more established and favoured teammates and the constant need to prove that he belonged following his injuries. Hakkinen and Zanardi were favourites at Lotus even though Herbert was a match for Hakkinen and superior to the charismatic Italian. At Benetton it was all about Michael and then when Michael left Benetton they chose to build around Alesi and Berger. At Sauber he finally found himself in a team where he got the support he craved but it lasted a scant two seasons when Alesi arrived and stole the limelight and all the reliable car parts. At Stewart the trend continued, Barrichello was the blue-eyed boy and the team could only really focus on one car and Johnny wasn't driving it. He had his moment when he won Stewart's maiden GP, but in a sick twist it only served to sour the mood at Stewart as Rubens felt threatened by Johnny's new found position in the team following the win. Indeed Johnny had a stronger end to 1999 than Rubens did, such was the shift.
For me, two races sum Johnny's career up; Monza 1994 and Malaysia 2000.
Johnny and Lotus arrived at Monza with the taxman breathing down their necks. Mugen-Honda, their engine suppliers, too arrived with something of their own; an all-new and more powerful engine. Johnny put this to good use as he qualified 4th, half-a-second behind the enormously powerful Ferrari V12s and only two-tenths behind Hill's Williams. Lotus and Johnny were on for a good race. Unfortunately for Johnny, Eddie Irvine had other ideas as the Ulsterman triggered a mass pile-up at the first corner, taking Johnny and others out. Johnny re-started in the spare car but it failed early in the race. To this day Johnny and many pundits believe he could have won that race, a result that not only would've done a world of good for his career but would've also saved Lotus. As it was, Lotus went in to administration on the Monday after the race, a large number of their sponsors withdrew and Lotus were subsequently unable to pay Mugen-Honda for further delivery of their latest spec engines. By 1995 Lotus were gone and Johnny would begin his journeyman career.
Malaysia 2000, Johnny's final race. A race which brought his F1 career full circle. In 1988 the potential future world champion nearly lost the use of his legs while on the cusp of F1. 12-years later he wasn't able to complete his final race after a heavy accident saw him leave the track on a stretcher.
Johnny has a permanent limp following his crash in 1988. That limp embodies his F1 career.
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I had to Google it:
Monaco GP 1998 - Herbert spun out at Lesmo when his brakes failed. Cause of the brake failure: mechanic left a spanner in the footwell and it made its way behind the brake pedal.
But I'm pretty sure he had some other weird retirements.
Oh, and here's an interesting list, old but an interesting read nonetheless:
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/04/07/top-ten-weirdest-f1-retirements/
Monaco GP 1998 - Herbert spun out at Lesmo when his brakes failed. Cause of the brake failure: mechanic left a spanner in the footwell and it made its way behind the brake pedal.
But I'm pretty sure he had some other weird retirements.
Oh, and here's an interesting list, old but an interesting read nonetheless:
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/04/07/top-ten-weirdest-f1-retirements/
Speculation does not require evidence, paranoia will do. But that does not mean it is not true, or is true.
"Talk of conspiracy has never been far away all year. Hamilton’s fans are convinced that Mercedes have been contriving to give this championship to Rosberg. The team switched the mechanics around, they say. Rosberg has had nothing like the unreliability Hamilton has faced all year."
Malaysian Grand Prix: Is there a Lewis Hamilton conspiracy, who is to blame for engine failure and how big is Nico Rosberg's lead now?
Willie Trombone
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Speculation is fun as long as it stays in that department and doesn't become a History channel show.
Come to think of it... is Waynegohl a Rosberg supporter?
Come to think of it... is Waynegohl a Rosberg supporter?
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Sorry but you cant compare the two in situations.
Daniel Ricciardo knows that he will have a lot less opportunities than the boys from Merc.
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