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JJLehto 
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 Posted: September 24 2015 at 18:05 |
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^Is this the same Rosberg as last year? I want this impersonator arrested!  |
Yeah, talent wise Lewis is without a doubt better, and really I was being wishful last year, it was a combo of Nico doing just enough and Lewis slipping every so often that kept him alive, but this year Hami has just put the pedal to the metal and owned it.
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Posted: September 24 2015 at 17:50 |
^Is this the same Rosberg as last year? I want this impersonator arrested!
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JJLehto
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Posted: September 24 2015 at 17:47 |
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Yeah, PDVSA is the state owned oil company of Venezuela. Given that US shale oil has flooded the market and is really hurting everybody other oil company out there, I'm surprised they've got any money to throw Pastors way.
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I am against fracking, BUT if one of the (very unexpected) side effects will be no longer having the $ to give Pastor to keep him in F1, it aint totally bad And tough to deny how beautifully low oil prices have fallen, but this isnt the politics/econ thread so I'll end that there.
Given how volatile the swings can be now, the last race keeps Nico alive. Clearly he doesn't have "it" needed to beat Lewis, but like last year...he's managing to stay just enough afloat to leave shreds of hope (to be dashed later )
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Posted: September 24 2015 at 11:21 |
^Might as well just put Noriega in the car. He would probably do a better job. And thanks for the update on Brabs.
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Posted: September 23 2015 at 06:11 |
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Yeah, PDVSA is the state owned oil company of Venezuela. Given that US shale oil has flooded the market and is really hurting everybody other oil company out there, I'm surprised they've got any money to throw Pastors way.
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JJLehto
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Posted: September 22 2015 at 17:10 |
Ugh...Pastor, must be nice to be a pay driver. I mean...I'd want actual results and respect but still I may be wrong, but wasn't he also sponsored (maybe officially?) by the government? If so, that's even worse! Literal do nothing and gets a free ride in F1.
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Posted: September 22 2015 at 16:54 |
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No, not officially. He's currently working on getting his team up and running in LMP2 for next year and will likely be the lead driver. I believe his most recent race was for ESM earlier in the year as a stand in for an injured van Overbeeke at Silverstone.
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Posted: September 22 2015 at 16:42 |
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Does anyone know if David Brabham has officially retired? He was always one of my favorites and is a true technician as well as a awesome tactician.
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Posted: September 22 2015 at 15:59 |
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That's a likely scenario, although I wouldn't mind him in Indycar (I know it won't happen) so I could go see him race. That would be awesome.
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Posted: September 22 2015 at 05:53 |
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I'm treating it the same as the VW to buy Red Bull rumours, I'll only believe it when they announce it. Since the story seemed to first turn up in the Daily Mail it certainly needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, though I do like the idea of him racing with/against Webber in the WEC (who won the race at Austin over the weekend, and the Nurburgring two weeks earlier) instead of a McLaren stuck in no mans land.
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Posted: September 22 2015 at 03:57 |
And it sounds like Jenson will be announcing his retirement from F1 during or before the Suzuka weekend, so now I'll have to deal with both Jeff Gordon and Jenson Button retiring in November. Happy Thanksgiving! 
Edited by MillsLayne - September 22 2015 at 03:58
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Posted: September 21 2015 at 17:18 |
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^Yes, this type of rich 'amateur' keeps coming around until they get bored of racing or run out of money and have to go back and work on the pig farm or whatever. A shame, really.
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Posted: September 21 2015 at 16:56 |
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Maldonado got re signed for next year, yesterday. It's a shame that the Lotus/Renault team need his money so much as he's a complete moron in wheel to wheel racing, ruined Jenson's race yesterday (not that it mattered, overheating gearbox would have put him out anyway).
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I was so mad about that yesterday, although it was nice to see Jenson being aggressive and fighting for points, whether he would've finished or not.
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Posted: September 21 2015 at 05:38 |
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Typical Sungapore.
Maldonado got re signed for next year, yesterday. It's a shame that the Lotus/Renault team need his money so much as he's a complete moron in wheel to wheel racing, ruined Jenson's race yesterday (not that it mattered, overheating gearbox would have put him out anyway).
If Hamilotn wins in Japan this weekend I think he can afford to come second in each of the 5 races afterwards with Nico winning them all and still be champion.
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Posted: September 20 2015 at 23:22 |
Yeah, one good thing about Sunday morning work....made it easier to get up a little earlier for the race, and while the results were fun, the race was a bit of a snoozer.
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Posted: September 20 2015 at 13:22 |
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^Thanks V. Still a pretty substantial lead.
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SteveG
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Posted: September 20 2015 at 12:55 |
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Good win by Vettel but a dull race. Both McLaren's DNFed as well as Hamilton, which was a surprise. I think Lewis is still ahead by 40+ points on Rosberg, but I'm not sure exactly. Does anyone know?
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Posted: September 19 2015 at 19:26 |
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I'd love a Kimi win, but I feel like something would have to happen to Vettel for that to happen.
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JJLehto
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Posted: September 19 2015 at 17:39 |
That is pretty shocking, I'd say maybe this can finally be a Kimi win but I'll pull my head out of fantasy land for once
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