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noni 
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 Posted: September 03 2016 at 17:54 |
 MillsLayne wrote:
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Jenson has signed a 2 year contract with McClaren, but he will be taking a year off from the sport. |
He'll be helping with car and team development, and there's a chance he could return in 2018. Doubt it, though. This late in his career, he's done. |
Nigel Mansell won his F1 title aged 38. Button is a lot fitter now then he ever was!.. People would want him back like Schumacher. Schumacher was in his 40s when he returned! 
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MillsLayne
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Posted: September 03 2016 at 17:56 |
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Yeah, but comparing Michael Schumacher and Jenson Button are two different things. And I'm a huge Button fan. I would love for a comeback to happen, but I just don't see it happening.
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noni
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Posted: September 03 2016 at 20:07 |
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Yeah, but comparing Michael Schumacher and Jenson Button are two different things. And I'm a huge Button fan. I would love for a comeback to happen, but I just don't see it happening. |
People love Button and his raw talent. He's never been in the best car except Brawn and McClaren.. He did win one grand prix with Honda during Hungary's race, his first win.
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Posted: September 04 2016 at 04:53 |
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Button's two year contract makes him an insurance policy against Alonso deciding he's had enough. I don't doubt that Button will have access to the simulator, he likes doing triathlons so his fitness will not be a problem and people forget that one of the reasons that Schumacher's comeback didn't go so well was because he broke his neck in 2009 riding a superbike and it took a long time to heal (and given how well Rosberg is currently doing it's safe to say that his comeback wasn't as bad as it first seemed).
I don't think a single year out would really be a big problem for him, Raikkonen made a pretty successful return after 2 years out and Alain Prost won the 93 title after taking a sabatical in 92.
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MillsLayne
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Posted: September 04 2016 at 16:36 |
So...the finish to that truck race, huh? 
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noni
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Posted: September 04 2016 at 17:06 |
What a bad race, but there were some good overtakes today. Nico still getting the boos?  Still think Hamilton will win overall this year!!
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Posted: September 04 2016 at 19:52 |
MillsLayne wrote:
So...the finish to that truck race, huh? |
It was a shoddy tackle really.  but yes...that was pretty intense. anything it takes to win it seems.
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Posted: September 05 2016 at 05:03 |
noni wrote:
What a bad race, but there were some good overtakes today. Nico still getting the boos? Still think Hamilton will win overall this year!! |
Lewis was getting booed as well, like anyone else not in a Ferrari. Was impressed with how Nico delt with the crowd though.
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JJLehto
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Posted: September 06 2016 at 02:28 |
True, I reckon at Monza the boos really have nothing to do with anyone or anything but simply "It's not Ferrari" Well, Nico is (as always) keeping things interesting. He is right in the fight for this title. 2 points behind with 7 races to go, anyone's game. Realistically, gah....long as he's behind I just never imagined Nico winning it all but we shall see. Technically he can absolutely do this, and I am still pulling for him.
Indy on the other hand....with Power's DNF the title is pretty much assured to Pag. Even with double points a solid finish should be enough for him to take it. By my math, a Power win would mean Pag needs 5th/6th. A Power 2nd means he would need only 11/12 so guess it's possible but quite uphill for Power.
Dixon, Helio and Newgarden all fight for 3rd...and what the hell happened to JPM this year!?
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Posted: September 14 2016 at 12:26 |
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Singapore this weekend.
Congratulations to Alex Zanardi on winning Gold in the H5 hand cycling Time Trial event today in Rio, tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of that horror smash at the Lausitzring, and he's competing in the Relay on Friday.
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MillsLayne
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Posted: September 14 2016 at 16:37 |
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Singapore this weekend.
Congratulations to Alex Zanardi on winning Gold in the H5 hand cycling Time Trial event today in Rio, tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of that horror smash at the Lausitzring, and he's competing in the Relay on Friday.
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AZ is an absolute champ and inspiration. 
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Posted: September 15 2016 at 17:08 |
Horrifically sad story this morning involving Robby Gordon's dad and his dad's wife, when they were both found dead in their home of a possible murder-suicide. 
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Posted: September 17 2016 at 04:58 |
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Practice times suggest we could be in for a really good Singapore GP, Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari all seem very close on pace.
Zanardi on silver in the Road Race on Thursday and Gold in the relay yesterday, not a bad haul for him that.
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JJLehto
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Posted: September 19 2016 at 00:02 |
Well...Nico is keeping it interesting And has done what I said he never would be able to do: retake the lead.
Congrats to Simon Pagenaud on winning the 2016 Indy Championship!  There wasn't much doubt, Power made it briefly interesting but couldn't sustain, and Pag capped it off in a way no one could doubt: a win. And hey, 5 wins and a damn solid year. No doubt he was the best driver.
Kudos to Will Power who is yet again 2nd. I know it sounds like a joke, but really 2nd is good and given how volatile Indy is, impressive he maintains such consistency. Always seems like he just has a few too many bad races. Helio continues to defy age. Huge congrats to Josef Newgarden and Graham Rahal! 4th and 5th some great results.
No idea what happened to JPM this year...it feels a tad less shameful that he managed to finish in the top 10 at least, but wow. Onward to next year!
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Posted: September 19 2016 at 01:24 |
Go Ricciardo, well second still do again
At least he does not have cheaty engines
Edited by EddieRUKiddingVarese - September 19 2016 at 01:25
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Posted: September 19 2016 at 04:45 |
EddieRUKiddingVarese wrote:
Go Ricciardo, well second still do again
At least he does not have cheaty engines |
All engines are legal, it's hardly Mercedes fault that Renault and Honda have done a bad job (the Ferrari engine is actually pretty good, fairly close to the Merc on performance, they've just got a sh*t car). Congrats to Pagenaud, not surprised he's champion, the way he drove for Schmidt Peterson made it clear he was one of the top talents in the series.
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EddieRUKiddingVarese
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Posted: September 19 2016 at 05:12 |
sleeper wrote:
EddieRUKiddingVarese wrote:
Go Ricciardo, well second still do again
At least he does not have cheaty engines |
All engines are legal, it's hardly Mercedes fault that Renault and Honda have done a bad job (the Ferrari engine is actually pretty good, fairly close to the Merc on performance, they've just got a sh*t car).
Congrats to Pagenaud, not surprised he's champion, the way he drove for Schmidt Peterson made it clear he was one of the top talents in the series.
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All engines are legal, it's hardly Mercedes fault Then why are they under scrutiny................
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Posted: September 19 2016 at 13:45 |
JJLehto wrote:
Well...Nico is keeping it interesting And has done what I said he never would be able to do: retake the lead.
Congrats to Simon Pagenaud on winning the 2016 Indy Championship! There wasn't much doubt, Power made it briefly interesting but couldn't sustain, and Pag capped it off in a way no one could doubt: a win. And hey, 5 wins and a damn solid year. No doubt he was the best driver.
Kudos to Will Power who is yet again 2nd. I know it sounds like a joke, but really 2nd is good and given how volatile Indy is, impressive he maintains such consistency. Always seems like he just has a few too many bad races. Helio continues to defy age. Huge congrats to Josef Newgarden and Graham Rahal! 4th and 5th some great results.
No idea what happened to JPM this year...it feels a tad less shameful that he managed to finish in the top 10 at least, but wow. Onward to next year! |
Well done by Pagenaud indeed! Definitely the best driver this year, so I'm satisfied. Although, I admit, I was rooting for Power to at least make a game of it. I do hope that he wins it one year. |
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JJLehto
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Posted: September 19 2016 at 23:54 |
Power did win the title once, oi I forget when...Indy has become a blur Oh and congrats to Alex Rossi who is rookie of the year. An Indy 500 win aint so shabby either
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Posted: September 20 2016 at 04:22 |
Glad to see Pagenaud get the monkey of his back and win the Indycar championship, and I'm looking forward to Montoya driving for AJ Foyt next year. 
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