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JJLehto

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Posted: July 21 2014 at 01:30

Nico!!

Yeah, right when RHR is back in it, gone blown it again.

Crazy to see Helio take the lead! I'm sure we all would love to see him finally get a title.

Big congrats for Bourdais

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Posted: July 21 2014 at 16:36

A couple of interesting articles regarding yesterday's no SC call in the German GP. And I, too, thought of the '77 South African GP.

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/no-safety-car

http://www.motorsport.com/all/article/?id=454372

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Posted: July 21 2014 at 17:05

Yeah, I was very surprised they didn't call the SC for Sutil's spin, what was the difference between that and Glock's crash in 2008? Both incidents had a car left in the middle of the track and marshals trying to clear it.

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Posted: July 23 2014 at 11:51

Tonight the NASCAR trucks are back in Eldora for the Mudsummer Classic. I was a little skeptical last year of how the trucks would be on the dirt (thinking it was a bit of a gimmick), but it was a ton of fun to watch and I expect tonight to be no different. With guys coming from dirt backgrounds and others that have little to no experience on dirt, it makes for a pretty interesting race. Like last year, this race is done with the typical "local short track" style with five heat races and a B Main to determine the 30 truck starting grid for the main race. Along with the truck regulars, Cup drivers Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon (last year's winner) are entered for tonight, as well as Ken Schrader.

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Posted: July 25 2014 at 12:41

Good start to the weekend for Lewis. Williams will probably have a tougher time of it this weekend in beating Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari.

Pos Driver                Team                     Time      Gap     Laps
 1. Lewis Hamilton        Mercedes                 1m24.482s          38
 2. Nico Rosberg          Mercedes                 1m24.720s +0.238s  38
 3. Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault         1m25.111s +0.629s  33
 4. Fernando Alonso       Ferrari                  1m25.437s +0.955s  26
 5. Kevin Magnussen       McLaren-Mercedes         1m25.580s +1.098s  34
 6. Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari                  1m25.730s +1.248s  30
 7. Daniel Ricciardo      Red Bull-Renault         1m25.983s +1.501s  29
 8. Valtteri Bottas       Williams-Mercedes        1m25.999s +1.517s  37
 9. Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes         1m26.234s +1.752s  33
10. Felipe Massa          Williams-Mercedes        1m26.402s +1.920s  18
11. Daniil Kvyat          Toro Rosso-Renault       1m26.689s +2.207s  42
12. Jean-Eric Vergne      Toro Rosso-Renault       1m26.703s +2.221s  37
13. Nico Hulkenberg       Force India-Mercedes     1m26.789s +2.307s  39
14. Adrian Sutil          Sauber-Ferrari           1m26.919s +2.437s  41
15. Sergio Perez          Force India-Mercedes     1m27.013s +2.531s  39 
16. Pastor Maldonado      Lotus-Renault            1m27.019s +2.537s  40
17. Romain Grosjean       Lotus-Renault            1m27.021s +2.539s  14  
18. Esteban Gutierrez     Sauber-Ferrari           1m27.480s +2.998s  32
19. Kamui Kobayashi       Caterham-Renault         1m28.370s +3.888s  35 
20. Jules Bianchi         Marussia-Ferrari         1m28.469s +3.987s  26
21. Max Chilton           Marussia-Ferrari         1m28.586s +4.104s  35
22. Marcus Ericsson       Caterham-Renault         1m29.036s +4.554s  34

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Posted: July 25 2014 at 15:56

MillsLayne wrote:

Tonight the NASCAR trucks are back in Eldora for the Mudsummer Classic.
I was a little skeptical last year of how the trucks would be on the
dirt (thinking it was a bit of a gimmick), but it was a ton of fun to watch and I expect tonight to be no
different. With guys coming from dirt backgrounds and others that have little to no experience on dirt, it makes for a pretty interesting race. Like last year, this race is done with the typical "local
short track" style with five heat races and a B Main to determine the 30
truck starting grid for the main race. Along with the truck regulars, Cup drivers Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon (last year's winner) are entered for tonight, as well as Ken Schrader.

This was indeed quite a race! I missed last years but I quite enjoyed it this year and hopefully they will keep this "tradition" for many years to come.

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Posted: July 26 2014 at 13:10

Hamilton just can't get a break these days, car goes up in flames before he can set his first time of the session. I gather even the monocoque was burnt which means they'll have to effectively build up a new car for him to start from the pitlane tomorrow. Vettel looks on it this weekend, briefly even looked like he would challenge for poll before Merc turned up the wick, Magnussen will also have to start from the pit lane after he crashed at turn 1 when it rained and Kimi is really pissed that Ferrari screwed up the strategy which meant he couldn't set a proper time on soft tyres and that Bianchi actually out qualified him!

Pos  Driver             Team/Car              Time       Gap
 1.  Nico Rosberg       Mercedes              1m22.715s
 2.  Sebastian Vettel   Red Bull-Renault      1m23.201s  +0.486s
 3.  Valtteri Bottas    Williams-Mercedes     1m23.354s  +0.639s
 4.  Daniel Ricciardo   Red Bull-Renault      1m23.391s  +0.676s
 5.  Fernando Alonso    Ferrari               1m23.909s  +1.194s
 6.  Felipe Massa       Williams-Mercedes     1m24.223s  +1.508s
 7.  Jenson Button      McLaren-Mercedes      1m24.294s  +1.579s
 8.  Jean-Eric Vergne   Toro Rosso-Renault    1m24.720s  +2.005s
 9.  Nico Hulkenberg    Force India-Mercedes  1m24.775s  +2.060s
10.  Kevin Magnussen    McLaren-Mercedes
Q3 cut-off time:                       1m24.647s
11.  Daniil Kvyat       Toro Rosso-Renault    1m24.706s  +1.396s**
12.  Adrian Sutil       Sauber-Ferrari        1m25.136s  +1.826s
13.  Sergio Perez       Force India-Mercedes  1m25.211s  +1.901s
14.  Esteban Gutierrez  Sauber-Ferrari        1m25.260s  +1.950s
15.  Romain Grosjean    Lotus-Renault         1m25.337s  +2.027s
16.  Jules Bianchi      Marussia-Ferrari      1m27.419s  +4.109s
Q2 cut-off time:                       1m26.728s
17.  Kimi Raikkonen     Ferrari               1m26.792s  +1.851s***
18.  Kamui Kobayashi    Caterham-Renault      1m27.139s  +2.198s
19.  Max Chilton        Marussia-Ferrari      1m27.819s  +2.878s
20.  Marcus Ericsson    Caterham-Renault      1m28.643s  +3.702s
21.  Lewis Hamilton     Mercedes
22.  Pastor Maldonado   Lotus-Renault

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Posted: July 26 2014 at 14:25

Yikes! Sounds like a wild qualifying session. Hope it continues over to the race.

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Posted: July 26 2014 at 17:00

I want Nico to win the championship between the two Mercedes drivers, but I kind of feel for Lewis and all of these mechanical issues happening during qualifying, especially since he's not at fault. Same with Kimi. HE really can't catch a break. Happy to see Jenson qualified a respectable 7th.

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Posted: July 27 2014 at 12:57

What a race. Ricciardo wins, 3 way fight for the win and Hamilton goes from the pit lane to the podium. Vettel was a really lucky boy today, I can't believe he spun exiting the last corner and just missed crashing into the concrete pit wall like Perez did.

A 1 month break now before Spa. I'm really looking forward to the next two races, with their straight line speed advantage I'm expecting Williams to really take the fight to Merc at Spa and Monza.

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Posted: July 27 2014 at 13:42

Excellent race this morning. Still a little confused as to why McLaren decided to gamble with intermediates during the first SC when EVERYONE else went with dries, but I guess they figured it was worth the gamble if it meant a possible podium. Great three way battle at the end, though, and really awesome to see Ricciardo get his second win of the season and his career, while the battle between Hamilton and Rosberg on the last lap was pretty intense. It should be a bit of a relief for Nico that his point lead was only shortened to 11 points.

And boom! Jeff Gordon wins at the Brickyard for a record fifth time and for his 90th career win! Great day! Big smile

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Posted: July 29 2014 at 12:59

Late response but that was quite a race indeed. Epic results, glad to see Fernando finish in 2nd.

I have been pulling for Nico this season and while at first I thought it wishful, now I'm thinking it's actually entirely possible!

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Posted: July 29 2014 at 15:33

I'm the only one here routing for Lewis then! He just needs a clean run without something breaking on him, without the mechanical failures he's had he'd be well ahead in the championship by now.

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Posted: August 03 2014 at 15:03

As discussed before, I used to like the guy, but he just seems to be such a t**t now. I did always like Nico as well.

Rough start for Helio at Mid Ohio. Some type of issue on pit lane and couldn't get the car started. Is now 4 laps down. Can pick up positions over the race but this will be a hit, hope this isn't another 2013 where it slips away right at the end...

Dale Jr leading at Pocono with 8 laps to go. Really having quite a solid year, and he used to suck at this place (well he sucked everywhere for a while) so this is cool!

Shame things never did work out for him, but would love to see him grab this win.

Edit: Woo! Came close, but there it is! Third win of the year (hasn't happened since 2004!?) and puts him in great position. I thought for sure would be a champ, then wondered if he even was cut out for NASCAR, but maybe he can still get that first title yet!

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Posted: August 03 2014 at 16:32

Jr. is strong this year and should be strong in the Chase, too. I'll put money on Gordon, though. Literally every track they go to, he's battling for a win. It's like a repeat of 2007 (statistically, Gordon's best year).

Helio is going to end up throwing away another championship shot this year. So aggravating. Plus, it doesn't help that Dixon is leading late in the race. Angry

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Posted: August 03 2014 at 16:57

Wow Dixon out of nowhere! Last to first, taking his 5th win at Mid Ohio.

Because of the double points at Fontana (something I really do not like) Helio is far from in trouble, nor is he safe at all. Guys like Montoya and Dixon can't even be ruled out...

Really that race will make or break the title for someone.

Yeah I forgot about that year Gordon had one of the best years ever, but lost to Johnson due to the Chase....well no point to keep griping about it now lol but I really did hate that change as well.

Oh well...

Oh! Congrats to Bourdais with his 2nd place finish, and Hinch rounding out the podium. Despite a penalty and a spin RHR managed 10th, though I think he was a realistic threat to win. Guy also has trouble shooting himself in the foot, I'm still mad over Long Beach LOL

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Posted: August 03 2014 at 17:30

Did Power get a penalty, he seems to contrive one at every race!

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Posted: August 03 2014 at 20:24

I actually am not sure, I did miss part of it...but wouldn't surprise me. You're right he's been pretty poor in that regard.

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Posted: August 03 2014 at 22:28

sleeper wrote:

I'm the only one here routing for Lewis then! He just needs a clean run without something breaking on him, without the mechanical failures he's had he'd be well ahead in the championship by now.

I've always liked Nico and for so long being "the best of the rest" it's nice to see him succeed. Who knows how many more chances he'll get ata world title, so I would certainly like to see him nab this one when he can.

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Posted: August 03 2014 at 22:30

MillsLayne wrote:

Jr. is strong this year and should be strong in the Chase, too. I'll put money on Gordon, though. Literally every track they go to, he's battling for a win. It's like a repeat of 2007 (statistically, Gordon's best year).Helio is going to end up throwing away another championship shot this year. So aggravating. Plus, it doesn't help that Dixon is leading late in the race. Angry

Indeed. Right now Gordon looks like the one to beat. Thogh Jr. is making quite a nice push, and if he can parley this victory into more positive momentum who knows what can happen...especially with the new points system.

Can't ever count out JJ as well...a lot tracks in the chase are his strong suit.

And yes...shame about Helio. Maybe one day...

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