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SteveG 
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 Posted: November 07 2014 at 15:52 |
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Knock. Knock. Who's there? |
 Brad Keselowski.
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MillsLayne
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Posted: November 07 2014 at 21:39 |
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What the hell is the deal with Button these last two races?
And yes, Phoenix will be fun this weekend. I wish Gordon had more of a cushion than one point over 5th, but he should be okay, this being a very strong track for him.
Edited by MillsLayne - November 07 2014 at 21:40
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Man With Hat
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Posted: November 08 2014 at 01:01 |
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^ Yeah, it's pretty wide open so anything can happen.
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Engine
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Posted: November 08 2014 at 04:34 |
What a year ! Looks like us Englanders have lost two driver virtually overnight. Just down to Lewis now. Jenson will be sorely missed. I met Max Chilton at Barcelona race this year and the poor lad was convinced he was heading for the top....not the chop 
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sleeper
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Posted: November 08 2014 at 06:18 |
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I don't think anyone will really miss Max Chilton, his lack of development over last year was disappointing and he was comprehensively outperformed by Bianchi, a driver who really was heading for the top before his unfortunate accident.
Button was the victim of bad strategy from McLaren last time (they do seem to get it wrong more often than not) in trying to run long stints on the tyres. With the Gearbox penalty meaning Jenson was behind Magnussen he was having to do all the fighting as a rear gunner when the faster cars caught up, nothing he could have done other than show he's better at wheel to wheel racing than most of the grid.
Yesterday he had an ERS failure on his first out lap in FP1 and FP2 was spent trying new things aimed at the future which just didn't work at Interlagos. I really hope he's retained for next year, an Alonso/Button pairing would potentially be the strongest on the grid.
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sleeper
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Posted: November 08 2014 at 16:35 |
Excellent qualy, nothing in it. And thats officially the qualy lap record here, beating Barichello's from 2004. | Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m10.023s | - | | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m10.056s | 0.033s | | 3 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m10.247s | 0.224s | | 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m10.305s | 0.282s | | 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Mercedes | 1m10.930s | 0.907s | | 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull/Renault | 1m10.938s | 0.915s | | 7 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren/Mercedes | 1m10.969s | 0.946s | | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m10.977s | 0.954s | | 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m11.075s | 1.052s | | 10 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m11.099s | 1.076s | | 11 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m11.591s | - | | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m11.976s | - | | 13 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m12.099s | - | | 14 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus/Renault | 1m12.037s | - | | 15 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m12.040s | - | | 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus/Renault | 1m12.233s | - | | 17 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Renault | - | - | | 18 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m12.076s | - |
Edited by sleeper - November 08 2014 at 16:35
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Vompatti
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Posted: November 08 2014 at 16:47 |
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Hamilton will probably win again. Nico makes too many silly mistakes. He seems like a nervous horse.
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MillsLayne
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Posted: November 08 2014 at 18:47 |
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Boom. Jenson 5th. The guy can drive and I really, REALLY hope he comes back next year.
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sleeper
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Posted: November 08 2014 at 20:38 |
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I don't think he will, I think he's already made the decision to step away. In an interview with the BBC he said he doesnt want to race if he's not out for wins, and when asked if McLaren offered him a contract now would he sign, there was a very long pause before he said "I don't know." To me that says he's not convinced that next years car is going to be a winner and that he really only wants to be fighting for wins.
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JJLehto
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Posted: November 09 2014 at 12:14 |
Button. I like the guy, I do, and I have given him a bit more credit than I used to, including this year, he's impressed at times. Buuuutt it probably is time for McLaren to replace him, imho, with younger fresh talent.
Wow! Think Nico is inspired this weekend? Fastest lap ever at Interlagos! Too little too late, and any possible hope I literally saw slip away as he was passed by Lewis last week  It was like watching the title slip right there. But hey, we shall see...Lewis had it locked up in 2007 as well, and double points, anything can happen. Just want two exciting races to finish.
Edit: Been busy lately, not following as much as I want to. Belated Congrats to Lewis on his 32nd win last week, the most of any UK driver! Don't even have to specify English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish whatever... he tops em all
Edited by JJLehto - November 09 2014 at 13:08
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JJLehto
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Posted: November 09 2014 at 14:07 |
What a dominant weekend for Nico, who managed to do enough to keep Lewis at bay and never fully threaten. With all the talk about pressure getting to him IDK...he handled it superbly this weekend. He at least lives to fight one more race.
Gotta love Massa grabbing third, and great finish for Button in 4th.
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MillsLayne
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Posted: November 09 2014 at 16:46 |
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Man With Hat
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Posted: November 09 2014 at 18:46 |
^ Yeah, a bit of a bs move there from Newman, but I guess you gotta do what you gotta do to get in. Was rooting for Gordon but alas... At this point anyone but Harvick will be great...but I would kinda like Newman to win the championship as he hasn't won any races this year and it will warm my heart a bit to see that scenario play out.
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MillsLayne
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Posted: November 09 2014 at 21:47 |
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To screw with NASCAR's reasoning for this new system, yeah I wouldn't mind seeing Newman win it all, but really, I'm rooting for Joey Logano. Him winning it would p!$$ so many people off that I'd enjoy it.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: November 09 2014 at 21:53 |
I'd like to see Hamlin win it the most of the four remaining. I'd have no problem with Logano either. He's driven quite well this year.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
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sleeper
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Posted: November 10 2014 at 05:45 |
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It seems Alonso's switch to McLaren is done, they're going to sort out his team mate in the next couple of weeks and hopefully make the announcement at Abu Dhabi.
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SteveG
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Posted: November 10 2014 at 09:19 |
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Nico was outstanding in Brazil and really held up under the pressure. It was Hamilton that went off during the race. Can't wait for the finale!
I'm bummed that Gordon is out of the championship running. What kind of rules puts a non winner like Ryan Newman in the chase. Craaaazy!
Edited by SteveG - November 13 2014 at 09:14
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sleeper
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Posted: November 10 2014 at 11:04 |
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That would be NASCAR ever since the Chase was introduced. I'll never understand why they didn't just change the points system 10 years ago to favour winners instead of consistency rather than bringing in the chase, it's only ever looked like a poor gimmick.
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Engine
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Posted: November 10 2014 at 11:40 |
http://youtu.be/4YljMqjPVIw . .
If you can , re watch the F1 Podium celebration. On leaving the podium Nico Rosberg seeths , looks hatefully at Massa's empty rostrum step , and spits what seems to be " F*****g B*****D !" I've watched it several times and I'm convinced . Not very nice.....maybe because Massa stole his podium thunder in front of the Brazilian crowd. . . .Have just found it on youtube...... I can't seem to put a link on here. Anyway it can be googled with "rosberg swears " seems someone else noticed aswell.
Edited by Engine - November 10 2014 at 12:04
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: November 10 2014 at 12:02 |
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What was he upset about?
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