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MillsLayne 
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Joined: September 14 2010 Location: East Bay, CA Status: Offline Points: 2504 |
 Posted: April 12 2014 at 17:59 |
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Southern 500 at Darlington is on right now. One of the best races of the year and a track that should have two dates instead of one.
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sleeper
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Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449 |
Posted: April 11 2014 at 11:53 |
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It's been confirmed today, Gene Haas (co-owner of the Stewart Haas NASCAR team) has got an entry to F1 next year.
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JJLehto
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Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Status: Offline Points: 34550 |
Posted: April 10 2014 at 08:19 |
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Maybe? I took it as a sort of, not too direct way of saying they didn't like each other, but who knows?
Anyway, excited for Long Beach! I randomly remembered that Dario is retired, makes me sad. Alas, hoping for a good Indy season. Will Helio or Power finally make it happen??
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sleeper
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Posted: April 08 2014 at 08:51 |
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Well, what he said to the BBC was that he could count the number of friends he has on one hand and Nico wasn't one and that it would be the same with Nico. Given the context and the way he said it I'm pretty certain he was talking specifically about close friends that he completely trusts rather than friends in general.
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JJLehto
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Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Status: Offline Points: 34550 |
Posted: April 07 2014 at 18:06 |
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Pretty much. I guess there is running, (I only know about it because my 2 roomies are hardcore runners) but they have teams, where they train together, do stuff together, and of course get collective points for their team, but really it's a team of individuals all trying to beat each other. Yeah, I'm too lazy to find the quote but Hami didn't say they dislike each other, just that were certainly not friends. That part can't be misconstrued...was quite clear they are not buddies  We shall see if this remains the case though...we know how the 2 #1s often goes down. If they don't dislike each other now, they may by years end! Excited for next weekend. Long Beach GP, always one of my favorites.
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MillsLayne
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Joined: September 14 2010 Location: East Bay, CA Status: Offline Points: 2504 |
Posted: April 07 2014 at 16:37 |
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Monday morning Cup race was pretty fun watch today from Texas. Good battles, multiple leaders and fight to the finish. Gordon was close to his 89th win, but Logano was just too fast today.
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richardh
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Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30356 |
Posted: April 07 2014 at 14:35 |
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It was funny watching the TV coverage of Hamilton celebrating his victory after the race and you saw Rosberg 'happy for my team mate to win' face slip for a moment almost into a slight grimace when he thought the camera was no longer on him. Wonder if anyone else spotted that?
The old adage ' Show me a good loser and I will show you a loser' always remains true.
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sleeper
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Posted: April 07 2014 at 09:10 |
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I'd guess Cycling as well, though in Road Racing it seems to be that the teams are set up to have one man go for the win and the others act as support or specialise for certain types of stages. Athletics as well if you take each country as being a "team" rather than it being a purely individual sport.
I don't think Hamilton's said at any point he doesn't get on with Nico, but there are a lot of people in the press that have tried to make it out that they are/were best friends and this was never the case, regardless of how long they've known each other. Given that they're the only two really going for wins, at least so far, I think it's inevitable that there will end up being some tension between them but as long as they keep it clean on track like yesterday then it shouldn't be too big of a problem. |
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richardh
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Posted: April 07 2014 at 01:36 |
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Just thinking but is F1 the only sport where team mates can be against each other?
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JJLehto
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Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Status: Offline Points: 34550 |
Posted: April 06 2014 at 23:38 |
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Huzzah! Turns out my roommate recorded it!
That was sick, some great battles all race long, and with all the teams getting mixed in there. Great stuff. Needless to say the Hami/Rosberg battling was epic. Indeed, the team has said there are no orders...going to make one helluva year I think. Especially with Hamilton saying the two do not like each other, hell yes! This is what I'm talking about. Indeed, Ricciardo has no fear of Vettel. It's great to see.
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sleeper
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Posted: April 06 2014 at 18:12 |
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Excellent race, that battle between Rosberg and Hamilton was spectacular, I'm very glad that Mercedes seem to only have one team order, don't take each other off. Great 3rd place from Perez, first for FI since Fisichella's last race for them at Spa 09. Shame about Button's retirement, he'd pulled a great move on Alonso early on and was hunting down the Force India's before the safety car, he'd virtually caught Hulk. And an excellent move from Ricciardo on Vettel, you don't see that too often.
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MillsLayne
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Joined: September 14 2010 Location: East Bay, CA Status: Offline Points: 2504 |
Posted: April 06 2014 at 17:21 |
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Good race this morning and a great fight for the lead towards the end. Honestly, Hamilton drove flawlessly to hold off Nico being on the softs. Some great battles throughout the field today, overall. That three car battle at one point with the two Force India's and Massa was fantastic.
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Man With Hat
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Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166183 |
Posted: April 06 2014 at 17:06 |
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Whoops. Forgot anything was happening today, motorsports wise.
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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 Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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JJLehto
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Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Status: Offline Points: 34550 |
Posted: April 06 2014 at 15:38 |
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To be fair, I've been saying that about Button for years...
Missed the race and forgot to record it since I had a hectic week/weekend. Whatever, hopefully it wasn't anything too noteworthy. Merc really is the top team it appears. Congrats to Lewis, and Nico who already has 3 podiums and continues to lead the points! Great race for Force India with both Perez and Hulk up there, both Williams in the points (certainly a rebound year) and Ferrari brings up the rear. Guess nothing too crazy, though I do wonder how Ricciardo ended up ahead of Vettel!
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sleeper
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Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449 |
Posted: April 05 2014 at 05:37 |
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Because of the financial problems Lotus had last year this years car was really late, a lot of the problems they're having now are the kind of things the other Renault teams sorted weeks ago. They'll improve quite a bit but probably not before Spain at the earliest. I wouldn't call McLaren mediocre, they're not fighting Merc for wins bu they're in that battle for second place behind them. It's not really a surprise, there are only two teams that do everything themselves and Merc has clearly done a much better job than Ferrari (RBR might be the works Renault team but they are separate entities). It should also be noted that with McLaren going to Honda next year Mercedes are strictly keeping to the letter of their contract and not providing any other assistance, certainly less than FI an Williams are getting, and keeping Mac personnel away from the car whilst they work on the engine, all to try an prevent information loss to Honda. |
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sleeper
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Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449 |
Posted: April 05 2014 at 05:29 |
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Given the extent of the brain injuries he received I don't think it's a surprise that he's taking a long time to wake up so short of giving us detailed medical readouts that most of us wouldn't understand, I don't think there's anything they haven't disclosed, though the family is deliberately keeping information to notable changes to avoid the place becoming a media circus. Lets face it, red top journalists are shameless pieces of trash that would do anything for a story. Of more interest is the article Dr Gary Hartstein (former F1 doctor) wrote a few weeks ago condemning the Grenoble hospital for mis-handling Schumachers treatment, I wonder what he'd be referring to specifically? |
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MillsLayne
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Joined: September 14 2010 Location: East Bay, CA Status: Offline Points: 2504 |
Posted: April 04 2014 at 21:46 |
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Terrible. Guess I shouldn't feel so bad about McLaren being mediocre, although I wish Button were a little more aggressive at times. |
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Chris S
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 09 2004 Location: Front Range Status: Offline Points: 7028 |
Posted: April 04 2014 at 19:55 |
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I was just about to post and say what an earth is going on re Schumaker......it must be awful for his family. Without sounding negative I wonder how much they are clearly not disclosing?
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...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
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Man With Hat
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Posted: April 04 2014 at 19:23 |
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Lotus?
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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 Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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sleeper
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Posted: April 04 2014 at 12:22 |
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Practice times from Bahrain, I think it's pretty obvious which team is going to win this one. Should be interesting as it's going to be a night race.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps 1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m34.325s 28 2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m34.690s +0.365 31 3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m35.360s +1.035 28 4. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1m35.433s +1.108 28 5. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1m35.442s +1.117 13 6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m35.528s +1.203 21 7. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m35.606s +1.281 29 8. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 1m35.640s +1.315 31 9. Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1m35.662s +1.337 22 10. Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1m35.802s +1.477 40 11. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1m35.920s +1.595 9 12. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 1m35.972s +1.647 32 13. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m35.998s +1.673 18 14. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m36.366s +2.041 32 15. Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1m36.962s +2.637 13 16. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m36.975s +2.650 35 17. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1m37.259s +2.934 24 18. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m37.599s +3.274 23 19. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1m37.800s +3.475 15 20. Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1m38.247s +3.922 10 21. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1m38.257s +3.932 33 22. Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1m39.136s +4.811 30 |
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