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Points: 16449 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 18 2017 at 13:29
I've held off on posting about this, largely because I still can't believe it's possible but have changed my mind thanks to the gathering momentum, but Renault are seriously considering signing Robert Kubica for next year replacing Palmer. He's had two tests recently in the 2012 Lotus (incidentally the exact same chassis that Raikkonen drove to victory in Abu Dhabi) around Valencia and Paul Ricard and has impressed the team with both his speed and consistency. The biggest remaining question is how he would do in a current generation car and so are considering putting him in for the test after the Hungarian GP in two weeks.

Considering that six years ago his right hand was vertually severed I never thought he'd get back behind the wheel of an F1 car, let alone have the chance to race one again.
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My personal opinion is that Vettel is not good under pressure.  Hamilton has 4 of his strongest races other then the British Grand still to come, which he generally dominates at...  Bottas is doing a remarkable job!...  Another contract will soon be written for the Fin!...Smile
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My wildcard pick of the Championship? Bottas taking the title after Vettel crashes into Hamilton claiming that Hamilton provoked his ire by throwing a gum wrapper out of his car during SC car laps in the very last race of the championship.

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And there it is. The one result that brings it right back to dead heat. This is gunna be a crazy season till the very end
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Points: 67478 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 16 2017 at 10:12
Almost a flawless weekend for Ferrari for once but nope. Ouch
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The FIA says he's legal. That's ok by me. Big smile
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Points: 67478 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 11 2017 at 04:23
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/bottas-start-penalty-austria-fia-928763

There are slowed-down videos on Youtube where you can see it.
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^My eyesight is atrocious, so I really couldn't tell from the replays. But the FIA is pretty sharp, so that surprises me.
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Points: 67478 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 10 2017 at 14:33
Originally posted by noni noni wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Helio back in the game and Bottas with another win. Damn good karma for both!

Glad Bottas won.   Vettel cannot stop winging,  he's now blaming Bottas for a false start,  even though the FIA has proved otherwise.
The tyres moved before the lights went out, but it was supposedly "within limits".
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Helio back in the game and Bottas with another win. Damn good karma for both!

Glad Bottas won.   Vettel cannot stop winging,  he's now blaming Bottas for a false start,  even though the FIA has proved otherwise.
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Helio back in the game and Bottas with another win. Damn good karma for both!
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I mean this is Indy...there's always like 10 people that are technically in a realistic chance of the title ha
Helio IS very consistent, one of the most it seems but the dude just never wins. If he could manage a few a year I have to wonder if things may be different.... I do hope he can pull it off, what a story it'd be if finally gets a title and whatever age he is.
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Points: 166183 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 09 2017 at 21:58
Helio!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought these days were long gone. :p
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It's been over three years since Helio last won, and he's only 8 points out of first.  He needs to string together some strong runs and hope Dixon has some bad luck.


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Bottas! 
By this point,  I feel safe in saying Seb has the upper hand.

Wow! Helio! How many years has it been since that guy has won? Maybe this will finally be the year he wins a titleLOL
Hildebrand and RHR round out an interesting podium.
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Points: 2504 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 09 2017 at 17:56
Helio a winner again in IndyCar!  His 30th career win!


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Originally posted by JJLehto JJLehto wrote:

Congrats to Ricciardo on the win, as as Bottas and Stoll, which makes probably the most interesting podium we'll see. Ocon keeps on and.....Alonso finishes 9th!? Its a miracle.
Yeah, a lucky one for Ricciardo, but he's had a lot of bad luck last year, so it's karma. Alonso actually finishing most have felt like climbing Mt. Everest, and now I can stop saying "Where did they find this Stoll guy? Another wealthy turkey?" LOL
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Baku was a lot more interesting than I expected, albeit for the wrong reasons. LOL

I had another fun outing at Sonoma yesterday for the Cup race.  Perfect weather, free tickets from my wife's uncle and some friends who appreciate racing as much as I do made it a great day!  I was hoping to see Kyle Busch break into the win column for this season, but I had to settle for a 5th place while Harvick dominated the second half to win his first of the season.  Also saw Dale Jr. race for the last time.


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Congrats to Ricciardo on the win, as as Bottas and Stoll, which makes probably the most interesting podium we'll see. Ocon keeps on and.....Alonso finishes 9th!? Its a miracle.
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So, now the US is keeping out Russians? That's a twist! Wink
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