Steve
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Because he's British lol
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Steve
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You'd be going mad if he was Scottish btw
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Dave
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Depends on your viewpoint I suppose. If you're a Hamilton fan it's great, if you're a neutral not so much.
Fair enough today was a walkover from the front but there was still interesting stuff going on, Ricciardo beating Vettel with ease for example. Also the race before was one of the best I've seen.
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Rob_Quads
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Vettel "Tough Luck" lol Someones getting a bit riled me thinks.
Great to see Hamilton win - Was never going to live up to the last race. It was one of the best in years and year what you will often only get once a season.
Still some interesting tussles going on further back. Shame Riciardo could not get 3rd
[Edited on 20-04-2014 by Rob_Quads]
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Dave
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There can't be any doubt Ricciardo is in Vettels head now.
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JonnyJ
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Originally posted by John
I've caught more of these races than I managed last year.
How is Lewis winning everything any more exciting than Vettel winning everything?
Because i love him 
In all seriousness though, watch Bahrain and tell me that isnt exciting, thats how it will be more often than not. Nico had a poor qualifying and got compromised by a poor start, shows how important quali is, Lewis won this race on saturday with some beautiful driving. Nico wont fuck up all the time though, he'll get another pole soon enough (beat Lewis at Spain last year so could well be there) and we'll have a race on again. They'll be some more classics between them this season yet.
Compare that to Vettel who had next to no challenge from Webber and you can see the difference.
[Edited on 20-04-2014 by JonnyJ]
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JonnyJ
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Originally posted by Dave
There can't be any doubt Ricciardo is in Vettels head now.
Definitely. I was pissing myself when he asked what tyres RIC was on, only to get told they were the same as his..."Tough luck" 
Comprehensively put away again though, his 4 titles looking less impressive with every beating
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Ben G
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Amazing the difference in body language between lewis and nico
Never seen lewis looking so happy and relaxed.
Alonso is also a fantastic driver.
Vettels tough luck message made me laugh. Thats how it should be.
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Ben G
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Originally posted by Tiger
I'm normally the first to defend F1 but fuck that race was boring!
No it wasnt Whenever Lewis is leading my eyes are on stalks all race
"Shit, hes lost a tenth, WHATS WRONG, WHATS FUCKING WRONG!?!?"
same here, especially after the 1st pit stop when Alonso was ''only'' 4 seconds or so behind.
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JonnyJ
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So it seems the last 2 laps of the race no longer count due the the chequered flag being waved 2 laps too soon Luckily for F1, it only means KOB loses a place he gained on the last lap but can you imagine if a serious pass had happened, or Lewis' engine had shat it on what was supposed to be the last lap? What a farce
Also on Vettel, apparently one of the main reasons hes struggling is because he cant adapt his driving technique hes used to with the blown diffuser. In the past, he would compromise corner entry speed (to save tyres) and gain it back on exit when he would nail the the throttle, activating the EBD which would nail the rear end and gain lost time back, due to how effective if was on the RB. Now hes lost that, hes wrecking his tyres much quicker than Daniel, who obviously didnt have as an effective EBD with Torro Rosso.
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Ben G
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Wtf? Lewis did radio about the lack of chequered flag, but it was Deffo there on lap 56/56.
Didn't notice it being waved on 54?
Edit: was end of lap 55. Gay,
[Edited on 20-04-2014 by Ben G]
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JonnyJ
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Wtf? Lewis did radio about the lack of chequered flag, but it was Deffo there on lap 56/56.
Didn't notice it being waved on 54?
Edit: was end of lap 55. Gay,
[Edited on 20-04-2014 by Ben G]
Race was declared on lap 54 mate, but seems its recorded one lap back so right you are
http://www.fia.com/championship/fia-formula-1-world-championship/2014/chinese-grand-prix-race
[Edited on 20-04-2014 by JonnyJ]
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Kyle T
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Good effort from Grandad to nurse his tyres round to P11.
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JonnyJ
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Grandad
Speaking of which, where are all the Button/Mclaren fans? They all seem to have gone very quiet, just like last season. Strange that.
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fred7
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I would of loved if that really happened, but...... dan ric is doing well in that car so maybe webber was just abit shit, personally I don't believe that crap about dan been better because he didn't have as much downforce
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Scotty_B
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Would have been interesting to see Webber in the current Red Bull to see if he would be faster without a blown diffuser.
[Edited on 22-04-2014 by Scotty_B]
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Jambo
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PMSL @ that gif
Oh Hai btw 
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Jambo
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Originally posted by fred7
I would of loved if that really happened, but...... dan ric is doing well in that car so maybe webber was just abit shit, personally I don't believe that crap about dan been better because he didn't have as much downforce
The unglamorous answer is Dan is clearly more happy/suited to the car than Seb is.
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by John
I've caught more of these races than I managed last year.
How is Lewis winning everything any more exciting than Vettel winning everything?
Because everyone loves to hate Vettel, more than likely his combination of being young and German, whilst being successful. Its the usual British way to abhor success and root for the underdog.
They will soon turn on Mercedes, but doubt the same feeling will be directed towards Lewis because of his nationality.
The plus point this year, is Rosberg is a true rival to Hamilton whereas Webber/Vettel was more of a one sided story.
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JonnyJ
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Jambo's in the hooouse
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