08-30-2020, 01:18 PM
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#661
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Apartment 5A
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Originally Posted by btimbit
Why do I always forget Albon exists when I make my predictions? Haha
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Red Bull forgets Albon as well.
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08-31-2020, 07:24 AM
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#663
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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I can't believe just how bad Ferrari is. I do get a little annoyed when the commentators keep talking about how fast they were last year, and saying how far they have fallen, but never ointment it was because they were cheating. Like, ya, of course the cheater car was fast.
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08-31-2020, 08:31 AM
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#664
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
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The Safety Car kinda ruined the race.
Wonder if Alfa will be getting a fine for the wheel coming off the car? That was almost very bad for Russell.
I can't recall a time that cars have failed to make it to the grid for mechanical issues. Is that because of the short turn around/higher frequency of the races this season?
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08-31-2020, 09:19 AM
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#665
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: The centre of everything
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Not a great race to watch, despite being at Spa. Hamilton is simply better than anyone else by a country mile. It is simply amazing to watch. I dont know how he does it, but other than Rosberg bottling lightning for one season he seems to just crush his teammates. Bottas has no answer for him and you can see it sucking the life out of him.
Renault drivers and Gasly with the best performances of the day. Like DoubleK said the SC screwed Gasly on the hard tire. Giovannazi's crashes all look the same...he simply gets on the loud pedal too early/hard and snaps it around on corner exit. And I agree DoubleK, thank god for the rollhoop, that could've been disastrous for Russell (ala Senna + Massa). Danny Ric setting the fastest lap on the last lap was awesome...2 more laps and he could have caught Max (maybe).
What happened to Racing Point!?! They should have been A LOT faster, but were the slowest of the midfield teams. Both Alpha's were faster than them as well.
And poor Sainz...blown turbo/exhaust and he can't even start. Now he's facing down a stint in a horrible Ferrari. Which, I have to say, is AWESOME. I hate Ferrari. Once a cheater, always a cheater. They deserve everything bad that happens to them.
Updated Standings!!
Jayswin with another strong week and 4 correct picks, followed by Fuzz with 3. Agulati still leads, but its a 2 way race for 2nd now with Jayswin and Arsenal. Speede5 has the lead on the most correct top 10. Agulati with the lead, by A LOT, in correctly slotted picks.
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08-31-2020, 09:46 AM
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#666
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Agulati is a beast at picking top 10.
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08-31-2020, 11:50 AM
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#667
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
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How the heck is the FIA going to police the ban on party modes?
I think this is good for Renault vs Mercedes as Merc always seemed to have the ability to turn it up to 11. 11 being one louder than 10.....
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08-31-2020, 01:26 PM
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#668
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by jayswin
Agulati is a beast at picking top 10.
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Haha, Lucky more like it.
Surprised by how much racing point has fallen off though.
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08-31-2020, 03:14 PM
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#669
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
I can't believe just how bad Ferrari is. I do get a little annoyed when the commentators keep talking about how fast they were last year, and saying how far they have fallen, but never ointment it was because they were cheating. Like, ya, of course the cheater car was fast.
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http://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/...8DdURgccz-.mp4
From this tweet:
https://twitter.com/timhauraney/stat...33512563576832
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09-01-2020, 01:51 AM
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#670
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by FLAMESRULE
And poor Sainz...blown turbo/exhaust and he can't even start. Now he's facing down a stint in a horrible Ferrari. Which, I have to say, is AWESOME. I hate Ferrari. Once a cheater, always a cheater. They deserve everything bad that happens to them.
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09-01-2020, 09:01 AM
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#671
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SW Calgary
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Jesus, how did I come in 2nd last year? I suck
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09-01-2020, 09:35 AM
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#672
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Yeah based on my pick history I think I might be the ricardow of F1 fans. I’m clearly delusional and living in a fantasy world.
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09-01-2020, 10:10 AM
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#673
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: The centre of everything
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Originally Posted by btimbit
Jesus, how did I come in 2nd last year? I suck
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How did I win...lol. It's my irrational dislike of Stroll + Racing Point, along with faith in Leclerc + Vettel as drivers to outperform that has hurt me. Add to that faith that Bottas has his poop in a group and would push Hamilton a bit and you end up with the 3rd lowest Correct Top 10's...ugh.
And Speede5, I agree they all "cheat"...but Ferrari has always been next level at it. Couple that to the ridiculous stroke they have at FIA + F1 and I'm very happy to see them rot away in 15th.
Have it from a "source" that there secret agreement with FIA+F1 regarding the engines was that they were tricking the fuel flow sensors. Not sure if that was speculated here or not (I just hear "engine performance"). No idea why the agreement isnt public.
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09-01-2020, 02:41 PM
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#674
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First Line Centre
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Yes, there's blatant cheating and then there's interpertation and creative work arounds, which I appreciate. Even with our antiquated hobby stock cars that we run on 80's technology we still spend a ####load of time trying to find little ways to work around rules to this day.
On another note; so I thought I'd go for coffee last Sunday morning and thought maybe I could do it in Francourchamps, cause there's a ton of little cafes and bars. As soon as I crossed into Belgium there was a lit up sign on the side of the road saying F1 no access, which I expected, thinking maybe it was the track, turns out it was the whole bloody town. Lol. About 5 km out of town the police were set up and only credentials got you through, so I cruised on up to Spa for my coffee and went on a good rip through the forest on the way home. To top it off I couldn't get my F1 TV sub to work so I only got to catch a few laps near the end of the race!
So sad that Covid has taken all of this away, I got there last year for qualifying, and was just below the crash when it happened. I have been to many sporting events but F1 is just on a different level, the amount of people, the support series, the buzz outside the track. Was so looking forward to spending the whole weekend at an event.
On the plus side I have a race school booked at the Ring next week, open wheel and having to turn right and left, should be a blast.
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09-01-2020, 06:18 PM
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#675
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Originally Posted by FLAMESRULE
How did I win...lol. It's my irrational dislike of Stroll + Racing Point, along with faith in Leclerc + Vettel as drivers to outperform that has hurt me. Add to that faith that Bottas has his poop in a group and would push Hamilton a bit and you end up with the 3rd lowest Correct Top 10's...ugh.
And Speede5, I agree they all "cheat"...but Ferrari has always been next level at it. Couple that to the ridiculous stroke they have at FIA + F1 and I'm very happy to see them rot away in 15th.
Have it from a "source" that there secret agreement with FIA+F1 regarding the engines was that they were tricking the fuel flow sensors. Not sure if that was speculated here or not (I just hear "engine performance"). No idea why the agreement isnt public.
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Ya, the fuel flow thing was suspected. I had heard it was flexible tubing after the sensor that could expand, hold extra fuel, then let it out when needed more. So the flow would read steady, as opposed to going up and down with demand. Then when it needed extra juice it would get released past the valve slowing it, the expanded tubing would deflate, and bingo, extra fuel flow when needed. It was tough to spot because it looked like a normal fuel hose.
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09-03-2020, 07:28 AM
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#676
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Getting my picks in early this week
Hamilton
Verstappen
Bottas
Albon
Stroll
Ricciardo
Perez
Ocon
Gasly
Norris
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09-03-2020, 09:23 AM
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#677
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Apartment 5A
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09-03-2020, 10:07 AM
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#678
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: The centre of everything
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Originally Posted by KelVarnsen
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Heard that this morning. Definitely a changing of the guard with Williams stepping out of F1. An amazing team with an illustrious history.
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09-03-2020, 10:34 AM
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#679
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
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Sad news. I've always had a soft spot for Williams going back to the JV days.
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09-03-2020, 10:35 AM
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#680
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Back in Calgary
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Hamilton
Bottas
Verstappen
Norris
Albon
Stroll
Albon
Perez
Gasly
Ricciardo
Ocon
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