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nvm
2014 Belgian Grand Prix
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Really interesting analysis there by Ant. Lewis lost it on those 2 corners, he was better in all the other areas as he was picking up time in them. As Ant said, pole was his really, so assuming he was diagnosing the problem he had with the brakes (and I'm not 100% sure what causes a "glazed" disc), and that's what caused those mistakes, then it's another mechanical problem out of his control that caused him to lose pole.
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It's hard to quantify when someone gain or loose time. If a driver goes out of borders his time should be invalidated, no excuses accepted. That would be much easier to judge and will force drivers to actually drive like real F1 drivers instead of approximate truckers. It's not fair for the drivers that made their best lap time within the borders. If they are not forcing white lines anymore I can only say it's yet another retarded decision by the FIA gang.
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I'm just happy Lewis is at least on the front row, he has good pace and I think Lewis has got good pace over Nico. I remember seeing Lewis speedtrap time and Nico might be surprised how much time he lost on Eau Rouge considering he thought he was quick through there.
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Not quite, glazing the brakes (where you put too much heat across the disc surface too early rather than slowly building up the heat throughout the disc) is ultimately a driver error and not an unusual one. We also know from the previous race that Hamilton prefers CI brakes to the Brembos as he finds the Brembos don't suit his warm-up style.
How many single seaters have you driven at speed? The fastest I've driven is a Formula Ford but I can tell you that if you're not 100% confident on the brakes you're not braking as late as you could, it's impossible to.
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Considering that was the time I was available to be on during the work I was doing, I replied and made several comments with in that window, including the frequent responding to you since I was on obviously. If you can show me some sort of time stamp that'd be nice. However, I'll do it for you, it shows me responding seven minutes later and then editing and adding more 43 minutes later so clearly not the rapid "literally 30 seconds" you've said. It seems like a reason to back out of this and not answer my questions, and you even clearly say it this time around rather than me idealizing you wont. This is a forum not a blog, why you think your opinion is sacred and can't be questioned is beyond me but it will be, you do have the choice to ignore us though, which you seem to be.
What's funny is I agreed with you he gets caught up in the lifestyle, hence the playboy comment and you say I'm in love with the guy. So rather than formulate something concise, you make up this trite about me being a fanboy to create some instance of bias and make my argument or reasoning look to be on faulty ground. I still would like to know how one is a fanboy while attacking and criticizing the person or group their a blind fan of? I mean whatever emotional fanaticism you created for me to argue and grasp at straws is of your own creation, you're going to read the tone you want rather than look at it impartially.
You've yet to give a good reason why him being hard on himself is a bad thing. Also how is he not looking at the overall picture, him trying to figure out what he screwed up on by being hard on himself would indicate to people he's looking at the overall picture. I think Nico is just mentally better than Lewis most of the weekend and doesn't need nearly as much self reflection.
And yes Nico got the pole in some questionable conditions with a good margin, and is showing speed. Perhaps if Lewis ignores his screw up or better yet isn't hard on himself for it, he'll win for sure? Then again you didn't answer the questions so I've got no idea really where you were going with all that drivel.
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I think you're only allowed to hate Hamilton, the days of taking a balanced view of the sport, the drivers and the events has seemingly been abandoned by some fans in favour of a YobTub-style of personality-cult.
No, that's why he couldn't judge if the car would move left or right under the brakes during the lap. They don't always glaze evenly, it depends on the nature of the balance in the corner where you make the first "error". Given the difficulty a number of drivers (Ricciardo, Grosjean, Button and other who probably aren't so fast) had in warming the brakes up (or getting the balance on the rear) I wouldn't be surprised if Hamilton wasn't the only one with the problem.
You didn't notice it with anyone else, of course, they weren't chasing the polesitter.
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It's almost like GT subforum, if I hate the game just a little too much from some, tons of -metaphorical- guns are pointed at me. If I say they did a good job on something the opposite guns are pointed at me. I guess you're right being an impartial fan and commenting as such is a naughty thing to do, and only gets you called a fanboy or anti-fan.
EDIT: Also look how fast I responded to you, I'm clearly a fanboy of your view, why else would I quickly respond to you
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This posted by the world's-most-annoyingly-long-winded-interrupter-of-races, Ted Kravitz.
I guess with Lotterer being a larger chap the Caterham booties didn't fit. Fortunately his Audi boots did
In the event that he makes the podium I think the rules will actually require him to go barefoot if they carry any sponsors not personal to him or the team
I guess with Lotterer being a larger chap the Caterham booties didn't fit. Fortunately his Audi boots did
In the event that he makes the podium I think the rules will actually require him to go barefoot if they carry any sponsors not personal to him or the team
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Here's to hoping @TenEightyOne
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To those believing in the F1 hates the United States conspiracy, you do realize that the reason there have not been many Americans in F1 is because of the lack of talent and the fact that the US has basically made a cheaper copy of every form of world Motorsport?
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The bigger issue is the lack of American companies wanting to sponsor drivers that have to go off to Europe to run the feeder series there just to have a slim chance at F1. Sponsors want publicity. Hard to get that when the only thing among the F1 feeder series that gets coverage here is GP2.
Plus there's the lack of feeder series in the US that are tailored towards F1.
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Should read as:
This is the reason there are no more good heavyweight boxing matches. All the big, athletic people in the United States are playing basketball. Rather than trying to be that one boxer amongst tens of thousands who pulls in twenty million dollars in pay-per-view a year, they'd rather be one of hundreds of players who make guaranteed millions every season and aren't in danger of suffering Parkinson's (or death) from being hit in the head too often.
And why few drivers in the US have the drive to push to go to F1... a series where even good drivers have to bring millions of dollars in endorsements with him just to get a foot in the door... and prefer to train for NASCAR, where you at least get a steady paycheck (ask Kimi how much Lotus still owes him) even in this age of shrinking sponsorships.
NASCAR's top drivers pull in similar money to F1's top drivers. And they don't have to be built like horse jockeys to fit into their cars.
