2016 Formula 1 Japanese Grand PrixFormula 1
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DesertPenguin09
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Usually it rains and we watch the times go down super fast as the track dries and they wait for more dry. I'd love the opposite where it's slowly getting worse and they have to suck it up and try for the best they can get before it gets worse.
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here we go!
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- hoydeskrekk
Wow! Rosberg claims pole by a whisker.
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Brilliant battle. Lewis brought the expected extra in Q3, but Nico brought just that little bit more for the last lap. That boy is just supremely confident at this point.
Disappointing for Vettel. Missed third by a whisker. Wondering if the Ferrari's balance is just more in Kimi's favour recently?
Disappointing for Vettel. Missed third by a whisker. Wondering if the Ferrari's balance is just more in Kimi's favour recently?
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Kimi's known to prefer a very grippy front end. He's got a very similar driving style to button, which apparently makes him vulnerable if he's got a car that understeers a lot. Like the '14 and' 15 car that had the pullrod suspension.
Looks like this years change to pushrod has given kimi the tool needed to get the job done.
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I note with interest that Liberty Media, F1's new owners, was feted by Bernie as being the people to bring greater direct interaction with the sport's fans through social media, and the press crowed how it was about time...
... but when Hamilton directly interacts with the sport's fans through social media, the press loses its mind.
... but when Hamilton directly interacts with the sport's fans through social media, the press loses its mind.
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Is it just me, or does Hamilton look very tense? I looked at the post qualifying interview in the pit lane and he looked tense and a bit deflated. I'm guessing he still doesn't have full confidence in getting the car off the line quickly enough.
And then there's him refusing to answer questions at the press briefing, but that apparently is his payback for "Snapgate".
And then there's him refusing to answer questions at the press briefing, but that apparently is his payback for "Snapgate".
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I think he knows how much is riding on the next few races. He has to win all five to be champion, has less engines than Rosberg, and doesn't enjoy the performance advantage that he did in previous seasons. It was obvious from the Mexican Grand Prix that Rosberg had put his head down, redoubled his efforts and has come back stronger for it - and I think Hamilton is only just beginning to appreciate just how much he underestimated that.
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Hamilton has walked out of a media briefing in response to criticism over "Snapgate":
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126570/hamilton-walks-out-of-media-briefing
He made the following statement:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126570/hamilton-walks-out-of-media-briefing
He made the following statement:
Dotini
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Poor fellow, he's losing his grip, emotionally and mentally. "But, yeah, I don't plan on sitting here many more times". I would expect him to retire from the sport rather earlier than later.
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I found that to be an odd comment, too. He's alluded to retiring in the past, but also talked about looking forward to the 2017 cars as well.
I wouldn't read too much into it. This feels like him trying to control the narrative; he offers up an enigmatic statement that he knows that the media will latch onto, and then he can release the information in bits and pieces and has the media focused on what he wants them to focus on.
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The media do seem to make a massive deal over anything Hamilton says, can you imagine their reaction if Hamilton acted as angrily over team radio as Button did in Malaysia?
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- catamount39
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The phrase "there is a time and a place" springs to mind. A press conference is neither the time nor the place to whip your phone out and screw around on Snapchat. It would be the same as me getting my phone out in the middle of a staff meeting because I'm bored. Hamilton doesn't get a free pass because he's Hamilton, and the media doesn't turn a blind eye to the other driver because they want to demonise Hamilton. They ignore the other drivers because the other drivers aren't stupid enough to act out.
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You're a card PM. Imagine how great life would be if you spent all that time and effort on someone you actually liked
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I'm impartial to "snapgate." Sure I get Lewis was having a laugh and it changes things up from a fairly boring ordeal for all the driver. But also it's only 20 minutes. It did seem a bit disrespectful but that could also just be me. I don't think it's a big deal and we should focus on the racing
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Tbh I agree with what Hamilton was going on there, I hate these conferences, you can see the drivers hate it and only questions that you already know get asked making it the most dull thing you can watch all weekend, atleast it was about time a driver was honest with it.
Racing isn't a sport where this can work properly as everyone is keeping things hidden from others so every question is answered in a vague non interesting way, waste of time for everyone involved.
Racing isn't a sport where this can work properly as everyone is keeping things hidden from others so every question is answered in a vague non interesting way, waste of time for everyone involved.
