2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand PrixFormula 1
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- PsuPepperoni
red bull down
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- numbnuts70
Kravitz commenting on Hamilton following Max and losing his tyres' grip quicker than normal, "looks like he's "lost the good juice", as the brothers call it."
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Goodbye Honey Badger. 
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Vettel's set-up seems better for the slower corners. Seems he's gentler on the tires than Lewis there. But Bottas is ace at preserving tires... he's now catching up Lewis and going faster than Vettel. Mercedes might have to allow Bottas through if they want to keep Seb from winning the race.
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Vettel's set-up seems better for the slower corners. Seems he's gentler on the tires than Lewis there. But Bottas is ace at preserving tires... he's now catching up Lewis and going faster than Vettel. Mercedes might have to allow Bottas through if they want to keep Seb from winning the race.
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- HamiltonMP427
Goodbye Honey Badger.
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Vettel's set-up seems better for the slower corners. Seems he's gentler on the tires than Lewis there. But Bottas is ace at preserving tires... he's now catching up Lewis and going faster than Vettel. Mercedes might have to allow Bottas through if they want to keep Seb from winning the race.
Lewis had to burn his though trying to pass a Red Bull
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- GTP_SEMS
Mercedes are probably worse than most other cars behind others, but not seeing anything to prove racing isn't worse already. Have we seen more than 3 overtakes?
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True, but Bottas went longer on the first stint, as well.
Here's where Bottas' words before the season are going to come back to haunt Lewis: "Tire preservation will still be important."
Which makes it weird Raikkonen isn't picking up yet. Kimi is also good at going long stints on old tires.
Bottas' deficit to Lewis in qualifying is similar to Nico's deficit to Lewis here last year.
But if Bottas can find that extra pace (new car and all) and still maintain his better overall race pace... maybe we'll have a first-time World Champion this year?
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- RacingAtHome
This race is so dull.
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- Cairo, Egypt
- GTP_SEMS
Bottas catching Lewis, but won't be able to overtake most likely.
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But were you not so excited by Vettel's pass in the pit stops?
And not just any pass in the pits - a pass in the pits while going a few seconds a lap faster than last year! Woooo! Excitement!
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- BlackRose_Atomic
Sorry for the double post, but going back on my statement on the racing, the fact that we genuinely don't know what the podium will look like is appealing to me. The result is just as important as the journey to it. Seeing teams competitive in varying places all over the grid is healthy. Seeing cars able to reel each other in is healthy, even if passing at a street circuit isn't the best. Melbourne has never produced the most exciting racing on the same argument, which leads me to this statement: Which race would bring the most overtakes potentially for those that clamor for it?
