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Old May 8, 2015 | 05:04 AM
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how unusual for bits of bodywork to fall off a lotus.
Old May 9, 2015 | 02:18 AM
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at last a perfect car for crashtor.

Old May 9, 2015 | 06:36 PM
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The Maxxis tires on the back are mounted backwards.
Old May 10, 2015 | 08:15 AM
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Enjoyable race, but no fireworks by any means.
Ferrari needs to be closer to the lead for the races to be interesting, that's for sure.
Although Hamilton and Kimi did spice up the last half of the race due to their strategy choices.
I like Hamilton's mentality, he's going all out if there is even the slightest chance of improving his position - very much unlike Rosberg in China.
He was gonna give it all in the last 15 laps in the hopes of catching Rosberg's 20 second lead.

And another pretty bad weekend for McLaren-Honda, after all the hype of Spain being the venue where they would show their improvements and fight for points. I think that's a goal more suitable for Abu Dhabi.
Around three seconds a lap off the pace of the leaders, wow.
Still in front of Manor though.

Honda needs to get this sorted out, 2015 was supposed to be a big year for Honda with F1 alongside a whole bunch of new car models.
Throw another 100M pounds at the project, like Ferrari did over the winter, and you'll see some results soon enough
Old May 10, 2015 | 09:05 AM
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Looked like a low attendance as well - lots of empty seats and space on the grassy knoll.
Old May 10, 2015 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by GreenmanS2000
Looked like a low attendance as well - lots of empty seats and space on the grassy knoll.
Not unusual in Spain, especially pre Alonso, and also that is nearly always a boring race too, so difficult to overtake there.

[Sarcasm]Never mind, the excitement that is Monaco up next [/sarcasm] ... to be fair can sometimes be exciting at Monaco but usually a bore fest.
Old May 10, 2015 | 12:53 PM
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The only time Monaco is worth watching is when it rains. Fingers crossed for a wet race
Old May 10, 2015 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by j8mie
The only time Monaco is worth watching is when it rains. Fingers crossed for a wet race
I hope not, I'm in an uncovered stand!
Old May 11, 2015 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by LeMoose
I like Hamilton's mentality, he's going all out if there is even the slightest chance of improving his position - very much unlike Rosberg in China.
He also said on the radio that it was going to be "impossible" to pass Vettel. Which is not what you want to hear from a racing driver.

Is this the start of the Rosberg fight back? It didn't look like Hamilton made any mistake in qualifying; Rosberg was just better.
Old May 11, 2015 | 05:06 AM
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Originally Posted by chrispayze
Originally Posted by j8mie
The only time Monaco is worth watching is when it rains. Fingers crossed for a wet race
I hope not, I'm in an uncovered stand!
Problem solved




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