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Old May 2, 2016 | 04:27 AM
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Another crap event.
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Old May 3, 2016 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by s2k_Nut
Another crap event.

If only you could find a decent lawyer who could get you out of your contractural obligation to watch it.

Meanwhile, the conspiracists are busy complaining that Mercedes have decided to favour "a German driver in a German car".
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Old May 3, 2016 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by imc27
Originally Posted by s2k_Nut' timestamp='1462192044' post='23954481
Another crap event.

If only you could find a decent lawyer who could get you out of your contractural obligation to watch it.

Meanwhile, the conspiracists are busy complaining that Mercedes have decided to favour "a German driver in a German car".
Why do you have a problem with me voicing my opinion ? The conspiracy theorists are idiots.
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Old May 4, 2016 | 12:42 AM
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Agree crap race after the first little while. Nice to see Mclaren back competing and both cars finishing in the points must be a fillip for the team. Channel 4 highlights might be the way to go S2k_Nut? I found it just right. Commentators who cares.

Leaving aside the 've von der vor' conspiratheories seems to me as I foresaw this is turning out to be Nico's year: Mr Consistent who can churn out a winning time in quali and then knows how to use his clutch off the line. Doesn't matter if Lewis is the better racer the cars are too well matched and his tendency to live dangerously explores some of the more arcane ways to push the machinery beyond the envelope e.g. running in traffic. Good for Mercedes techies to have issues to address; bad for him personally.

The luck could change but as of now Lewis needs two wins while Nico is DNFing. Gap is growing.
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Old May 4, 2016 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by arsie
Agree crap race after the first little while. Nice to see Mclaren back competing and both cars finishing in the points must be a fillip for the team. Channel 4 highlights might be the way to go S2k_Nut? I found it just right. Commentators who cares.

Leaving aside the 've von der vor' conspiratheories seems to me as I foresaw this is turning out to be Nico's year: Mr Consistent who can churn out a winning time in quali and then knows how to use his clutch off the line. Doesn't matter if Lewis is the better racer the cars are too well matched and his tendency to live dangerously explores some of the more arcane ways to push the machinery beyond the envelope e.g. running in traffic. Good for Mercedes techies to have issues to address; bad for him personally.

The luck could change but as of now Lewis needs two wins while Nico is DNFing. Gap is growing.
A lot of sense spoken there arsie, and thanks for the tip on the highlights too. HONDA could come good yet, it's a bit early to say! Hamilton will have the potential of a 10 place grid penalty as he is on his second of three 'warnings' too ... plus he is likely to have engine or component penalties as we go through the year. Unless things balance out in terms of bad luck, it's going to be a walk in the park for Rosberg.
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Old May 4, 2016 | 10:53 PM
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A bit like when his old man won it, practically without any competition.
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Old May 4, 2016 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by s2k_Nut
Originally Posted by imc27' timestamp='1462299271' post='23955934
[quote name='s2k_Nut' timestamp='1462192044' post='23954481']
Another crap event.

If only you could find a decent lawyer who could get you out of your contractural obligation to watch it.

Meanwhile, the conspiracists are busy complaining that Mercedes have decided to favour "a German driver in a German car".
Why do you have a problem with me voicing my opinion ? The conspiracy theorists are idiots.
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I just wonder why people find it necessary to watch a sport that they clearly don't like, and then take the trouble to go on to an internet forum to tell people that they don't like it.

For what it's worth, I think that footballers are a bunch of overpaid pansies. But I don't express my views on threads about football, because others, for reasons of their own, actually seem to enjoy watching these nancy boys roll about trying to pretend that they are injured so that they can cheat.

I do agree with you that the conspiracy theorists are idiots, so we're on the same page with that one.
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Old May 5, 2016 | 12:02 AM
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Verstappen goes to Red Bull ..... Kvyat to Torro Rosso.

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Old May 5, 2016 | 12:25 AM
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Old May 5, 2016 | 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by LTB
A bit like when his old man won it, practically without any competition.
Indeed: although this was the twilight year of the NA Ford Cosworth and a spare seat at Williams when Alan Jones retired.
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