Creampuff 16,571 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Verstappen takes Raikkonen final lap to finish 3rd, then gets a 5 second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Disappointing end to an incredible drive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dougal72 2,168 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Brilliant from Verstappen again, just a shame he lost that place. Will be a multiple World champion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Nosed Babe 12,422 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Verstappen scrapping it out with Hamilton will be good viewing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandyinroyalblue 16,473 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 5 minutes ago, Blue Nosed Babe said: Verstappen scrapping it out with Hamilton will be good viewing. Verstappen,Vettel and Hamilton are all really good racers as well as being really quick,if Red Bull get their act together and provide Verstappen with a decent car F1 will be really competitive again with three top drivers and teams fighting to be number one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Band of Brothers 10,301 Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 16 hours ago, sandyinroyalblue said: Verstappen,Vettel and Hamilton are all really good racers as well as being really quick,if Red Bull get their act together and provide Verstappen with a decent car F1 will be really competitive again with three top drivers and teams fighting to be number one. Those 3 battling up front would be immense all good drivers and the balls to try overtaking unexpectedly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Band of Brothers 10,301 Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Horror start for Hamilton I don't think his car will make the finish. I think Vettel did that nudge on purpose but they have cleared it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Creampuff 16,571 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Another bizarre VET error has handed Hamilton the title today, then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandyinroyalblue 16,473 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Loving this grand prix. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandyinroyalblue 16,473 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Brilliant 4th world title for Hamilton but Verstappen laying down a massive marker for next season. Next season could be the best ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chris182 4,319 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Quality, 4 titles. Most successful British driver ? ? ? ? ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Nosed Babe 12,422 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Well done Lewis. Max is the challenger next year. What a driver. Those two scrapping it out in races will be awesome. Max would have more points but for red bull reliability. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandyinroyalblue 16,473 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 The more successful Hamilton is the more humble he has become,not everybody's cup of tea but I think he's a great champion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Band of Brothers 10,301 Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 40 minutes ago, sandyinroyalblue said: The more successful Hamilton is the more humble he has become,not everybody's cup of tea but I think he's a great champion. He has become more grounded and I remember watching about the work he puts into a car close season he is close with his team and shows respect to them all. Vettel is a wee cunt but everyone loves a villain and he is a cracker bit like MS always hated him but now respect just how good he was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blueballss 1,976 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 great champ, could have had 6 by now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TEFTONG 38,919 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 22 hours ago, chris182 said: Quality, 4 titles. Most successful British driver ? ? ? ? ? Certainly Britain's most successful but by no means THE BEST..This isn't a personal attack on Hamilton himself it is just a fact that with the modern technology no one driving in F1 is a World Class driver.(Great drivers and talented no doubt). All the cars could be run from the pits via computer today..Drivers like Clark/Lauda/Fangio and any from the era prior to the great advances in technology were REAL drivers, They had to translate what they felt was wrong with the car and even work on them. Modern drivers get orders telling them exactly what is happening with a minor bolt or washer.. I hardly watch F1 these days, But I am not trying to piss all over Hamilton's great achievement..Hope Verstappen will provide more of a challenge next season.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Creampuff 16,571 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 11 hours ago, TEFTONG said: Certainly Britain's most successful but by no means THE BEST..This isn't a personal attack on Hamilton himself it is just a fact that with the modern technology no one driving in F1 is a World Class driver.(Great drivers and talented no doubt). All the cars could be run from the pits via computer today..Drivers like Clark/Lauda/Fangio and any from the era prior to the great advances in technology were REAL drivers, They had to translate what they felt was wrong with the car and even work on them. Modern drivers get orders telling them exactly what is happening with a minor bolt or washer.. I hardly watch F1 these days, But I am not trying to piss all over Hamilton's great achievement..Hope Verstappen will provide more of a challenge next season.. I can sort of see your point, but by the same token could the best of the older drivers have handled the new cars? The technology, the acceleration, the cornering... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TEFTONG 38,919 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 18 minutes ago, Creampuff said: I can sort of see your point, but by the same token could the best of the older drivers have handled the new cars? The technology, the acceleration, the cornering... That's a very valid point..who knows ? We won't ever get the answer to that.  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
born a blue nose 67,120 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Watched senna again after watching Hamilton. God I love that documentary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dummiesoot 11,796 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I just think the huge gaps in performance in the past with Stewart, G Hill, J Clark etc were less down to the car and more down to driver skill. Too much is dependent on the dominant car now. We will never know but Senna's performance in Brazil when his gearbox decided to let him only use one or two gears, could any of the modern drivers have done that? Also the whole aerodynamics thing where most of the overtaking is done under DRS seems a bit phoney.  I would love to see these guys battle it out in the exactly same car for ten races or so. I reckon Alonso would show up much better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ronniescu 1,866 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 On 23/10/2017 at 00:09, sandyinroyalblue said: Verstappen,Vettel and Hamilton are all really good racers as well as being really quick,if Red Bull get their act together and provide Verstappen with a decent car F1 will be really competitive again with three top drivers and teams fighting to be number one. Wee Lewis prefers the No.2 slot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thermopylae 9,069 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Glad he's won but would be even gladder if he paid us some tax Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TEFTONG 38,919 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Jim Clark documentary on BBC4 right now..Just noticed it..Repeated again at 1-40am.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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