Formula 1 2016

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Mercedes is the problem. I mean good luck to them for being so far ahead. But their dominance is making it boring. We're back to the days of Ferrari rolling around the track accumulating titles by default. Even then, Schumacher was the best of the bunch so the dominance came from the best car/ best driver combination. But now I think it's more the car than the drivers. Hamilton and Rosberg are fast, and if you had to put your money down you'd put it on Hamilton. But I wonder what we'd be seeing if Vettel or Ricciardo was in a Mercedes? What really needs to happen is for Ferrari and Red Bull to sort their acts out. They have both been shite over the last few seasons. Especially Ferrari. What sort of muppets do they have running that team?

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Schumacher never had a proper team mate. Johnny Herbert at Bennetton, Eddie Irvine and Rubens Barrichello at Ferrari. Ferrari never hired a driver to challenge him. They never really needed to.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Mercedes is the problem. I mean good luck to them for being so far ahead. But their dominance is making it boring. We're back to the days of Ferrari rolling around the track accumulating titles by default. Even then, Schumacher was the best of the bunch so the dominance came from the best car/ best driver combination. But now I think it's more the car than the drivers. Hamilton and Rosberg are fast, and if you had to put your money down you'd put it on Hamilton. But I wonder what we'd be seeing if Vettel or Ricciardo was in a Mercedes? What really needs to happen is for Ferrari and Red Bull to sort their acts out. They have both been shite over the last few seasons. Especially Ferrari. What sort of muppets do they have running that team?

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It's really down to the other teams to pick up the slack. Mercedes built that car from scratch and it switching to the hybrid engines worked in their favour. They were prepared for what was ahead, hence why they were able to get Hamilton on board. I really don't know what the heck the other teams were doing. Mclaren are the worst culprits. Alonso and Button deserve a lot better from their team but it just boils down to poor preparation. I don't think the FIA rules have helped ease the matter either.

Let's hope we don't see team instructions from Mercedes. It’s nothing like the Ferrari days. Schumacher was the best driver but he also had a ridiculous advantage with team instructions. It made it really boring to watch. Even Red Bull their moment of dominance along with team instructions.

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Originally Posted by Douglas Reynholm

Schumacher never had a proper team mate. Johnny Herbert at Bennetton, Eddie Irvine and Rubens Barrichello at Ferrari. Ferrari never hired a driver to challenge him. They never really needed to.

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Rubens was screwed out of some wins by Ferrari. Damn team instructions.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

Rubens was screwed out of some wins by Ferrari. Damn team instructions.

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Yeah he was. The most frustrating thing is Michael was so dominant they could have let Rubens have those win and it would have made no difference.

Agreed. Schumacher didn't need the help from Ferrari. It hurt F1.

Near the end of Q3 for British GP, Hamilton's first time was deleted. :lol:

 

Hamilton on pole, Rosberg second. Verstappen, Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Vettel, Bottas, Alonso, Hulkenberg and Sainz follow.

Down comes the rain. :lol:

Starting behind the safety car. It's not even raining now!

What's the point in even having wet tyres now?

4 laps in. :lol:

This is shocking.

Hamilton is so bored he's trying to overtake the Safety Car.

Finally the fucker will be in - only took five laps.

Hamilton nearly crashed with the SC. :lol:

Top 4 stay out - dash to the pits for a lot of them. :lol:

Unsafe releases galore! :haha:

Both Ferrari's gone in for Inters.

More unsafe releases.

Werhlein crashes!

Virtual Safety Car. :haha:

Bottas goes spinning, back on the track though.

Kimi going off-roading.

Vettel goes for dry tyres. :lol:

Brave.

Rosberg and Verstappen nearly collide.

Verstappen passes Rosberg!

Palmer released in to the race forgettng to attach one of the tyres. :doh:

Vettel goes spinning. :lol:

Powerslide from Sainz.

Kvyat on to the grass.

Everybody is drunk.

Alonso goes out to the beach, manages to get it back on.

Kimi missing turns again.

I get the impression that trying to protect drivers from wet conditions doesn't prepare for them when the water is still there.

Sainz spinning.

Haryanto out!

Hamilton goes off on Turn 1 too. :lol:

Verstappen did it too! :haha:

Perez with the powerslide this time.

Rosberg's radio messages to be investigated. :lol:

 

Hamilton wins, Rosberg second, Verstappen third. Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Perez, Hulkenberg, Sainz, Vettel and Kvyat follow.

Whiting is an idiot and needs to go.

Hungarian GP Qualifying is on.

I can't see a thing. :lol:

Red flagged.

Third red flag of the session.

Ericcson crashed out. Massa the maverick crashes going out on Inters with everyone on Wets. :doh:

There's zero risk being allowed now. Safety car starts, red flags for every incident, what's the point of it? It all just plays into Mercedes' hands if the conditions all have to be perfect before they are allowed to race.

Fourth red flag. :haha:

Give it up. Pathetic. Send them around in Nissans, cover them in bubble wrap. Get a cop out there with a speed guns and start hitting them with fines.

Or give Charlie Whiting a pair of concrete boots and drop him deep.