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    McLaren is in bad shape, what a shame.

    Three horse race, again, this year. With Mercedes as the heavy favorite.


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    Thoughts for Melbourne..........
    Mercedes
    Red Bull
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    Renault
    McLaren
    Hass
    Force India
    ToroRosso
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    Williams

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    Switch Ferrari and Red Bull. Do the same for McLaren and Force India.

    Sad to see how far Williams has fallen.


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    Two Weeks!
    Two Weeks!

    Two Weeks!
    Two Weeks!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Holmes View Post
    Switch Ferrari and Red Bull. Do the same for McLaren and Force India.
    The RedBull Ferrari order was challenging. I chose RedBull for a couple of reasons. First, all the Ferrari engines smoke on startup and deceleration. There were new and tighter regulations this year on the oil used, amount of oil you could use and crankcase evac. I can’t help but think that The Ferrari engine will be down on power and fuel economy as a result or at the very least not make the improvements that the others have. The Ferrari chassis is longer this year also, have they recreated the Deva that Mercedes had last year? Telemetry data seems to say that they are having challenges with Kers harvesting and usage. Vettel is known to not hide his feelings well and he has certainly not been happy with this years car. If you consider engine Developement the Honda has shown the biggest leap forward but that does not say much. The Renault is next and in testing they confirmed that with RedBull ran all 3 of their engines and ran them in a detuned state for breakin and longevity. They also hinted that they will most likely use 4 engines this year to keep performance from dropping off too much. Red Bull ran pretty strong despite that and I gave the edge to RedBull and Renault.
    I rated the McLaren where I did for a couple of reasons. They have had a good chassis and there were a couple of occasions where the honda ran really good last year. They have had some early teething issues but the last day showed some good promise. If you look at the McLaren, Prodromou has always made the cooling ducts on the small side and the McLaren performed better as the cooling ducts were continually opened up during testing. I still think Fernando is the better driver comparing these two teams. Edge to McLaren.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeFleming View Post
    Two Weeks!
    Two Weeks!

    Two Weeks!
    Two Weeks!
    This reminded me of an old joke. A professor walked into his class on Sex education and asked a question, Alright how many of you have sex more than once a day? A lot of the class raised their hands. Three to four times a week? More hands went up. 2 to 3 times a week? More hands. Once a week? Once every 2 weeeks? More hands up? Once a month? Every other month? All hands but one guy? Once every 3 to 4 months? Nothing. Once every 6 months? Nothing. Once a Year? Finally the guy shots up his hand and is frantically waving it! The professor asks him, Why are you so happy with once a year? A guy is hopping around excitedly screaming Tonight’s the night! Tonight’s the night!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raven855 View Post
    This reminded me of an old joke. A professor walked into his class on Sex education and asked a question, Alright how many of you have sex more than once a day? A lot of the class raised their hands. Three to four times a week? More hands went up. 2 to 3 times a week? More hands. Once a week? Once every 2 weeeks? More hands up? Once a month? Every other month? All hands but one guy? Once every 3 to 4 months? Nothing. Once every 6 months? Nothing. Once a Year? Finally the guy shots up his hand and is frantically waving it! The professor asks him, Why are you so happy with once a year? A guy is hopping around excitedly screaming Tonight’s the night! Tonight’s the night!
    Classic!

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    Two and a half days.

    Who will be the new announcers / commentators?
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    It's the U.K. Announcers


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    ^
    I heard (read?) it's the same blokes that announce/comment on the France Tour bicycle races.
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    One Days!
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    Formula 1 coming soon!

    Additionally, there is this:
    https://www.autoblog.com/2018/03/22/...-tv-streaming/
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    Yep, and I'm bummed


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    Who will be the first to crash where the halo is damaged (used)?
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    That used to be easy, Maldonado. A bit harder now.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Holmes View Post
    That used to be easy, Maldonado. A bit harder now.
    True - we've lost Maldy & Massa (M&M) But we still have Verstappen! Still a favorite crasher.
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    I must say I'm extremely disappointed with ESPN's F1 broadcasts and announcers. We'll leave it at that for now.
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    Got to say it’s been one of the biggest letdowns of a season start that I can remember. Vettel wins, but that is not the way a race should be won. The ESPN coverage was so poor that ESPN has come out and apologized. Very litttle passing despite additional drs zones. I would like to see the DRS zones eliminated entirely, just let the drivers use it when they want. There was a lot of hype over how good the sky coverage was in England. Their announcers were poor and it sure seeems like they have been sold some snake oil. I sure hope F1, SKY and ESPN can get their problems fixed before the next race. Bahrain should be a good race. The Ferraris will be faster. There are longer straights and that favors them. I’m hoping the Haas make a great recovery and challenge the Red Bull’s.

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    I hear Eddie Cheever, Scott Goodyear, & Allen Bestwick are looking for a new home. Seeing as ESPN is an ABC company, they would the ideal candidates!
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