McLaren > Ferrari, BMW & Renault.
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McLaren > Ferrari, BMW & Renault.
Simply put.. McMerc is superior equipment.
F1 is all about who has the best equipment. All those other guys can duke it out for 2nd place.
Nuff said.
F1 is all about who has the best equipment. All those other guys can duke it out for 2nd place.
Nuff said.
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I, for one, am looking fwd to another close-fought season
Poor HK shoulda just kept his mouth shut....... now he'll be the butt of too-many-to-count jokes for a while
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It way too early to compare any teams. Let not forget this year that Mercedes have the advantages over all the teams due F1 forced all teams to used electronic/software designed by Mercedes.
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It will be interesting to see where the Renault really is in comparison to the rest of the field. I'm interested because I hope the Renault sucks just so Alonso has a tough time.
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It was McLaren v Williams for the longest time. Then briefly Benetton v Williams and then Ferrari v Williams.
Then Ferrari v McLaren. Then Ferrari v Renault. Now Ferrari v McLaren again.
It would be really fun if someone pulled an HH Frentzen and put a sleeper like the '99 Jordan-Mugen-Honda in the top 3
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That's entirely possible, considering that all 6 Ferrari engines retired with technical problems especially knowing that this year they are the same engines as the ones used last year with a different ECU!
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Absolutely! Bring on the competition! BMW, Williams, why not?? Love MM and Ferrari, but performance speaks for itself...and remember, no one team dominates it for too long in F1. Note Renault, then Ferrari, then MM, then Ferrari. So we'll see what happens. I for one look forward to wide open competition, and then if MM wins, so be it. Hell, if Williams wins (NO chance of that
) then they won and beat the other teams.
Party on>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
) then they won and beat the other teams.Party on>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Ferrari has just blamed McL for their failure.
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/m...-for-aus-woes/
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Ferrari has just blamed McL for their failure.
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/m...-for-aus-woes/
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Considering that every team uses the same ECU, they seem to be the only one who's ECU didn't work properly.
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its impossible to forecast who will win the titles according to 1 event. infact the only superior equipment mclaren has are their ECU's.
I agree that lewis won fair & square, but dont forget that he was the luckiest driver out there. Dont expect the season to unfold in the same way the Australin GP did, Ferrari & BMW will be up there too.
I agree that lewis won fair & square, but dont forget that he was the luckiest driver out there. Dont expect the season to unfold in the same way the Australin GP did, Ferrari & BMW will be up there too.
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I totally disagreed !! I like Massa but he can't drive his car like last year car with out traction control. He should already know the car limited throught corner without traction control this year in the prectice sessions. Keep it up and ferrari will replace him with Alonso next year !!!!!!!
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Eaxactly !!!!! Mercedes got one good reason last year and got caught cheating and lose everything. Now just one race win into the season and some people think they're more superior but in reality, Ferrari has been spanking Mercedes *** for decade !!!
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I totally disagreed !! I like Massa but he can't drive his car like last year car with out traction control. He should already know the car limited throught corner without traction control this year in the prectice sessions. Keep it up and ferrari will replace him with Alonso next year !!!!!!!
I'm guessing, my wish might come true !!
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Well, I don't think the Tifosi should get carried away either. And let's not forget MM are a darn good team, one of the best in the history of F1.
To echo what I said last week, it has been - count it - one race of Ferrari dominance. And without the qualifying penalties (which were arguably deserved), MM could conceivably have had a 2-3 finish at Sepang.
Apart from 2-3 years in each of the last 3 decades (early 2000s Ferraris, mid 90s Williams and late 80s McLarens), it has usually not been obvious this early in the season which team had the best car. Add to this the extra strain on engines and gearboxes, and the deletion of TC, this season could be as unpredictable as ever due to both mechanical and driver error.
To echo what I said last week, it has been - count it - one race of Ferrari dominance. And without the qualifying penalties (which were arguably deserved), MM could conceivably have had a 2-3 finish at Sepang.
Apart from 2-3 years in each of the last 3 decades (early 2000s Ferraris, mid 90s Williams and late 80s McLarens), it has usually not been obvious this early in the season which team had the best car. Add to this the extra strain on engines and gearboxes, and the deletion of TC, this season could be as unpredictable as ever due to both mechanical and driver error.
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