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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 06:46 AM
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Bahrain GP Thread *spoilers*

Any of you lazy-*** McLaren supporters up yet?? That first corner will be awesome. GO KIMI!!!!!
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 08:23 AM
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Awesome job Donkey taking out Hamilton!
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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i think that hamilton screwed up on his own, i mean he tried to overtake Alonso but ended up executing an optimistc move in a patheitic way. Looks like without a strong teamate(whom he can copy the setup of), he is struggling.

Finally Massa got some points for the team.
BMW are obviously a strong contender this year.
Mclaren had a race to forget.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 10:28 PM
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Any of you lazy-*** McLaren supporters up yet?? That first corner will be awesome. GO KIMI!!!!!
TIVO DOG!!!!!! my *** was sleeeeping!
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 03:53 AM
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a quarter mile at a time
Pretty boring race if you ask me.
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 02:28 PM
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Pretty boring race if you ask me.

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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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Well that's been two fug ups by McLaren drivers & their steering wheel controls. WTF?

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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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Well that's been two fug ups by McLaren drivers & their steering wheel controls. WTF?
By my count it is 3. Brazil last year was also a screw up with LH hitting the pit limiter.

And in this race, the sequence of events is that LH selected the wrong settings, got a poor start that saw him P10 behind Alonso. In the next few corners he drove like a madman trying to get past Alonso and hit him a first time, only partially damaging his nose. On the second lap, a wing element flew off and then he proceeded to finish the job by hitting Alonso for the second time.

And that's the thing with Hamilton, when he makes a mistake it is 3 or 4 mistakes following that. The guy can't seem to compose himself, and proceeds to drive like he is qualifying.
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 09:06 AM
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it seems that the preassures of F1 have gotten to him. I even heard that follwing his current form, that there are problems selling his Biography for $2 .
in any case i find it very peculiar that he had that book out during his 1st F1 season.
I guess it was his fathers decision. Doesnt seem to me that as his manager he had any kind of long term vision
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Yep, the could have a trained gerbil driving them and still get the win, unless they push the wrong button or something. Oh wait...
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