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Old 09-20-2014, 12:43 PM   #869
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Tomorrow could be a good race.
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Old 09-20-2014, 01:56 PM   #870
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Old 09-20-2014, 05:24 PM   #871
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The most exciting, close quali of the year at what must be one of the most harrowing places for drivers with the close walls and artificial lighting.

Was pulling for Kimi, sad to see his retirement that will really set him back on the grid.

Looks like strategy and tire management will play a big part tomorrow. With that, Alonso has his best prospects of the year.

OT, heads up for FIA World Endurance racing from COTA live on FSHD2 starting at 3:00PM PST today. Brutally hot and humid, Toyota on pole, very fast bunch of hybrids took the first six grid spots.

Edit: Race moved to Fox GO, not avaiable on FiOS. Got to watch the United SportsCar race from COTA earlier.

Edit: Race back on FSHD2 now after college football game ended.

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Old 09-21-2014, 08:20 AM   #872
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Rosberg's tranny is skipping gears, or he's fat fingering the entries. Lol.
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Another good race this season. I was just about to turn it off when it started getting good.

Was hoping Fernando or Ricciardo would have been able to launch an attack at the end, but JEV had quite a good run
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Old 09-21-2014, 12:29 PM   #874
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Disappointed that Ferrari ended up making the wrong call with Alonso. Then again, hindsight is 20/20. Impressive stint from Hamilton (read Mercedes) after the SC.
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Old 09-24-2014, 10:14 PM   #875
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Anyone else impressed by Bottas? He is killing it this year.

Of course Kimi's opinion on the new radio rules.... "I don't need coaching anyway".
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Anyone else impressed by Bottas? He is killing it this year.

Of course Kimi's opinion on the new radio rules.... "I don't need coaching anyway".
Bottas is legit. I hope he isn't cursed by a new contract/signing bonus. Lol

He should transition to McLaren when Honda comes aboard. Keep the "Flying Fin" monacer alive.
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Anyone else impressed by Bottas? He is killing it this year.

Of course Kimi's opinion on the new radio rules.... "I don't need coaching anyway".
Bottas was always going to be a star. He just needed a good car to show what he can do. Just wish Hulkenberg was with him in the Williams, Massa is past it.
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Bottas was always going to be a star. He just needed a good car to show what he can do. Just wish Hulkenberg was with him in the Williams, Massa is past it.
Of course Bottas was destined for stardom, he's a Finn.

Massa isn't the same after losing the driver's championship in the last turn of the last lap of his home Brazilian GP and then injured by Barichello's car losing a spring and hitting him in the head. Feel badly for the bloke, but it's time for him to move into sports cars, no shame in that.
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Bottas was always going to be a star. He just needed a good car to show what he can do. Just wish Hulkenberg was with him in the Williams, Massa is past it.
I'm still bitter about Williams shafting Bruno and giving seat time to Bottas but it appears that decision paid off.

I wonder if 3 seasons of Maldonado was a positive or negative thing...

And I don't think they made a poor decision trying Massa, and he's not doing poorly per-se, it will be interesting to see how his 'multi-year contract' shakes out in the subsequent seasons.

The gut says Bottas to Mclaren for 2016 to replace Button, give Button another year to see if Magnusson puts all the pieces together. 2016 will be a big year for driver shifts, lots of contracts expiring including Vettel, Hamilton, Raikkonen, could be some noteworthy moves and guaranteed fresh faces in fast cars.
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Didn't Raikkonen say he was going to retire after his contract with Ferrari is over in 2015?
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Old 09-25-2014, 07:40 PM   #881
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Didn't Raikkonen say he was going to retire after his contract with Ferrari is over in 2015?
He hasn't confirmed anything but did mention that it could happen. My gut tells me he would gladly drive beyond 2015 so long as he gets a competitive car. Kimi's mentality has always been the "second is as good as last" type, even when he was winning races with lotus he was never satisfied with second or third. Look for him to retire if Ferrari dont give him a race winning car.
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Didn't Raikkonen say he was going to retire after his contract with Ferrari is over in 2015?
My point being that there's likely an open seat available at Ferrari unless he beats the pants off Alonso next year and they actually want him to stay in which case Alonso might not stick around. Doubly so with Montezemolo gone, they (fiat) may gut the organization as we know it.

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