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Old Apr 13, 2014 | 02:21 PM
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No offense Tim, but I would bet the cost of building two cars would exceed that ten million mark.
Plus two drivers, the travel, the techs and all the accoutrements.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2014 | 06:28 PM
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Agreed not sure where they got that number but does seem a bit cheap
 
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Old Apr 21, 2014 | 01:55 PM
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The estimates for the top teams (Red Bull/Ferrari/Mclaren/Mercedes) is up to 400 million a year. Its estimated even Marussia spends 70 million a year.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2014 | 02:18 PM
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The estimates for the top teams (Red Bull/Ferrari/Mclaren/Mercedes) is up to 400 million a year. Its estimated even Marussia spends 70 million a year.
And Marussia is not even in dead last. That is a lot of currency for "0" points through four races which includes:Lotus/Renault, Sauber/Ferrari, Marussia/Ferrari and Caterham/Renault.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2014 | 02:29 PM
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I was pleased to see Alonzo wring out his Ferrari to make the podium. It did look like Riccardo may have eaten him up given enough laps. That guy is going to be a champion, sooner or later. He is unflappable and driving skills to match most anyone.

Sad about Kimmi. I hope he is OK, normally he will get 99% out of any car he is driving.

Vettel is not so great unless he is driving a dominant car is seems.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 06:40 AM
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Only three reasons Vettel won; downforce, downforce, downforce.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2014 | 09:33 PM
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Interesting info on Mercedes power unit.

 
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Old May 7, 2014 | 06:47 AM
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And we are off to the European swing time for all those new bits and pieces that have been tested ...... jump on the cars and lets screw up the pecking order......I hope
 
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Old May 7, 2014 | 11:19 AM
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It will be an interesting race. One red car looked good in China, will be interesting if they are more competitive in Spain. I hope so.

I'm not sure if anything will catch Lewis this year though, seems like it will be his championship to lose.
 
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Old May 7, 2014 | 01:59 PM
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Rossberg? I wouldn't count him out. I know that Lewis is looking good right now but I don't wish him well because he seems [like Vettel] to have a sense of entitlement and sort of a whiney attitude when he loses.

As Tim alluded to, most cars will be coming out with significant updates after the break so that might shake up the field. None of the competitors have been kicking back waiting so we could be in for surprises at every level. Personally I hope that Ferrari has come up with something great. I really hate to see Kimmi so far back, and I would bet that it is not all his fault. He can usually extract whatever performance that his car is capable of, as is his team mate!

The old Ferrari boss quitting is pretty sad. Did he think F1 racing was easy? I hope that it has no negative effect on the team.
 
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Old May 7, 2014 | 04:16 PM
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The next four race will decide the championship
 
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Old May 7, 2014 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Bdox
Rossberg? I wouldn't count him out. I know that Lewis is looking good right now but I don't wish him well because he seems [like Vettel] to have a sense of entitlement and sort of a whiney attitude when he loses.
I agree, I like Rosberg a lot more, but Lewis can certainly drive when he has confidence, and after the last couple of races, he certainly has that.

As Tim alluded to, most cars will be coming out with significant updates after the break so that might shake up the field. None of the competitors have been kicking back waiting so we could be in for surprises at every level. Personally I hope that Ferrari has come up with something great. I really hate to see Kimmi so far back, and I would bet that it is not all his fault. He can usually extract whatever performance that his car is capable of, as is his team mate!

The old Ferrari boss quitting is pretty sad. Did he think F1 racing was easy? I hope that it has no negative effect on the team.
Yeah, I agree, there will be some changes to the order, but I'd be (pleasantly) surprised if a team can claw back the second advantage that Mercedes currently have over the next closest team.
 
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Old May 9, 2014 | 04:15 PM
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Lewis is a second quicker than Redbull and Ferrari in practice. Hmm.
 
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Old May 9, 2014 | 05:25 PM
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So, maybe we are talking about a race to the bottom step on the podium?
 
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Old May 16, 2014 | 06:50 AM
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One more race after Monaco and all the teams will start on the 2015 car...TV audiences has already dropped off significantly.
 
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