Let's hope so.
2018 F1 Championship - Round 1 Melbourne (25th March)
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Good call!!
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Maybe just sitting there being ready if Raikkonnen made a mistake and then having a blitz now that he hasnt
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Congrats to Vettel!
In any event, I hope this is a sign for the year - that we will get close races. I am a Lewis fan no doubt but it's better for the sport that the championship is close. I didn't bother watching the last few races last year.
In any event, I hope this is a sign for the year - that we will get close races. I am a Lewis fan no doubt but it's better for the sport that the championship is close. I didn't bother watching the last few races last year.
Come on Hamilton. Do the right thing and back Raikonnen up into Dan.
Great drive from Dan. Almost feels like we are doomed never to see an Aussie stand on the podium (and stay there).
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I don't think this race has sign-posted that though. The only reason Hamilton didn't win this by 20+ sec is bad luck
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I also know Alonso had a fair bit of luck but 5th with the new McLaren is great.
McLaren go a race without having a blowup
The switch is already a success
The switch is already a success
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I can take the bad luck as long as it leads to a close championship battle.
I'm not sure if the new regulations have anything to do with it but overtaking seems a lot harder for the Mercedes - Bottas only managed to get to 8th in the end whereas in previous years even from the back of the grid they usually stormed up to the podium eventually.
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Part luck, part their choice in pitting to cover Raikkonen.
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Unsurprisingly it was the Toro Rosso Hondas that blew up instead.
Long way to go but the sport needs a competitive and reliable McLaren piloted by Alonso in there.
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There were at least 3 iirc, but that's partly due to Verstappen's spin
What part of his only getting 3 seconds clear of Kimi had you thinking he could possibly have won by 20+ seconds? If anything the very end of the race where Hamilton dropped off before Kimi that once again showed the longer they go on the tyres Ferrari will be advantaged.
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Do we count Verstappen's on Alonso?
You must not watch the Aussie GP much
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3 Power Units only for the season, as soon as you are no chance you want to turn them down as far as you can without coughing up a place.
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3 overtakes for the entire race, someting needs to be done. In quali trim these cars are epic but it makes for horrid racing
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Really? They are talking to Alan Jones here right now.
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Its a very Simple Jack haircut that Vettel has 
All the battles out there turned into fizzers. I'm aware overtaking is hard at Albert Park, but was a bit disappointing today I thought.
un*******beliebable. Whole coverage was amateurish. Loved it how they stuck with Alonso vs Verstappen for so long, while Dan was challenging Kimi.
