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#1 sambob530
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1. I think realistically they could be the fourth best team in F1 if Mercedes don't claw back race performance. Favourite moment? I can only think of Spyker's effort at Nurburgring in 2007 but it wasn't Force India yet, it probably would have been Di Resta's podium in BNahrain if he managed to get on, which he didn't. So no real big moment for me.

2. Have to agree with kipi/kingdre here, there was no need to change it.

3. He seems to have picked up where Kobayashi left off for crazy overtakes. I hope it doen't get the better of him, but consistently outperforming Jenson could mean great things for him. I guess we'll see once McLaren have a race winning car again.

4. Well I'll be at the Silverstone GP so I hope it shakes things up a bit for the entertainment :P But seriously, I can't see it having much of an effect, I think all the teams will benefit equally from it if there are any performance gains to be had. If they are improved too much, it'll look like Pirelli want Red Bull/Mercedes to win.

 5. Unless Sergio moves to Ferarri or Button retires or something like that before 2015 and there is a free seat with Honda backing, I doubt it.

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I don't know, but I have a feeling that the worst Mercedes will get is a hefty fine. Pirelli, however, could be looking at something more serious.
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TEAMS: Ferarri, Lotus, STR, Marussia
DRIVERS: Alonso, Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Bianchi
FASTEST PRACTICE LAP: Vettel
POLE POSITION: Rosberg
PODIUM: Vettel, Raikonnen, Alonso
FASTEST RACE LAP: Alonso
BEST CONSTRUCTOR: Ferarri
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FIRST RETIREMENT: Grosjean
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#4 sambob530
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That did not go well at all...
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#5 sambob530
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1. Agree with kipi

2. Perhaps, depending on whether or not Qualifying goes their way.

3. I really hope so.

4. I have no idea how he got away without any reprimand at all, but I hope he never makes it to F1.

5. My money is on Lee McKenzie. Vettel always had a soft spot for her :P 

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TEAMS: Ferarri, Lotus, STR, Marussia
DRIVERS: Alonso, Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Bianchi
FASTEST PRACTICE LAP: Vettel
POLE POSITION: Rosberg
PODIUM: Vettel, Raikonnen, Alonso
FASTEST RACE LAP: Alonso
BEST CONSTRUCTOR: Ferarri
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#7 sambob530
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Glad I backed Alonso for the SE championship!
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Pirelli are rolling out new tyres from the Canadian GP onwards

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22523596

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#9 sambob530
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1. If it wasn't for silly mistakes/bad luck I think Alonso would be in Vettel's position right now, so barring any incident it may be.

2. I think the current system works fine, there aren't any 'hooligans' this season by the looks of things, Grosjean has really calmed down.

3. Again, I think it's fine as it is, any more overtaking might be going a bit far but like Garfield said I don't want something like 2002/2004 were nothing happened (a couple of GPs then didn't have any overtaking at all...). I think were on the threshold of what's acceptable with the tyres, when it gets to a 4 stop being the best strategy I'd say that's too much.

4. Bottas is an unknown quantity, and Maldonado has proved on the right day he can be excellent, but he's still incredibly inconsistent. I think this year is a bit of a no hoper, it's extreme but maybe giving up on this season pretty early on and throwing all their money at next year's car to get an upper hand with the rule changes could shoot them up the grid. But do they have enough money?

5. I hope McLaren pick up the pace, I want to see what Perez can do in a good car. I have a bad feeling about Mercedes, like last year where Schumacher was on course for both a win and one or two podiums and retired from all those races, and then both the cars struggled to finish in the points by the end of the season. Williams or Torro Rosso could go either way, as could Sauber and Force India who both look strong. But I think Red Bull (and Ferrari on a god day) will be the team(s) to beat. 

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TEAMS: Red Bull, Lotus, Caterham, Marussia
DRIVERS: Vettel, Raikkonen, Pic, Bianchi
FASTEST PRACTICE LAP: Vettel
POLE POSITION: Vettel
PODIUM: Vettel, Raikonnen, Alonso
FASTEST RACE LAP: Alonso
BEST CONSTRUCTOR: Red Bull
WORST CONSTRUCTOR: Williams
FIRST RETIREMENT: Guittierez