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Old 26 Mar 2017, 06:58 (Ref:3721549)   #1
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Rate the Grand Prix: Australian Grand Prix 2017

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Old 26 Mar 2017, 06:59 (Ref:3721550)   #2
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not very good.
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 07:09 (Ref:3721556)   #3
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A 5. Not that great. Only the Vettel and Hamilton swap shuffle and the multi-coloured car tussle towards the end really added any spice.

It does look like close racing is going to be very difficult with these new cars. This could make for some bad races.

On the plus side - Ferrari and Baby Schumi are back.
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 07:29 (Ref:3721563)   #4
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a bit disappointed overall, I thought the with engines and cars we would see more closer racing , not a gap of 20 - 30 secs .
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 07:41 (Ref:3721567)   #5
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Good race. Give it a 7. Good to see Ferrari up there, but hopefully this is just the first of a handful of wins!
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 09:46 (Ref:3721593)   #6
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I didn't see one DRS pass, so for me that gave it an extra point.

The race itself was pretty dull. Was kinda fun to see Bottas chasing down Hamilton, but it ultimately led to nothing.
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 09:50 (Ref:3721594)   #7
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Rubbish racing and massive performance gaps through the field. At least we'll have a battle on the scoreboard. 4/10.
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 11:16 (Ref:3721603)   #8
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Rubbish racing and massive performance gaps through the field. At least we'll have a battle on the scoreboard. 4/10.


They couldn't even stay close enough to pass with DRS.
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 11:25 (Ref:3721608)   #9
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If it wasnt for a swap at the lead, it could have easily go down as one of the worst races in history, right up there with the "races" Valencia used to produce

....and I say that despite all the excitement that comes with a season-opener....if it was mid-season I think beer cups thrown in and crowds leaving should be expected.
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 11:27 (Ref:3721610)   #10
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A typical race, as it has been for the majority of the world championship and definitely as it has been for the last 30 years.
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 11:43 (Ref:3721615)   #11
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A typical race, as it has been for the majority of the world championship and definitely as it has been for the last 30 years.
I can agree to disagree with that. The term Typical would be something that can be applied for well over 50% of the races in general, this race would have been a bottom 10%-er in pretty much any season in the last 20 years.

I really hope that will be the case this year too, because for this race to be typical, mathematically about 10 noticably-to-significantly worst races would need to come (fortunetely I dont see that happening)
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 12:15 (Ref:3721616)   #12
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The 50% criteria is exactly what I applied. I meant typical.

There has been a dearth of real overtaking for decades. I'm happy with my 30 years being 1987. Although it may be slightly less than that. I'm also happy with my general comment as much of the '50s and '60s were a long way away from wheel to wheel. Cool that those eras were.
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 13:36 (Ref:3721618)   #13
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4. The cars look like convincing F1 cars again. They look great.

Unfortunately, to get that, it seems they've given up the ability to pass each other.
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 13:59 (Ref:3721619)   #14
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A four. Inability for cars at the front to not follow close enough to pass does not bode well for the season.

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Old 26 Mar 2017, 14:21 (Ref:3721620)   #15
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It's true, the airflow makes it hard to follow another. At this point I can't tell if it is better or worse than before. Or any worse than has been typical for the last few decades.
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 14:41 (Ref:3721622)   #16
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6 for me. cars looked nice and a final result which means im really looking forward to the next race.

do think we were more robbed by the reliability issues of the RB and Hass then we were by a 'failure' of the new rules to deliver.
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 16:05 (Ref:3721637)   #17
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7.

Not a thriller by any means but I agree with Adam that this is standard fare for the kind of cars the regs have given us.

I grew up watching races like this. That kind of strategic cat and mouse game for the lead was good enough for me then, and it's good enough for me now.
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 16:06 (Ref:3721639)   #18
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5. I was pretty disappointed. Another dose of 'new regs' hype down the drain.....
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result as more interesting than the actual race but gave it a six
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 17:20 (Ref:3721654)   #20
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Same old same old but some different liveries

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Old 26 Mar 2017, 20:22 (Ref:3721682)   #21
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5. Nothing special, aprt from the shiney new paint work
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 21:07 (Ref:3721692)   #22
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 21:34 (Ref:3721695)   #23
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Like a berk, I was a bit excited for the start of the new season. The cars are wider. Albert Park is a bugger for overtaking. Yawn, I hope Ross can make some meaningful changes soon.
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 22:07 (Ref:3721700)   #24
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Lol at those wanting more overtaking. The drivers start in order of fastest to slowest based on qualifying, simple enough, but doesn't this imply overtaking will be scarce? Although not always the case, if someone out qualifys you, short of strategy, how exactly does one expect to catch and overtake a car that started ahead of you because it was faster than you??? Deviations from the general rule of course happen, but can really be shocked when the grid is set fastest to SLOWEST???
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Old 26 Mar 2017, 22:36 (Ref:3721702)   #25
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My issue with the scarcity of overtaking here is that whilst I personally find 'scarcity' (but not absence) acceptable; the information age will not. So they're gonna come around with yet more silly gimmicks. That's what makes me nervous here. Very nervous.
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