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Old 4 Mar 2017, 14:34 (Ref:3716440)   #1
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Bottas vs Hamilton

Bottas with the quickest lap time.
Bottas with the track record.
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P1 Bottas

Bottas 1 Hamilton 0

Not bad for a "new" guy getting used to a new team and different car.
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Old 4 Mar 2017, 14:38 (Ref:3716442)   #2
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And if pre-season testing was worth anything then Prost GP would've won the 2001 championships.
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Old 4 Mar 2017, 14:46 (Ref:3716443)   #3
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Yes it's unwise at this point to draw any conclusions as no one outside of the team really knows what programs are being run by either driver ..
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Old 4 Mar 2017, 15:20 (Ref:3716450)   #4
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Positive start for Valtteri and early days of course.

It will be interesting to see how he deals with Lewis and his team mentally, if indeed he can match the speed.

And interesting to see just how Merc will deal with the inevitable fireworks if Valtteri does indeed prove capable of pushing Lewis.

Valtteri appears a little soft mentally to me, but maybe that's his style and he's a bull underneath that calm persona. We'll see
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Old 4 Mar 2017, 18:59 (Ref:3716484)   #5
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Hamilton says so far that Valtteri is the best team mate he has ever had. Early days for sure, but yes a positive start for Bottas.


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Old 5 Mar 2017, 00:40 (Ref:3716529)   #6
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Old 5 Mar 2017, 12:52 (Ref:3716648)   #7
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Hamilton says a lot of things, he's not the most truthful of people around.
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Old 5 Mar 2017, 15:49 (Ref:3716679)   #8
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Lewis may say things without thinking, but I would never say he was a liar. I think Bottas doesn't appear to have much of an ego which is good for the team, but may also work against him. However I can see him giving Lewis a hard time this season
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Lewis may say things without thinking, but I would never say he was a liar. I think Bottas doesn't appear to have much of an ego which is good for the team, but may also work against him. However I can see him giving Lewis a hard time this season
I think that's right, Lewis often speaks without engaging the brain, but I can't think of him actively lying (except for that one time at - was it? - Sepang). I think Bottas might prove a tough competitor for Lewis this year. I certainly hope so, to shake up the grid a bit. It would be good to have a new winner.
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Old 5 Mar 2017, 19:20 (Ref:3716713)   #10
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I'm not saying he's a liar, what I mean is that he's pretty disingenuous. Like he feels that's how you play mind games.
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Old 5 Mar 2017, 22:33 (Ref:3716746)   #11
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I think that's right, Lewis often speaks without engaging the brain, but I can't think of him actively lying (except for that one time at - was it? - Sepang). I think Bottas might prove a tough competitor for Lewis this year. I certainly hope so, to shake up the grid a bit. It would be good to have a new winner.
... and lying to the stewards in Melbourne, Dave Ryan getting fired from McLaren.


Really hope Bottas is up to it, early signs seem promising ...
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Old 10 Mar 2017, 23:34 (Ref:3717907)   #13
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Bottas on top for Merc again....

At least Bottas is not like Stroll being way behind Massa.

No one can deny Bottas' pace in testing.


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early days of course, but Bottas really does seem to have stepped up massively in testing.
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Lauda and Wolff apparently suggesting he is doing ok but will get 4 races to prove he is at least at Rosberg's level😲
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I can see Bottas challenging for the title this season, he's certainly done alright so far
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I can see Bottas challenging for the title this season, he's certainly done alright so far
Well, Nico showed that Lewis could be beaten - and even Jenson did it(over a season in terms of points) - so, it is possible. I think however, it'll be interesting for Bottas this season. Lewis can be a tough team mate.

Be interesting to see Mercedes handle these two - if they start bumping into one another.

One to watch for 2017.
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So what happens after four races if he doesn't prove himself? Lol.
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i suspect 4 races is also the time frame Alonso is giving Mclaren-Honda to sort itself out.
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Lauda said that Bottas is a couple tenths off Hamilton over the qualifying pace. But who knows if that's the truth. Lauda said Mercedes were behind Ferrari too.

I'm not going to comment on the Hammy hate, but hopefully they have a good chance to race eachother. I don't care about the off track lifestyles or their media spun comments, I just want to see good racing between the two. Especially if the Mercedes is alone up front.
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Lauda said that Bottas is a couple tenths off Hamilton over the qualifying pace. But who knows if that's the truth. Lauda said Mercedes were behind Ferrari too.

I'm not going to comment on the Hammy hate, but hopefully they have a good chance to race eachother. I don't care about the off track lifestyles or their media spun comments, I just want to see good racing between the two. Especially if the Mercedes is alone up front.
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i suspect 4 races is also the time frame Alonso is giving Mclaren-Honda to sort itself out.
No way McLaren will release Alonso before the end of the season. Just isn't going to happen.
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sorry, worded that post poorly...i dont think they will release him early either.

rather i was suggesting that may be the time frame Alonso has set to sign a new contract for 2018, hence the '4 race' period Merc are giving Bottas in order to see if he is worth keeping for 2018 vs making a play for Alonso in 2018.
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