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Hamilton cites Serena Williams as inspiration 3h Lewis Larkam Peter J Fox/Getty Images @ £ Grosjean: Gutierrez is faster than people think 7h Nate Saunders Maurice Hamilton 22 Jan, 2016 F1 title goes down to the wire 7h http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/14625087/maurice-hamilton-blog-f1-tyres-load-baloney 1/6 11/25/2016 Maurice Hamilton's blog - F1 Tyres - A load of baloney I recently watched Sky Sports F1's Ted Kravitz spend 12 minutes manfully Rosberg rebuffs suggestion he should play dirty battling to explain the latest F1 tyre regulations with the help of Post-it Notes 1d Nate Saunders and his daughter's Play Doh. He did an excellent job but, no disrespect to Ted whatsoever, I couldn't help but think of a daft television sitcom from the 1990s. Alonso: No Le Mans until I win third title 1d Nate Saunders @ Father Ted was about three priests sharing a house on Craggy Island, a fictional Rosberg downplays impa°ct of mechlaonciaction somewhere off the west coast of Ireland. Father Ted had the task of swap dealing with Father Dougal -- not the brightest coin on the collection plate -- 23h Nate Saunders £ and Father Jack, a 'Feckin Drunk' as he might say loudly and frequently. Raikkonen backs Rosberg's title fight approach I'm only mentioning it because I'm sure this chaotic collection of eejits must 21h Lewis Larkam have dreamed up the latest F1 tyre regulations. It can be no other way when you
Vettel: Ferrari 'cannot be proud' of 2c0o1n6sider the rules were revised to improve F1 while, in the process, making it 23h Nate Saunders more difficult for the layman to understand.
Button: I might be done with F1 for gHoeorde's how Father Ted and his associates might cope when presented with the 1d Nate Saunders latest F1 technical conundrum.
Nasr expects points to help him in Sauber talks So Ted, tell me, will I understand these new rules? 20h Lewis Larkam No Dougal, you will not. Perez won't budge over sponsor Trump gaffe 1d Nate Saunders Why's that, Ted?
What to expect in Abu Dhabi It's like this, Dougal. There's the white, the yellow and the red. And now there's 19h the purple, which is called the ultrasoft.
Pirelli unveils 25percent thicker 2017 tyre So that's softer than the soft? Have I got that right, Ted? 1d Nate Saunders It's actually softer than the supersoft, Dougal. But don't worry yourself about Gutierrez to hold 'clear the air talks' with Haas that. Now here's the thing. At any one race, you could have the choice of three 1d Nate Saunders of them, except when the choice is two. And then you hand one of them back. Not sure which one, but don't worry about that for now. Are you with me so Ferrari to end on a high? 19h far?
No chair for Vettel at his Thursday mI ethdiank so, Ted. session,... 1d So, you have 13 sets for the weekend. In the first practice session you use the
Rosberg v Hamilton: The Abu Dhabiw tihtlietes and hand one set back after 40 minutes. In the second session, you can permutations try the yellows if you like. And you could even try the red or it might be the 2d Nate Saunders purple.
Horner: Rosberg under more pressure than Hamilton Oh, I'd do that, Ted. I like red. But is there no green? 1d Laurence Edmondson Yes, there is Dougal. But that's for when it's raining. Felipe Massa's finest moments in F1 1d Kate Walker We'd need the green here because it's always feckin raining. Verstappen 'neutral' towards recent Senna comparisons MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images 1d Nate Saunders
Not a bad setting for a championshiIpndeed, Dougal. As I was saying, you then have to give back those whites and showdown... T... 1d yellows and reds or you could have the purple. But then on the next day you start again, again if you know what I mean. Button's 10 best F1 drives http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/14625087/maurice-hamilton-blog-f1-tyres-load-baloney 2/6 11/25/2016 Maurice Hamilton's blog - F1 Tyres - A load of baloney 2d Nate Saunders A bit like you have to do when you're telling me something, Ted?
Can Toro Rosso impress in 2017? 8h That's right, Dougal. So, for qualifying and the race, you have seven sets but only the white and the yellow can be used in the race and the Q3 fellas can use Going down to the wire: The best setahseo nred, but then they have to give them back as well. finales in F1 history 2d ESPN Staff Why's that, Ted? Do they get a discount if they're not used too much? Canada confirms place on 2017 F1 grid 2d Nate Saunders No, Dougal. It's too difficult to explain. Just remember that everyone has to start the race on the tyres they used in the second part of qualifying. Everyone Button excited by 'new beginning' after Abu Dhabi has to give back one set, bar... 2d Nate Saunders Bar! Where? Drink! Drink! Alonso confident Honda will deliver competitive engine in 2017 3d Laurence Edmondson Not now, Father Jack. Not now.
Paddy Lowe: Title battle creates Feck! 'significant tension' 3d Laurence Edmondson Where were we? Everyone bar the top 10 has to hand back one set. Now these
Symonds not expecting Brawnstylefastest ten fellas are going into the final bit of qualifying, which is called Q3 domination to emerge from 2017 reegvsen though they're looking to qualify first on the grid as opposed to being the 3d Laurence Edmondson first person to qualify, if you follow me. But before this, in the second part of
Zak Brown joins McLaren as executiqvuealifying, which is Q2, they had to decide that maybe the fastest tyre that director would be the red or it could be the purple might be the quickest but they 3d Laurence Edmondson don't want to start the race with it because it might not last five minutes.
Bernie thinks Mercedes, Ferrari will walk away from F1 Why would they make a tyre like that, Ted? 4d Nate Saunders Don't ask awkward questions, Dougal. So they use the yellow tyre in Q2 Rosberg won't settle for second to secure title knowing it will be good for the race. But then some other cheeky fella in Q2 4d Laurence Edmondson takes a chance and uses the red one or it could be the purple because he has nothing to lose, gets himself into Q3 and pisses off the quick guys. Hamilton proud of 2016 regardless of title outcome 4d Nate Saunders Haven't a feckin clue what you're saying Ted, but that last bit sounds grand.
Malaysia will not renew F1 deal beyoHndaven't finished, Dougal. As I said, you're told you can only use two types of 2018 4d Nate Saunders tyre for the race, but you don't have to.
Alonso hints at future Porsche,WECW dehayl's that, Ted. 4d Nate Saunders No idea, Dougal. But here's another thing. Those boys who weren't in the Wolff on Abu Dhabi showdown: May the best man win fastest ten can do what they like. 4d Nate Saunders Could they go home if they wanted, Ted? Hulkenberg determined to end Force India stint with 'celebration' 4d Nate Saunders They could, Dougal. But I think Father Bernard might take a dim view of it.
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Life Through a Lens Brazilian GranAdh, he's the sort of High Priest who takes the collection. Is that right, Ted? Prix 5d Mark Sutton He owns the collection box, the church, the churchyard, he knows where the
Ecclestone calls for shorter F1 racesbodies are buried; the lot. Anyway, as I was saying, these fellas could run all 5d Nate Saunders day provided they don't have a problem with something called deg. http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/14625087/maurice-hamilton-blog-f1-tyres-load-baloney 3/6 11/25/2016 Maurice Hamilton's blog - F1 Tyres - A load of baloney Keg? Keg! Drink! Drink!
No, Jack. Deg. It's short for degradation, which is what's happening to you faster than it should.
Feck!
Anyway, this deg basically stops them from driving fast.
But isn't that the point of this racing, Ted? Why would you want to do make them go slow?
Because that's too simple, Dougal. There's 23 clauses and 12 subclauses in the regulations to make sure it's nice and complicated, just to confuse Eddie Jordan.
That wouldn't be too difficult, Ted. Talking about EJ reminds me of his shirts and I have to ask why can't they do one of these tyres in pink?
Drink! Drink!
No, Jack. Pink! We're talking about tyres in F1 and how daft it is.
F1 Tyres? Feck! Feck!
Couldn't put it better myself, Father Jack.
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Hamilton cites Serena Williams as inspiration 3h Lewis Larkam Sutton Images @ £ Grosjean: Gutierrez is faster than people think 7h Nate Saunders Maurice Hamilton 8 Jan, 2016 F1 title goes down to the wire 7h http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/14528918/tyler-alexander-1940-2016 1/6 11/25/2016 Tyler Alexander 1940 - 2016 Standing in Rue du Portier, peering into the garage commandeered by McLaren Rosberg rebuffs suggestion he should play dirty for the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix, I couldn't help but notice one mechanic who 1d Nate Saunders stood out from the rest. It wasn't simply that he seemed to be the only person without a Kiwi accent. This guy had an American drawl and looked as if he had Alonso: No Le Mans until I win third title come straight from central casting to fulfil everyone's image of how a player in 1d Nate Saunders @ Formula One really ought to look. Rosberg downplays impa°ct of mechanic swap Of average height, slim build and rugged good looks, this man not only seemed 23h Nate Saunders £ to be in charge but also had the respect of those around him. He was totally Raikkonen backs Rosberg's title fightands-on, understood how everything worked and, if it didn't, he appeared to approach know exactly how to fix it. There was an intensity about him; an urgency that 21h Lewis Larkam said he was there to win this Goddamned motor race. And yet there was time for Vettel: Ferrari 'cannot be proud' of 2a0 w16ry smile and a deep chuckle when the occasion demanded it. Here, it seemed 23h Nate Saunders to me and my wide-eyed mates, was the absolute definition of a true Racer. And so it would prove as, over the years, I had the great privilege of getting to know Button: I might be done with F1 for good 1d Nate Saunders Tyler James Alexander.
Nasr expects points to help him in It didn't happen overnight. No Sir. Tyler, an intensely private man, did not Sauber talks 20h Lewis Larkam suffer fools gladly and possessed a healthy disregard for journalists. You could neither force yourself upon him nor expect social niceties. In some respects he Perez won't budge over sponsor Truwmaps formidable but, through the gruff exterior, you could sense a tremendous gaffe 1d Nate Saunders passion that would excuse his abrupt response.
What to expect in Abu Dhabi Above all, you were aware that here was someone who had seen it all. Tyler had 19h been with McLaren from its foundation; a credential that said if he was good enough for Bruce then he had to be a grafter, a racer and an all-round top bloke. Pirelli unveils 25percent thicker 2017 tyre The man from Massachusetts ticked every box. More than that, he came to 1d Nate Saunders define those boxes.
Gutierrez to hold 'clear the air talks' with Haas Tyler's colourful and varied racing history is currently being documented in 1d Nate Saunders tributes more exhaustive than this one. I had the pleasure of getting to know the story in great detail when asked to work with Tyler on his *autobiography. In Ferrari to end on a high? 19h more than 400 fascinating and detailed pages, one of the outstanding chapters for me covered the days when McLaren dominated the Can-Am sportscar series No chair for Vettel at his Thursday mine dNiaorth America. session,... 1d This was perfect territory for Tyler; a new challenge, superbly engineered race Rosberg v Hamilton: The Abu Dhabic taitrlse, a winning combination - and the whole thing played out more or less in his permutations back yard. In fact, at times it really was within the Alexander family domain. 2d Nate Saunders
Horner: Rosberg under more pressuTrehree gorgeous orange cars would be airfreighted to the United States. Tyler than Hamilton would arrange to have them trailered to his parents' home in Hingham, where 1d Laurence Edmondson the small team began their adventure with a barbecue. You could imagine Tyler Felipe Massa's finest moments in F1doing everything from buying the steaks - "the best in the Goddamn 1d Kate Walker neighbourhood" - cooking them and doing the washing up, all the while
relishing the challenges that lay ahead. As he recalled those days decades later Verstappen 'neutral' towards recent Senna comparisons while sitting in a Surrey pub, the infectious sense of enthusiasm had not 1d Nate Saunders dimmed in the slightest. He was talking about going racing.
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Button's 10 best F1 drives http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/14528918/tyler-alexander-1940-2016 2/6 11/25/2016 Tyler Alexander 1940 - 2016 2d Nate Saunders That ethos underpinned everything in his life. Race weekends were about getting the job done. Everyone was expected to pull their weight. In Alexander's Can Toro Rosso impress in 2017? 8h eyes, drivers were part of the team; nothing more, nothing less. The absence of adulation and mollycoddling meant a driver error was treated in the same way Going down to the wire: The best season finales in F1 history as a crucial fumble by a mechanic. "We should have won that Goddamn race. 2d ESPN Staff Okay, best we get on with the next one."
Canada confirms place on 2017 F1 gIrnidevitably, some drivers breached the seemingly impenetrable personal 2d Nate Saunders defences. Apart from Bruce McLaren, of course, Tyler had a great deal of time
Button excited by 'new beginning' affoterr Johnny Rutherford, Mario Andretti, Denny Hulme and Dan Gurney; an Abu Dhabi affection heightened by the manner in which the latter pair drove their socks off 2d Nate Saunders and rallied to the team's cause following Bruce's fatal accident in June 1970.
Alonso confident Honda will deliver competitive engine in 2017 Inevitable, too, that he should warm to Ayrton Senna and his relentless search 3d Laurence Edmondson for perfection. Tyler spoke warmly about a test session at Estoril and a long
Paddy Lowe: Title battle creates private chat with the Brazilian while the car was being worked on. "He helped 'significant tension' me on numerous occasions when I was having some issues getting something 3d Laurence Edmondson done, which I'd like to think meant the respect went both ways," recalled
Symonds not expecting BrawnstyleAlexander. "His ability to get the most out of the car and himself was always domination to emerge from 2017 remgsore than amazing to us all." Without a hint of self-importance, Tyler would 3d Laurence Edmondson respect Senna's willingness to ask questions and learn.
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Hamilton proud of 2016 regardless of title outcome Apart from shedding an interesting light on Alonso's judgement, Alexander's 4d Nate Saunders assessment said everything about his generosity in thinking about his team and how best to win that perpetual next race. Malaysia will not renew F1 deal beyond 2018 4d Nate Saunders That's all that mattered -- apart from a good glass of red and more chat about racing. To be a part of such wonderful occasions was to share the life of a Alonso hints at future Porsche,WECg deenaul inely modest man who would never dream of referring to himself as a true 4d Nate Saunders motor racing legend. But he Goddamn was.
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