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    Intel CEO confirms first dGPUs in 2020

    I have increasingly wondered if this will pan out with Intel buying the discrete graphics arm of AMD and it becoming the Intel discrete graphics arm.... It's a win for Intel in that suddenly patent issues become largely a non-issue, cross licensing is all well and good but it is grabbing the...
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    Formula 1 - 2017 Season

    This is absolutely correct, it was technically a racing incident on the basis of the rules and therefore no penalty by the FIA can apply to any of the drivers.. BUT.. That is entirely separate to the fact that while not illegal, Vettel's allowed one move to very aggressively block at the start...
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    Formula 1 - 2015 season

    I have been critical of Grosjean's past driving habits but in this case the video and telemetry don't support the knee-jerk reaction that it must have been his fault. The fact is Max had a fantastic weekend, displayed his massive potential and made a rookie mistake. I have no doubt he is a...
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    Formula 1 - 2015 season

    I I have seen many other drivers get penalised over the years for less than that at Monaco (Hamilton a few years ago bumping into Massa as I recall) and I do think it is inconsistent stewardship between the incident with Alonso and the one with Ricciardo. Personally I would not have penalised...
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    Formula 1 - 2015 season

    Barcelona has never been a track that makes for particularly good racing, even with DRS. They really should change the layout there to promote more overtaking, however I suspect the fact it hasn't been done already is in part because it has been used for many years for pre-season testing and it...
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    Formula 1 - 2015 season

    Interesting, further evidence we may see VW/Audi in F1 by 2018: http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/boardroom-power-shift-moves-vw-closer-to-f1/?v=11&s=1 I want to see Piech vs Ecclestone in a cage fight, "this time it's personal!" :twisted:
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    Formula 1 - 2015 season

    Reading the link you put up, no where does it state that Wolff said that Kimi would have got past Hamilton with just one more lap though. Not saying that could not have happened, we will never know, both drivers (Hamilton & Kimi) may have done things differently in the lead up to and at the...
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    Formula 1 - 2015 season

    Nope don't argue it at all, however who wins the manufacturers championship is of seriously little to no interest for me, never has, never will. For me it is all about the drivers and the drivers championship and that is not a foregone conclusion at all. For sure Hamilton is driving brilliantly...
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    Formula 1 - 2015 season

    Really that is the best argument you can find to say that, "F1 is a joke," the betting odds? F1 is by no means perfect, there are plenty of things about it that definitely could stand some improvement, however most of the hate seems to come from people who don't watch it and just trot out the...
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    Formula 1 - 2015 season

    I already liked Kimi one of the few real characters out there, but that just raises my respect for him, it seems somewhat unavoidable given the cost climate but it saddens me that some drivers on the grid are only there because they bring big sponsorship. I wonder how many better drivers don't...
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    Formula 1 - 2015 season

    T That sounds highly plausible although to be fair, despite my feelings that Christian Horner has been pretty hypocritical about this, it is undeniable that he has lead the team through a pretty successful period, there is no reason why he could not continue to do so under VW ownership. Whether...
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    Formula 1 - 2015 season

    Agreed, that Canada race by him was unbelievably good, if anything Button is possibly one of the most underrated drivers in F1. Everyone wrote him off when he went to join McLaren and that Hamilton (who I agree is probably one of the top 3 drivers in F1 over the last 10 years) would completely...
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    Formula 1 - 2015 season

    Except that none of the other teams have mentioned any specific technology to limit or ban that would not also harm themselves because they use it. Maybe they will discover something, but given how many very clever engineers they all have, it is surprising they have not found something yet if it...
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    Formula 1 - 2015 season

    That is very debateable in the case of bendy wings, the issue was that the FIA did not at the time have a garage test that was in any way representative of the load on the wing at speed so they got away with it. I agree that every team looks for loopholes in the rule, that is fair enough...
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    Formula 1 - 2015 season

    Yes and in that context it seems a little unfair for people to be criticising Button's performance, in fact the opposite. For large parts of his career Button has had to deal with some terribly under performing cars, arguably that one year with Braun was the first time he had a truly competitive...
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