B Hartley

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is in for the upcoming USGP :http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/41614891
Kiwi here, so small bias - hope he does well.

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In a positive for Hartley, his best lap (1 minute 39.979 seconds) was faster than Kvyat's best of 1 minute 40.971. Will be interesting to see who drives the next race.

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ajprice said:

Happy for Hartley, but Kvyat must be miffed at that. After scoring a point yesterday and being well ahead of Hartley, he was probably thinking it was a job well done.

His best lap, though, was well slower. Hartley was improving all weekend. Glad he's been given the opportunity, now up to him to prove his worth. Kyvat, generally, hasn't.

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Do please keep it civil, chaps. I'd prefer not to have this thread descend into the nasty tribalism so common on PH.
Having read the link, provided above, analysing Hartley's race, I think he's earned his Mexico slot.Time[s] (pun intended) will tell.

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Tend to agree with the "funnel" model. Having said that, though, I also find Marko to be somewhat unpleasant & lacking people skills. Thought that Webber got shafted in the Turkey crash. Incident did not reflect well on Vettel, Marko or RB. Had hopes that Webber would win that year - last ( & deciding) race, he seems to have done a "Greg Norman".

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CraigyMc said:

paua said:

Having said that, though, I also find Marko to be somewhat unpleasant & lacking people skills.

He's not in F1 to make friends. Marko keeps distance from the drivers he's in charge of. It's impersonal - then again, you son't complain that a surgeon keeps professional distance from the patient.

paua said:

Thought that Webber got shafted in the Turkey crash. Incident did not reflect well on Vettel, Marko or RB. Had hopes that Webber would win that year - last ( & deciding) race, he seems to have done a "Greg Norman".

Webber has always been close to Didi - he wasn't a Marko guy.

My impression is that he didn't maintain distance from Vettel & that his apparent antagonism to Webber was not impersonal (&, perhaps, unprofessional). Agree he's not there to make friends, & that the RB program has progressed/ nurtured a lot of talent - he is, nevertheless, difficult to like.

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Would appear that those that have an opinion that matters, are not concerned about his age.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/41785009

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Hope the car/engine (Honda) won't keep crapping out.