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Not sure, from what I saw he was not working for Channel 4, but seems the coverage, race commentry etc.. is covered by a team for the series: W Series has announced an all-star TV presentation team, comprising a blend of experience, enthusiasm and expertise, to bring the excitement and thrills of th...

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DOLOMITE wrote:He's part of the W Series commentary team apparently: https://wseries.com/w-hub/getting-to-kn ... ottingham/

Yes, just saw him on there, having a lazy morning catching up on some programs I missed...

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tyres too hard. canada 2010 was awesome hence pirelli were tasked with making softer tyres. some of the best racing recently were high deg races as it gives a bigger differential between cars depending on how they manage tyres, new v old etc. undercut more powerful but risk running out at the end. ...

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Tyres are too hard. Easy one stop I think we just have to except that's the way it is now. Do we want the drivers to race hard or tip toe around? Both. As it is now they all tiptoe round to make a one stop work anyway. Well they tip toe even more when the tyres are too soft. Problem is they have to...

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What I find annoying is when Ferrari and Red Bull was dominating, FIA tried every trick in the book to slow them down. Mercedes has been more dominant for a longer period of time, and FIA have just let it happen. We are currently in a period of the sport where one team has won everything since 2014...

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As already said, not entirely. McLaren probably did not help themselves with their philosophy... But yes Honda had issues even last season with Torro Rosso did not have the power and reliability needed to challenge at the front. This year, the Honda engine seems to have the power needed to closely m...

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According to Joylon he is back: https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/47623639 Must admit never believe anything this guy says, he often comes across bitter that he failed in F1... Has Bottas lost his 'Wing Man' role. Well after one race, I doubt it, but at least he seems to be back on form. What Merce...

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Was able to steam the Sky F1 coverage on my Laptop, and had the live feed on the TV from one of the many German Channels that provide coverage (think there are four and at least one French and one Italian that I have in my Cable TV contract). Guess it helps being in the middle of Europe and having a...

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Will the BBC still do live radio coverage? I have multiple options to watch for free on several channels here in Switzerland, by most are German, French or Italian. Used to use the radio for the audio, but mostly watch live in German, then watch the highlights later. I am sure it would be possible ...

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But they still have to make their own cases so is there really a substantial saving here? The casing is used to mount the rear suspension and each team has their own configuration.

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Will the BBC still do live radio coverage? I have multiple options to watch for free on several channels here in Switzerland, by most are German, French or Italian. Used to use the radio for the audio, but mostly watch live in German, then watch the highlights later. I am sure it would be possible t...

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From what I read the main issue Ferrari had last year was on the ERS side. i.e. not able to generate enough energy (turbo too small) and being able to store and deploy this. So the engine itself was probably pretty good. Merc offered Ferrari thier ERS specialist and this has helped them fix the issu...

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Increasing the power is not that difficult especially if you increase the fuel flow and at the same time increase the ERS side. The issue is the reliability and this is where the costs escalate, but if they allow more engines during the season this would make it easier. Would Twin Turbos realy give ...

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The engine is homologated and strictly controlled by the FIA. I would not be surprised if they do have additional engine modes that they don't use and ban the other teams from using them to keep an even playing field. Why run the engine at full power if it is not necessary? As you see looking at the...

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I hope/doubt this is not Merc.

I reckon they probably have power in the bag. It would be easy to keep some engine modes in reserve and enforce the other teams to not sure them either.

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If they ran her at the weekend (not sure if that was possible, maybe only starting from the back or the pitlane), but she could have easily have scored some decent (and valuable) points. What did they have to lose? I hope they spoke to her about this because if she read/heard this without the situat...

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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118066 I guess it is possible to have some small reservoir after the fuel flow meter that will allow you to supply more fuel to the engine for short bursts than allowed. I wonder who is exploiting this? As we know they don't introduce new controls without ...

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Its actually a little bit hilarious given how insufferably cocky Horner was in previous years pretty sure you could literally quote him saying something along the lines of other teams should stop moaning and work harder Yes I remember this. Also even funner is that Renault threatened to quit if the...

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I hope he gets to drive. He obviously does not want or need money but has a contract to race and that is what he wants to do. Sauber have obviously screwed up. I could pop over to the factory but guess it's empty now.

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Will be interesting to see the final outcome. This adds more spice to the first race weekend. If he does race, the team obviously won't be happy about it but they need to prepare the car as best as possible on safety grounds and to target as many points as possible. Could be awkward, but they have t...

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Thanks, maybe this would justify the cost of a vpn subscription

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(I did search for this but could only find a thread on Australian TV) Here is a list of Broadcasters for this year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_broadcasters The BBC claim they will have EVERY practise, quali and race live on Radio 5 Live/Radio 5 Sports Extra. But I can ONLY see ...

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I don't see a 100% fair way to resolve this. However the FIA needs to think about this and come up with some rules not just for now, but for any future new Engines into the sport. There are many advantages/dis-advantages to Honda coming in a year later. - Honda started development later than the oth...

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Pirelli wanted to make the tyres wider for 2014 but could not get agreement. This was to give better grip for the amount of torque available from the new engines. This year we will have the same tyres (size anyhow) but even more powerful engines.

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On the 'non-live' BBC weekends, I watch German, Austrian, Swiss or French TV channel on Satellite. Then take the audio from Radio 5 Live (again on Satellite). I did notice though that Radio 5 Live / Sports Extra on satellite at least did not always have the race commentry. In the end I can follow th...

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With the problems they had in the final test at Abu Dhabi, I wonder how much testing/preparation they have done. However this could be just a small issue which once fixed (most likely already fixed), could give them a reliable package. However to catch Merc in the first season is a BIG ask. Not only...

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The FIA should just close the loophole by issuing a clarification/amendment. Not the first time they have done this. Guess they were happy to leave this open to appease Renault and Ferrari who were pushing for this. But now Honda have come out against this then they should all have the same deadline...

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I'll be very disappointed if this is the case as I think the current engines are fantastic. The sport doesn't need to take a backward step on engines to sort out the financial issues at the back of the grid, it just needs to share out the revenue more fairly. I just see this as an attempt by those ...

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Cool

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02cr6dk

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Always felt that Rosberg was humble & honest. Had Rosberg won the championship, don't think Hamilton would've reciprocated the same way as he has a bigger ego than Rosberg. In that scenario, their friendship would've never come on track again. Rosberg was a thorough gentleman today & didn't deserve...

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Sorry to be off-topic a bit, but on what angrypirate just said, all the recent research suggests that the level of radiation emitted by mobile phones is not even close to enough to cause cancer, even if you used it every day for your whole life. So don't worry, there is no risk of mobile phone adve...

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http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/9573971/Horner-wants-simpler-engines I am not sure if the other engine makers will back him on this. Sharing the same turn ERS etc.. will severely limit the advantage they could have. Also this limits the engine configuration. Just because RBR are more reliant on ...

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I think they can be used under certain conditions. With yellow flags in operation, a second accident should not have happened, or at least the chances are slim. The double yellow means slow down and prepare to stop. Not only is a crane out on the track but also Marshals and at least one driver, any ...

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We all hope he makes a full recovery, and our hearts goes out to the family. What is not mentioned in the latest statement is if he is Conscious or not this could give clues to the possible outcome. I think everything was done by the book by the FIA, and the whole situation should analysed (as it is...

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They seemed to have now decided to relax the Ban: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/9/16360.html Which I think is a good thing. These cars are so much more technical and some of this information is needed to adapt the car to the conditions, ensure breaks are at the right temp etc... But I ...

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A couple of the latest summary.. 1. It appears that it has been taken/understood by the media and in general that Hamilton, through his way of quoting Rosberg, did make the accusations of Nico deliberately crashing at him. However, after the race Hamilton claimed Rosberg had admitted to causing the...

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A couple of the latest summary.. 1. It appears that it has been taken/understood by the media and in general that Hamilton, through his way of quoting Rosberg, did make the accusations of Nico deliberately crashing at him. However, after the race Hamilton claimed Rosberg had admitted to causing the...

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This is a tricky question. As has been stated, fines (unless they are incredibly high, in which case there will probably be a court date coming up) aren't really going to change things much. You can't reduce their salary until the contract is expired or again you will find yourself in court. To sit...

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Sorry but total 'bullS**t' in my opinion. The driver is NOT blindfolded. He knows exactly where the wing is. I have had several cars where I could not see the nose or the rear, so when parking I learned how to use points on the car as reference to give the position of the rear or front end even tho...

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And possibly Nico knew just the right moment to swerve into Lewis to hit this part of the tyre. Otherwise why else does he turn left then back to the right if it was not to give extra force for the impact. Or at least that is what it looked like in the replays imho You can make the facts fit any th...

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