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I was under the impression that the drivers have "the earliest time of arrival" displayed on their steering wheel and updated not only on the 3 sector times, but continuously in real time by GPS (edit: basically, you cant just "floor" it at maximum speed for the 90% of a certain sector and then tak...

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A kind of explanation could perhaps be found in this short, unqualified statement:

Raikkonen’s pace showed that had both Ferraris been up to speed

Kimi's car was not up to Vettel's car's speed?

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What I don't understand is why he needs to pick fights within his own management team and his own party. It has already resulted in him failing to repeal Obamacare which given his election promises is a failure. He is now picking fights with 2 other key republicans which threaten his tax reforms. W...

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I have to say, despite any feelings I have for Trump, a lot of the American left leaning media, organisations and and public figures are actually becoming more of a laughing stock trying to show up Trump than Trump is himself now! Sorry, but that just isn't possible. Of course, the "trumpies" would...

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If the investigation into Trump shows clear ties to Russia, would that be enough to get this clown impeached? No, there's no clear ties. Business ties before he was POTUS sure, but nothing impeachable. Stop watching CNN or the BBC as they're doing nothing but providing junk mews. Please provide evi...

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moby wrote: I don't even understand your question.

That's perhaps because I didn't ask any.

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You may want to actually read the Koran, then you could do sarcasm. These, along Judaism, are both Abrahamic religions, and both share the same kind of history of the faith being spread by the holly book in one hand and the sword in the other. Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the e...

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I bet you're from the US, the most aggressive militant nation in the world, obsessed with weapons, and the single nation since the end of WW2 responsible for and engaged in by far the most wars around the world and deaths as the consequence of it (estimated 2 mil +) ? No, the "most aggressive milit...

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I bet you're from the US, the most aggressive militant nation in the world, obsessed with weapons, and the single nation since the end of WW2 responsible for and engaged in by far the most wars around the world and deaths as the consequence of it (estimated 2 mil +) ? No, the "most aggressive milit...

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I think people are missing the point here. My concern is not so much that Vettel didn't adhere to the rule about leaving the steering wheel in place - I agree that common sense dictates that there was no benefit to leaving it in place when the car was not manoeuvrable - it's more about why he felt ...

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Who was he referring to when he said we've seen drivers dispose of the wheel "unceremoniously" and not put it back in the past? maybe this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Wcch5nR-g and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCzkaX2DL7w Though, one doesn't see if he didn't pick it up and place it ba...

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Herb Tarlik wrote:]So RoGro demolished his car on track in Japan, leaving it in an undrivable condition. A crane would be needed to lift it onto a flat bed for removal from the track, yet hestill replaced the steering wheel.

Well, good for him.

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Even if some people want to refuse to exercise any common sense and just stick blindly to "the rule is the rule is the rule", it won't hold the water. The section "General Safety" stipulates the relevant situations that those rules within that sections are meant for: 22.2 pit lane and track discipli...

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First off, my email was, as I noted above sent Monday morning, Oct. 2nd the day after the race, little was known at that time and general consensus then was that Stroll made an error not Vettel so your comments somewhat fail to account for the timing...... By Monday it was pretty much obvious that ...

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The answer I received above was from some PR clown for the FIA You received a prompt answer, have been treated with respect. Just because the reply happened to be not up to your likening or fitting to a narrative you'd like to, you go calling names. At least take few seconds and learn about the per...

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I have contacted Matchett and I expect to hear a discussion of this from him and Hobbs this weekend on the subject, Since you are already at it, could you ask him the question from the dude who-couldn't-care-less-about-him? In his opinion, was Vettel in obvious violation of this rule too? Same sect...

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I've watched F1 for 30 some odd years and have never seen a driver walk away with the steering wheel. Any driver who did not replace the wheel incurred a penalty. Further, the drivers at the end of the races ALWAYS have replaced the wheel. And how many of those were the situations of the car crashi...

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The answer I received above was from some PR clown for the FIA You received a prompt answer, have been treated with respect. Just because the reply happened to be not up to your likening or fitting to a narrative you'd like to, you go calling names. At least take few seconds and learn about the per...

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But you are not having a shot from the fixed point! Yes, it is the point that is fixed to the moving car, but that creates the illusion of the point that the shot is being taken as being "fixed". That is why you get the apparentr relativity of everything else moving and changing in the relationship...

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pokerman wrote:[You seem to think I'm alone in this, I do seem to be a bit alone on here, but many F1 pundits ask the question what was Vettel doing?

What are you talking about now? That many F1 pundits are agreeing with you that drivers on the cool-down lap should not look into their mirrors?

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Yes. Because he didn't look his mirrors and changed line, while Vettel followed the corner radius. You keep maintaining this. Isn't it clear on corner entry he was on the outside of the track, at impact he was near the middle of the track. We established the track did not narrow. Following the corn...

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F1Oz wrote:mds - but Stroll CLEARLY didn't change line - Vettel did. The one who cut across was Vettel.

and Stroll had little option to move - whereas Vettel did - it's not racing, it's coming to the finish - why get all racy?

What does count as "line" here?

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Vettel was overtaking Stroll at a needless point (ie after the race). Vettel should have given Stroll more space. From the footage (both on board clips) it looks like Vettel cut across much more than Stroll drifted wide. You could argue that maybe Stroll should have been more aware of him in his mi...

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NEW FOOTAGE - Onboard Stroll's car. http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11067518/sky-sports-f1-exclusive-new-footage-of-sebastian-vettel-lance-stroll-crash-released Make your own conclusions but its clear. The whole incident is an amazing exercise in changing perspective and how difficult it is ...

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Vettel was overtaking Stroll at a needless point (ie after the race). Vettel should have given Stroll more space. From the footage (both on board clips) it looks like Vettel cut across much more than Stroll drifted wide. You could argue that maybe Stroll should have been more aware of him in his mi...

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I have to ask what conditions are they racing under after the flag? Not "racing" exactly, but under the conditions of many fast moving cars on the track, where they are allowed to drive side by side and even overtake each other, which obviously does happen every now and then. Under the conditions t...

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I have to ask what conditions are they racing under after the flag? Not "racing" exactly, but under the conditions of many fast moving cars on the track, where they are allowed to drive side by side and even overtake each other, which obviously does happen every now and then. Under the conditions t...

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Sorry, I think this is more Vettel's fault. On the slow down lap it must surely be up to the driver passing to make sure the driver in front sees him?. How would you suggest a driver behind to do that? It's not like they can honk or flash lights. No, this is not more Vettel's fault, it isn't his at...

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Here is another very explicit rule under that same section "General Safety" that Vettel apparently was in a gross violation of: 22.11 If a driver has serious mechanical difficulties he must leave the track as soon as it is safe to do so. But Vettel didn't. He rather took his time to examine the car ...

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I managed to buy a book by Mr Matchett. It turned out to be the wrong one. But, as I understand, the "right" book also leaves me wanting on the information I seek. None of this whole silly discussion brings us closer to the answer whether Mr Matchett's view, that it was illegal to take a wrecked ca...

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I managed to buy a book by Mr Matchett. It turned out to be the wrong one. But, as I understand, the "right" book also leaves me wanting on the information I seek. None of this whole silly discussion brings us closer to the answer whether Mr Matchett's view, that it was illegal to take a wrecked ca...

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:thumbdown: Watch out now......., :x for you just insulted a man I have watched since 1999, first on Speedvision then later on Speed Channel, SpeedTV and multiple iterations until Fox finally canned it. Steve Matchett has forgotten more about F1 that you sir will ever know and along with Bob Varsha...

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Sorry, I think this is more Vettel's fault. On the slow down lap it must surely be up to the driver passing to make sure the driver in front sees him?. How would you suggest a driver behind to do that? It's not like they can honk or flash lights. No, this is not more Vettel's fault, it isn't his at...

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The components with limits on their use through the season like ICE, Turbo, GearBox, MGU-H, MGU-K once allotted to and used by one car cannot be assigned to other car in the team. Also components are assigned for the car, not driver as mistaken by some here. And if you read the Sporting Regulations...

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Also components are assigned for the car, not driver as mistaken by some here. But this is not correct. The power units (or its components) are assigned to the driver. Nowhere in the relevant sporting reg section does it say that the components are assigned to the car. Going by the rest of your exp...

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From F1 Fanatic. The reason Vettel's tacking the steering wheel went unpunished. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2017/10/03/vettel-avoided-investigation-over-steering-wheel-because-it-wasnt-reported/ You couldn't make this up. They didn't look at it because it was not reported, yet EVERYONE could see on...

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The rule has already been posted. No exceptions are noted, unless you can find one. Still waiting for someone to show that it does not apply. Must be hard to prove since the wait has been long. The exceptions are given. It is the context within a particular rule is being written that provides for t...

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The rule has already been posted. No exceptions are noted, unless you can find one. Still waiting for someone to show that it does not apply. Must be hard to prove since the wait has been long. The exceptions are given. It is the context within a particular rule is being written that provides for t...

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:thumbdown: Watch out now......., :x for you just insulted a man I have watched since 1999, first on Speedvision then later on Speed Channel, SpeedTV and multiple iterations until Fox finally canned it. Steve Matchett has forgotten more about F1 that you sir will ever know and along with Bob Varsha...

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Hamilton is saying that "I've not even thought about that race but of course I will have to start to think about it - what would be right for me to do or do I even need to get involved?" Which tells me that he is not really that concerned about; he is yet to start to think about it, what would be ri...

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