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Anyone arguing semantics about what would/could have happened that would have denied Hamilton a victory in this race, well there is no helping you really. It has already been covered (asteroid showers etc.) but this is a Mercedes mistake and trying to apportion any blame to Lewis is just trying to ...

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Lewis showed way more dignity in the interview than I expected in this situation. Yes, but he initially walked away with his bottle in the hand, and someone from his team had to run after him to bring him back as that was not acceptable thing to do. I would love to see how you or anybody else for t...

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27 point lead. A DNF in his pocket after 4 races. Please don't say things like that! Well driven by Hamilton today! Catching Vettel and Senna race by race! This is the best I've seen Hamilton drive. Lewis has been almost flawless since Belgium and will be tough to beat! Don't state the truth? Obvio...

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Good race. Great drive by Hamilton even though he got screwed in the first stop. Great drive by Rosberg, looked much more racy than we have seen for a while, unlucky to lose brakes. Great drive by Kimi, really made the end exciting. Vettel was very ordinary today lots of unforced errors and seemed t...

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I can't even believe this is up for debate Hamiltin ran the best race for himself. That's the end of it. Put any other driver in Hamiltons position and they would have done exactly the same.

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Quick tip for Rosberg. Qualify on pole and you can run your own race and not worry about anybody else.

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What a pathetic statement by Sauber and in total contrast to the one from VdG.

If I was at a race I would boo everytime a Sauber went past. Will certainly boo anytime Kaltenborn is on my TV screen.

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It was clear today and lewis even said he had additional pace if he needed it. What I dont get was that he wasn't defending a title he was going out to win it. Well it share looked like a defensive race today. He was in the lead of the race - why push and win by a larger margin when you don't need ...

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AwesomeDave wrote:were mercedes driving in a conservative engine mode today, lewis pulled 1.4 seconds over vettel in 1 lap in quali 3.... but only 34 seconds over the whole race.

Four engines a year innit, they will do as little as is needed to win to stress the engines less.

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Maybe the mechanics made a mistake? They thought there was a problem and so put their hands up, maybe once the car came back to the garage it was checked and deemed a safe release. None of us can say what the truth is without access to all the evidence. No, they did not make a mistake - witness the...

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They were unsure about. "There was a possible problem" there. The car was released in potentially unsafe condition. Not in an unsafe condition. That is the difference. If you do understand. So you got the official statements, and you got the answer from the Ferrari boss and now you may stop keeping...

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As long as they provide tires that can be driven hard without artificial degradation they are IMHO doing their job. On track battles should be the entertainment we get excited about not the number of pit stops or the number of tons of rubber bits that define the racing line of the track. Agree. I'd...

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No you are misunderstanding me. Perhaps I don't explain myself well. Look at the example i gave about impeding drivers in quali. The punishment depends on the outcome for the victim. I bolded a part of your post because I have never suggested this is true and don't think this. I think you have beco...

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As long as they provide tires that can be driven hard without artificial degradation they are IMHO doing their job. On track battles should be the entertainment we get excited about not the number of pit stops or the number of tons of rubber bits that define the racing line of the track. Agree. I'd...

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Not sure the FIA are reading this thread ;) I'm not sure you are either. I am, and I've read all your posts. You have provided as your evidence, 'Two mechanics put up their hands up.' Could you provide all the evidence the FIA had at their disposal please. Because it's only if we compare the two se...

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No you are misunderstanding me. Perhaps I don't explain myself well. Look at the example i gave about impeding drivers in quali. The punishment depends on the outcome for the victim. I bolded a part of your post because I have never suggested this is true and don't think this. I think you have beco...

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I stress again that you need to direct your ire at the FIA. If they deem the release to be safe, exactly what is to be punished. You are more than welcome to start a new thread asking, 'Why did the FIA deem Kimi's release as safe when it clearly wasn't?' I'd suggest however that in this thread your...

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I reckon they will be truly competitive sooner than some are suggesting.

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Oh dear, yet again. The mechanics wanted the car stopped and the car stopped and yet why ? What is the difference between a "precautionary" stop and one caused by having an unsafe car ? I stress again that you need to direct your ire at the FIA. If they deem the release to be safe, exactly what is ...

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As long as they provide tires that can be driven hard without artificial degradation they are IMHO doing their job. On track battles should be the entertainment we get excited about not the number of pit stops or the number of tons of rubber bits that define the racing line of the track. Agree. I'd...

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I'd like to see and hear how it transpired to be honest. But it doesn't exactly look fantastic written down. Lots can be lost in the written word however, hence wanting to hear it myself.

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Your examples are not very good. What you are trying to suggest is that if you punched someone in the face the judge would go easier on you if you broke your hand doing it. But its the same actions but with different outcomes. With the punishment based upon the outcome rather than the crime itself ...

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Again, this is an assumption. How do you know they ignored the facts, as opposed to considering them along with all the other available evidence? Why is your opinion the only correct one, despite the limited evidence you have in comparison? So you want to ignore a video showing the mechanics trying...

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Your examples are not very good. What you are trying to suggest is that if you punched someone in the face the judge would go easier on you if you broke your hand doing it. But its the same actions but with different outcomes. With the punishment based upon the outcome rather than the crime itself ...

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And they paid the price by having their car retire from 5th place because of it. No, the "price" for releasing a car in an unsafe condition should be a proper penalty. Why? is a DNF not a pretty big penalty? What would an additional penalty achieve? Once again it is the offence that is punished by ...

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And they paid the price by having their car retire from 5th place because of it. No, the "price" for releasing a car in an unsafe condition should be a proper penalty. Why? is a DNF not a pretty big penalty? What would an additional penalty achieve? Once again it is the offence that is punished by ...

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but in that event how would you determine that it had been an unsafe release? After all, he would have finished the race. The whole point of him pulling over was that the team had determined there was a risk with him carrying on. If he'd e.g. gone a whole lap this time with the intention of going b...

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but in that event how would you determine that it had been an unsafe release? After all, he would have finished the race. The whole point of him pulling over was that the team had determined there was a risk with him carrying on. If he'd e.g. gone a whole lap this time with the intention of going b...

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but in that event how would you determine that it had been an unsafe release? After all, he would have finished the race. The whole point of him pulling over was that the team had determined there was a risk with him carrying on. If he'd e.g. gone a whole lap this time with the intention of going b...

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But what would be the reason to give him a further penalty? What would it achieve? It is to TRY to ensure that the teams do not release unsafe cars by, for example, ignoring two of their mechanics. . But surely the inevitable race retirement does that? No teams want to release cars with only 3 whee...

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I'm actually a Hamilton fan so not complaining at all. I also hated it back in 2011-13 when tires determined the outcome of the races. Was just saying that today they could have run the quicker tire. Is that such a controversial statement? Not at all. Was just giving my opinion on why I thought the...

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First race of the season. How much grief would they have got if the tyres had fallen to pieces. Understandable they played it safe.

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But what would be the reason to give him a further penalty? What would it achieve? It is to TRY to ensure that the teams do not release unsafe cars by, for example, ignoring two of their mechanics. . But surely the inevitable race retirement does that? No teams want to release cars with only 3 whee...

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Quali would certainly be interesting...

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An F1 car sat still on its own excites me, so while not the most exciting race ever, an F1 is still always exciting to me.

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There are some incredibly sad people on here.

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Wow, that's a Big Bang. Engine parts all over the track.

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Kmag out! Lolz

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