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Andy_S

Another suggestion I heard was "Amber Flag" to be used where the expected time is say less than 10 mins. Cars immediately go to the grid, keeping position, drivers stay in cars. Intention is race will race will restart in 10 mins unless full Red Flag as incident is taking longer to clear. Problem t...

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Rumor has it that Perez was purposely short field, possibly unbeknownst to him in order to allow him to better keep up with Hamilton and Verstappen and the only hopes he had a finishing with enough fuel to meet the pulse race requirements he needed an earlier safety car and his duel with Hamilton b...

Andy_S

I can't see RBR deliberately underfuelling the car. They will have considered all the mathematically possible scenarios, including this one: Max & Lewis collide. Max can't continue. Lewis continues with damage and drops to 10th or 11th place. Red Bull would definitely need Perez in it to the end in ...

Andy_S

The Daily Express essentially just makes things up. It is only marginally more credible than the Daily Sport as a source of news. Have you seen their headline today? "Lewis Hamilton title hopes boosted as petition starts to oust Max Verstappen as champion" I can't see Jean Todt losing any sleep ove...

Andy_S

Let’s wait and see what information comes out, if it transpires that Masi was heavily influenced by Red Bull to make this decision that might “change” (not sure of his opinion) Hamiltons view. A full inquiry and timeline of how this was possible is the absolute minimum. Which should conclude at a m...

Andy_S

I assume that you are being deliberately obtuse (?) If it's an assumption, what's the question mark for? Why is the question mark in parentheses? I assume you are unfamiliar with the use of punctuation. I can infer by context that you are using the word obtuse to mean slow to understand. How could ...

Andy_S

Here's what really saddens me: Unbelievable season. Two team principals spitting venom at each other. Two immensely talented rivals on the track, the old master and the rising star, giving it all they've got. Highs, lows, incredible fightbacks, fortunes up and down like a yo-yo on steroids, controve...

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The last two posts were well explained, helped clarify things. And that's why it doesn't matter if Lewis pitted or not. There were not enough laps to allow all lapped cars to pass + SC coming in + get a clean one lap race. If they wanted to get the race in, they could have left the lapped cars as t...

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Thanks for clarifying. So - the choices were release the SC for the final lap and Verstappen has to pass lapped cars as well as Hamilton or finish the race under the SC. Is that about it? That's the way I read it. He doesn't have to let lapped cars go by, but if he does he can't, IMV, pick and choo...

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If the lapped cars had been allowed to unlap themselves promptly we may well have had a racing lap at the end under the correct procedure. The outcome would have been the same, just the controversy avoided. The initial message that lapped cars would not unlap themselves delayed this and led to race...

Andy_S

Given the way the regulations and steward's dismissal are worded I doubt it will be the lawyers telling them to drop it. I can imagine them champing at the bit to pull apart the FIA's actions and decisions in a formal setting. While any sort of reversal that affects the result would be very surpris...

Andy_S

Battle Far wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 14, 2021 6:07 pm
Wheels are too big

I think the current smaller wheels + balloon tyres would look out of place on the new cars, like bouncy castles hanging off a spaceship.

Andy_S

That the new cars have finally solved the decades-old problem of cars being able to follow each other closely, to the point that the DRS becomes unnecessary and can be scrapped. Some clearly written and robustly enforced rules around wheel-to-wheel combat. Appropriate use of safety procedures that ...

Andy_S

Given the way the regulations and steward's dismissal are worded I doubt it will be the lawyers telling them to drop it. I can imagine them champing at the bit to pull apart the FIA's actions and decisions in a formal setting. While any sort of reversal that affects the result would be very surpris...

Andy_S

Anyone but Merc to win the constructors'. (Nothing against them and they deserve what they've achieved, but eight in a row frankly means the others aren't trying as hard.) Merc to paint the car silver. OK, so I'm a traditionalist so shoot me. Italy (Ferrari) = red, France (Alpine) = blue, Britain (A...

Andy_S

Better car: RBR after the floor regs thing, then Merc caught up. Better #1 driver: Merc. Fewer mistakes and superior sportsmanship. Better #2 driver. RBR by a mile regardless of the championship standings. Did what his team needed when they needed it while his Merc counterpart gave up. Better team ...

Andy_S

I'm surprised by that comment from DC. His bio says he began karting at age 11, which would be 1982, and that he moved to Formula Ford in 1989. So he braked with his left foot for seven years. And it's sort of easier in a full on racing car than in a kart, even with the added complication of a clutc...

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Better car: RBR after the floor regs thing, then Merc caught up. Better #1 driver: Merc. Fewer mistakes and superior sportsmanship. Better #2 driver. RBR by a mile regardless of the championship standings. Did what his team needed when they needed it while his Merc counterpart gave up. Better team B...

Andy_S

Anyone hearing anything about Mercedes dropping the ICA appeal (at the request of Lewis)? I did read something to that effect. Others have questioned the reliability of my source. (Daily Express) As of about an hour ago, that same outlet is running a headline to the effect that Wolff and Horner hav...

Andy_S

Surely what matters when overtaking is the downforce relative to the car in front, and not the downforce relative to a car that ceased competing at the end of the previous season? Yes, of course, but on that particular point I was talking about following closely, not overtaking. For clarity, I mean...

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A further thought on the big wheels: The pit stops are going to have to be no-mistakes-ever precise because errors will be magnified compared to the smaller wheel: Imagine a see-saw that's 13 feet long and you introduce a slight imbalance somewhere near the middle. The ends of the see-saw will move,...

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One of the main selling points is the solution-we-hope to the "dirty air" problem. Yes, the current cars lose up to half their downforce when following closely, yes the new cars are projected to lose only about 15% of their downforce when following two car lengths behind... but that's at least parti...

Andy_S

The people that sent stuff like that to Latifi don't deserve to have someone else apologising for their actions. I'm saying he should apologise for his . To you and me it's a joke, albeit in very poor taste, but he knows there are nutjobs out there who will take it as "evidence" of collusion. Irres...

Andy_S

Whatever option is chosen, the SC will generally create a situation where some drivers are advantaged and some disadvantaged. I can't think of any 'perfect' solution. How about abolish the SC? Just don't use it. The VSC (usually) maintains the race order and the gaps that drivers have built. If the...

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Biggest mistake Mercedes made this year was leaving Bottas in place after he lost his seat. Another way to look at it is ok, he was almost non-existent as a rear gunner and practically waved Max through on more than one occasion, however... If Merc had let him go and he immediately got a drive in a...

Andy_S

Not a Hamilton fan so I've stayed out of this thread. Just wanted to acknowledge his magnanimous behaviour when he must be raging inside.
I know for certain I would not be as gentlemanly in his circumstances.

Andy_S

Something I've only just noticed: Re-watched the C4 coverage, and Horner says thanks to Latifi and "He'll be getting a lifetime supply of Red Bull." Ha ha, very amusing. Apart from having no civilized reason to snidely gloat over such a hollow victory, he has now given ammunition to the kind of nut...

Andy_S

. I don't think that this has been posted on the board yet (?) This is the statement from the FIA about the stewards rejecting Mercedes complaint about the mis-use of the safety car. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-stewards-dismiss-mercedes-abu-dhabi-grand-prix-protests-as-team....

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Breaking: Ross Brawn has announced that team principles will have no direct communication with the Race Director next year. https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/f1-saisonfinale-gp-abu-dhabi-2021-zu-viel-druck-fia-rennleiter-michael-masi-f1-reagiert-2022/ [Translation: 'We will stop this cont...

Andy_S

Something I've only just noticed: Re-watched the C4 coverage, and Horner says thanks to Latifi and "He'll be getting a lifetime supply of Red Bull." Ha ha, very amusing. Apart from having no civilized reason to snidely gloat over such a hollow victory, he has now given ammunition to the kind of nutt...

Andy_S

Wolf also tried to influence Masi in AD by lobbying for the SC not to be brought out to clear up Giovinazzi. For me, trying to influence the referee aggressively is never acceptable (unless you're a bowler looking for an LBW... the rules actually say "on appeal" and the louder your Owzat the more s...

Andy_S

^ What he said.

However this eventually plays out, the 2021 championship is tainted and will always be disputed.

Andy_S

This is interesting (and apologies if anyone has already mentioned it - it's getting hard to keep up with such a hot topic.) Wind back to the "Eifel" Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, October 2020. Lando Norris had an engine fire, which brought out the Safety Car for what turned out to be a prolonged ...

Andy_S

Arbitration is by mutual consent and FIA won't agree to that because they know the decision would be against them, so that just leaves the International Court of Appeal. As expected, reports on several outlets that the FIA have declined arbitration, which means if Merc want to carry on, they must g...

Andy_S

I suspect Masi's role will be very quietly altered in the near future though and I imagine we won't be hearing him in broadcasts again. To be honest, while it's entertaining it's not really fair on the race director to expose him like that . There are many sports in which the referee is miked up an...

Andy_S

SlipstreamF1 wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:32 pm
Lewis will be around for awhile. I imagine he will get 10 championships and win 10x at GB

Will he though? Everyone knows how to beat him now... just aim at him. Cheers for that Max.

Andy_S

I'm sure we've all got our views on driving standards, overtaking, cars as big as pickup trucks, environmental issues, rogue nations playing host, politics in sport,... all of which have negatively impacted F1's image IMO, but the one I'd like to focus on, because it's easy , is track limits . What...

Andy_S

Has anyone seen this? https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-mercedes-radio-exchange-abu-dhabi/6880648/ Just four corners from the chequered flag and having realised that he would not be able to re-pass Max Verstappen to claim his eighth world championship, he shouted: "This has been manipulat...

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Andy_S

I don't like the VSC rules where you have to slow down to 40% and maintain your deficit to the driver in front. Driver should be able to pull up all the way behind each other. I don't see how this is preferable. The VSC maintains the gaps(ish) so the race is on hold before resuming to the status qu...

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