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Jo_

DrG wrote:
raceman wrote:Video of extended interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZZ2XIb4i0k
Thanks for the link raceman. It's one thing to read the words but quite another to hear him say them. He looks & sounds so upbeat

Yes, agreed, thanks for the link, raceman.

Jo_

Edit: There is a provision in the regulations for demonstration runs with current cars - donuts in city centres etc - but nothing for third party testing. Why not? Maybe Jo_ as our now widely recognised in-house expert could give an opinion on this? - If she has one. I think the answer to that lies...

Jo_

Maybe, but it's also quite likely Pirelli are unable to fulfil their obligation without testing on an up to date car. You can not expect a supplier to meet their contract if you deny them the facilities to do so. This is what the regulations effectively do, and it is a complete nonsense. Now who do...

Jo_

Maybe, but it's also quite likely Pirelli are unable to fulfil their obligation without testing on an up to date car. You can not expect a supplier to meet their contract if you deny them the facilities to do so. This is what the regulations effectively do, and it is a complete nonsense. Now who do...

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I could be wrong about the suppliers as this is all I found: 2) GENERAL UNDERTAKING 2.1 All drivers, competitors and officials participating in the Championship undertake, on behalf of themselves, their employees, agents and suppliers, to observe all the provisions as supplemented or amended of the...

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This morning my brother was listening to the news on the radio, when a final comment was made about Ricciardo finishing sixth in Practice 1. One presenter apparently said something along the lines of "Maybe he can even get a podium this weekend!". This was followed by the other saying something lik...

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And this is interesting. http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/fragen-zum-pirelli-test-muessen-bei-mercedes-koepfe-rollen-7219407.html The article appears (based on my reading and also running it through google translate) to be reporting that Pirelli emailed other teams on the Sunday night af...

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One thing I will say for Brawn is that he is fully prepared to take responsibility for these things. It was my decision to do the test so that's a fact From the Friday Press Conference It could be about setting Brawn up to be scapegoated and get Lowe in early. But then I also think that's a fairly c...

Jo_

And this is interesting. http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/fragen-zum-pirelli-test-muessen-bei-mercedes-koepfe-rollen-7219407.html The article appears (based on my reading and also running it through google translate) to be reporting that Pirelli emailed other teams on the Sunday night af...

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And that is IMO a fairly strong argument on the FIA's side: that if the test was to be a Pirelli test and Mercedes were simply providing infrastructure then why didn't Mercedes just supply the car for Pirelli's driver to use? I just keep coming back to the drivers being a big grey area. I think an ...

Jo_

And this is interesting. http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/fragen-zum-pirelli-test-muessen-bei-mercedes-koepfe-rollen-7219407.html The article appears (based on my reading and also running it through google translate) to be reporting that Pirelli emailed other teams on the Sunday night af...

Jo_

Sure, and if you're posting your opinion on your private web domain then that's fine because you assume the risk yourself. But you realise that when you do it on a public site the owners of the website assume some of the risk. Do you (not you personally BTW, I'm using that word generally) have so l...

Jo_

And we have a date. Expedited hearing on 20 June. From what I know of UK Licencing Law "Expedited" suggests it has been fast tracked for reasons of importance no? was this an optional procedure? Does this suggest they want to close this book as quickly as possible? Previous hearings of this nature ...

Jo_

And this is interesting. http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/fragen-zum-pirelli-test-muessen-bei-mercedes-koepfe-rollen-7219407.html The article appears (based on my reading and also running it through google translate) to be reporting that Pirelli emailed other teams on the Sunday night aft...

Jo_

And we have a date. Expedited hearing on 20 June.

Jo_

But I didn't stoop to anyone's level. I used a word accurately, not even a rude word or an insulting word about people but rather a word I would use in normal conversation about the approach to the assessment of the situation, that appears to have been taken in another way. I find sarcasm to be mor...

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Brawn lays more background on his view of the legality of the test. (I think it is nice to balance the views from other team principles with this one) http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22819582 "On the Tuesday there were still motorhomes being dissembled, garages being taken apart, and there we...

Jo_

But I didn't stoop to anyone's level. I used a word accurately, not even a rude word or an insulting word about people but rather a word I would use in normal conversation about the approach to the assessment of the situation, that appears to have been taken in another way. I find sarcasm to be mor...

Jo_

Hmm... you could have simply said "were being outrageous/ silly" etc. Barking, coming from you, as you demanded (manner of speaking) to be respected at the same time seemed odd, that is all. Not that i'm arguing that there aren't enough posters who's only time pass is to elicit responses... but we ...

Jo_

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22812785

Good read, but such an unfortunate situation.

Jo_

According to @f1engima on Twitter, FIA Director of Communications Norman Howell is leaving the FIA.

Jo_

Jo - congrats with your article. I am sure a few posters on this thread will be more carefull with attacks like what happened here. Regarding the topic, I still believe that the FIA did not manage it well and their communications caused a grey area which was grabbed by Merc and Pirelli. I suspect t...

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Race2win wrote:
Jo_ wrote:I share the same star sign as Maldonado. Fabulous.
Hey you too??? But this topic is daft. Seriously

I feel so much better knowing I'm not alone.

Jo_

Nakojo wrote:
Jo_ wrote:I share the same star sign as Maldonado. Fabulous.
As I was born on the cusp of Pisces and Aries, I get to throw in Grosjean and Di Resta as well, how 'bout that?

You win! You get to be a psycho, accident-prone and boring all rolled into one. I, on the other hand, am just a psycho.

Jo_

Call it what you want but it was still a great achievement , what Alonso did. Vettel clinched it but when he most needed he had dominant performance at the end of the season just like 2012, which makes it so much easier , compared to Alonso struggling to qualify in the top 5. I just does not impres...

Jo_

I share the same star sign as Maldonado. Fabulous.

Jo_

Jo - congrats with your article. I am sure a few posters on this thread will be more carefull with attacks like what happened here. Regarding the topic, I still believe that the FIA did not manage it well and their communications caused a grey area which was grabbed by Merc and Pirelli. I suspect t...

Jo_

jono794 wrote:Jo being Australian you must know about the Working Dog show 'The Hollowmen'? I would LOVE to see a show done in that style but based on the FIA rather than the Federal Government...

Oh YES, what a fabulous idea! The Working Dog team would do a fantastic job, if they understood F1.

Jo_

You seem to be focussing on 'if all the teams did it, it would be hard to penalise them'. Firstly, that is an opinion, I do not know if FIA would not pursue charges in such a case. Secondly, it is mute, as none of the other teams did. First, I have said it was an opinion, right at the start when I ...

Jo_

To me, once Pistorius was in his state of stress any information that he should have processed, such as lights being on, has to be tempered with respect to that. I don't know if the lights would have been on - if I'm familiar with an environment I will stumble around rather than turn one on - but e...

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Jo - congrats with your article. I am sure a few posters on this thread will be more carefull with attacks like what happened here. Regarding the topic, I still believe that the FIA did not manage it well and their communications caused a grey area which was grabbed by Merc and Pirelli. I suspect t...

Jo_

My point is, if Horner did already what Mercedes did with testing, RBR could also be held in violation of regulations. As you mentioned, if all teams tested, then no rule can be deemed broken, but now even if they all do, Mercedes will still be deemed in violation (thanks to protest by RBR and Ferr...

Jo_

Apologies if this has been posted previously, but BBC's Gary Anderson says the Merc testing started on the Wednesday after the GP, not the Monday as previously thought. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22762318 Has this been established yet? Been known from the start pretty much. The contract ...

Jo_

Hmm... you could have simply said "were being outrageous/ silly" etc. Barking, coming from you, as you demanded (manner of speaking) to be respected at the same time seemed odd, that is all. Not that i'm arguing that there aren't enough posters who's only time pass is to elicit responses... but we ...

Jo_

Apparently something big development has been made in the situation. Expected to 'blow up' tomorrow. Could be huge, could be an anti climax I reckon they're going to accelerate the process to the International Tribunal. The movement from Disciplinary Inquiry to prosecution was very quick. The FIA w...

Jo_

Nothing's actually stopping any team doing the same test. They can make the arrangements with Pirelli. I'm not sure the FIA would be too happy, but they can't physically stop it and with no conclusion to the matter with Mercedes it hasn't been established to be in breach of any Regulations. Moreove...

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I was thinking the same thing. Fact is we will all defend our teams but as a Lewis fan I cant argue that this entire tyre thing seems too far over fetched. As I said once before here is how you fix it, all every team to go through the exact same test right now. How would Merc really feel about it? ...

Jo_

Would you care to identify the Mercedes apologists? Because if you're referring to me I have repeatedly stated that I am not on any side here, just trying to wade through the matter and look at it from other angles other than the barking that has gone on about a 'secret illegal Mercedes test' and c...

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Anything left "untaken" ? Sebastian Vettel: achiever Mark Webber: sour Fernando Alonso: controller Felipe Massa: softy Jenson Button: onion Sergio Perez: passionate Nico Rosberg: undiscovered Lewis Hamilton: mental Kimi Raikkonen: unconcerned Romain Grosjean: kamikaze Paul DiResta: "average" Adrian...

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Sebastian Vettel: Composure Mark Webber: Forthright Fernando Alonso: Liar Felipe Massa: Small Jenson Button: Manipulative Sergio Perez: Rough Nico Rosberg: Intelligent Lewis Hamilton: Insecure Kimi Raikkonen: Arrogant Romain Grosjean: Damaged Paul DiResta: Boring Adrian Sutil: Solid Nico Hulkenburg:...

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