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It also depends on the definition of “deliberate crowding of a car beyond the edge of the track”. It seems reasonable to me that simply following the racing line round a corner may well result in crowding a car beyond the edge of the track but importantly it is not done deliberately, but as a side-...

FringeUK

It also depends on the definition of “deliberate crowding of a car beyond the edge of the track”. It seems reasonable to me that simply following the racing line round a corner may well result in crowding a car beyond the edge of the track but importantly it is not done deliberately, but as a side-...

FringeUK

https://instagram.com/p/8JwdCOLtIG/ If that's forcing someone off the track then we may as well just ban racing altogether totally agree - and that's a great view of the 'incident' Here is how you force another driver off the track as FA shows LH in 2007: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qlS39WBO_M...

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Flash2k11 wrote:https://instagram.com/p/8JwdCOLtIG/

If that's forcing someone off the track then we may as well just ban racing altogether

totally agree - and that's a great view of the 'incident'

FringeUK

it doesn't matter what size the engine is - what configuration, what revs, what fuel flow, etc, etc - there would still be limits (as in specs/regs) and thus there would be limits to the final 'function/output' of the PU's. After a year or three (depending on whether new technology or old), they wou...

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Niki Lauda says Red Bull never came back to confirm engine deal. Honest ;-). http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12475/10008354/niki-lauda-says-red-bull-never-came-back-to-confirm-engine-deal However, Lauda says he had agreed a deal to supply Red Bull, but that the drink firm's owner Dietrich Mateschi...

FringeUK

This will be a continually improving track so could be interesting at end of each session. Max just stuffed everyone on last laps in q1 !

FringeUK

My skoda has the vw 1.2crtdi engine only 75bhp but i get 55mpg round town and up to 70mpg long runs fully loaded. Bought the car specially for long trips in europe. I get free car tax too! Test mpg is supposed to be 80+ mpg so still off official figures. After 100k miles i hope i can get compensatio...

FringeUK

They are the most successful team in the sport from the past decade. How can losing them be good for the sport? If the best team is forced out because nobody dares supply them with an engine then that is pretty damning. Except that if they are going to publicly ridicule their suppliers and partners...

FringeUK

Ive had about enough of them - sorry, but they just dont seem to have any sp*nk in them - no backbone and seemingly no real commitment to the sport!

FringeUK

No, I'm still convinced that Mercedes development of their car through Summer Break was bad. Simply Ferrari and Red Bull made huge steps forward. This phenomenon was not visible in Spa and Monza due to their high speed nature of the track. Remember, Ferrari used the undeveloped earlier versions of ...

FringeUK

I can understand RBR wanting to be sure they are getting 'full' works engines if possible - but to quit just because of that fact would be a little poor of them in my opinion. You would think they might take up the challenge anyway and try to beat Ferrari with a slightly lesser engine - after all th...

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I think I can work out the problem. I'm guessing it was an ERS deployment issue and how it interacts with the tyres. The Mercedes engine is aggressive and high torque. Since the Pirelli "window" was only 2 degree c in Singapore, it was the ERS deployment that was pushing the tyres out of the window...

FringeUK

w1Y! wrote:Rosberg has already said that he made drastic changes with his set up. Nothing worked

Oh really? - I didn't see/hear that.

FringeUK

There are a couple of explanations that completely baffle me, so can someone explain? High track temperature. Does anyone have a comparison to other tracks where there was not rain. Maybe the ambient air temperature was high but it was night, which means no radiant energy from the sun which means l...

FringeUK

It is quite amusing to see some of the wild theories out there for Mercs sudden demise. However, I think it will probably be down to bad set up and failure to change direction (in the set up) when required. It tends to be the case that small adjustments make noticeable differences, but if those diff...

FringeUK

I am not sure if Merc are sandbagging again - would have thought that Rosberg would be trying to ensure he got pole? so I'm guessing they are having some set up issues?
Would be good to see Kimi or Vet on pole for Ferrari as would potentially make for a good race.

FringeUK

IMHO the cost issue is a red herring. Wind tunnels are an essential tool in aero design for all fast cars, so if they were banned all that would happen is we would see bucketloads of flow viz and pitot arrays on test cars, etc as they would still need to confirm the CFD calcs? I could see this would...

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I think this weekend will show us if Hamilton really can dominate Rosberg now. Nico has been a bit unfortunate and I don't think it can be easy to 'up your game' with those odds. If he does though, it will certainly rejuvenate the title race. As for Ham, I don't think he can do anything other than f...

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I am not sure the Japanese mentality would allow them to walk away (again! - after the Honda team investment and failure) with egg on their faces? Also, hasn't Macca tied up with them for quite some time? I see what you are suggesting, but I don't think the timing is right for it to happen anytime s...

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It seems there are primarily two 'camps' in this debate: One side wants some kind of equality/parity between teams? I presume this can really only be achieved with strict RULES and perhaps some form of BUDGET control. The other side wants 'Pinnacle of Motorsport' innovation, unrestricted development...

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Being as I'm not really much of a fan of either (nor anyone else for that matter) I'd like to point out that any comparison of Alonso and JB is somewhat pointless unless they have competitive machinery (i.e. not 3 secs off the pace!) and some consistency (reliability) in said machinery. JB impressed...

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Blake writes: Fringe, I think that you have put a lot of thought into your post and I respect that, unfortunately, I think that you may have a very false hope when it comes to financial parity equalling parity on the track. I too have long bemoaned the way F1 has become so corporate... As F1 has evo...

FringeUK

Well, I've been into F1 since 1990, and never missed a season till this year. After seeing the first couple of races this season, I just lost all interest as I realized that nothing about F1 today is exciting to me. I hate artificial overtaking with DRS, but most importantly, I hate that testing an...

FringeUK

Well, I've been into F1 since 1990, and never missed a season till this year. After seeing the first couple of races this season, I just lost all interest as I realized that nothing about F1 today is exciting to me. I hate artificial overtaking with DRS, but most importantly, I hate that testing an...

FringeUK

In decades gone by we could have hoped for a miraculous increase in horsepower from Renault and Honda over the off season, but in this current token allocation system I fear not. According to Horner Mercedes managed to just do that using only 7 tokens, Horner who said there was an engine freeze, ar...

FringeUK

I can only assume that the tyre pressures are 'set' when in the blankets at equilibrium temperature. Presumably this is done in the garage, with the tyres on the 'rack'? As soon as the (any) tyres are put on the car the temperature will start to drop until the car is moving and preferably at speed, ...

FringeUK

I thought the blankets were 110deg max? On the car (as in on the track operating temperatures) are advisory operating window 'limits' and will be exceeded from time to time? (both higher and lower).

FringeUK

However we know the Merc tyres were not actually under pressure so black flagging both cars would have been a big error and corrupted the result. Bauer made the correct decision in very difficult circumstances. He is to be applauded. Bauer did NOT know that the tires were filled to a safe level. Ba...

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to answer the OP

No!

FringeUK

The whole Pirelli "Standards and Guidelines" have lived on an ever fluctuating scale and it seems to arbitrarily change as required to suit Pirelli's own agenda. Ironic how the only times you ever hear Pirelli's criticism of teams is when their product fails miserably. This year it was low tire pre...

FringeUK

Provide a source for this 40 horsepower claim. By FIA rules you CANNOT add any chemicals that increase the power of the fuel. Martin Brundle said this during the SkyF1 coverage of the race at Monza. He said Ferrari had gained about 40 HP through fuel development with their provider, Shell, from the...

FringeUK

I hope it happens. I would love to see what difference the Mercedes engines could make to Manor's fortunes. I wouldn't expect them to be midfield all of a sudden, but perhaps they'd be right on the tails of the McLarens, Saubers etc. that would something at the start of next year wouldn't it - Mano...

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As the technical delegate - you would think Bauer has half a grasping about what is the 'science' involved in taking tyre pressure readings? If he hasn't, and more importantly, if the rest of the FIA 'testing/checking/scrutineering' team have no idea, they should all be fired! Seriously, though, thi...

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" I don't see any kind of problem to give our engine to any other team or be scared of the competition before they start," Arrivabene said. " This is not the right spirit of competition or what Ferrari represents. We fight with everybody ." I love the fighting quote from Arrivabene, it is clearly a...

FringeUK

I disagree that Merc have definitively shown they wont supply a top team with their engines (as they supplied Macca!) but obviously when they bought into the sport, it is logical they would concentrate on their own 'works' team. All the manufacturers would be expected to do so? As I have countered b...

FringeUK

My understanding of the system is that fuels are specially developed for the engines, but must fall within certain guidelines and chemical composition. I believe that in essence, the restrictions on the additives basically means that you could put any current F1 fuel into a modern car and it would w...

FringeUK

Yeah I would have to disagree with all of that. Lewis and Alonso have never out driven a car in their lives - I don't even know what that means. I believe the expression "Out driven a car" is an oft used misnomer for describing when a driver in an inferior car, whether in a race or during qualifyin...

FringeUK

I have a question. It's not a reason to start a new "war" here. It's just something that's bugging me. Why did Mercedes allow the tyres temp/presuure to drop so low. The teams usually keep the blankets on as long as possible, but Mercedes unplugged them earlier than other teams. I know it was befor...

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@motorsport Red Bull's hopes of Mercedes deal are 'all but over': http://bit.ly/1NX9W7Z #F1 Whoops. Looks like it'll be Red Bull-Ferrari next year, then, with Toro Rosso following them back there and Manor probably switching away from Ferrari power. in the light of all things that have happened in ...

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