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This is how the FIA works. The regs are kept vague, contradictory and inconsistent so they can be interpreted however the FIA wants. Think about this: we know the intention is for the guy eliminated first to start last, and so on up through the pack. If you read these regs they describe the process...

DaveStebbins

Woohoo! First, as always, big thanks to pokerman for putting in the time to run the game and compile everything (and also to HulkStrong before him and specdecible before them!). Now, I would like to formally announce that I, once again, plan to blitz the field to an uninspiring, mediocre finish (as ...

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I had the same issue with the forum, the main site wasn't working either with the - between planet and F1 during the same time. I assumed it was another DNS issue like last time. Could suggest that 'planetf1.com' and 'planet-f1.com' actually point to 2 different servers in the array that the site r...

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I wonder if starting over in 2017 will make things better or worse? Starting over almost always makes for bad racing because one team figures things out better than the rest. If the rules are allowed to be stable for a few years, the other teams catch up and the racing improves. Frankly, though, ex...

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Gaga has always had an amazing voice, and she has displayed it before in huge venues (was it the Oscars?). For many people her voice has been overshadowed by her style choices, musical preferences and the causes she supports, so she gets marginalized. Same with someone like Miley Cyrus, whose antics...

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I feel sorry for Pastor as he had valid contract, but lets hope Venezuela will be better place. I am confident that his contract included scheduled payments from PDVSA. As soon as PDVSA misses those payments, they have nullified his contract, not Renault. That's why nothing has been officially anno...

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But it isn't just a coin toss. It's a coin toss plus an entire touchdown drive. If you lose the toss and want a possession, the solution is simple, stop the other team from scoring a touchdown. (Meant to be a matter-of-fact tone, I hope it doesn't come across as aggressive or negative. If it does, I...

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Talking about the game between Cardinals vs Packers, can anyone please explain to me the rule for overtime? To my understanding, in the overtime, each team will have 1 ball possession. But why did, in the overtime between Cardinals vs Packers, right after Fitzgerald made a touchdown, then the game ...

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If PDVSA have already paid, Maldonado will race. If they have not, things could get cloudy. PDVSA are losing money with the current price of oil and support may be waning with the recent elections changing the majority in Venezuela's parliament. It will be interesting to see what develops.

DaveStebbins

Even the Mercedes filing said Ferrari had only "potentially" gained an unlawful advantage. It was probably said to both scare Ferrari away from Hoyle and also to make them check internally that no one had received any files from him.

DaveStebbins

So, once you register to vote as, whatever, does that mean you have to vote for that party only? I am a little bothered by having to declare your colours before voting, I see it as a private matter. Does anyone have access to what you claim your party is? IE, turn up for work and be told by your bo...

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aice, You can probably ask 100 people and get 100 different answers on that question. There are many who are going to be disappointed in what he had done or failed to do. However, from my point of view...and I emphasize that I am only speaking for myself... I think that he has done well. I am neari...

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There is a very small minority of very vocal bigots and idiots who support him. Mainstream republican party members appear mostly embarrassed by him at this point. There are some who like his willingness to ignore political correctness and speak his mind, and others like that he is not a career poli...

DaveStebbins

If it is in your head, it is knowledge and experience. If it is in a file or printed, it is the intellectual property of the company that it was created for. If it comes into the possession of another company, that company can be fined up to $100,000,000 (assuming the prosecutor and judge are one an...

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Gardening leave is one thing. Taking whatever knowledge is in your head to a competitor is the whole reason there are non-compete agreements and gardening leave in the first place. However, if they can prove that the employee downloaded or printed sensitive documents, it becomes more like the McLare...

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specdecible wrote:
myattitude wrote:Since they're not their works team anymore, are they getting the previous years engine?
Yes, the 2005 engine

So, with the limits on fuel, they'll make it about two-thirds of race distance before running out?

DaveStebbins

Getting taken out by one of the safest most experienced drivers in the field... He may not help himself sometimes, but really doesn't have any luck either does he. I hope things turn around for him next season actually. I still think that maybe somewhere buried deep under all the bad luck and mista...

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Following the performance we witnessed from Ricciardo's upgraded engine in Brazil, RBR's commentary on Renault through the course of 2015 is completely justified. And also one of the reasons no engine manufacturers want to work with them. Yeah, right. It's not because Ferrari & Merc are scared of g...

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Just to finish the season off. Another first lap incident which was not his fault - Being taken out by Alonso in Abu Dhabi. Wasn't Alonso hit by someone else? If we shouldn't blame Pastor for stuff that's not his fault, we should extend the same courtesy to the other competitors. Alonso got the pen...

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After watching Phantom Menace in the theater, I didn't think I would ever be excited about a Star Wars movie again. I don't think that I've seen more than bits and pieces of episodes 2 and 3. I was watching Monday Night Football when the new trailer debuted and suddenly I was 14 again. I watched the...

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purchville wrote:Following the performance we witnessed from Ricciardo's upgraded engine in Brazil, RBR's commentary on Renault through the course of 2015 is completely justified.

And also one of the reasons no engine manufacturers want to work with them.

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mikeyg123 wrote:Just to finish the season off. Another first lap incident which was not his fault - Being taken out by Alonso in Abu Dhabi.

Wasn't Alonso hit by someone else? If we shouldn't blame Pastor for stuff that's not his fault, we should extend the same courtesy to the other competitors.

DaveStebbins

Congratulations Peter2673 on a great season! Thanks oh so much to pokerman for running the competition. It's more work than he lets on and I truly appreciate it. Honorable mention to specdecible, who had a great run to a top five finish after lulling us all into a false sense of security with anothe...

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Tyre pressure issues aside. Perhaps 27º over the max temp is likely also an attempt to recook the rubber and thus change part of the fundamental "performance" characteristics of the tire. Unlikely. The cross-linking in the vulcanization process starts at around 140 to 150 c for most compounds, but ...

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I doubt the government could ask the tdi owners to retroactively pay a higher tax. The owners could claim that if they knew the true cost of owning the car, they would have purchased something else. The retroactive tax burden, if any is pursued, would have to come from VW, who essentially lied to bo...

DaveStebbins

Since next weekend is the Thanksgiving Holiday here in the USA, and I will be spending the weekend with my daughter, I'd better get picks in now. I am buried at work and likely to forget if I don't. Abu Dhabi 2015 1. Rosberg 2. Hamilton 3. Vettel 4. Ricciardo 5. Raikkonen 6. Bottas 7. Verstappen 8. ...

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jimmyj wrote: I think those are good picks Mr. Stebbins. Of course, if I think they are good you are probably doomed to have at least 5 DNF's. This is getting tough!

You mean like I did two of the last three races? LOL I am just happy to still be in the top 20 and that we have had entertaining races.

DaveStebbins

Getting my picks in early as I won't be able to closer to the time Good point, I will be leaving mid-next week and won't even have reliable cell service for the rest of the weekend. Brazil 2015 1. Hamilton 2. Rosberg 3. Vettel 4. Massa 5. Bottas 6. Raikkonen 7. Ricciardo 8. Verstappen 9. Kvyat 10. ...

DaveStebbins

I would suggest watching at least part of a game on TV first. Here in the USA, drinking establishments will usually carry games for patrons to watch, so I would suggest asking around to see if there is a place you could visit to watch a game some Sunday evening. The problem would be that, for a novi...

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I think I was in the mid-130s, had 7 cars one spot off. Except for the Ferraris, I had all my cars finish in the top 10 (as opposed to just five each of the past two races).

DaveStebbins

In Sochi, five of my ten drivers were DNF and I finished in 34th place. In Austin, five of my ten drivers were DNF and I finished in a tie for fifth place. Crazy. Also, super-big congratulations to specdecible on making it into the top ten! Great job! I'll have to see if I can score with more than f...

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Lining up for a standing start

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Austin, TX, USA 2015

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Massa
5. Bottas
6. Raikkonen
7. Perez
8. Hulkenberg
9. Ricciardo
10. Grosjean

DaveStebbins

This result shows Kimi in 8th after getting a 30 second penalty 1 Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes 2 Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari 3 Sergio Perez - Force India 4 Felipe Massa - Williams 5 Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull 6 Felipe Nasr - Sauber 7 Pastor Maldonado - Lotus 8 Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari 9 Jenson Button - Mc...

DaveStebbins

It would be nice to turn around the past couple of poor results, but I am currently more worried about planned layoffs coming up later this month, so the following are done without much research. Russia 2015 1. Rosberg DNF 2. Hamilton 3. Vettel 4. Bottas classified but DNF 5. Massa 6. Raikkonen 7. ...

DaveStebbins

ALESI wrote: in which case maybe in the meantime the FIA step in and make them all use normal engines again?

FIA sold out their ability to make such changes.

DaveStebbins

It would be nice to turn around the past couple of poor results, but I am currently more worried about planned layoffs coming up later this month, so the following are done without much research. Russia 2015 1. Rosberg 2. Hamilton 3. Vettel 4. Bottas 5. Massa 6. Raikkonen 7. Hulkenberg 8. Grosjean 9...

DaveStebbins

Tell me what "civil and commercial laws" F1 have been broken... We don't know for sure that laws have been broken, that is why there will be an investigation. The EU did not sweep in on their own with suspicions and accusations, they were asked to investigate. People who know more than I have writt...

DaveStebbins

The analysis from Andrew Benson in the second half of that article is spot on. This is just Bernie being Bernie. Believe it when you see it.

DaveStebbins

I would think it would be incredibly difficult to police spending in F1, and incredibly easy to hide it by the teams... or at the very least muddy the waters. I disagree. Modern auditing techniques are very precise, especially when teams would be forced to open all their books to the auditors or fa...

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