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Pirelli does as told and will do as told. It's as simple as that. Thats SO RIDICULOUS. Pirelli Supporters are saying 2 things. 1 - oh, pirelli wasn';t told much about EBD ban and estimated reduction in downforce. Oh, pirelli didn;t have much time to design the new tyres. 2 - oh, Pirelli does as tol...

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Yes, I understand where Mark Hughes is going with his quote but really it doesn't tell the full story. There are 2 sources of downforce, first of which is the ground-effect downforce coming from the floor and the diffuser of the car which doesn't come with any drag penalty, and then there's the dow...

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Quote: Mark Hughes: “Beyond a certain point , extra downforce isn’t buying you any lap time because the tyres simply cannot translate it to the track.” Need I say more? I've never said the tyres were problem free. There are some problems and it'd be good if they can be fixed. All I'm doing is putti...

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Good post! As time pass more and more information becomes available to all, and hopefully it will lead to the correct decision being made by BE and his mates. The correct decision may be a small tweak to the present tyres :smug: At present, the really good balanced drivers generally speaking will s...

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I think the biggest thing that has annoyed me in 2012 about this tyre debate is that people seem to believe that these tyres are some radically different thing that have changed massively since 2011 and are really bad. The tyres changed very little, the cars, massively. Yup. Spot on. The true culpr...

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Look at their competitors. Both Ferrari and Red Bull do their stops consistently under 3.5 seconds. With the pace so close between cars, pit stops have become a major way to gain or lose time. Basically, there was no substantial pace difference between the top 6 cars in this race but the strategic ...

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Having read the confusion as to whether pole position would be counted for Schumacher or Webber yesterday, and Hamilton or Maldonado two weeks ago, which punishment would you rather see being applied? It seems all the confusion stems from a driver being able to have the fastest time in qualifying, ...

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simonr23 wrote:i'm a webber fan, but it was a boring race, for the most part. the slippery bits near the end were fun though.

What slippery bits? I heard plenty of talk but insufficient speed or attitude to get any of the top 5 out of kilter.

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I love how Button's always "mystified" when he doesn't have pace. It does not stop there, he has been equally mystified when he has had pace after previously having none. Then again Alonso has made the same sort of comment so there should be no real shock It's all down to the tyres and getting them...

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Maybe he should have given 6th to Kimi but I'm not really sure. They were pretty even going into the apex but Vettel took the shortcut to obviously had the advantage; I'm pretty sure he would have been able to overtake Raikkonnen if Grosjean wasn't there but that's just an opinion and my mine doesn...

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This is no where near tricky. If Vettel continues on the racing line he takes himself out of the race plus several others, with something he never instigated or contributed. The laws allows you to do such a thing. Vettel definitely gained an advantage and it is then up to the stewards to decide the ...

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However from Mclaren it was an absolutely shocking for them not to have Hamilton up Alonso's gearbox to come out in front of Vettel. All that data, a whole team back at base monitoring everything and they miss that? Maybe they just have too much data or too many cooks because they missed something ...

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I believe he favoured Button in the beginning but realised later that wasn't going to win him any championships so he has slightly changed his focus to the driver that SHOULD have been properly supported from Day 1. I think the PR egg on his face finally knocked some sense into him FINALLY! Lewis m...

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I bet they're regretting keeping Massa instead of Kimi. Not that I think it was their choice to begin with Ferrari at the time were set up differently to other teams for development. Because of Schumachers influence previously, a lot of the development was driver led. When Kimi came in, that left a...

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Another bad pitstop in the race too. It looks like they still can't get a competent mechanic on that left rear. The difficulty with the LR wheel nut is a development problem they have not faced previously. McLaren are using the braking system to heat up the tyres, hence why they have had a bit more...

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Another bad pitstop in the race too. It looks like they still can't get a competent mechanic on that left rear. The difficulty with the LR wheel nut is a development problem they have not faced previously. McLaren are using the braking system to heat up the tyres, hence why they have had a bit more...

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If Hamilton had this much common sense and attitude previously, he would have taken at least one of Vettels championships. Looks like Hamilton has grown up, got a good car and that would make him favourite in my book for this year.

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Definitely a change today, but I have seen the odd race where exactly the same has occurred only for things to return to normal. Today was the exception, not the rule.

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Taking it one step further and showing the loop hole in this rule, What is to stop a team going out in the opening seconds of Q3 with a crazy exotic fuel mix and setting a blistering time. When the run is complete, the car is drained of fuel and standard fuel is put in. At the end of the session th...

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I was wondering, what would happen if a team/driver got their Q3 time early in the session and then came in on fumes, put a few more litres in and then went round just so they had enough to get back to parc ferme with the requisite 3 litres? Clearly cheating but surely undetectable? That wouldn't b...

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I was wondering, what would happen if a team/driver got their Q3 time early in the session and then came in on fumes, put a few more litres in and then went round just so they had enough to get back to parc ferme with the requisite 3 litres? Clearly cheating but surely undetectable? That wouldn't b...

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Actually, I think the punishment is pre-determined. If you can't provide a fuel sample you are excluded from qualifying entirely, which means you end up at the back of the grid. Its pretty objective and nothing to do with whether anyone might lie etc. Just a simple "have enough fuel or be excluded"...

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Sandman has hit the nail on the head, spot on thought I woz the only 1 who saw these things, compared to red bull mclaren Are just way behind little things I've noticed redbull always bring vettel back into a clear track mclaren jus seem 2 leave it to chance. Personally I think Hamilton will be at ...

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Mclaren are a f***ing joke. Too many times this season hamilton has been screwed over by these incompetent clowns. Pit stops, strategies, decision making and now this. Would love to know what is going through hamiltons mind right now. I bet he is majorly f***ed off. What a great opportunity to win ...

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Dont worry Martin Whitmarsh will get all the strategists and engineers together and there will be a team hug and these things happen ( and keep happening ) so its all good. Really this team make the most fecked up decisions lately , wonder why that is Martin? You have a team Hamilton and team Butto...

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Johnston wrote:If the back of the grid is true it's harsh.

He set times in Q3 and Q2 so should go to the backof the time setters of Q3 or at the very least 11th.

I can't believe this would be for stopping with 1.3 litres of fuel but the car + driver being under weight.

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It would not surprise me that a significant factor in the low fuel was the incredible lap put in, consuming more than expected. If the car is under weight then that would be definitely back of the grid but I doubt this is more than low fuel. I would have thought this sort of issue would be dealt wit...

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Hamilton was carrying so much speed than Rosberg,what did you want him to do? slam on the brakes,he was already committed to the move,sometimes when applying rules,common sense has got to be involved. How many times do I have to repeat this. The stewards made an excellent decision because Rosbergs ...

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We unfortunately do not have access to all the information and camera angles that the Stewards do. Does anyone know the exact answer to the following: 1/ How much along side was Hamilton when he was forced off the track? Maybe he was crowded off and Rosberg was in the wrong, but as Lewis still mana...

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From what I saw (and I've watched it a few times), Rosberg makes a single move to the outside of the track which results in Hamilton being pushed off the track. So yes this was agressive, but legal. Lewis was then on the outside on the dusty run-off area where no advantage was gained. He rejoined t...

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Rosberg defended harshly but it was a single move so legal from my understanding. Lewis did not overtake until going into the next corner so I don't see why a penalty should be given there either. By going off the track Lewis was at a disadvantage as it was very dusty plus would be a longer route. ...

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Mclaren needs to build a car around Hamilton and a little Button, it seems right now the car is suited or build little bit more to Button's liking, if you look at 2009 BAR Ross Brawn's car Button winning the title, this mclaren looks similar to that..So button's inputs have made the car to his liki...

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Hakkattack wrote:Mercedes will lock up the front row in Spa, Monza and any other fast track for sure....

Well it will not be because of DDRS as those that are copying will have done so by then. You only have to look at how long it took teams to catch up with the f-duct to give yourself an idea.

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The pace of innovation in F1 is remarkably quick. Over the years, technologies developed in F1 have spilled over into the non-racing world - i.e. carbon fiber composites in bicycles and planes. That said, I was wondering why we don't see more cars employ technologies from F1. For example - - KERS o...

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well in Bernie's own words "If they come in here with a gun and hold it to my head, they had better be sure they can fu****g pull the trigger." Good Luck with that one Merc After further experience, I don't think Bernie is using that line any more. The main problem here is that the troll is such a ...

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The Mercedes DDRS system uses two tubes at least an inch of diameter to duct air from the rear to front. If this is tubing, it may be used with fluidic amplifiers or switches to achieve the same goals, but this appears to be wires because in some places the turns are very tight. Go back, look harde...

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I don't believe I have ever come across a driver that gives so little to the camera in F1, you may as well film the tarmac during an interview. But so glad to have Kimi back on the track, even if he does come in early for an afternoon ice cream, Legend.

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So if they change the gear box during a test weekend they will avoid any penalty? And Button can take advantage of a new gear box and improved rear wing in Barcalona. I like it :thumbup: Oh God. My heard hurts just thinking about the posts that would crop up around here if that were to happen. Yep,...

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Hamilton is still young, only 27. If he races til he is 40 I would be amazed if he was still at McLaren. That would be very boring and unadventurous of Lewis. He is in too much of a comfort zone there. I think he will definitely move to another team, maybe in 3-4 years . not according to Hamilton i...

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Hmmm the location seems strange for DDRS. For DDRS you need to have tubes that have the end located next to the DRS flap to collect air when the flap lifts. These bulges are to far forward. The DRS an still be activated centrally as it is the flap movement that opens/reveals the air openings. For s...

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