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Feels premature to right one of the big teams of before a big rule change, especially in terms of so aero packages. Everyone remembers what Mercedes did in 2014. The sensible choice right now is to focus on the engine this season with a view to the token restrictions ending and next year's chasis. F...

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Fair enough. That aside, the rules leave room for common sense and interpretation from racing experience. You will always get a few complaints, but think generally people are in agreement on this occasion. Hopefully we can get back to enjoying some racing between the two of them - be interesting to ...

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I´m also interested in why you need to leave "racing room" on corner entry but not exit. Because that's the rules and you can't just rewrite them to suit. It is? Can you quote it? As far as I am aware this is not strictly in the rules, hence the requirements for the stewards to provide the justific...

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Not that I'm passing judgement on the above but if everybody always accepted the stewards' verdicts as right and just there would be a lot less to talk about on here. Some of their decisions over the years quite frankly mystify me . Based on this discussion and a number previously I have no doubt t...

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The reason I think Lewis gets away with it is because up until now, the driver on the outside, normally Nico, has chosen the none contact, head off the track technique rather than be in an accident where one or both drivers could get a dnf. Perhaps this won't happen next time and they will both ret...

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flyboy10 wrote:Will the rules ever change or be rewritten in a way to make it unambiguous what drivers are allowed and not allowed to do?

No

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The reason I think Lewis gets away with it is because up until now, the driver on the outside, normally Nico, has chosen the none contact, head off the track technique rather than be in an accident where one or both drivers could get a dnf. Perhaps this won't happen next time and they will both ret...

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Have I missed it or has little been said about the track surface? I found a Rob Smedley quote interesting where he said it is clearly a very different track with the new surface. Even more interestingly Red Bull were significantly stronger than they have been the last few years. Yes, improved engine...

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Was Nico really impressively quick? It is very hard to say either way so that is a shot in the dark frankly. The only gauge we have is Hamilton and he was nursing his tyres the entire race to do one stop. There is no way to tell how quick Nico was that race at all. He had the knowledge that he woul...

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I put it on the race thread but is also relevant here - It's gone to far now. Both drivers would much rather crash than let the other one pass . Neither of them care about the rules of the sport or the interests of their employer. I am not sure if it is the responsibility of the teams or the FIA to...

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I was not a fan of this clampdown to begin with. But lot of people were like "Oh good, now they dont have to listen to Rosberg's radio asking every little detail". And now 1 race and everyone is ready to go back to old tune . Even then, I still believe the clampdown on radio was stupid. What does i...

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Why not develop a computer to switch modes? I mean like an automatic learns you driving style. Kick down means "gimme everything right now" down to the stop "normal" not quite so far "save fuel" etc Formula One is a game of fractions. For instance the qualifying time difference between Rosberg's Me...

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Why not develop a computer to switch modes? I mean like an automatic learns you driving style. Kick down means "gimme everything right now" down to the stop "normal" not quite so far "save fuel" etc Formula One is a game of fractions. For instance the qualifying time difference between Rosberg's Me...

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The cars have become very complicated and there are also very many different switches on the wheel to make changes in settings. Everyone knew that going into 2016 the drivers would not be able to resolve issues with the assistance of engineers in the pits but rather have to manage the car by themse...

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Perhaps it wasn’t obvious with Hamilton whether it was the mode or the car as he needed it more or less right from the start so got the problem early on. Rosberg was able to conserve the engine and didn’t need to be in a more aggressive mode. When he did change it was probably a straight forward dec...

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Apparently the issue was with the engine mode and affected Hamilton from lap 4. Shame if true as would have been nice to see a bit more action as he attacked Perez and kimi.

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Maybe Lewis should spend some more time in the simulator and work out what the steering wheel switches do. Damn it oz you took my post LOL. ;) I recently read how simulator time is much less about the driver learning the track and much more about getting the set up for the car/track right. I would ...

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Didn't really want to weigh in on the Turn 1 incident, but did find it interesting that in his race analysis Pete Windsor not only calls it a racing incident, but goes as far to say that he is happy to see incidents like that do not flash up as "under review". I am not saying he is right. But I am ...

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Experience and contract length aside what do we think of the prospect of Sainz at Ferrari?. A goer or not?. Would he trouble Seb?. Bad move,good move etc... I think it would be good. Sainz has the speed to be interesting. Verstappen usually looked more dynamic in races but maybe with experience his...

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Didn't really want to weigh in on the Turn 1 incident, but did find it interesting that in his race analysis Pete Windsor not only calls it a racing incident, but goes as far to say that he is happy to see incidents like that do not flash up as "under review". I am not saying he is right. But I am ...

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So Hamilton is criticised as looking for recognition, and criticised for his celebrity lifestyle that stops him from performing on race day. Fair enough. I will continue to enjoy him rack up the titles, have a good tussle with Nico, and look forward to future battles as Ferrari and Red Bull catch up...

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I'd argue the clutch is perfect for Mercedes right now - repeat of 2015 wouldn't be great anyway, Hamilton dominating from the start and winning with 7/8 races to go. Right now it keeps things interesting. Still, they will surely get their head round it sooner rather than later. Those Ferrari's have...

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This kind of incident where the driver on the inside line closes the door through the corner happens fairly regularly – possibly even once every 3 races, and yet we still get 5/6 pages on it alone. Shame really considering other talking points in the race - engine upgrades and how much Ferrari have ...

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Nico has made some bad judgement calls these past races, in Monaco he shouldn't have been so quick in letting Lewis by and in Canada he should have backed out in the first corner and been more patient, his time would've come later in the race. I doubt it. There's a reason why Lap 1 Turn 1 is so imp...

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Right now Ferrari seem to be within striking distance of Mercedes. Based on his comments, Hamilton could probably have done a better lap on Saturday but I still think there's only 2-3 tenths between the Mercedes and the Ferrari right now. Certainly that's a far cry from the dominance of recent year...

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Definitely interested to hear peoples thoughts on this following Canada. Looks like Ferrari are certainly a lot closer to Mercedes following the upgrade. If the difference between Ricciardo and Vettel in 2014 was a true reflection of both drivers then perhaps there is even less between the two team...

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Definitely interested to hear peoples thoughts on this following Canada. Looks like Ferrari are certainly a lot closer to Mercedes following the upgrade. If the difference between Ricciardo and Vettel in 2014 was a true reflection of both drivers then perhaps there is even less between the two teams...

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For me the stewards got it spot on, as clearly from the discussion on here it is far too subjective a decision to justify enforcing a penalty whereby the lead driver has to relinquish position to the chasing driver. Even if you look at the Rosberg-Hamilton incident in Montreal, which seems much more...

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One of the Red Bulls had to mirror Vettel on the 3 Stop. Vettel was around half a second quicker than DR after the second stops, then dived into the pits as soon as he got the gap down to 1s. If Vettel had the luxury of spacing out his second and third stop, without anyone matching his strategy, he...

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Surely a bargaining standpoint from Wolff. Rosberg is probably pushing for a similar wage to Lewis on the basis he has a sizeable lead in the championship. Mercedes will perhaps not go that high for both drivers.

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I think the traffic didn't help Ricciardo either for what it's worth. Did he not lose a fair chunk of time behind Palmer at one point?. I'm not overly sold he was struggling on the Mediums either, he responded when Max got within DRS range by going a couple of tenths quicker than Max in back to bac...

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I think the traffic didn't help Ricciardo either for what it's worth. Did he not lose a fair chunk of time behind Palmer at one point?. I'm not overly sold he was struggling on the Mediums either, he responded when Max got within DRS range by going a couple of tenths quicker than Max in back to bac...

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Ricciardo had the race won and they put him on the wrong strategy. Its still a bit unclear their motives behind doing this. Did they though, or was it just a combination of the three stop not working quite as well as planned, plus being compromised by Vettel making his 3rd stop so early for the und...

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Today isn't that good of an indicator. It was Ricciardos race to win had RBR given him the better strategy (which they probably thought they did). Verstappen was very impressive this weekend though and proved that he is the real deal, especially as it was the first race with the team. I still want ...

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Lewis is getting a bit desperate I think. I seriously doubt we will see the same Merc pairing next year and I'm not sure that Lewis would be the one staying... Class start from Rosberg. Really nailed it round Turn 1 and put Hamilton on the back foot. He is giving himself every chance this season an...

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I don't think many would disagree with that fundamentally, but before you can even consider reducing/removing the DRS they would first need to address the aero to make it easier for cars to follow.

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In fact every team will have a contract in place specifying cost of supply for the current engines – they don’t just operate on good will. They will all be nullified by the cost cap. This however is a different situation as all the manufacturers agreed and none of the teams will claim breach of con...

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In fact every team will have a contract in place specifying cost of supply for the current engines – they don’t just operate on good will. They will all be nullified by the cost cap.

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Such clauses are not regulated by FIA, thus not their business. It's Honda and McLaren job to do it all legally. I don't really understand your point here. If it's not the FIA's business then that just confirms they can't override existing contracts It's McLaren and Honda duty to comply with FIA re...

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Think the starts are going to be absolutely crucial over the season, and if Hamilton doesn’t get that sorted then Rosberg is good enough to punish that. It doesn’t seem to have been commented on much but the gap that appeared to emerge between row 4 and 5 at Russia was alarmingly large. Still seems ...

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