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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #15 on: 22 July 2018, 19:58:01 »

Hasn,t Hamilton been hauled in front of the race stewards for driving over the grass or something like that? ???
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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #16 on: 22 July 2018, 20:01:14 »

Yep, he rightly got a slap on the wrist. He didn't gain an advantage, just lost time by bailing out of a pit stop just after he entered the pit lane.  ;)
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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #17 on: 22 July 2018, 20:41:05 »

Where Hamilton & the team put their hands up and said they made a mistake, so Hamilton was reprimanded where he broke the pit entry / exit rule, but he was deemed to have gained no advantage and he made a safe exit and reentry, unlike Vettel's cornering skills which was an unsafe, uncontrolled exit. ;D ;D ;D But not to worry, Ferrari will have the T-cut before the next race so you won't see the scratches to the car or those from the high speed landing of the steering wheel. ;D ;D ;D

Vettel to me is a driver not a racer, IMO he lacks the race craft to be the latter. :D
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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #18 on: 22 July 2018, 20:44:16 »

Right man won. Vettel plonker.

I love damp races. Shows the skilled drivers.

Anyone watching leclerc? He outperforms his teammate in the dry. In the wet? Who was calling the tyre change for him?
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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #19 on: 22 July 2018, 20:51:54 »

I agree Rods. Vettel is very fast with a clear track in front of him, but cracks under pressure in the heat of battle. Seems to be a German trait, as Schumacher and Nico Rosberg were exactly the same.
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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #20 on: 22 July 2018, 22:38:26 »

Opps all point watching this race either :-X
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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #21 on: 23 July 2018, 00:25:38 »

It did say spoiler in the title.  ;)……...still worth watching btw.  :y
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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #22 on: 25 July 2018, 15:35:37 »

Just read in Autosport that all Ferraris rivals are querying the strange performance advantage they have suddenly found.
The FIA say everything is legal and above board, but the other teams cant explain how and why.
History repeating itself ? Are we going back to the dark days of Schumacher / Todt etc ?
Todt is after all, head honcho at the FIA now.  :-\
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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #23 on: 25 July 2018, 15:40:50 »

Well so far, they can cheat all they want, if Vettel continues to crash into Max or all on his own it won't make a difference.  :D

But were they not caught previously fiddling some of the hybrid power more than they are allowed? The FIA put more sensors on, perhaps they have found a way around that.
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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #24 on: 25 July 2018, 15:47:46 »

Apparently they have found a better way of harnessing battery output,worth around 20/25 bhp

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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #25 on: 25 July 2018, 16:04:10 »

They have indeed. The crux is whether or not they have done it within the rules. Either they have or the FIA is as bent as it was in the Schumacher era. We will probably never know the truth, but imo if Ferrari are faster than the rest, chances are they are cheating.
It always seems to happen after they start threatening to pull out of F1, which they did a lot of just before the Schumacher era, and were doing again about a year ago.  ::)
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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #26 on: 25 July 2018, 16:05:30 »

They have indeed. The crux is whether or not they have done it within the rules. Either they have or the FIA is as bent as it was in the Schumacher era. We will probably never know the truth, but imo if Ferrari are faster than the rest, chances are they are cheating.
It always seems to happen after they start threatening to pull out of F1, which they did a lot of just before the Schumacher era, and were doing again about a year ago.  ::)

start complaining they can't win.
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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #27 on: 25 July 2018, 16:10:16 »

Same thing really. Every time they have a few years of not being able to win a championship, despite spending more than any other team, they start threatening to pull out of F1.
For some reason, the perceived wisdom is that F1 wouldn't be F1 without Ferrari. Personally, I don't agree with this. I think fans tend to support their favourite driver, rather than a team. Unless they are Italian fans of course.  :D
For me the mystique of Ferrari died with Enzo. Since then it has been just another exercise in Branding like Nike, Beckham, etc. etc.
This is why people walk around wearing Ferrari branded clothes, watches and god knows what else, and have never even sat in one.
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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #28 on: 25 July 2018, 16:39:13 »

He is near the end of his career, and has never been in the same league as Hamilton anyway. Vettel seems to believe he is in a league of his own and only loses races if his car isn't good enough, or the other drivers, or the powers that be do stupid things to stop him from winning.
Fact is, he has only ever won titles when he had a huge car advantage and a team mate who wasn't allowed or able to beat him.
As soon as Riciardo arrived at Red Bull and outdrove him, he ficked off to Ferrari, and made sure he was undisputed number one in the team.

Your Aunt Daisy is faster than Kimi and more motivated.
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Re: F1 spoiler (well, kind of)
« Reply #29 on: 25 July 2018, 16:51:59 »

I dfisagree. I think he is still better / quicker than more than half the drivers on the grid. He aint what he used to be though.
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