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If you expected their to be a sort of gain over the summer to now...hahaha
I was wondering why people thought something changed, when Merc have run away with races, especially at power tracks.
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By the looks of things, it'll take a miracle to see a McLaren in Q3.
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After listening to K-Mag I feel a bit bad for him and Renault.
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haha Q2 starts both MERC set a 1:12:4 and :7. They come back in and chill till Q3. Does MERC pitbox have a Jacuzzi for these boys?
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Haas into Q3 for the first time thanks to Gutiérrez.
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1:12:1 indeed very impressive. Also BOT very good and also a little bit expected on this track.
Finnish pact in turn 1 in front of the RBR's.
Now it is my turn on F1 2016....now I am in the mood of can do, will do, but within a couple of hours I am with both feet on the ground again
Finnish pact in turn 1 in front of the RBR's.
Now it is my turn on F1 2016....now I am in the mood of can do, will do, but within a couple of hours I am with both feet on the ground again
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Great runs by Bottas and Wehrlein.
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Dominating performance from Lewis. Unless he cocks up the start he won't have much challenge tomorrow.
Had to be a blow to the psyche for Rosberg. To not even get close to his teammates previous time in the last flying lap but then see Lewis make the gap even larger at the end...ouch.
Had to be a blow to the psyche for Rosberg. To not even get close to his teammates previous time in the last flying lap but then see Lewis make the gap even larger at the end...ouch.
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Yeah that's what is silly about it, it should be black and white, applied at every corner. Instead it's defining "gain an advantage" and deciding which corners matter.
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Tired Tyres
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McKiernan
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Ahh didn't know that, I was wondering why he wanted another run because of the flatspot, thought it might be for the start of the race, guess not.
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Only if the damage is deemed to be significant, and they may only replace it with a tyre of similar life and wear.
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Cap'n Jack
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Hamilton downplayed the significance of the flat spot in the post-qualifying press conference anyway. He's often locking up the unloaded front tyre in qualifying and races and it never really seems to be an issue.
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I don't agree with the tyre replacement because of a flat-spot. You made your bed, so sleep in it and pit on lap 1 for a new set.
I tend to agree but on the other hand it's the FIA rules that force them to start on those tyres, the rest of the grid can start on whatever they like. So you could say, why should the top 10 be forced to look after their tyres for the race start whereas the rest don't?
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If it's deemed a safety concern it doesn't only affect one driver but every single person at the event. It would be negligent to not allow the change in such a situation.
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Like any rule in F1 the teams will try and use it to their advantage. The stewards have to make sure it's not being abused.
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Well with the chance of a boring race, it looks like (knock on wood) we may get a thread with out the angst, I mean the last few posts have given me hope. 👍
