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This season has been insane so far, and in so many countries in Europe it’s locked behind a paywall.
Such a shame. I remember when the BBC broadcast full races live for a whole season, I had friends and family (who follow watch f1 at all) texting me about how crazy some of the races where...
Such a shame. I remember when the BBC broadcast full races live for a whole season, I had friends and family (who follow watch f1 at all) texting me about how crazy some of the races where...
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I understand you can proxy an F1 subscription, but no one who isn’t invested in the sport is going to do that. It’s such a shame so many people won’t get exposed to how brilliant this season is.
Ferrari have the best car but in Italy it’s locked behind Sky. The U.K. has a 4x champion fighting for his 5th title, and again it’s locked behind Sky...
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In the following video, we see a Toro Rosso nearly hit the Safety Car, then ending hitting one of the cranes already out as cars keeps coming in the gravel. The drivers were rightly staying in their car, but the presence of the cranes annihilate most of F1 passive safety capabilities.
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Is it just me or are both Hamilton and Mercedes hated all around?? Lots of comments on twitter and seeing even some on here doesn't give them any credits at all. I get the hate but come one...give credits where credits are due 
...IMO, that was a really great drive from Lewis today. This circuit is not particularly power heavy so it wasn't anything like Silverstone where some people were literally waving him to pass. He managed his tires really well, still managing to keep up the pace with the front runners with over 40 laps on those tires and didn't make any mistakes. I think even without the rain that created so much chaos, he probably would have challenged Vettel for the win anyway with his strategy.
In the case of team orders, while I don't support them, I can understand why Mercedes would do it in this situation and I think it was a good call on their end. On the same token, Ferrari should not have waited that long to give those orders to Kimi. As for Bottas, I think even without the orders, looking at Lewis' pace toward the end and with Bottas on much fresher tires, he couldn't even keep up so I really doubt he would have been able to win this Grand Prix.
...IMO, that was a really great drive from Lewis today. This circuit is not particularly power heavy so it wasn't anything like Silverstone where some people were literally waving him to pass. He managed his tires really well, still managing to keep up the pace with the front runners with over 40 laps on those tires and didn't make any mistakes. I think even without the rain that created so much chaos, he probably would have challenged Vettel for the win anyway with his strategy. In the case of team orders, while I don't support them, I can understand why Mercedes would do it in this situation and I think it was a good call on their end. On the same token, Ferrari should not have waited that long to give those orders to Kimi. As for Bottas, I think even without the orders, looking at Lewis' pace toward the end and with Bottas on much fresher tires, he couldn't even keep up so I really doubt he would have been able to win this Grand Prix.
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The commentators on Sky didn't seem to think there was any regulation that would be broken by Hamilton's move - does anyone know if there is? (I'm guessing we'll find out soon enough anyway).
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Vettel's crash showed how tricky the conditions were and he was very unlucky to go off like that - but Mercedes made a brilliant call and put him under a lot of pressure - it would have been touch and go for a Vettel win even if he hadn't rearranged the scenery. However, the reaction of some of the fans in the crowd (the camera showed some fans celebrating, albeit they appeared to be Red Bull fans!) was utterly disgraceful - I hope they have the decency to watch the replays and feel totally ashamed of themselves.
Meanwhile, Hamilton has shown something indistinguishable from greatness in the last two races (no, not his hair!)... 43 points after being taken out in Silverstone and starting 14th in Hockenheim is truly remarkable, even by his own high standards. I just hope Vettel can recover quickly and continue to pile on the pressure, and not fade away like he did last season, as it could be one of the great seasons if they can both keep it together until the sharp end of the year.
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Is it just me or are both Hamilton and Mercedes hated all around?? Lots of comments on twitter and seeing even some on here doesn't give them any credits at all. I get the hate but come one...give credits where credits are due
In the case of team orders, while I don't support them, I can understand why Mercedes would do it in this situation and I think it was a good call on their end. On the same token, Ferrari should not have waited that long to give those orders to Kimi. As for Bottas, I think even without the orders, looking at Lewis' pace toward the end and with Bottas on much fresher tires, he couldn't even keep up so I really doubt he would have been able to win this Grand Prix.
I guess "the hate" comes from the extreme arrogance that Hamilton puts on display, and his team boss does a great job on being second best arrogant in the team. Remember "the hunger" interview when he gave the reasons why he would win against Nico Rosberg? This hunger came from someone who dates Pussycat members, swims in money and records his own music in a state of the art home studio..? The Mercedes team and Hamilton seems so entitled to winning that it is natural to want to see them fail. The only seem likeable and approachable when the PR team has done their job..
Now that being said, i think that Hamilton has issues, not surprising since he hardly had any chance to live anything close to a normal life. And i am pretty certain that somewhere in there behind his defensive arrogance is a guy that can be a cool guy... The difference to Rosberg is spectacular, Rosberg does commentary with the german tv station RTL, he is relaxed and a cool dude, totally in balance with himself, today he met Hamilton, but Hamilton didn't "see him". He ignored him and looked the other way and try to avoid him
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FIA International Sporting Code states: "Except in cases of force majeure (accepted as such by the stewards), the crossing, in any direction, of the line separating the pit entry and the track by a car entering the pit lane is prohibited."
From the Race Director Event Notes: 8.2 For safety reasons drivers must stay to the right of the bollard at the pit entry when entering the pits.
And from the F1 Safety Regulations: 39.5 No car may be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers or any other person at any time whilst the safety car is deployed. This will apply whether any such car is being driven on the track, the pit entry or the pit lane.
From the Race Director Event Notes: 8.2 For safety reasons drivers must stay to the right of the bollard at the pit entry when entering the pits.
And from the F1 Safety Regulations: 39.5 No car may be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers or any other person at any time whilst the safety car is deployed. This will apply whether any such car is being driven on the track, the pit entry or the pit lane.
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This pit entry issue should have been addressed immediately. It will be a nightmare now if they give out a penalty that revokes a win after the podium and everything else.
But I guess this sort of thing has happened before. Didn't a P2 team lose their Le Mans win, or was that just a podium? That race feels forever ago due to the last couple months I've had.
But I guess this sort of thing has happened before. Didn't a P2 team lose their Le Mans win, or was that just a podium? That race feels forever ago due to the last couple months I've had.
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Another unsurprisingly Blehh Mclaren day....
Hulkenberg still the best "of the rest". Pity Vettel threw away the race, I guess if he had inters in that moment he would have gotten away with it.
I couldn't understand Cyril from Renault at all today. Between his accent and the lower quality radio transmission (compared to the Red Bull transmissions), it was all a bunch of muddy audio.
Hulkenberg still the best "of the rest". Pity Vettel threw away the race, I guess if he had inters in that moment he would have gotten away with it.
I couldn't understand Cyril from Renault at all today. Between his accent and the lower quality radio transmission (compared to the Red Bull transmissions), it was all a bunch of muddy audio.
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Seems fair enough, Hamilton keeps the victory gets a slap over the wrist.
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Only a reprimand - no time penalty
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Called it... 
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Brundle himself has had a very near miss in such a situation, that's one of the reasons he's always been so passionate about the subject even back when he was a driver.
There's a bit more to it than that but I think the reprimand is fair - in racing conditions it would certainly have merited a time penalty.
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