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Wouldn’t the logical move be to change the rule so a race can’t end on a Safety Car?
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Enough fuel saving is done under the safety car to mean an extra lap of green flag racing could be added on if needs be. 🤔
GilesGuthrie
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This should go the other way, in my view. Series have tied themselves up in knots about ending the race under the safety car. And in any series where refuelling is not permitted, this has led to a worsening of outcomes. If the race can start under the safety car, it can certainly finish under it.
Something like "Having reviewed in detail the circumstances surrounding the end of the 2021 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, we have concluded that a number of circumstances contributed to an outcome that led the sport's fans to question the way the sport is governed. While it would be inappropriate to reinterpret those circumstances or the resulting outcome at this stage, we have made the following changes as part of a wide-reaching 'lessons learned' exercise encompassing not just the 2021 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but other events also."
Such openness and pragmatism doesn't really feature in FIA ops though, unfortunately.
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It's the FIA closing off the get-out-of-jail-free-card excuse they used for Masi's actions which allowed the Abu Dhabi results to stand and the protest to be thrown out.
F1 Twitter (ie, only the Max/Red Bull buttlickers (being specific as to avoid unfairly painting all Max and Red Bull fans under the taint)) being salty that Masi was removed for that one decision are missing the point completely. Michael had the unenviable task of replacing Charlie Whiting after he died in the week before a race, and tried to do the same job and responsibilities, which it turns out few people are up to.
There were plenty of reasons to get rid of Masi before Abu Dhabi even happened. The changes to allowing teams to communicate with the Race Director have come far too late, and the sooner they bin off allowing anyone in the Paddock to talk to the Stewards the better. However, Masi's handling of some behind-the-scenes stuff has been poor and I don't wish to disclose the specifics that have affected me, but Eduardo Frietas coming in as race director has made people.i know who've worked with him very happy.
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Great. Now McLaren has a giant google ad for their wheel covers.
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I know all the years of Merc sandbagging and the memes make it hard to believe that they might actually struggle this season, or even this race, but from all the videos and analysis I've seen I can't help but think they might not be that great after all. You have Red Bull being quite fast, Ferrari having a competitive and relatively reliable time, but Mercedes can't merely sandbag and pretend to be slow when they are visibly struggling with the current package. Time will tell, after all.
Otherwise I think Haas might get an early jump on the midfield but taper off as the development race picks up. I also am very excited to see what happens with Mick and KMag. This will be the kind of test to see if Schumacher is the real deal, given that he generally made light work of a very average at best teammate.
That said, Alonso will win, comfortably.
Otherwise I think Haas might get an early jump on the midfield but taper off as the development race picks up. I also am very excited to see what happens with Mick and KMag. This will be the kind of test to see if Schumacher is the real deal, given that he generally made light work of a very average at best teammate.
That said, Alonso will win, comfortably.
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I don't see any reason why Mercedes couldn't be slower this go-round...though by the end of this season we'll see the natural order probably back in place with all the teams learning from each other, etc. I genuinely hope we see some huge upsets or bizarre failures from the better teams.
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McLaren brought back the chrome?!
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I actually scrolled up for a second to look at the image again before it registered.
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Why does it feel like the photography crew told Hulk "Hey, give us your best Daniel Craig impression?"
Of course, get well soon, Seb! Given the timing of Danny Ric's and Sebs positive results, it seems like Danny might've had Covid during the drivers No War photoshoot? If so, that's gonna be concerning for the next couple weeks.
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If Bond gets COVID, he's planning to sub in for that too. I'm guessing he will then need a replacement for that race.
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Edit: won't embed, click on it for the new 2022 F1 title intro.
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Formula 1 2021-2022 Off-Season and Mid-season break thread
Ha! You better have burn heal!
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Get it off Twitter and there aren't any embed issues
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In case there was any doubt, it's officially race week!
And with it, comes one of the most fun traditions of the last couple years: seeing what outfits Lewis arrives in.
And with it, comes one of the most fun traditions of the last couple years: seeing what outfits Lewis arrives in.
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I was gonna say that wearing a snow jacket in Bahrain has got to be the most uncomfortable thing ever, but having just checked it's actually warmer here in Ohio than it is there right now.
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So... umm...
... what the hell?
It's real, by the way:
... what the hell?
It's real, by the way:
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