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You know thinking about it I'd love it to return to the Team only championship.
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Shouldn’t really effect VB as they didn't actually release him from his pit box.
Hopefully. Except that two of his tyres (counts as a set) were used, albeit not by him.Shouldn’t really effect VB as they didn't actually release him from his pit box.
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Mine too...(head hurts now.)
So common sense has prevailed and just a €20,000 fine for MB in the end...
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I think this is sensible. If the team has incurred a clear and significant disadvantage and corrected the situation without impeding any other team then no further penalty should be required.
However - easy to justify that in this case as MB threw away a 1 - 2. Perhaps less so if they had still won the race.
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Thankfully GR wasn't penalised. LeClerc has been given 3 place grid penalty for next week due to the lap 1 incident.
Watching Ted's Notebook last night, apparently there is an email floating around from the organisers of Abu Dhabi stating anyone who has tested positive in Bahrain cannot come to Abu Dhabi. It is unclear at the moment if this is also for drivers but if true, Lewis cannot race next weekend.
Watching Ted's Notebook last night, apparently there is an email floating around from the organisers of Abu Dhabi stating anyone who has tested positive in Bahrain cannot come to Abu Dhabi. It is unclear at the moment if this is also for drivers but if true, Lewis cannot race next weekend.
Some might suggest that the wrong tyres was intentional - to prevent George outshining Bottas!
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I very much doubt that. To sacrifice a solid 1-2 would be a mahooooosive business own goal. And lets be honest, the team don't need to keep Bottas happy do they?
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I keep saying the moon is made from green cheese
How did this mistake compare to Ferrari coming out with three wheels.. Four men in charge of taking out a wheel each, now some might think that was done deliberate.
I think Russell have proved he is a driver with talent,
He has proved beyond doubt the the Mercedes is the best car on the grid by a country mile
Has he given fuel to the argument that most, if not all the current F1 drivers could win if they were driving the Mercedes?
How did this mistake compare to Ferrari coming out with three wheels.. Four men in charge of taking out a wheel each, now some might think that was done deliberate.
I think Russell have proved he is a driver with talent,
He has proved beyond doubt the the Mercedes is the best car on the grid by a country mile
Has he given fuel to the argument that most, if not all the current F1 drivers could win if they were driving the Mercedes?
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IMO a lot of people are getting a bit over excited about GR. He done well yesterday and could have either won or been on the podium, but wasn't. That's F1 for you.
Doing well on one track doesn't mean he's new LH by any means and will replicate the drive on other more technical circuits and let's face it, the weekends circuit was pretty boring.
Will LH race this weekend? - Quarantine guidelines for travellers to the UAE - The Official Portal of the UAE Government
Doing well on one track doesn't mean he's new LH by any means and will replicate the drive on other more technical circuits and let's face it, the weekends circuit was pretty boring.
Will LH race this weekend? - Quarantine guidelines for travellers to the UAE - The Official Portal of the UAE Government
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I personally think the suspect punchure was so GR didn't outshine Hamilton ,strange car,small boots,cramped and still would of won hands down so much for £44mil for Hamiltons contract its getting silly now tbh its not really worth watching i used to go and watch Silverstone but not the same now
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It obviously worked, since all the talk has been about how well Bottas did. Russell has been virtually ignored by the press
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Hamilton I think.
Watch the footage, there was something amiss with the car’s handling which turned out to be due to a puncture. I don’t think for a second that there was a conspiracy on the part of MB to scupper George’s race. David Icke might think otherwise, but then he usually does.
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That was the most exciting F1 race for years, albeit mostly for the wrong reasons... Russell richly deserved his Driver of the Day, and wuz robbed of victory by his own team's ****-up. I bet they won't do that again...
You really couldn't, and certainly wouldn't, have made it up before the race.
You really couldn't, and certainly wouldn't, have made it up before the race.
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I say max, Hamilton gets mardy if its not going his way,don't get me wrong he's a good driver but not a great driver put him in the Williams see how he does
