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Cars aren’t running at 100% all the time now either.
But, to be able to assess this message from Ferrari, we’d need to know the points from Honda, Mercedes and Renault as well. If they don’t share this comment, […]

Oh please. These are hypothetical questions, which he answers in a hypothetical way. And how many times does he repeat that he’s extremely happy at Mercedes? Half the article consists of him declaring his love to MGP.

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What is “grey” about the article that regulates testing, in this particular case with Mercedes?

22) TRACK AND WIND TUNNEL TESTING
22.1 Track testing shall be considered any track running time not part of an […]

Unsafe and costly… isn’t going to happen.

Reducing fuel consumption will be thé main fuel-related development for years to come. It’ll be reduced to 100kgs (from 160kgs) next year. So that’s already a lot […]

Or could vacuum bags, like the ones in wine boxes, work?

Bottom line: Bernie seems to have found a strategy of returning to a field of 10 teams/20 cars. Something he has expressed as his preference before.
If he cannot actively work the 11th team out, he can let […]

Less time than having to make a 2nd unplanned pitstop I think.
His car was fast. He would have been able to pass most of the traffic he without DRS as well. He would have lost time in traffic anyways. […]

“she should be there on talent and merit alone”

How unfair is that? Does the term “paydrivers” ring any bells? Not all male drivers made the F1 grid on talent and merit alone, so don’t expect the next woman […]

A few things:
1. “in general” are THE 2 words that Moss should have used. He would have been simply correct.
2. Since when is it an insult to say that someone lacks the mental capacity to be a F1 winner? […]

HAM was held up by that same Caterham as well. Had this not happened, VET would probably not have come that close to HAM. I think.

These teams have developped software to help them calculate the fastest way […]

True, but the tyres do impact the nature of the sport a lot.
Strategy and playing games is becomig more important than racing. I can understand how racefans see that as a negative development.
Was it […]

Like others have mentioned as well, this pursuit of speed does come with a risk.
It’s brilliant as long as it all works well. But the fact is that there is litterally no room for error anymore.
There is not […]

like firing under cease fire.
-> Great way of putting it.

There was probably a micro-second where he realised the nut wasn’t seated, but he accidentally triggered a complete signal anyway.

The mechanics apparenly don’t need to actively give an ‘ok’ signal. McLaren […]

I also recall McLaren’s official reply to that situation like that.
Jenson supposedly had not received explicit instructions to maintain position. He had only been told to turn down his engine.
Besides, […]

“why couldn’t Vettle pass Sutil”
Most likely because the RBR’s have the slowest straight line speed of all. Even with DRS open, they are only marginally faster than the FI’s.

I agree.
The commentators on the TV channel I was watching concluded the same as Keith.
Not saying it can’t be true, but it just doesn’t add up.
If it had been mid season 2011, I could have agreed that it […]

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What other option did he have? His team pulled out of F1 and other teams didn’t want him, or had their driver lineup sorted already.