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@bullfrog @paeschli Cow’s milk etc. is for babies, though. Except they’re separated from their mothers at birth, so people can drink it, with the mother being hung from one leg and her throat slit well before her […]

@aussierod @macleod “We have always competed independently, fairly and with the highest levels of respect and sportsmanship”

This is far from the truth, though.

– In the past, Alpha Tauri/Toro Rosso drivers […]

@Steve K There’s something wrong when people allow themselves to be moved by petty emotions. It’s not civilized, nor is it dignified.

@sjaakfoo I’m saying people drinking at a GP is part of the problem. It’s not supposed to be an excuse. You don’t need to drink to have a good time.

No one is talking about the fact that a lot – if not all – of these people were drunk. Good luck changing people’s behavior if they’re drinking.

@hare People pay to watch a motor race. If what you say is true, drivers must also be paid to take all sorts of abuse; they’re not.

That drivers should empathize with spectators who refuse to do the same in […]

@webtel It’s always been that way, because booing is petty by nature.

Booing means expressing your displeasure with someone in a situation where they can’t defend themselves.

That a person can feel so […]

@webtel Even if that’s true, does that say anything about its merit?

Why engage with anything in such a negative and disruptive manner – least of all a sport you care about? It’s boo-rish.

Thank you for the article.

“The pair encountered each other again at Silverstone thatyear…”, not last year.

@proesterchen @keithcollantine The point is every driver should be equal so far as the rules – and those who are meant to enforce them – are concerned.

Even if Sainz didn’t have a realistic chance of winning, […]

@hotbottoms This is why the Abu Dhabi report needs to be made public, so people can’t put forward the red herring of Mercedes having had the opportunity to pit.

That and the fact that its not being made public […]

@maddme And that’s obviously wrong, as is the entire concept of letting teams lobby the race director – as it has been from the start – let alone while he’s trying to do his job.

That’s a completely different […]

@maddme No one in the same situation as Hamilton would have pitted. If the rules had been followed, whoever was in P2 would have come home second. This isn’t speculation, but fact.

The rules state that all […]

@tommy-c Punted? That’s just not what happened.

Regardless of how you feel about Silverstone, it’s the sport that was damaged in Abu Dhabi, and that shouldn’t be acceptable to anyone.

Except Hamilton had earned the win by dominating the race.

Race control wouldn’t have determined who won the championship either way… until they decided to not apply the rules evenly and fairly, by letting […]

@bernasaurus I really think your viewpoint of booing being almost a compliment is perverse. By nature, booing is disrespectful.

You don’t believe anyone being booed has ever had to wonder what the intention […]

I take it this means teams won’t be getting on the radio with Michael Masi anymore to tell him who they think is on the wrong side of a collision?

Hearing teams lobby – and there was lobbying from both Mercedes […]

@jerejj But then there’s F1 TV.

@coldfly It’s not in the spirit of the ban, and, therefore, cynical. They’re not being subtle about it either.

Would they even have used these colors if not for the ban? I doubt it, as Uralkali’s business isn’t […]

Because he clearly doesn’t believe he’s done any harm, speaking mostly in terms of public perception. Leaving such disrespect unanswered means normalizing it.

He chose to share it with the world after all.