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Why would he defend himself?! His watch cost $320k – it would be something his sponsor gave him, and quite likely insured, so his actual loss was likely minimal (barring the obvious mental/emotional impact […]

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For me, I think W series has proved that it’s less about furthering these drivers careers, and more about encouraging the next generation of women.

Motorsports is a pyramid – only the best (say) 1% of […]

Stiffer vs harder is probably just the language barrier

Exactly. Teams agreed to finish under green flag conditions where possible. They certainly didn’t agree for Masi to make up whatever rules he wanted to ensure it happened.

I have to admit I’m disappointed. I think its important for teams to have comms with the race director. It can be very good for both the teams and the spectators if used correctly.

Bauer said that Masi was […]

I imagine there will be an added benefit that the more they run a car that they know well, the more they can validate their wind tunnel data etc.

Rather than thinking about it in so much detail, think of it like it is – a fifa world Cup knockout tournament.

You have a few group stage where everyone competes, then a series of 1v1 duels with the winners […]

@palagyi Letting ALL cars unlap themselves would mean that Verstappen had a chance of being overtaken. Sainz was in 3rd at the time. He had just as much right to go for 2nd than Verstappen had of going for 1st. […]

I don’t think it’s fair to hold the teams responsible. If they are given a channel of communication with the race director, of course they are going to try and use it to their advantage.

The onus is on the race […]

The colour of the car doesn’t necessarily make a difference itself, but prompts further questioning.

In the same way, men all growing moustaches every November doesn’t magically erase prostate cancer, but […]

Rather than attacking COTD and this website, why don’t you give your reasoning for putting Mick higher? What did he actually achieve this year other than outclassing possibly the worst driver the sport has seen, […]

@esplatore1 and in what way did they go against Max?!

Exactly which calls went against Max? Apart from forcing Hamilton off the road at Abu Dhabi and not getting a penalty.

There are too many rules because the rule Hamilton ‘broke’ doesn’t actually exist… hmmm, okay Christian.

@w0o0dy do you have a source for Hamilton not being inspected? Or are you just using this to fuel an anti-verstappen conspiracy theory with no evidence?

@petebaldwin Hamilton is consistently in the top 5000 tax payers in the UK (or the top 0.01%) but yes, let’s keep up this charade that he pays no tax.

Do you have a source? As the article above literally states that they haven’t disclosed the weight.

The issue with one set of marshals is that if you want a single set of marshals, it has to be their only job. But that’s a job for only around 20 weekends a year, yet needs to command a full time salary per […]

I think that this circuit will be a bit of an anomaly with regards to top speed. That back straight has quite a high entry speed, and Verstappen would be able to take even more speed in. Coupled with a fairly […]

Given the length of time it’s taken for stupidly trivial decisions these days, I’m absolutely certain that the stewards are deliberately delaying making a decision so that it can be announced at a time that is […]