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Formula 1 2017 Season |OT2| A Dutch Horror Story - Sundays on Sky
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Not a thing according to some posters here, despite Merc getting 10 out of 14 poles.
StopMakingSense
Member
jesus 400k pounds damage to the Haas.
They don't hold back as such. It's more about not turning the engine up to the point where it'll explode after 2-3 laps at maximum power. Literally no point in practice.
They can accurately predict their quali pace if they get the handling sorted on Friday.
aspiegamer
Member
Who's ever denied that they crank it for q3?
Keep in mind that you start the race with the tire set you used for your fastest time in Q2.
Dutch Gronk
Banned
Championship is over boys. Better luck next year.
They should change the penalty system for engines so you dont take the penalities in the same weekend you trigger them. Otherwise its too easy if you have an issue like Hamilton did, and Vettel does, to put in a few new engines and take a 30 place penalty as youre at the back of the grid already. Effectively it is no penalty.
Couple of options I can think of
- bank the penalties and apply going forward where possible. So if youre already at the back of the grid, theyre kept for the next race and applied there. So eg for Vettel any grid penalties wouldnt apply here, but if he is on pole next weekend they would then push him back.
- use time penalties if you are at the back of the grid - eg instead of a 5 place grid penalty, apply a 5 second penalty (starting from pit, hold them for that amount of time after the starting grid has pulled past)
Couple of options I can think of
- bank the penalties and apply going forward where possible. So if youre already at the back of the grid, theyre kept for the next race and applied there. So eg for Vettel any grid penalties wouldnt apply here, but if he is on pole next weekend they would then push him back.
- use time penalties if you are at the back of the grid - eg instead of a 5 place grid penalty, apply a 5 second penalty (starting from pit, hold them for that amount of time after the starting grid has pulled past)
Post 535.
That's roughly the deficit he's had to Lewis since Silverstone.
A mistake hiring him or a mistake on that lap?
aspiegamer
Member
Spinal Tap engine mode is savage, damn. Kimi putting in work, though.
Denying that he'll be 8/10ths faster than everyone else is not the same as denying that they have a spinal tap mode.
You really are a fun addition to this thread.
The gap they showed in FP1 and FP2 wouldn't have been closed by using their qualy engine mode. That big gap was not there this morning, which was AFTER I made that post. And considering Kimi's pace, Vettel would have been on pole here.
Frankfurter
Member
Oh well, very close. Kimi might have a good shot at P1 in this race.
StopMakingSense
Member
KillerMan91
Member
Damn it Kimi. Would like to see him win one race this year.
Post 535.
KillerMan91
Member
He has been pretty lost since summer break.
To be fair to Bottas, he is still driving in a car made for Lewis (and maybe Nico). Next year is the year where I would look to see if he can get on proper pace.