So they will focus on their 2014 car with full force lol
But we will see, no wonder they had lawyers working on this, what will Mercedes answer be.
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But we will see, no wonder they had lawyers working on this, what will Mercedes answer be.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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Being excluded from the constructor's championship literally is the worst thing that could happen to them, as that's far more lucrative than the driver's championship for the team.
I doubt very much that the results of this race will be overturned. The way that FIA statement is worded, it seems to imply that the onus was on Pirelli to properly organise the test and inform the relevant bodies as opposed to Mercedes. While I could see Mercedes handed some form of punishment, I think the most likely outcome will be that Pirelli leave the sport at the end of the year.
...unless there's no one willing to take their place, in which case they've pretty much got the FIA over a barrel.
RomanticHeroX
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I do wonder if this will be enough to convince Pirelli it's not worth it. The FIA has been remarkably consistent at pissing off tire suppliers the past decade.
PdotMichael
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It wouldn't be the first time he drives for a team who tried some bullshit.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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Every driver on the grid does.
Wax Free Vanilla
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Who's angry?
Brawny got caught cheating (again) and the team needs banning for breaching the rules. I think a minimum of three races and a hefty fine should do it.
Seems like Valtteri likes it
Ha thats neat. I wanted to make it myself but had to ask in the gif thread. Glad it's getting out there tough
66 retweets lol. According to Imgur it's had 23,000 views and used 45GB of bandwidth!On the tyre investigations, I wonder what will happen.
From the sound of it Pirelli did indeed ask to do a test with a current car, the FIA said yes but you have to ask everyone else and you have to run the car, then Pirelli asked everyone informally, they all said no except Merc, Merc did the test but ran the car, Pirelli didn't tell the FIA that they had asked and been rejected by everyone.
I suppose it all depends on the documentation that was supposedly sent out.
I like how no ones jumping to any conclusions.
As far as i see it, this could easily be pirelli's fault that they haven't contacted all the teams. If that's the case then it's hardly mercs fault. But who knows
Yeah, they even asked the FIA before they were testing.
I think that was a really poor communication between the FIA, Pirelli and Mercedes.
Hooky
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ha haAhaha, I love your avatar. Almost curious on whether you're the *actual* Hooky or not
Have to ask, who are you rooting for this weekend/year?
No one particular, but Iceman and Chin-man are on the top of my list.
ReadingRambo
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Posted yet?
Goldrusher
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Seems like Valtteri likes it
Bottas at home:
ValtteriBottas Valtteri Bottas 28 Mar
Day off ..kind of
#F1 pic.twitter.com/v1kUDnCrGn
Psychotext
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Should be interesting to see what the FIA do. I wonder if they'll punish Pirelli and leave Merc alone.
I think the bolded is where they're fucked. It sounds like they were supposed to give the car and the driver to Pirelli who would, somehow, operate the test themselves, a bit like when they did/do development work with Alguersuari with one of their own chassis. Maybe to try and prevent Mercedes from having all the data and gaining an advantage, I don't know.FIA said:
But it seems as though Mercedes were very much in control of the test, which would suggest that they've both messed up...
I see he is at least playing the best version. Still he should be playing iRacing or rFactor...
Diablo Rosso
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Always drama in F1. I think Mercedes will be kicked out of the constructors championship and given a hefty fine. No idea about Pirelli.
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Holy, up to 5th.
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P8, aw yiss.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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When did that Bottas U-turn incident happen? I might have missed it somehow during the race.
Haven't watched, but doesn't that almost perfectly echo what Webber said about Grosjean in Japan? I think it might.
Edit: Oh man, that Massa photo will get some use. Meme-worthy.
Excellent, I like him.Seems like Valtteri likes it
Sounds like it might be a case of that. Hard to say with the normal FIA CYA policy that occurs.
They do say the team is to supply the car and driver. Really sounds like a poorly worded rule to me, shockingly :/ As long as they have offered other teams the opportunity, and continue to do so, I would say they were covered, but the FIA may see it differently.
pants
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Looks wet, so must have been quali. It definitely was not the race.
If 30fps with not so occasional dips is good enough for professional F1 driver, I really do not see how us - peasants - are never satisfied by it.
We should really do a reality check upon ourselves
There's a G27 in that picture (corner on the right side)...
polyh3dron
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but he's playing F1 2012 on a PS3.. 30FPS
PC version is the only good version of that game.
No version is good, the understeer in unbearable. 2011 is so much better.but he's playing F1 2012 on a PS3.. 30FPS
PC version is the only good version of that game.
apotema
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Who's angry?
Brawny got caught cheating (again) and the team needs banning for breaching the rules. I think a minimum of three races and a hefty fine should do it.
Ricciardo Perez? He is Sergio "Checo" Perez
Yes. And he races for McLaren.
I don't think so... my G27 has 6 buttons on the front of the wheel, not two.
There's a G25 he's using and a G27 in the corner.
There is a joke there about Grosjean not being a real driver, and Prost's vision being fine, but I can't find it.
Valsecchi is supposed to be a decent driver, but jumping into a big team mid season would be tricky. I don't see any of the other teams letting their drivers switch. Di Resta comes to mind, but that wouldn't be until the end of season.
James Allen has a great piece on the Testgate saga and if you look at reaction from the F1 press, most agree with his take on the situation. As usual in F1, its not as simple as its appears.
News this morning is saying that Red Bull were invited to take part in the same tyre test as Mercedes after Barcelona and turned it down. They are now pissed that Mercedes took up the invite instead.
James Allen
News this morning is saying that Red Bull were invited to take part in the same tyre test as Mercedes after Barcelona and turned it down. They are now pissed that Mercedes took up the invite instead.
James Allen
Petrov.
Edit: To back that up (I'm only half-kidding), they need someone who can bring the car home, ergo someone who has experience with F1 and not another potential accident-prone GP2 driver. Not wins, but to get Constructor's points.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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I completely disagree, I thought the opportunity was painfully squandered. You're promoting a band that are most recognised for wearing two distinct helmets, yet they failed to capitalise on that with any members of the team that wear helmets (mechanics and drivers), and instead put them on the car in just about the least visible spot imaginable.
As naff as the Star Wars and Superman Returns promotions were, they were far more imaginative (and visible).
Kovalainen. He has already driven in few practices this year for Caterham, so he also has experience from this year unlike the others. And he has always been a quite stable driver excluding the early years in McLaren. Though at least Finnish media is sure he will replace either Pic or Garde in some point of this season, so I'm not sure if he could just jump to Lotus.
Good piece, JA had really come into his own as a writer rather than TV presenter. It is a good point that if Pirelli were to understand the tyre failures, they need a current car to do that.