To be fair, that was the point of the change in the first place, wasn't it?
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To be fair, that was the point of the change in the first place, wasn't it?
Elvin Atombender
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The people paying for the race in Abu Dhabi might have paid extra money to have a better chance of the championship not being over before the last race. Even if they haven't it's probably in a contract.
The point of it was to not have the championship easily determined before season ends.
Which per definition means "The championship is looking like it will be affected by it"
Yes, it was. It was clearly a reaction to Vettel dominating last season.
Wax Free Vanilla
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i thought advice to improve performance was banned? hammy whines on the radio and his engineer tells him to change the diff setting.
Psychotext
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So this counts in practice then?
Edit - Though I guess it would just count as an engine mode change, which is allowed this year.
TarpitCarnivore
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I can't watch practice, or listen, how are the sessions going?
Wax Free Vanilla
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All weekend, so diff settings are allowed on this new banned list, what a clusterfuck.
Elvin Atombender
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What a surprise, Maldonado is the first to crash!
SunhiLegend
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in which case maybe they could have had some clause about it only kicking in if the 2nd place driver is more than xx points behind first place.
It's never gonna be a good idea, there's no reason a race at the end of the year should be more important than halfway through or at the beginning of the season.
Elvin Atombender
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What is going on with Williams?
TarpitCarnivore
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Could possibly have to do with the money he can bring in. Though I feel like I recall that wasn't happening anymore.
Big Takeover
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I hope some of that PDVSA money goes to some major bonuses for his mechanics. I mean this is just ridiculous.
Psychotext
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I know he's not well liked around here, but I'm feeling for Vettel. I suspect he'd love to just have a normal weekend with no mechanical issues. Losing FP2 is especially bad because you lose the ability to set your car up for the race properly.
SunhiLegend
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TarpitCarnivore
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I think Vettel is just struggling to learn the car, and he isn't entirely alone here. Kimi isn't exactly driving great either. If he's still driving middle of the pack next year then I think we can start to say perhaps he wasn't as great as some thought. But I also don't think that should take away the fact that he wont as many championships as he did.
I have no issue with the guy, I just don't want him anywhere near the title for a couple of years. He's finally had a few bad rolls of the dice after 4 fairly trouble free years in a dominant car.
Mastah
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While almost everyone found 2.5-3 seconds going for time on supersofts, Massa improved by 1.5 seconds, while Bottas only by 5 tenths. They were competitive on softs, something around P5, but without finding time on options they finished at the bottom. Whether they were masking their true performance or simply couldn't switch on supersofts is an open question.
Graphics Horse
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Nice.
Does Maldonado's sponsorship money even cover his spare parts bill?
Does he get a paycheck?
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/mar/16/pastor-maldonado-f1-money-drivers
Magnificent.
TarpitCarnivore
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He has a contract so he has to get paid. But from what I understand, because he has so much financial backing teams will sign him to help team costs. I doubt his salary to drive is anywhere close to be more than what he brings in for sponsorships.
olore
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I have nothing against him. I just want him to have a normal season with a normal car that doesn`t make him believe that he is the second coming of Christ. I`d say that his fan(s) here is more annoying than him
Psychotext
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Anyone got any penalties this weekend? Engine changes and suchlike?
A Fish Aficionado
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Honda management say that dorifto action during FP.
Would be hilarious if the Mclaren is another dog next year...they had the best engine this season and did nothing with it
I have more faith in McLaren bouncing back after two subpar years than Ferrari cleaning up the absolute mess they have been in several years.
I'd rather Alonso take a risk and jump to the unknown Mclaren-Honda than stay in stagnant Ferarri.
Ferrari has been more than competitive relative to Mclaren over the same period and atleast Alonso has been challenging for a championship in most of those years unlike the Mclaren drivers
Anyway, after the way Ron treated him in 07, i would be suprised if he went back.
Is Maldonado's car really only being lifted up by the intake? Holy fucking shit.
Well, guess they couldn't do much more damage to it. Can't wait until that muppet is out of F1.
I guess it's impossible to know how much of it was because of the drivers and not the teams in both cases.
Engine problems for Hamilton?
I liked the Pérez radio engineer message "Sector one..... Oh right not allowed anymore" followed up with Kobayashi race engineer telling everything to him.
Probably but watching the laps they're a bit all over the place in some of the corners.
massivekettle
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Why would Ferrari take Button?
I agree, but quite likely the effect of extra fuel in the tank.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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There's certainly an advantage to that, but given the position they're in, maybe Button's experience might be more attractive to them for helping for their fortunes around.
Who knows though, it is Ferrari after all.
massivekettle
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That has surely done wonders for McLaren... He's never been one to "turn around" teams.
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