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I read that different fuels read differently through the meter. Red Bull switched to a different formulation for Spain and the other Renault teams get it for this race also. The fuel may burn the same but read differently through the meter. Allowing more fuel.

 

Cheating and bending the rules is part of the game. More power to them if they get away with it.

 

I'm sure it will be a good fight. As for who wins of the 2 Benz boys, flip a coin it will be that close.

Not sure if Nico parked his Benz in Q3 on purpose, but it makes me wonder. :wink:

 

It was fun seeing a Marussia get points tho, wasn't it?

Yes, I know there were 8 retirements, but some pretty high profile name brand drivers didn't get any....KR for example....whatever the reason.

And a Caterham came within one place of getting their first points too.....might be the last time that happens this season.

The wife and I are making plans to go to Monza in Sept, has anyone ever done the F1 race there that can share some pointers?

 

It would so <can't find a word for this> if Vettel suddenly gains reliability and enough points that at the last race of the season, wins and gets double points, enough to steal the championship from Hamilton or Rosberg. :incazzato:

...not sayin it's going to happy, of course, but the thought did occur to me that it was a possibility.

 

I found it interesting to read that Hammy turned up the engine in Spain After the team told him not to just to Rosberg behind. That's why it looked like team orders after Rosberg was catching him for a while then fell back a bit.

 

I think at this time beating Nico is all that matters. :arf:

When push comes to shove it ain't gonna be pretty.

 

What they do in Indy car in such a situation, they pull the 2 fastest laps from the offender. I think that would work in F1 too. Not sure if Nico did that on purpose or not, but when it happened it was the end of quali for all others.

 

Perhaps the set time limit is to discourage racers for putting in a banker lap early, then sitting out the entire qualifying session until the absolute last second to make a final run. Those who paid big money to watch the qualifying sessions get a bunch of cars at the beginning then nothing until the last two minutes when all the cars line up to put in a final lap that ends after the checkered flag is waved.

There are reasons good strategic reasons, of course. But perhaps the rules are there to promote some action throughout the entire session. What happened, in my opinion is Hamilton rolled the dice by waiting to the last second to put in a big lap and this time, he didn't win. Woulda coulda shoulda. Hamilton should stop whining (or the media should stop making it look that way) and move on. He'll get 'em the next race.

A race where there are lots of yellow flags will bunch up the group and provide opportunity for the slower cars to perhaps make the race competitive. Current racing has become so safe that the fast cars are always at the front and the slowest cars always at the back (until they are lapped).

The only time they should add time to a qualifying session is if they have to stop it altogether and no team has had time to put in a qualifying time.

 

Measure twice and cut once. [emoji6]

 

Yes no guarantee that Hamilton would have gotten the pole had Nico not parked on course. It did take any chance away from everyone. Bet the Marussia was on flyer when that happened. Had Hamilton done that I'd wonder the same thing I do now about Nico.

I'm not here to argue, but I disagree with you. Nico has in fact done questionable things. He is no different than any other driver fighting at the front.

 

I'd seen that before. It's a very well done documentary, but it is a very sad one too.