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30th March 2013, 13:13 #21
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Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster
I agree with your statement about in the USA last season. Ferraris trick was a bit sly. But I understand why they did it nonetheless.Ha'wey Hamilton, bring the WDC crown home and the beers are on me :up:
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30th March 2013, 15:02 #22
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Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster
To Ross , putting the two side by side was a risk not worth it .
Had the two touched , neither might score .
Allowing them to race also sets up a rivalry early on in the relationship between the two , especially if they did touch .
Nico didn't , in the end , make the move , but he sure looked like he was thinking hard about whether to ignore the order , and this leads me to believe there , indeed , was some agreement about them holding station after the last round of stops .
So , what was to gain ?
There were RedBulls ahead , but too far to get to in the final laps .
If they faltered , they would get them anyway .
They weren't caught from behind even though they were coasting to the end .
So , not much reward , but for individual bragging rights and a few points , which isn't enough , from the team's perspective , until later in the season when , as you've said , there is good enough reason to throw all the weight behind one driver or the other .
They've got two lions , and one just said "I could have won the battle." , and the other just said , "he's right , he could have.", so you have both understanding that they need to trust their team to see the bigger picture .
All is good at Merc .
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30th March 2013, 15:58 #23
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Actually, regardless of whether to turn loose the dogs of war and let them have at it.....the cars are being filled with minimal fuel and can not run flat out to the end of a race......so no orders would be a potential suicide run for both drivers
Only the dead know the end of war. Plato:beer:
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30th March 2013, 17:59 #24
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I think these two seem quite close and as Henners said. I am sure it will be called again like last week in favour of both drivers.
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30th March 2013, 19:34 #25
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Good old Lewis is on 'Ant & Decs Saturday night takeaway' doing the introductions right now on ITV. Not sure whether its a team order or not though
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30th March 2013, 22:09 #26
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Originally Posted by markabilly
You make perfect sense, but then, so do I. OMIGOD! I don't believe I said that.When in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout
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31st March 2013, 04:46 #27
up top h? ch? top
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31st March 2013, 13:53 #28
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Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster
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31st March 2013, 13:58 #29
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Originally Posted by AndyL
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1st April 2013, 19:25 #30
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I think it was a case of Red Bull being fair at this stage of the season. I think the team wanted a safe 1-2 after 45odd laps and were not worried at that point who the lead driver was.
Mclaren in 2010 told the drivers to stop racing late on in Turkey, and they are a team that normally lets the drivers race. I think its a fact of wanting a 1-2 rather than titles at this point.
Just My Opinion.I still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
Good to see him back in a Skoda, his Octavia WRC days jumped to my mind immediately :D
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