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    Will someone PLEASE slap the FIA.

    The secret to winning races: More Throttle, Less Brake.

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    If you don't watch the race from the start it can be difficult to recognize each driver.If you see them on the grid ,you notice the new design helmet,but if you join the race after the start,it can be difficult ,even the commentators get confused as to who has just stopped at the side of the track etc

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nem14 View Post
    Okay - Quiz question.

    Who is this?


    If you can answer that, the FIA is perfectly justified in its position.

    If you're at the track and this thing is whizzing past at 200km/h you need all the help you can get.
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    Looks like Martin Brundles or Anthony Davidson's helmet

    I'm guessing its not.
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    I found a clearer shot:

    The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rollo View Post
    Okay - Quiz question.

    Who is this?


    If you can answer that, the FIA is perfectly justified in its position.

    If you're at the track and this thing is whizzing past at 200km/h you need all the help you can get.
    It is a copy of Alain Prost's hat, possibly his son Nicholas?

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    Seems a wee bit O.T.T. to regulate helemt design rules, but in many ways I agree with the idea. It is only a recent thing to have drivers change every race, seem to suggest a degree of schizophrenia. It can make things difficult for us mere mortals to keep track of who's-who

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    Quote Originally Posted by anfield5 View Post
    It is a copy of Alain Prost's hat, possibly his son Nicholas?
    It is a Alain Prost's hat... because it is Alain Prost.

    http://www.redbull.com/au/en/motorsp...rand-prix-2014

    This is kind of the point. QED.

    'Who' is but the form following the function of 'what' and what an F1 driver is, is a man in a mask. Whilst I'm not questioning people's powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is... from 100 yards away we shouldn't have to.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rollo View Post
    It is a Alain Prost's hat... because it is Alain Prost.

    http://www.redbull.com/au/en/motorsp...rand-prix-2014

    This is kind of the point. QED.

    'Who' is but the form following the function of 'what' and what an F1 driver is, is a man in a mask. Whilst I'm not questioning people's powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is... from 100 yards away we shouldn't have to.
    I disagree with you.
    in your link you see a black T-shaped camera housing
    http://www.f1scarlet.com/f1_racingguide.html#mates
    the method most commonly used by teams to tell their cars apart is different colors for the T-shaped camera housing that is mounted on top of the roll-over hoop just behind the drivers head. The benefit of this is that is easy to spot from most angles, even when a driver is in traffic.
    http://toplowridersites.com/alain-pr...t-paul-ricard/
    alain prost drives the red bull rb6 at paul ricard
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    It's not that big of a deal. I have real issues with the FIA, but this certainly isn't one of them! If it actually mattered to me (which it doesn't) I'd agree with the idea. If enough people have an issue with this they will change it back again. Nothing to get your panties in a twist about IMHO.
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