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26th May 2015, 20:26 #71
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Sorry buddy, this is not presumptious at all as there is no precedent for this error. It is the first ever in modern F1. To breakdown is bad luck and unavoidable. A bad call is bad luck which was obvious to everyone was quite avoidable. Vettel was no threat if he had pitted for new boots. Tyre were good for full race and it was less than 10 laps to the end of the race. Staying out was less risky than pitting because overtaking in Monaco was at best very difficult. If Vettel had pitted, he would have ended up behind Kimi or Ricciado which implies that he would needed to pass 4 or 5 cars to win within less than 10 laps. As it turned out racing commenced with 6 laps to go. That l believe to be impossible at Monaco. Pitting had its own inherent risks, due to the human element which is unpredictable under pressure; the mechanical element of wheel nuts not coming off or going back on easily and burning valuable time. Possible driver overshooting the box which could burn the very marginal half a second advantage available.
These guys are suppose to be one of the best in the game, hence this is not your garden variety error, this is a giant neon sign level eff up or premeditated. I shall go with GIANT EFF UP for obvious reasons.
The reason the Mercedes pit wall is being criticized is because the level of risk analysis performed was casual and lacked evidence of the appreciation of the cost to Hamilton's championship status should pitting go wrong. This is the very reason which leads some to think it may have been premeditated to bring it about.Last edited by Nitrodaze; 26th May 2015 at 21:09.
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26th May 2015, 20:49 #72
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26th May 2015, 21:06 #73
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To those who call for heads to roll , or for some sort of payback for Lewis , no offence intended , maybe should listen to the man as he toes the line .
"We win and lose as a team ."
He got that exactly right .
Mind you , in direct reference to that , and how much truth there is in it , he didn't much celebrate the win or the third with the team , as if they were wholly at fault .
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27th May 2015, 00:57 #74
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Ugh so even that is being held against him! There is simply no pleasing some people (as you realise they don't want to be pleased). So how do you find Nico's behaviour after China then?
I would have been happier to see him declare how desperately stupid lucky Nico was , and that he'd better not expect that kind of gift again .
I'd rather see a declaration of the fight rather than a pout about the last battle .
SMHSPAM - Going off topic to give you the deals you don't want.
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27th May 2015, 03:19 #75
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It is just a nic-name I use for Lewis Hamilton, I didn't originate it, and it's been used for others. All the nic-names I use are meant to be terms of endearment, even if they don't conjure up positive images for everyone that reads them, and conversely the ones that sound ultra-patronizing are really not meant to be "all that". Now when I use the wink emoticon that means I am being (at least a little) facetious, like I was when I quoted Firstgear on this thread. I think that probably less than 1/2 of the crap I post on this forum is even based in reality, so in case you are, please don't take me too seriously, because I certainly do not.
I´m sure Alonso got die hard fans, I know it for a fact,
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suXXVS7cqJw
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27th May 2015, 10:33 #76
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Thanks for the explanation Tazio! You made my day a bit brighter.
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27th May 2015, 12:25 #77
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I hope, for all those depressed by what happened, that Mercedes and Hamilton will learn a thing or two from this disaster. Hamilton could learn to bitch and moan about the tires properly or Mercedes could learn not to take him that seriously. They should think about the consequences. If hamilton doesn't win the wdc by august... I mean, is such a life worth living?
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27th May 2015, 19:10 #78
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28th May 2015, 06:06 #79
I'm making a shirt that shows a smiling Ross Brawn with the caption "Miss me, yet"?
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28th May 2015, 12:05 #80
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