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  1. 23rd August 2015, 14:55 #1
    veeten
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    Donkey(s) of the Race- Team edition

    New category!

    Pick the team that has been the most "Eee-Haw" of the race.

    and I believe we ALL know whom won that today, hands down.
    Defend mediocrity... because excelence is just too hard to achieve. :p
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  2. 23rd August 2015, 15:00 #2
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    Team Willy?
    Oct. 31, 1999 - one of the blackest days in motorsports.
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  3. 23rd August 2015, 15:18 #3
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    Williams all day long.
    I still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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  4. 23rd August 2015, 15:29 #4
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    Ferrari a close second, though. A 7th place finish is probably not what they expected of this week-end.
    Oct. 31, 1999 - one of the blackest days in motorsports.
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  5. 23rd August 2015, 15:30 #5
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    only donkey was the williams pit crew that put on the wrong tire
    you can't argue with results.
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  6. 23rd August 2015, 15:44 #6
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    Just a gentle reminder that this was going to be McLaren's breakthrough race with their upgraded-and-improved engine. Well, getting 55 grid places as a penalty for one of your drivers certainly is a breakthrough and a benchmark that is unlikely to be surpassed by anyone else in the history of the sport.

    I am really surprised that Bottas didn't get a more stringent penalty. I'd have understood the drive through if he'd pitted to remove the wrong tyre right the lap after his pitstop, but it was truly ridiculous that he was allowed to complete a full stint with a wrong tyre.
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  7. 23rd August 2015, 15:56 #7
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    The massive grid penalty for Macca was deliberate. They couldn't start further back than bog last anyway and penalties don't carry over, so they deliberately installed two new engines in both cars. That gives them two more engines for the rest of the season which they won't be penalized again for. They simply exploited a loophole in the rules.

    As for the donkey: Williams - no contest.
    как могу я знать что я думаю, пока не слушал что я говорю
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  8. 23rd August 2015, 16:07 #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster View Post
    The massive grid penalty for Macca was deliberate. They couldn't start further back than bog last anyway and penalties don't carry over, so they deliberately installed two new engines in both cars. That gives them two more engines for the rest of the season which they won't be penalized again for. They simply exploited a loophole in the rules.

    As for the donkey: Williams - no contest.
    That's right. The reason I'd consider them my donkeys is because Mr. Arai talked up these new engines which, at the very least, might have been slightly farfetched.
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  9. 23rd August 2015, 16:21 #9
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    Williams during race day & Honda, not Mclaren for the weekend
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  10. 23rd August 2015, 21:40 #10
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    Williams pit crew by miles. And Honda engine for failing to deliver on promise and hype.
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