Baku 2016

[The Black Knight]

Lewis said the problem fixed itself .
Toto said they both had a problem , which Nico fixed quickly and Lewis fixed after 12 laps .

Anyway , too easy for Nico .
I wish Lewis would have been right there with him for a battle .

Sadly , we see the Merc still not so stable in traffic .

Well apparently the reason Nico was able to fix it straight away was because he had encountered that same issue before so he knew what to do, whereas Lewis hadn't which is why it took so long. Even when Lewis managed to resolve the issue, it seemed to revert back after a lap or two anyway.

Anyway, I think these radio messages ban are ridiculous and, a driver should be able to ask questions at least. Hopefully they'll fine tune that radio ban for things like this over the coming races.

[Big Ben]

It's only normal to constantly 'fine tune' rules for our boy.

[henners88]

It's only normal to constantly 'fine tune' rules for our boy.

I think it would benefit every driver, not just Kimi and Lewis.

[AndyL]

Anyway, I think these radio messages ban are ridiculous and, a driver should be able to ask questions at least. Hopefully they'll fine tune that radio ban for things like this over the coming races.

It does seem like they have gone too far with it. The idea originally was to stop "coaching". I can understand a ban on the team telling the driver what the best settings are for a particular corner, but when they can't say how to fix a problem with the car, it's too much.

[Nem14]

The cars have gotten ridiculous.
To many computers, too much electronic control, and so much aero crapola the cars are butt-ugly.

[dj_bytedisaster]

The cars have gotten ridiculous.
To many computers, too much electronic control, and so much aero crapola the cars are butt-ugly.

The cars were just fine as long Lewis was winning...

[henners88]

The cars were just fine as long Lewis was winning...

You are desperately trying to turn this into an anti Lewis thread aren't you?

[Nitrodaze]

Which ever way you look at it, one has to say the Mercedes car under Hamilton was well dodgy. For a car that was tested to a full season mileage, this sort of thing is not merely a glitch. The endless issues seeming to be happening to the Mercedes cars, suggest there is more than meet the eyes. The thing with Hamilton's car almost seemed like the car was being hacked. The setting was going all over the place. From 6 to 3 to 1. Weird!

[Nitrodaze]

The cars were just fine as long Lewis was winning...

Hamilton said after winning Monaco, that the issues with the car were still unresolved. I suppose Baku only goes to show that there are inherent problems with the car affecting both drivers, but afflicting Hamilton the most.

[Nitrodaze]

The 5 minutes penalty on Kimi was harsh and unnecessary. There was clearly no gain in time crossing the line like he did. A warning would have sufficed, l thought.

The radio debarcle was just ugly. It shows the rule on radio was not well thought through. Coaching is one thing, asking technical question about a complex system is another. I hope common sense prevail when this is next discussed with the FIA. In the circumstances faced by Hamilton and Raikonnen, the rule just seemed like something out of Alice in wonderland.