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9th December 2016, 17:34 #101
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10th December 2016, 00:40 #102
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I purposely stayed off this forum for a while to let sanity prevail and I'm glad that mercedes have issued a mea culpa.
The amount of vitriol i read towards Hamilton about the incident, including the likes of Prost, Stewart, and on other forums was kinda ridiculous.
I would hope that mercedes have learned from this, but i fear as long as paddy lowe and toto wolff are sitting at race control on race day, they will always try to interfere with each side of the garage and orchestrate an outcome they (foolishly and in short sight) think the team requires. We shall seeyou can't argue with results.
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10th December 2016, 12:20 #103
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I saved the tin foil myself, as I don't find those hats comfortable at all.
As much as people like the conspiracy theories, nobody knows for sure the motivations behind the team orders. To me it makes complete sense to preserve both cars even if one of their two drivers would remain WDC. And in that sense alone, Lewis backing Nico up into the mix did allow for more potential for carnage of some really expensive equipment.
I'd have to think that finishing the last race with a 1-2 finish and preserving both cars would be the greater priority for the team. As for all the talk about sacking Lewis and such, I think any team has to realize that if they start sucking the fight out of their drivers it will at some point come back to bite them. I'm glad they seem to see that now.
Only solution is more teams. Everything else is a temporary bandage that won't change anything in the long run.
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