View Poll Results: Who's the donkey?
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Lewis Hamilton
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Nico Rosberg
15 42.86%
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Thread: Whose fault is it?
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16th May 2016, 21:38 #61
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Except the difference is that when LH was agressive towards Nico, Nico had the possibility of backing off. This time, Nico closed the down on Lewis just a tiny fraction too late and LH couldn't back off from the move anymore. I am more tolerant today of Nico's actions today, than yesterday, but I still put most of the blame on him. He closed the door on LH, when LH had his front wing already next to Nico's rear wheel. No way of backing down from there.
Besides the fact that drivers don't set the car up, name one driver who doesn't occasionally use his teammates setup. Senna did it, Prost did it, Schumacher did it. You have ZERO proof that LH does it more than other top drivers."signature room for rent"
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17th May 2016, 08:10 #62
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17th May 2016, 08:30 #63
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17th May 2016, 09:09 #64
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Fair enough and apologies for my misinterpretation.
Lewis mentioned the 100 metres in an interview, that the mode switch takes 100 metres to kick in thus Nico didn't get and immediate benefit from hitting the boost button.
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ha...-words-737175/
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17th May 2016, 09:13 #65
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Rubbish. You can never apply these type of rules to two racing drivers. Mercedes know this as much as anyone else. Lauda was pissed off because, as usual, he reacts before he knows the full story. Lewis had no obvious risk of crashing when he committed to the overtake, not until Nico cut across him.
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17th May 2016, 09:17 #66
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If it would take 100 meters to kick in it would essentially be useless, because it is often used to defend against DRS. Giving a DRS'ing guy 100 meters head start would render it completely useless. I would be careful about the technical details that Lewis gave away in the interview. They were clearly aimed at stirring fire. For instance he said that Nico started the race in the wrong mode, which is technically impossible. Nico configured the wrong mode, into which the car switched after the RS mode was turned off automatically. His intentions became all clear when right on cue the Hamfosi brigade started bandying theories about that Nico only had consistently better starts than Lewis because he was cheating with engine modes.
Lewis is quite skilled at using interviews and social media to keep his supporters ready to rumble.как могу я знать что я думаю, пока не слушал что я говорю
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17th May 2016, 10:25 #67
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Actually I think it's an example of Senna/Schumacher style ruthlessness from Rosberg. Obviously he wasn't deliberately attempting to cause an accident, but at the same time he chose not to leave a car's width and made absolutely sure that, one way or another, Hamilton was not coming through.
Rosberg's attitude after qualifying was interesting. He seemed quite unconcerned about being outqualified by a quarter of a second, like he's accepted that Hamilton's pace is going to be untouchable on a regular basis. I think he's realised that to win a championship against Hamilton is going to require that kind of ruthlessness to maximise every opportunity he has, and deny his teammate any opportunity that he can.Last edited by AndyL; 17th May 2016 at 10:29.
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17th May 2016, 10:56 #68
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I'm not sure you read what I said correctly. It takes 100 metres to switch from the incorrect mode Nico was in going around turn 3 to switch into the correct mode. After RS mode was switched off, Nico found himself in an incorrect mode. I think this was safety car mode. Anyway, he then switched back to to his normal race setting mode but this mode takes 100 metres to switch in. It's not until this mode switch is completed that the boost button will work. But yes, the boost will work straight away under normal circumstances. It's ridiculous to suggest Nico was cheating with engine modes. That's clearly not the case. He has simply been better off the line so far this year.
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17th May 2016, 12:28 #69
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Nico pounded around the track on long runs and was confident of his race pace and tire management , I believe .
Couple that with his better starting this year and I think it explains his unconcerned reaction .
I also think he now understands that an over-confident Lewis is easier to beat than beaten down determined one .
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You're a 100% right. FIA should rattle the manufacturer's cage. Take the compromise or go. Rally 1s are dead in the water. If manufacturers don't agree, make Rally 2s as they are now the top category...
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