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Thread: 2014 Malaysian GP Thread
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30th March 2014, 22:11 #111
I can see where Williams were coming from, but I disagree with their reason.
What if Bottas didn't catch Button anyway? Then Felipe would have just p*ssed away a position for no good reason.
Very unlucky for Ricciardo, who has a 10 second stop/go penalty AND a 10-place grid penalty in Bahrain for the same thing. :/
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31st March 2014, 03:46 #112
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I can see that Ricciardo has inherited the Redbull anti-kangaroo bugs from Mark Webber. Car starts to slow, wheel not put on right and has to be pushed back to pits (what a joke), and then engine issues.
If this keeps up, Mark will be laughing all the way to the Porsche Racing Team after each F1 GP.When in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout
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31st March 2014, 06:25 #113
Doesn't seem to have the same issue with race starts though does he?
Tito Vilanova = :champion:
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31st March 2014, 09:24 #114
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31st March 2014, 10:26 #115
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31st March 2014, 12:18 #116
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Yes exactly right. They were on the same strategy - as you say only 2 laps difference between their tyres, and they were on the more durable tyre as well if I recall correctly, so those 2 laps would make minimal difference. To me it looks like weak leadership on the Williams pit wall: they told Massa to pull over because Bottas had complained so much.
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31st March 2014, 12:21 #117
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31st March 2014, 14:47 #118
Nobody should be "given" a chance to pass Button or anybody else..if he was that much quicker he would have passed Massa on his own wihout whining to his team to make the call.
Also for some reason I completely missed why Perez wasn't even on the grid...Tito Vilanova = :champion:
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31st March 2014, 15:00 #119
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I have to agree Andy. I read in James Allen’s article that Massa was also running hot, and that if Buttas couldn't pass Button they were going to switch the places back, that IMO is micro managing their races which I don't like or even want to hear about TBH. Massa was ahead in the closing stages of probably the most physically demanding race of the season and was asked to give it up like a punk, not cool IMO
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31st March 2014, 18:14 #120
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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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