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He won’t be coming back to F1 unless not having a drive gives him the Hulkenberg rub where you seem to become thought of as a better driver when not on the grid than when you were actually on it!
 
I think that's Ricciardo's F1 career done to be honest, should be a decent shout for WEC though, that said if he ends up as a reserve driver somewhere I can see him being next years Hulkenburg or De Vryes and being the super sub for most of the grid if needed.
 
What's the betting that the FIA budget-gate announcement will be further delayed from the planned announcement on 10th October, if the Suzuka GP doesn't give Max enough points to mathematically win this year's title, before any possible penalties?
 
UTmaniac said:
What's the betting that the FIA budget-gate announcement will be further delayed from the planned announcement on 10th October, if the Suzuka GP doesn't give Max enough points to mathematically win this year's title, before any possible penalties?
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Well they should definitely make the announcement in that circumstance. Imagine if he won the championship then it was announced the cap had been breached the next day, farcical.
 
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cuke2u said:
But Max did and RB will never be penalised for a fictional overspend...
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How is it a fictional overspend?

We don’t know for sure but by the rumours it’s looking more probable there has been one than not. Though even if it turns out there hasn’t been, at the moment it’s as blinkered to claim it’s fictional as it is to say they definitely overspent.
 
Red Bull have said there were areas where their interpretation of the rules differed from the FIA"s (and the other teams). It seems more likely that this will turn out to be a gray area or a minor infraction than anything that blows the doors off. Hopefully, we'll see tomorrow and can put this to bed one way or another.
 
Mr Jack said:
Red Bull have said there were areas where their interpretation of the rules differed from the FIA"s (and the other teams). It seems more likely that this will turn out to be a gray area or a minor infraction than anything that blows the doors off. Hopefully, we'll see tomorrow and can put this to bed one way or another.
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We all know red bull will get away with it
 
jonneymendoza said:
We all know red bull will get away with it
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Get away with what? A different interpretation to the rules than intended.

You can't issue a serious penalty in the first year of a rule change, if the rules are full of gaping holes that the FIA hadn't thought of.
The rules should have been cast iron from the beginning (instead I believe there's been some revisions that have come about during the extended auditing process)
 
Armageus said:
Get away with what? A different interpretation to the rules than intended.

You can't issue a serious penalty in the first year of a rule change, if the rules are full of gaping holes that the FIA hadn't thought of.
The rules should have been cast iron from the beginning (instead I believe there's been some revisions that have come about during the extended auditing process)
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I understand the FIA won't post the full books of the teams but I hope they give enough detail if it is a different interpretation (or similar) rather than a Ferrari secret agreement again.
 
How can you have a 'different interpretation' of a price cap?
Isn't it just a case of, "This is what you're allowed to spend. Don't go over it."?
Maybe (no, probably), I'm looking at it a little too black and white.

Maybe I should ask my boss to double my wages since I misinterpreted what I was actually supposed to earn.

Of course, nothing will happen due to lack of evidence or some such nonsense.
 
RevBillyG said:
How can you have a 'different interpretation' of a price cap?
Isn't it just a case of, "This is what you're allowed to spend. Don't go over it."?
Maybe (no, probably), I'm looking at it a little too black and white.

Maybe I should ask my boss to double my wages since I misinterpreted what I was actually supposed to earn.

Of course, nothing will happen due to lack of evidence or some such nonsense.
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It's incredibly easy to have different interpretations of Financial rules and regulations, why do you think accountants make so much money.
It seems there are loads of things within the regs, its not just a simple cap.
 
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