Poll: British Grand Prix 2021, Silverstone - Race 10/23
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During the Pirelli test they had Albon (I think?) take a car out and try and replicate Lewis' line through Copse. So the stewards took the view that it wasn't new evidence, merely a re-enactment, and tossed it.
So they pretty much wasted a whole tyre test on this rubbish.
So they pretty much wasted a whole tyre test on this rubbish.
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"<insert driver here> had the racing line" is a complete fallacy anyway. You have to allow racing room.
There's fine margins involved, and sometimes irresistible force meets immovable object at 180mph. Doesn't mean it's attempted murder, just that one of them should have backed out to protect a 33 point championship lead instead of playing chicken.
There's fine margins involved, and sometimes irresistible force meets immovable object at 180mph. Doesn't mean it's attempted murder, just that one of them should have backed out to protect a 33 point championship lead instead of playing chicken.
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Mercedes could quite easily take red bull to court at this point.
Love Mercedes statement in response.
Red bull are an embarrassment.
Love Mercedes statement in response.
Red bull are an embarrassment.
What have they said?
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https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/1420820343451697168?s=20
Edit: thanks @MagicBoy, couldn’t get it to embed.
Edit: thanks @MagicBoy, couldn’t get it to embed.
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So not only was there "evidence" in the document but more slagging off of Lewis by the sounds.
RBR management are a joke at this point.
Concentrate on winning the championship, it's theirs to lose at this point.
RBR management are a joke at this point.
Concentrate on winning the championship, it's theirs to lose at this point.
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I think RB have acted in a pathetic manner over this. As much as I'd love to see Max win the title, I just wish Horner would zip it and get on with things.
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Yeah, I'm liable to just turn off the TV this weekend if Sky so much as leave a microphone anywhere accessible by Horner.
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Part of me thinks this is all contrived. Sure the incident happened but I feel like the follow up from the Sunday has become akin to a reality TV show. Just headlines for marketing sake.
It's marred what is shaping up to be a decent title fight and needs to go away now. I don't want Lewis to get another title, I want him to sweat it a bit. It's all good for the sport but it is a stupid pantomime we could do without.
It's marred what is shaping up to be a decent title fight and needs to go away now. I don't want Lewis to get another title, I want him to sweat it a bit. It's all good for the sport but it is a stupid pantomime we could do without.
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Good for energy drink exposure and sales I guess.
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Given his Cheshire cat grin earlier, I think Russell will be fine.
I detest the stuff anyway, so they won't be too disappointed I'll now buy less of nothing.
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Oh I think this is a new low.
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Marko said they would "bring new facts that were not available to us at the time of the race interruption or when the whole thing was dealt with". So they ran a private test to manufacture data with a different driver in a different car in different weather on a different date and got thrown out. For a team that deal in science and engineering to design and setup the cars, running that sort of uncontrolled "experiment" is laughable.
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I agree with that but I do think that they should have made more of an issue with the malicious, unsportsmanlike behaviour of Christian Horner who brought the whole of F1 into disrepute.