Soldato
Weren't the Mercedes quite smokey previously?
Poll: European Grand Prix 2017, Baku - Race 8/20
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Not really, just the usual oil burn at beginning of races where they top oil right to the top and some burns off when the engine heats up. Very different to having actual oil being burned throughout a race, or maybe just qualifying.
Really the accusations came from RBR in regards to Mercedes, but now Horner is saying Mercedes went to the FIA about it after Allison switched teams and his original reasoning isn't mentioned any more. Also that new reasoning kinda defeats his original statements, if Allison switched, let Merc know Ferrari were burning oil and Merc were doing it themselves, it's a stalemate, no reason for Merc to go to the FIA unless Ferrari were doing it and Merc weren't.
Really the accusations came from RBR in regards to Mercedes, but now Horner is saying Mercedes went to the FIA about it after Allison switched teams and his original reasoning isn't mentioned any more. Also that new reasoning kinda defeats his original statements, if Allison switched, let Merc know Ferrari were burning oil and Merc were doing it themselves, it's a stalemate, no reason for Merc to go to the FIA unless Ferrari were doing it and Merc weren't.
Man of Honour
Any news on the Vettel punishment review? Was supposed to be today. When is it?
DQ from Baku - good decision. He deserved no points from that race after his conduct.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/form...amilton-clash/ar-BBDFQFE?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=iehp
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/form...amilton-clash/ar-BBDFQFE?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=iehp
Wouldn't celebrate just yet. That MSN story is from the Irish Mirror and
http://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/...ttels-disqualification_sto6239895/story.shtml
Given the fact I can't find a "reputable" source just yet it could all be rubbish.
Soldato
They need to sort it before Austria. It would be a complete joke and farce if they made a decision after the result there, and they'd be accused of taking that result into account.
Soldato
No further action for Vettel.
What a farce. Why bother taking it further if they were never going to penalise him more than they already had. Bunch of clowns running the sport as usual.
What a farce. Why bother taking it further if they were never going to penalise him more than they already had. Bunch of clowns running the sport as usual.
Soldato
MONEY!!!!!
Soldato
Good news if no further action taken, title should be decided on track
By deliberately crashing in to other drivers?
That did not cause any damage? Had they black flagged him at the time then cool, no point doing anything now.
Man of Honour
Title is already Hamilton's now that Ferrari can't burn oil 
It's just odd to see them go to the trouble of a review only to decide no action. There wasn't new data, so if they weren't going to update the penalty, why hold a review?
It's just odd to see them go to the trouble of a review only to decide no action. There wasn't new data, so if they weren't going to update the penalty, why hold a review?
Good news if no further action taken, title should be decided on track
What nonsense is this? The title should be decided by the decisions of the drivers. Every split second decision they make decides the title. Vettel chose to purposely ram someone else's car under a safety car situation, after he made a stupid mistake and drove into the back of that same person. For that he should have been black flagged.
Title is already Hamilton's now that Ferrari can't burn oil
It's just odd to see them go to the trouble of a review only to decide no action. There wasn't new data, so if they weren't going to update the penalty, why hold a review?
They only done it in Q3.