German Grand Prix 2016, Hockenheim - Race 12/21

Flibster · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:22

Oh hell yes... Rain.

*as long as the FIA don't pull the safety car out or red flag it*

Glaucus · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:22

Change of rules whats the chance that merc will be leading next year.

Skeeter · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:23

Rain, so a red flag then.

Can't have them racing in the wet, that would be dangerous.

UTmaniac · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:23

Does a rain dance, enough to make slicks borderline!

Junglist · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:23

So who is going to watch this weeks episode of 'How it wasn't my fault. Again' by Nico Risberg?

Skeeter · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:23

Glaucus said:
Change of rules whats the chance that merc will be leading next year.

No changes to engine rules and aero that makes it even harder to overtake. So high.

Glaucus · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:24

JunglistE said:
So who is going to watch this weeks episode of 'How it wasn't my fault. Again' by Nico Risberg?

Absolutely, think I may even twitter laugh at him.

Flibster · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:24

Glaucus said:
Change of rules whats the chance that merc will be leading next year.

I'd say 50/50 at the moment.

Glaucus · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:24

Skeeter said:
No changes to engine rules and aero that makes it even harder to overtake. So high.

Good points, such an opotunity to solve aero instead they've gone backwards.

Flibster · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:26

Nasrs car conked out barely in the pit lane.

Sauber's year is a complete disaster

utajoker · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:26

Rosberg settled for 4th?

Flibster · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:26

Hamilton reports rain on his visor.

mikeym · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:27

Glaucus said:
Good points, such an opotunity to solve aero instead they've gone backwards.

More mechanical grip should help though with much wider tyres, maybe?

CaptainRAVE · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:27

Uh oh, rain.

Glaucus · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:27

Williams are just dreadful at strategy and done, well badly this year.

Skeeter · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:28

mikeym said:
More mechanical grip should help though with much wider tyres, maybe?

Any benefit is totally wiped out by the increase in complex over body aero.

CaptainRAVE · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:28

Glaucus said:
Change of rules whats the chance that merc will be leading next year.

They will still be there, but it will be closer with RB I reckon.

CaptainRAVE · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:29

Hamilton would have had that Mercedes up to second by now. Such a shame they won't drop Rosberg for someone decent who can race without cheating.

Flibster · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:29

mikeym said:
More mechanical grip should help though, maybe?

But made the cars more sensitive to turbulent air, so following closely will be more difficult.

Should have reduced the complexity of the front and rear wings, increased the size of the diffuser to increase ground effect and add the bigger tyres.

Would also have liked larger wheels as well, just a jump to 16" would have been a good start with the associated increase in brake size.

drunkenmaster · 31 Jul 2016 at 14:30

Glaucus said:
Williams are just dreadful at strategy and done well badly this year.

Yup, no idea how they are letting it keep going on, strategy guy should be fired, Symonds fired, despite my personal dislike for his involvement in crashgate, that car hasn't done anything in three years. It's the most basic design, nothing notable has improved beyond the engine and they have dropped back each year significantly and now FI who frankly have less money are now better. They got gifted extra money by Ferrari/Renault engined cars dropping behind them due to constructors money and their lacking ambition meant they stuck with guys who aren't good enough.

2014 was a gift, they should have shown some ambition and made big changes in the car, got a young hungry driver in place of Massa the crash machine and moved on. Such a promising situation and they've done nothing with it at all.