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His dash didn't display the gears for a brief period. That's all.
Poll: Mexico Grand Prix 2016, Mexico City - Race 19/21
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I wouldn't mind the FP1 results in the race 
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Wouldn't say Max is hot headed at all. He is in full control at all times.
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Max is a very talented driver.
Yeah but is what I mean is the way Rosberg overtakes, remember him hitting Kimi a couple of races ago and getting a 10 second penalty, all I'm saying is it needs Rosberg to do that to Max and Max to defend the way he normally does
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Found this interesting...
Anyone got more info on this? Seems a bit excessive.
Anyone got more info on this? Seems a bit excessive.
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Does the altitude make it harder for engines to get the right amount of air?
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The altitude here affects the engines and the amount of down force generated, in a negative way.
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I doubt it. It's less than 3000m so nothing really (you can tell i've spent too much time up on the Altiplano). In the older days, yes it would have, but in the turbo era, it shouldn't be an issue.
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Could we possibly see the Redbulls and Ferraris push the Mercs? Certainly looked that way in Q1, all four between Lewis on pole and Nicola 6th.
They changed the oil to a slightly higher viscosity and as far as I have heard, changed the engine maps slightly at the higher performance modes and restricted the amount of full wellie they can use. They're just protecting the entire power unit for the rest of the year.
The issue Hamilton had can't be fixed this year as all the engines are now in use so it's a fix for 2017, however, that was the first failure of that type for Mercedes iirc.
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Push for pole, yes, I still feel like Hamilton will come out and take it, but I think the crucial thing here is the closer it is, the more this seeming lack of pace from Rosberg could mean Hamilton on the front row and Rosberg potentially on the 3rd row of the grid.
We didn't see great over taking despite the ludicrous straight last year, so... this could be the race we might see Hamilton win and Rosberg come 4th or something which for the championship would be excellent.
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Rosberg was down 6/10ths after two sectors, seems same at the end. Vettel going to get a penalty for that, which, hurts Hamilton.
If Hamilton does get pole with Rosberg get 4-5 places down then Vettel actually starting between them without a penalty is stupidly important.
If Hamilton does get pole with Rosberg get 4-5 places down then Vettel actually starting between them without a penalty is stupidly important.
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Rosberg doing a second run, still 4/10ths down after one sector. Unless a bunch of those guys come out on supersofts and find a second I can't see any chance he won't go through, but it's just reinforcing that he's extremely unlikely to get in the top 2 or 3 in Q3.