Poll: Sebastian Vettel

Should Vettel be penalised for his radio outburst during the 2016 Mexico grand prix?

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a simple fine would seem reasonable to me.`

I think radio is vital part of the experience and greatly adds to the event, that we didn't have in the passed, and that was pretty over the top.

but banned or suspended etc lol.
 
mmj_uk said:
Take his microphone off him, then do it for all the other drivers and get back to having the emphasis on racing rather than entertaining the masses with gimmicks.
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But they essentially already did that with the "radio bans" earlier in the season - bringing back unrestricted radio was one of the better things they have done imho.
 
Hell no, I was surprised that he didn't throw a punch or two afterwards. F1 definitely needs more road rage... :p Just give him a pat on the back.
 
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In my opinion Vettel was spot on. Charlie Whiting has been a waste of time since he got the job.
 
Charlie whiting is ****.

I agreed with Vettel. Shame it was literally the only interesting thing about the race i watched.
 
No, he should be praised. We need real people, not corporate clones who are perminantly on message. You can also always tell when someone is good as he starts to **** off the previous stars and again, that's good for the sport.

However I would say 1 thing, since he left Red Bull Vettel's real pace and race craft has been found a little bit wanting. Not taking away his 4 championships, even in the best car which he definitely have this take skill, but as I have said before (same with Kimi) I don't see him as a top ranker on pace and race craft.
 
Rainagul said:
Is this thread serious? Inb4 everything is censored.
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I agree, kind of ridiculous it's even being discussed :p

Nothing should happen. People who are comparing an F1 career to any other career need to take a step back and think about it.
 
Housey said:
No, he should be praised. We need real people, not corporate clones who are perminantly on message. You can also always tell when someone is good as he starts to **** off the previous stars and again, that's good for the sport.

However I would say 1 thing, since he left Red Bull Vettel's real pace and race craft has been found a little bit wanting. Not taking away his 4 championships, even in the best car which he definitely have this take skill, but as I have said before (same with Kimi) I don't see him as a top ranker on pace and race craft.
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Im the opposite on this, I think in an inferior car he has had some good battles and shown himself to be a top quality racer, not saying the best, but definitely up there!
 
Autosport and BBC saying Vettel has escaped FIA punishment for his radio comments, after writing letters to Todt and Whiting and saying he will apologise to Max too.
 
MrKnifey said:
Im the opposite on this, I think in an inferior car he has had some good battles and shown himself to be a top quality racer, not saying the best, but definitely up there!
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Exactly, the quality of the car has a massive impact. How bad was Lewis in 2011 (think it was 2011) in that mclaren.

Alonso is the only driver I've seen consistently race at a top level in all the cars he's driven.

Vettel has had some poor races this year but I thought he was fantastic last year.
 
SS-89 said:
Exactly, the quality of the car has a massive impact. How bad was Lewis in 2011 (think it was 2011) in that mclaren.

Alonso is the only driver I've seen consistently race at a top level in all the cars he's driven.

Vettel has had some poor races this year but I thought he was fantastic last year.
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I tend to agree, last year he was brilliant. This yeah he seems pretty frustrated by bad strategy calls and some poor reliability especially with his gearboxes. Granted he has made a few errors. He was brilliant at Mexico and was well deserving of a podium.
 
Housey said:
No, he should be praised. We need real people, not corporate clones who are perminantly on message. You can also always tell when someone is good as he starts to **** off the previous stars and again, that's good for the sport.
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As much as we want to see passion and what the drivers really think without the PR filter, telling one of the people who runs the sport to **** off really isn't on in any sport. He is clearly massively frustrated though at being the next championship winning driver to spend years at Ferrari winning next to nothing.
 
The FIA need to be quicker to sort these things out, likewise 3 laps to give the place back is just silly. Decisions need to be quick and decisive. The teams also need to be grown up enough to sort this out themselves and not require a stewards investigation into something where they already know the outcome.

To be honest, I'd have told Charlie and Max to **** *** as well.
 
Swearing on the radio to your team is different to shouting at a ref in a footy match. This would have been a non-issue if FOM hadn't picked it to broadcast.
 
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