2016 F1 Spanish Grand Prix

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matt_b
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Looks like Red Bull have dropped the ball leaving Daniel out there.

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wesley123 wrote:
AnthonyG wrote:Rosberg left more than enough space on the left, Hamilton's at fault.
What a bunch of nagging fanboys here.
You can't really move to the left when you are already on the right
"It really looks like Rosberg is at maximum capacity and moves over without really looking and Lewis already has his nose there," says Anthony Davidson.

Davidson agrees!

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SectorOne wrote:
"any driver defending his position on a straight and before any braking area may use the full width of the track during his first move provided no significant portion of the car attempting to pass is alongside his. Whilst defending in this way the driver may not leave the track without justifiable reason."
"For the avoidance of doubt, if any part of the front wing of the car attempting to pass is alongside the rear wheel of the car in front this will be deemed to be a 'significant portion"
It all comes down to whether or not Hamilton had his front wing next to Rosberg´s rear wheels before leaving the track.

It was bound to happen this, two never give up drivers going at it will eventually cause friction.
I´m actually surprised it hasn´t happened more often.
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matt_b wrote:Looks like Red Bull have dropped the ball leaving Daniel out there.
Possibly. Would suck for him, he didn't put a foot wrong. If Verstappen's strategy puts him ahead, watch the internet explode.

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Is that definitive enough for everyone?

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GPR-A duplicate2
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Lewis was half the car inside !!!

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matt_b
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zeph wrote:
matt_b wrote:Looks like Red Bull have dropped the ball leaving Daniel out there.
Possibly. Would suck for him, he didn't put a foot wrong. If Verstappen's strategy puts him ahead, watch the internet explode.
Looking forward to Red Bull's explanation, don't quite understand what they have done.

bhall II
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NBC keeps showing a Mercedes ad that touts the accident avoidance system of the new whatever-class. I love it!

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bhall II wrote:NBC keeps showing a Mercedes ad that touts the accident avoidance system of the new whatever-class. I love it!
Does it help Ferrari that an executive road car maker beating them square for 3 years now, in the areas of their expertise, Race cars? :lol:

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matt_b wrote:
zeph wrote:
matt_b wrote:Looks like Red Bull have dropped the ball leaving Daniel out there.
Possibly. Would suck for him, he didn't put a foot wrong. If Verstappen's strategy puts him ahead, watch the internet explode.
Looking forward to Red Bull's explanation, don't quite understand what they have done.
Why? The split of strategy was a really good thing. Like this they have the chance to finish at least one car ahead of Ferrari.
And Vettel looks like being in a really bad situation now.
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Don`t russel the hamster!

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Dat strategy tension man... Red Bull did the correct thing to split the strategies to offset Vettel. Unfortunaly for them Ferrari responded perfectly by having Raikkonen mirror Verstappen. It looks like Ferrari can extract more life out of the tyres while Red Bull has track advantage.

Awesome race!
#AeroFrodo

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Kimi's gonna pass Verstappen.
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MrBlacky wrote:
SectorOne wrote:
"any driver defending his position on a straight and before any braking area may use the full width of the track during his first move provided no significant portion of the car attempting to pass is alongside his. Whilst defending in this way the driver may not leave the track without justifiable reason."
"For the avoidance of doubt, if any part of the front wing of the car attempting to pass is alongside the rear wheel of the car in front this will be deemed to be a 'significant portion"
It all comes down to whether or not Hamilton had his front wing next to Rosberg´s rear wheels before leaving the track.

It was bound to happen this, two never give up drivers going at it will eventually cause friction.
I´m actually surprised it hasn´t happened more often.
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Thanks.
Maybe the utterly delusional people can be a little quiet now so a more constructive discussion regarding the incident can be had.
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henra
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matt_b wrote: Looking forward to Red Bull's explanation, don't quite understand what they have done.
Seems they didn't think the Medium would last for 30 laps.
Given that Vettel seemed 5 -7 tenths per lap quicker when not stuck behind them they are actually doing fine.