2012 German GP - Hockenheim

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What happened to Schumacher? He said something on the team radio before the incident. What was it about?
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He had understeer before crash.

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Morteza wrote:What happened to Schumacher? He said something on the team radio before the incident. What was it about?
Something with ride height.

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Is it worth reading much into Hamiltons lowly FP2 times?

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morefirejules08 wrote:Is it worth reading much into Hamiltons lowly FP2 times?
No, track was most of the time wet. A short period it was drying out where the track got every lap a second faster.

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Michael Schumacher just said he was on the radio and not concentrating when he crashed. :roll:

Nico Rosberg gets a 5-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

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If MSC needs to change the gearbox, because of the accident, will he get a grid penalty also?

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Pandabeer wrote:If MSC needs to change the gearbox, because of the accident, will he get a grid penalty also?
No, you're exempted from the 5 race limit in cases of force majore (which includes things like "it's bent in a kinda J shape")

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Thanks for the info!

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Not Michael but Nico changes the gearbox. He will get a five place grid penalty.

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beelsebob wrote:
Pandabeer wrote:If MSC needs to change the gearbox, because of the accident, will he get a grid penalty also?
No, you're exempted from the 5 race limit in cases of force majore (which includes things like "it's bent in a kinda J shape")
So would Grosjean have been better off to have had a calibrated shunt in p1 to change his gear box under this rule and side step his 5 place penalty?
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simieski wrote:
beelsebob wrote:
Pandabeer wrote:If MSC needs to change the gearbox, because of the accident, will he get a grid penalty also?
No, you're exempted from the 5 race limit in cases of force majore (which includes things like "it's bent in a kinda J shape")
So would Grosjean have been better off to have had a calibrated shunt in p1 to change his gear box under this rule and side step his 5 place penalty?
I doubt they'd even dare attempt that, given Renault's history (ahem 2008). :lol:

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BTW: Such a funny driver press conference!!

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Pandabeer wrote:If MSC needs to change the gearbox, because of the accident, will he get a grid penalty also?
I can't help but wonder how is it possible a fan of the sport, in fact lots of fans, do not know the simple fact that Friday engines and gearboxes have nothing to do with the allocated for the race.
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5-place grid penalty for Mark Webber. His gearbox needed changing. :x