2018 British Grand Prix, Silverstone, July 6-8

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Mandrake wrote:
08 Jul 2018, 15:27
Vettel really damaged Bottas car, here it was just a spin. It was even less than France in this case...
You can also look at it this way: In France Vettel damaged Bottas' car, but also his own car and needed to change the front wing. Here, Kimi didn't damage his car (at least it looked like that, he says he has understeer though), neither the one of Hamilton, but Hamilton lost several places, Kimi just two.

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Is Kimi going long to the end on those tyres?
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LM10 wrote:
08 Jul 2018, 15:35
Mandrake wrote:
08 Jul 2018, 15:27
Vettel really damaged Bottas car, here it was just a spin. It was even less than France in this case...
You can also look at it this way: In France Vettel damaged Bottas' car, but also his own car and needed to change the front wing. Here, Kimi didn't damage his car (at least it looked like that, he says he has understeer though), neither the one of Hamilton, but Hamilton lost several places, Kimi just two.
Absolutely true. However, we never get any kind of detail on the reasoning for a decision (same with Vettel penalty in Austria vs no penalty for anyone in Canada) hence the inconsistency is damaging...

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Re: 2018 British Grand Prix, Silverstone, July 6-8

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Great view of the exhaust plume coming off the Renault rear wing on the long camera shots...

Mandrake
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Thin treaded tires working their magic for Mercedes

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Easy 1 stop now?

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Tyre management to the end it is then.

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FrukostScones wrote:
08 Jul 2018, 15:01
grid brats look straight out of Battlestar Galactica :roll:
some people might take this the wrong way. especially with the rolleyes emote

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Re: 2018 British Grand Prix, Silverstone, July 6-8

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Charlie Whiting has stated that the stewards don't take the consequences of the collision into account when serving a penalty.

They SHOULD serve same penalty for causing a collision with Stroll vs one with Vettel or Hamilton or whether it ruins ruins someone's (or their own) race or not.

Sure doesn't look like that's what happens but that's how the stewards operate... apparently.
Mandrake wrote:
LM10 wrote:
08 Jul 2018, 15:35
Mandrake wrote:
08 Jul 2018, 15:27
Vettel really damaged Bottas car, here it was just a spin. It was even less than France in this case...
You can also look at it this way: In France Vettel damaged Bottas' car, but also his own car and needed to change the front wing. Here, Kimi didn't damage his car (at least it looked like that, he says he has understeer though), neither the one of Hamilton, but Hamilton lost several places, Kimi just two.
Absolutely true. However, we never get any kind of detail on the reasoning for a decision (same with Vettel penalty in Austria vs no penalty for anyone in Canada) hence the inconsistency is damaging...
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Re: 2018 British Grand Prix, Silverstone, July 6-8

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So vettel barely keeping clear of Bottas. Would have been ez win for hamilton. Special tires working well for them.

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Special tires for Ferrari for two years for 90% of the races are working better...

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MtthsMlw
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Merc is flying in Sector 2. Can they keep pushing so hard or will they run out of tyres at the end?
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komninosm wrote:
08 Jul 2018, 15:54
Special tires for Ferrari for two years for 90% of the races are working better...
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Juzh wrote:
08 Jul 2018, 15:53
So vettel barely keeping clear of Bottas. Would have been ez win for hamilton. Special tires working well for them.
And the last race of these tyres !! Vettel is cruising making sure the tyre lasts to the end

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Yeah... If this is 'Merc' tyres then Ferrari is doing very well.
Always find the gap then use it.