Formula 1 2023

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Lilofan

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Timmay said:
Uh, no…they didn’t. First it was Masi that made the decision but it was the stewards that upheld the decision.
I stand by my earlier point.

“The Race Director stated that the purpose of Article 48.12 was to remove those lapped cars that would “interfere” in the racing between the leaders and that in his view Article 48.13 was the one that applied in this case.

“The Race Director also stated that it had long been agreed by all the Teams that where possible it was highly desirable for the race to end in a “green” condition (i.e. not under a Safety Car).
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Mercedes strongly disagrees hence theIr rightful protest going to appeals. The team with their lawyers are protesting also against Article 48 which prevents drivers from passing any other car when under safety car conditions . With that, Max could be seen narrowly running along side Lewis before the final lap got underway. Max got an early Holiday present from the Race Director , a gift to win . " Interfere?", my foot.. The RD gave the race to Max.
 
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Lilofan said:
Mercedes strongly disagrees hence theIr rightful protest going to appeals. The team with their lawyers are protesting also against Article 48 which prevents drivers from passing any other car when under safety car conditions . With that, Max could be seen narrowly running along side Lewis before the final lap got underway. Max got an early Holiday present from the Race Director , a gift to win . " Interfere?", my foot.. The RD gave the race to Max.
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Lap one corner 6
What goes around comes around.
They will not re-appeal the safety car overtake.
Can't see any appeal being successful.
 
Andrew C

Andrew C

You know what's funny?
Mr Ferret 88 said:
Lap one corner 6
What goes around comes around.
They will not re-appeal the safety car overtake.
Can't see any appeal being successful.
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Silverstone. Yellow flags. Safety cars. Red flags. Crashes. Traffic. And decisions under all of these. There are so many things throughout the season one could point to. Sometimes you have bad luck. Sometimes good luck. That’s racing.
 
Timmay

Timmay

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Andrew C said:
Silverstone. Yellow flags. Safety cars. Red flags. Crashes. And decisions under all of these. There are so many things throughout the season one could point to. Sometimes you have bad luck. Sometimes good luck.
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Just going back to the very beginning of the year when Hamilton was allowed to exceed track limits for over half the race. Those little things add up, as the ones you mentioned, and kept him in the hunt up until the end.
 
Timmay

Timmay

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Nubs70 said:
I did find Masi asking for agreement about his decision a little weird.
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Yeah. The “let’s make a deal” thing with Verstappen in Saudi Arabia was very bizarre. I’m all for no more direct communication with the race director, and certainly against any publicly broadcast radio traffic from the teams to the race director.

Anyway, it’s official now. Mercedes has dropped all protests, appeals, threat of law suits, etc. Verstappen is the 2021 champion.

2021 is now also officially over as the post season testing has concluded. Mostly it was using 2021 or older cars to test the 2022 tires and wheels. All 2022 cars will have the wheel covers, and we saw some carbon fiber covers and Red Bull even 3D printed some to get better aero performance. The winner though was McLaren…they emblazoned their wheel covers with LED’s, which looked pretty cool. Hope teams get creative, and F1 allows them to do so.
 
Timmay

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Lilofan

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Timmay said:
So the “GOAT” is a quitter when things don’t go his way? Got it.
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Don't put out misinformation about him being a quitter. I'm just saying his future ventures in life will be just that in my post. Anyone come to mind besides Michael and Sir Lewis with 7 WC each ? - No one...
 
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Andrew C

Andrew C

You know what's funny?
He sometimes does come across as a poor sport. I remember a couple battles with freakin Albon where he had a hissy fit on track and crashed him out one time.
 
Timmay

Timmay

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Lilofan said:
Don't put out misinformation about him being a quitter. I'm just saying his future ventures in life will be just that in my post. Anyone come to mind besides Michael and Sir Lewis with 7 WC each ? - No one...
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Then help me understand how what you said has to do with Toto Wolff’s statement?
 

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