The Formula 1 Thread - 2017
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The bookies seem to think that Red Bull will be back in 2017.
Hamilton is favourite to win the WDC with both Bulls on the same odds, but ahead of Rosberg who is 4th.
Toto will have to ram his rules of engagement up his arse if Red Bull or the red cars turn up next year.
Fingers crossed.
Hamilton is favourite to win the WDC with both Bulls on the same odds, but ahead of Rosberg who is 4th.
Toto will have to ram his rules of engagement up his arse if Red Bull or the red cars turn up next year.
Fingers crossed.
However, with Vettel extending his advantage in the championship standings, Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff says his team may have to reluctantly do things differently with team orders from now on.
"We don't like that at all," said Wolff, when asked about a change to the rules of engagement. "It's not what we have done in the last couple of years but the situation is different now, so it needs a proper analysis of what it means and where we are.
"We'd like to give equal opportunity at the start of the race, I think we owe it to them. Then you see what we did in the race, we made the call, we made the call twice, because we felt it was the only possibility of winning the race."
Wolff was clear that it was unlikely Mercedes could go as far as appointing a clear number one before the start of a race, but suggested that the team may have to be more open to favouring one of its men if it appears that Ferrari will beat it.
"We don't like that at all," said Wolff, when asked about a change to the rules of engagement. "It's not what we have done in the last couple of years but the situation is different now, so it needs a proper analysis of what it means and where we are.
"We'd like to give equal opportunity at the start of the race, I think we owe it to them. Then you see what we did in the race, we made the call, we made the call twice, because we felt it was the only possibility of winning the race."
Wolff was clear that it was unlikely Mercedes could go as far as appointing a clear number one before the start of a race, but suggested that the team may have to be more open to favouring one of its men if it appears that Ferrari will beat it.
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Participants seem unable to communicate using plain English
It runs through the owners, manufacturers, team principals, drivers and mechanics
I used to think it might be a language translation issue but Ron fixed that misconception for me
Did it start with the expression unused outside of F1 - "for sure..."?
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Very different Honda engine.
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Alonso isn't there to promote Indy car, he's there to promote McLaren.
