Nico's punishment.

[hairyben]

Jasandjules said:

Sway said:

Suitable disciplinary action has been taken, according to the team...

It does appear to be the case that they are not keen to disclose what has happened. Which is a shame.

I wonder if Nico will still get booed? And if he does win the WDC to my mind it is now tainted (and makes me question Monaco too).

Nico got booed, probably as much as the dirty deed itself, for being seen to get away with it.

By failing to so much as pretend to do anything the fia are asking for more dissent.

[longshot]

JonRB said:

StottyEvo said:

According to the person (can't remember names) the collision wasn't Rosbergs fault (I pointed out that even Wolf and Lauda agreed) he claimed that they had back tracked since their initial comments... It would seem not

You only had to hear and see the unbridled anger from Toto Wolff and Nikki Lauda (speak up?) post-race to see their true opionion. If their opinions have changed since then, then this is corporate.

Racing is one thing and business is another.
MB want a German (well, sort of. I think he visited Germany once) driver winning in a German car and the team will have been reminded of that and told to toe the line.

[StottyEvo]

longshot said:

JonRB said:

StottyEvo said:

According to the person (can't remember names) the collision wasn't Rosbergs fault (I pointed out that even Wolf and Lauda agreed) he claimed that they had back tracked since their initial comments... It would seem not

You only had to hear and see the unbridled anger from Toto Wolff and Nikki Lauda (speak up?) post-race to see their true opionion. If their opinions have changed since then, then this is corporate.

Racing is one thing and business is another.
MB want a German (well, sort of. I think he visited Germany once) driver winning in a German car and the team will have been reminded of that and told to toe the line.

That theory is unfounded and seems very far fetched.

[Mikey G]

longshot said:

Racing is one thing and business is another.
MB want a German (well, sort of. I think he visited Germany once) driver winning in a German car and the team will have been reminded of that and told to toe the line.

The only thing German about the team is the name...

[longshot]

Mikey G said:

longshot said:

Racing is one thing and business is another.
MB want a German (well, sort of. I think he visited Germany once) driver winning in a German car and the team will have been reminded of that and told to toe the line.

The only thing German about the team is the name...

That's irrelevant.
Do we (as a nation) see RR as British?

[longshot]

StottyEvo said:

That theory is unfounded and seems very far fetched.

Absolutely. And that's why until recently, they had an all German line-up.

[StottyEvo]

longshot said:

StottyEvo said:

That theory is unfounded and seems very far fetched.

Absolutely. And that's why until recently, they had an all German line-up.

You come across as a bit of a paranoid loony saying things like this.

Relax and try and kerb the over thinking!

[John D.]

JonRB said:

MGJohn said:

Good to see SP have taken this racing incident very seriously.

SniffPetrol is a satirical website. Or, to put it in terms that you understand, "Sniffpetrol are odds on (1:1, no point in betting) not serious"

[vonuber]

Be interesting to see what happens if the situation is reversed (which is entirely possible).

[longshot]

StottyEvo said:

longshot said:

StottyEvo said:

That theory is unfounded and seems very far fetched.

Absolutely. And that's why until recently, they had an all German line-up.

You come across as a bit of a paranoid loony saying things like this.

Relax and try and kerb the over thinking!

and you come across as naïve.

[johnfm]

Lewis has, I expect, been examining in fine detail how he can make contact with Nico's car (toward the end of a race naturally) such that he can still get his car home while disabling the other...

No doubt at all there will be at least one more collision incident between these two.

[StottyEvo]

longshot said:

StottyEvo said:

longshot said:

StottyEvo said:

That theory is unfounded and seems very far fetched.

Absolutely. And that's why until recently, they had an all German line-up.

You come across as a bit of a paranoid loony saying things like this.

Relax and try and kerb the over thinking!

and you come across as naïve.

Not in the slightest, I could explain why your statement is nonsense but I won't waste my time.

I expect you're part of the Lewis fanboy problem on the F1 threads (which are now getting notorious throughout the forum) and no wonder with statements like that.

[longshot]

StottyEvo said:

longshot said:

StottyEvo said:

longshot said:

StottyEvo said:

That theory is unfounded and seems very far fetched.

Absolutely. And that's why until recently, they had an all German line-up.

You come across as a bit of a paranoid loony saying things like this.

Relax and try and kerb the over thinking!

and you come across as naïve.

Not in the slightest, I could explain why your statement is nonsense but I won't waste my time.

I expect you're part of the Lewis fanboy problem on the F1 threads (which are now getting notorious throughout the forum) and no wonder with statements like that.

You couldn't be more wrong.

You seem to be one of these individuals who get's off on insulting people on the net to get your man points so I don't want to waste my time on you either.

Do me a favour. If there is such a thing as an ignore list on this forum, put me on yours.
I have no particular urge to interact with you again.

[hilly10]

lord trumpton said:

thegreenhell said:

He will have to walk Lewis' dog on a lap around the track on every race morning for the rest of the season.

I think you will find she is busy filming shampoo adverts and making guest appearances in the X Factor

Oohhhhhhhhh that's being nasty

[RichB]

vonuber said:

Be interesting to see what happens if the situation is reversed (which is entirely possible).

What, that Hamilton misjudges where his front wing is when resuming position behind another car?

[tenpenceshort]

hilly10 said:

lord trumpton said:

thegreenhell said:

He will have to walk Lewis' dog on a lap around the track on every race morning for the rest of the season.

I think you will find she is busy filming shampoo adverts and making guest appearances in the X Factor

Oohhhhhhhhh that's being nasty

Shampoo what? Does acrylic/nylon/whatever need shampooing?

[StottyEvo]

longshot said:

StottyEvo said:

longshot said:

StottyEvo said:

longshot said:

StottyEvo said:

That theory is unfounded and seems very far fetched.

Absolutely. And that's why until recently, they had an all German line-up.

You come across as a bit of a paranoid loony saying things like this.

Relax and try and kerb the over thinking!

and you come across as naïve.

Not in the slightest, I could explain why your statement is nonsense but I won't waste my time.

I expect you're part of the Lewis fanboy problem on the F1 threads (which are now getting notorious throughout the forum) and no wonder with statements like that.

You couldn't be more wrong.

You seem to be one of these individuals who get's off on insulting people on the net to get your man points so I don't want to waste my time on you either.

Do me a favour. If there is such a thing as an ignore list on this forum, put me on yours.
I have no particular urge to interact with you again.

I'm being honest, not trying to point score. But fair enough!

[MGJohn]

JonRB said:

MGJohn said:

Good to see SP have taken this racing incident very seriously.

SniffPetrol is a satirical website. Or, to put it in terms that you understand, "Sniffpetrol are odds on (1:1, no point in betting) not serious"

Wow! Who knew ...

BTW, 1:1 is even money, not odds-on. Obviously your understanding is on a superior plane to mine...

Right, I'm off to lump some money on LH for the win in Monza ... He IS odds-on. Obviously, given the depth of your understanding you knew that...

[zac510]

simonrockman said:

I was thinking making the front wing less blade-like. Perhaps no vertical element.

Simon

Actually the FW have been subject to a minimum 5mm radius from, IIRC, long before the Pirelli era. It's not perfect but then again many other times drivers hit other cars with their wings with no punctures so Hamilton was a bit unlucky I'd say.

See 3.4.2:
http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/rules_and_regula...

[anonymous-user]

longshot said:

StottyEvo said:

longshot said:

StottyEvo said:

That theory is unfounded and seems very far fetched.

Absolutely. And that's why until recently, they had an all German line-up.

You come across as a bit of a paranoid loony saying things like this.

Relax and try and kerb the over thinking!

and you come across as naïve.

So why did they replace the other German, announcing that Hamilton was just what the team needed, a really fast driver?

'I think he is, (even) in a bad car, the best driver in the world because he's unbelievably quick,' Lauda said. 'He makes no compromise. So if Hamilton would join the team next year, which he is, I can tell you he will make a big move forward on speed.'

Did they think they might get Lewis to turn German?