**** Abu Dhabi Grand Prix **** (contains spoilers)

**** Abu Dhabi Grand Prix **** (contains spoilers)

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Mermaid

21,492 posts

171 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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HurryUpAndWait said:
Have a feeling that the Williams could well play a part in the first lap or 2 with their straight-line speed, perhaps punting Lewis back into 3rd. Hope Lewis gets the WDC, and think he will, but will be made to work for it today.

if Lewis & the Williams cars gets past Rosberg (poor start), we will see Rosberg at his best.

mollytherocker

14,366 posts

209 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Does anyone else feel theres going to be an incident?

Seriously, it is wide open, anything can happen!

That first lap is going to be stressful! In fact the whole race will be!

Megaflow

9,425 posts

225 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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I don't understand the talk of incidents and Rosberg doing something daft. To win he championship Rosberg *has* to finish and preferably win, he cannot afford a DNF, therefore staying as far away from anybody as possible will be at the forefront of his mind.

mollytherocker

14,366 posts

209 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Megaflow said:
I don't understand the talk of incidents and Rosberg doing something daft. To win he championship Rosberg *has* to finish and preferably win, he cannot afford a DNF, therefore staying as far away from anybody as possible will be at the forefront of his mind.
I didnt mean Rosberg would do something on purpose.

Hungrymc

6,669 posts

137 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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mollytherocker said:
Semantics.

Every team is pushing every single area that they can imagine and fund. The more money you have, the more imaginative stuff you can create.

Its always been part of the game.
It depends if there is a deliberate attempt to hide an obvious cheat (the suggestion was a directional spring concealed in a rubber molding).... Most of the examples being mentioned were visible and open to scrutiny as a deliberate attempt to flirt with but stay inside the rules.

mollytherocker

14,366 posts

209 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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The huge gold chain makes me cringe.

mollytherocker

14,366 posts

209 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Hungrymc said:
It depends if there is a deliberate attempt to hide an obvious cheat (the suggestion was a directional spring concealed in a rubber molding).... Most of the examples being mentioned were visible and open to scrutiny as a deliberate attempt to flirt with but stay inside the rules.
Where in the rules does it say that you cant conceal a spring in a rubber moulding! Seriously.

Hungrymc

6,669 posts

137 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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mollytherocker said:
The huge gold chain makes me cringe.
Me too .... It's our age I'm afraid.

Megaflow

9,425 posts

225 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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mollytherocker said:
Megaflow said:
I don't understand the talk of incidents and Rosberg doing something daft. To win he championship Rosberg *has* to finish and preferably win, he cannot afford a DNF, therefore staying as far away from anybody as possible will be at the forefront of his mind.
I didnt mean Rosberg would do something on purpose.
Sorry, that wasn't aimed at you or anybody specifically. Just a general comment that I think this will be a bit of a let down...

s3fella

10,524 posts

187 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Having seen that ridiculous gold chain he is wearing, I want Nico to win! Lol

Adrian W

13,875 posts

228 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Watching the drivers parade the grandstands are half empty , maybe they will fill up later

Hungrymc

6,669 posts

137 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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mollytherocker said:
Where in the rules does it say that you cant conceal a spring in a rubber moulding! Seriously.
It says you can't have a moveable aero device. I assume they have found a concealed element which is clearly engineered to allow and control movement. So you can conceal your springs with rubber, but not have springs on your aero surfaces (I assume?)

Drive Blind

5,096 posts

177 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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aww - i was hoping the race would be on Sky1 after them showing quali yesterday, but its not frown

TobyLaRohne

5,713 posts

206 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Adrian W said:
Watching the drivers parade the grandstands are half empty , maybe they will fill up later
Having actually attended last year and knowing several people there now I can assure you everyone is in the beer gardens getting pissed and laughing and smiling. Its almost sold out.

JonRB

74,582 posts

272 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Hungrymc said:
mollytherocker said:
The huge gold chain makes me cringe.
Me too .... It's our age I'm afraid.
I bet that back in the day, people of a certain age said that about Jackie Stewart's long hair and Elvis Presley glasses. smile

NewMetalSystem

351 posts

179 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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JonRB said:
Hungrymc said:
mollytherocker said:
The huge gold chain makes me cringe.
Me too .... It's our age I'm afraid.
I bet that back in the day, people of a certain age said that about Jackie Stewart's long hair and Elvis Presley glasses. smile
And James Hunt's refusal to wear anything other than dirty jeans and a plain white t-shirt!

Mike Hawthorne probably got some abuse for that bow-tie as well...

Megaflow

9,425 posts

225 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Here we go, Horner says it's not fair, we're being picked on...

cry

FourWheelDrift

88,539 posts

284 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Megaflow said:
Here we go, Horner says it's not fair, we're being picked on...

cry
Christian Honer said:
No it didn't have a leaf spring, what we did was add a metal strip......
Eh? A leaf spring is a metal strip isn't it.

NewMetalSystem

351 posts

179 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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1) Rosberg
2) Hamilton
3) Button

mollytherocker

14,366 posts

209 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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FourWheelDrift said:
Eh? A leaf spring is a metal strip isn't it.
And this is why nearly everything is grey. It ends up coming down to legal definitions.