The Official 2016 German Grand Prix Thread **Spoilers**

[cgt2]

DuckAvenger said:

Maybe I've missed something but where comes this idea of team orders to make Nico win?

Comments from the press conference which I posted a few pages ago. I hope it was just misinterpreted and there are no team orders but the words that were used and manner in which they were spoken sounded very suspect.

[Eric Mc]

A reminder of the old Hockenheim

German GP 1993

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWj8XL3cUP4

[NJK44]

cgt2 said:

I don't think you are seeing things logically. He is still an employee, not bigger than the whole Merc organisation and the repercussions would be huge for his position in the team.

Let's hope there are no team orders and this discussion is moot. We all know he can outrace Rosberg and that is what I hope happens today.

He's ignored team orders before, went on to win the title and got a 100m contract..

[The Moose]

Adrian W said:

So are the officials going to spoil the race, makes you wonder after GP3. Fire extinguisher goes off, then driver gets disqualified for having an empty extinguisher, that's like getting a punture and getting a penalty for having no air in the tyre...................pathetic

Don't be stupid. Of course he can't race with an empty fire extinguisher.

[PurpleMoonlight]

Can anyone explain please why one team/driver gets a 1 place grid penalty for the teams clerical error (to do with email) yet another gets just a fine for unsafely releasing a driver from the pit?

[ClockworkCupcake]

PurpleMoonlight said:

Can anyone explain please why one team/driver gets a 1 place grid penalty for the teams clerical error (to do with email) yet another gets just a fine for unsafely releasing a driver from the pit?

It's insane isn't it? F1 has turned into a petty jobsworth bureaucratic form-filling pencil pushing farce. They got the wrong barcode on an email. SERIOUSLY? It's pathetic.

Adrian W said:

So are the officials going to spoil the race, makes you wonder after GP3. Fire extinguisher goes off, then driver gets disqualified for having an empty extinguisher, that's like getting a punture and getting a penalty for having no air in the tyre...................pathetic

Nothing like each other. Having a puncture is a penalty in itself. Not having a fire extinguisher is like having your seatbelt come undone. It's a critical safety issue.

Edited by ClockworkCupcake on Sunday 31st July 12:48

[ClockworkCupcake]

LOL, I like Seb. He has a cracking sense of humour.

"You said one word. That was one word", said with a big friendly grin.

[ClockworkCupcake]

Does every National Anthem have to be sung in an over-flowery warbley way by a solo vocalist?

(And that includes Silverstone a few weeks ago).

[Pints]

ClockworkCupcake said:

Does every National Anthem have to be sung in an over-flowery warbley way by a solo vocalist?

(And that includes Silverstone a few weeks ago).

I blame the trend on the Muricans.

[cgt2]

Noticable how much support there is for Max rather than the hometown boy (who isn't German)...

[PompeyM3]

cgt2 said:

Noticable how much support there is for Max rather than the hometown boy (who isn't German)...

I remember his Dad got a huge amount of support when he was racing as well. Those crazy Dutch do like their F1

[ClockworkCupcake]

HAM in the lead and ROS down in P4

Jolly good.

[RichB]

Go Lewis!

[HustleRussell]

Haha Nico's had a 'mare

[Matt_N]

Boom.

What a start.

[Pints]

Atrocious start for ROS.

[London424]

Great start!

[NJK44]

F**K YES!

[tonybhr]

Wow! Great racing by Ric and Ros.

[ClockworkCupcake]

Fantastic driving from RIC and ROS there.