The Official 2017 Austrian Grand Prix Thread **Spoilers**
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Makes vettels punishment seem even more unfair, so he damaged his nose but got it changed, finished in front of lewis and even pulled another 2 points on him, ruins Lewis's race and now gets him a five place grid penalty, guess vettels somewhere in the back if the Ferrari garage with a smug grin to go with his fake apology
Doink said:
Makes vettels punishment seem even more unfair, so he damaged his nose but got it changed, finished in front of lewis and even pulled another 2 points on him, ruins Lewis's race and now gets him a five place grid penalty, guess vettels somewhere in the back if the Ferrari garage with a smug grin to go with his fake apology
And i wonder if it was the tap from behind that damaged the box as well..........At this rate of misfortune for hamilton, it could be worth a punt of a few quid on Bottas wining the WDC..
Vaud said:
Z3MCJez said:
I seem to be in the minority who didn't enjoy Baku and now to hear Hamilton had to change his gearbox has rubbed salt into the wound. Still, it is what it is.
I think Merc have said that the damage wasn't caused by the accident.The team found the gearbox had been damaged after Baku and it has decided to replace it as a precaution........
Bristol spark said:
And i wonder if it was the tap from behind that damaged the box as well..........
surely the cars are subject to greater forces going through the chassis during a normal race weekend than the probability of a gentle tap from another car causing damage to the mercs box???if the shunt does turn out to be a contributing factor then its hardly the pinnacle of design and construction that the box failed from a nudge!
RyanTank said:
surely the cars are subject to greater forces going through the chassis during a normal race weekend than the probability of a gentle tap from another car causing damage to the mercs box???
if the shunt does turn out to be a contributing factor then its hardly the pinnacle of design and construction that the box failed from a nudge!
Seen numerous times in other formula where a whack from behind has caused gearbox issues. if the shunt does turn out to be a contributing factor then its hardly the pinnacle of design and construction that the box failed from a nudge!
They're not designed to have an impact like that.....it's a bit like a rear wing on a formula car...can bend it or detach it as a marshal if you pull back on It while removing the car to safety....just not designed for those type of loadings
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