Did Lewis have an overlap?
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Topic: Did Lewis have an overlap?
Posted By: Do Different
Subject: Did Lewis have an overlap?
Date Posted: 17 May 16 at 6:31pm
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I reckon he was there and Nico chopped him off. Can we ever have a racing incident: no penalty ?
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Posted By: Presuming Ed
Date Posted: 17 May 16 at 6:52pm
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Well, under RRS as they had both retired, they couldn't be penalised more unless it was DNE. I would think that no penalty collisions are easier to live with when sponsors pay.
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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 17 May 16 at 7:27pm
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I think there's much more of an acceptance in motor racing that damage is inevitable. If you high-side off a bike, which is equivalent of capsize really, it's pretty much inevitable you'll have a substantial repair bill, so I think it's kinda business as usual.
If we ever wanted radically simplified racing rules I think the price would be a concept of racing incident, a lot more collisions, and a lot more exclusions in the insurance terms. Probably wouldn't be able to insure racing at all, or only with huge excesses. Don't think it's much to do with sponsors, same rules for amateur motor racing I think. |
Posted By: Brass
Date Posted: 17 May 16 at 11:19pm
Care to give a link to what the hell you're talking about? And yes, see Case 77 Not to mention incidents where there is no protest, hence no hearing, hence no penalty.
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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 18 May 16 at 12:08am
Motor Racing http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/36298056" rel="nofollow - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/36298056 |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 18 May 16 at 8:25am
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Split second decisions at speeds faster than almost all of us have ever driven. Surprising anyone finishes. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 18 May 16 at 9:10am
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Lewis was committed, Rosberg knew he was coming and would have known he had a big speed advantage. Just my 2p..... ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: davidyacht
Date Posted: 18 May 16 at 1:48pm
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Mercedes must be PY Bandits ------------- Happily living in the past |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 18 May 16 at 3:21pm
Bernie has enough harebrained ideas, don't go giving him another! ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Phil_1193
Date Posted: 18 May 16 at 4:36pm
Weight equalisation/ success balast effectively creating personal handicap is already wide spread in motorsport.... |
Posted By: gordon1277
Date Posted: 18 May 16 at 5:08pm
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he should have shouted for room at the mark. or would it be tarmac. ------------- Gordon Lossc |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 21 May 16 at 7:46am
F1 one min weight is Car _ Driver + Overalls/Helmet and HANS device. Surprised that F1 has not adopted some kind of success balast type system though. worked well in Touring Cars and shows just how good a car/driver is when they still win despite the success ballast. ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Do Different
Date Posted: 21 May 16 at 8:21am
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Far too simple for F1. btw. I reckon Nico chopped him; Nico was in the wrong mode, knew Lewis was there with pace and moved over anyway.
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Posted By: The Moo
Date Posted: 22 May 16 at 9:30am
According to my wife I cannot walk down the street in a straight line and she is constantly taking avoiding action and quoting RRS at me 
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Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 22 May 16 at 7:12pm
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I think if you'd put any two drivers in that situation exactly the same thing would happen. While some suggest Lewis should have looked at the long game I think recent years have shown the benefit of being in the lead at the end of the first lap, so as soon as he saw that red light flashing he was going to go for a pass, as he wouldn't want backed into the car behind either. Equally on realising he was down on power Nico was going to try and cover the inside line at the next corner.
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