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[s5tuart]

Vettel disqualified

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/form...on-clash/ar-BBDFQFE?li=AA572I&ocid=spartanntp

Wow! Is that confirmed?

 

[triumphstag]

Wow! Is that confirmed?

Nope. It was Fake news...... No punishment for Seb as he said he was sorry.

 

[s5tuart]

Nope. It was Fake news...... No punishment for Seb as he said he was sorry.

Aha! OK. Well, it was Seb's birthday I believe...

 

[LostKiwi]

Aha! OK. Well, it was Seb's birthday I believe...

In more ways than one it would appear!

 

[John Laidlaw]

As Jon said - Ferrari international assistance to the rescue..

 

[Jay Gee]

Oooh! this should make for an 'interesting' race.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/40535533

 

[C350Carl]

Just been reading that. Seems that this season is going the same way as last with car issues.

Also means he won’t be able to equal Schumachers pole record at Silverstone unless they ignore the penalty when recording poles.

 

[C350Carl]

8th for Hamilton after the penalty. But at least he set his fastest time on Super Softs in Q2 so he can go long.

Going to be a struggle though as not many chances to overtake on such a short track.

 

[s5tuart]

The Mercedes strategists need to put their thinking caps on for Lewis. Going long could be the best option, but not a call I'd like to make. He's done it before though, as did Bottas recently!

 

[MalcQV]

Vettel disqualified

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/form...on-clash/ar-BBDFQFE?li=AA572I&ocid=spartanntp

But he wasn't. He beat Lewis this week in qually and the race. Great result.

 

[LostKiwi]

But he wasn't. He beat Lewis this week in qually and the race. Great result.

Not at all helped by a 5 place grid penalty for Lewis...

 

[MalcQV]

Not at all helped by a 5 place grid penalty for Lewis...

But he still qualified below Vettel.

 

[LostKiwi]

And Ricciardo qualified below Hamilton but still beat him (those 5 places grid penalty again).
Qualifying pace and race pace are different things.
I suspect in a fair fight Lewis would have had that spoilt brat Vettel.

 

[C350Carl]

But he still qualified below Vettel.

Give identical cars and over 1 lap or a race distance I would bet on Hamilton every time.

Reliability cost Ham last year, this year it’s reliability and mistakes by Mercedes that’s costing him.

There is no denying Ham is one of the best drivers ever and I’d say he is the best on the Grid currently.

 

[JBell]

Anyone in London tomorrow night

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/...announces-f1-live-in-the-heart-of-london.html

 

[s5tuart]

I wonder if we will see London as the venue for a British GP when SlipperyStone let go of the contract.
It would make an interesting street circuit, although it will be VERY sad to see Silverstone fall by the wayside.

 

[JBell]

I wonder if we will see London as the venue for a British GP when SlipperyStone let go of the contract.
It would make an interesting street circuit, although it will be VERY sad to see Silverstone fall by the wayside.

Silverstone activated the break clause this morning

http://www.silverstone.co.uk/news/s...acing-drivers-club-brdc-trigger-break-clause/

 

[s5tuart]

Silverstone activated the break clause this morning

http://www.silverstone.co.uk/news/s...acing-drivers-club-brdc-trigger-break-clause/

Oh dear! Another bit of history erodes itself. I suppose the only thing that is constant in this world is change. It's just a bit sad!
I've actually driven around the GP circuit there...
Hopefully we won't have lost the event totally.

 

[AMGeed]

^ I don't think that is the last we will see of the F1 British GP at Silverstone.
The Circuit of Wales is dead in the water, Brands and Donnington unsuitable and I don't see this GP disappearing for long, if at all.

 

[John Laidlaw]

^ indeed...on another tack I'm quite liking VB's style, quietly getting on with business...