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#1007750 17-Mar-2014 23:37

I had to avoid this thread as I was working during the race. All in all it was good, I quite enjoyed it but I'm always skeptical at the start of the season with so many changes. Will be interesting to see how long teams can turn around, doesn't always take them long.

Not impressed with seeing cars retire to save being penalised.

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#1007753 17-Mar-2014 23:58

sdav:

Not impressed with seeing cars retire to save being penalised.

Elaborate?

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#1007788 18-Mar-2014 07:31

If they don't retire they will wear their bits out of which they are only allowed five of each a year

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#1007789 18-Mar-2014 07:35

The 12000 rpm might be due to the turbo set up.

In general you have so much low down torque you don't need the top end horses. No one needed 8th gear in Melbourne so why rev higher than what they need.

I'll explain more when I Jane a laptop. This s4 is hotels at typing

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#1007799 18-Mar-2014 07:41

joker97: If they don't retire they will wear their bits out of which they are only allowed five of each a year

what happens if all the teams go through all 5 engine things , does that mean there would be a race with no cars competing ?

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#1007802 18-Mar-2014 07:56

vexxxboy:
joker97: If they don't retire they will wear their bits out of which they are only allowed five of each a year

what happens if all the teams go through all 5 engine things , does that mean there would be a race with no cars competing ?

No, they get penalised, cant recall either 5 or 10 placed back on the grid

LOL, so when all teams use up their engine allowances they all get put back ten places..........

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#1007803 18-Mar-2014 07:57

joker97: If they don't retire they will wear their bits out of which they are only allowed five of each a year

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#1007858 18-Mar-2014 08:51

joker97:
I'll explain more when I Jane a laptop.

That sounds dodge as, what you do with a laptop in a hotel is your business...

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#1007908 18-Mar-2014 10:07

I have 3 laptops at home, an iPad, an s4, an iphone.

I can type on laptops but not on the others

In fact I haven't touched the iPad for months

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#1007915 18-Mar-2014 10:08

If only I get to stay in paid hotels like me brown ... not me I'm afraid

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#1007929 18-Mar-2014 10:37

tdgeek:
joker97: If they don't retire they will wear their bits out of which they are only allowed five of each a year

Gotcha

Yeah that's what I was meaning and I got the impression that was the reason for the Hamilton and Vettle retirements.

Also, just found out Riccardo was DSQ due to a fuel flow breach. This is BS.

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#1007935 18-Mar-2014 10:41

sdav:
tdgeek:
joker97: If they don't retire they will wear their bits out of which they are only allowed five of each a year

Gotcha

Yeah that's what I was meaning and I got the impression that was the reason for the Hamilton and Vettle retirements.

Also, just found out Riccardo was DSQ due to a fuel flow breach. This is BS.

Hamilton retired as he wa son 5 cylinders thats why he got passed on turn one, and he knew that as he lined up
Vettel had both ERS units nopt working, so he got swamped, being down 160hp on everyone else. He also knew that as he lined up

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#1007939 18-Mar-2014 10:44

I can't remember who it was, but there was a radio transmission from the team telling someone to retire to save the engine. I thought it was one of those two.

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#1007944 18-Mar-2014 10:45

That was Hamilton, they later confirmed that he was on 5 cylinders not 6.

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#1007948 18-Mar-2014 10:47

sdav: I can't remember who it was, but there was a radio transmission from the team telling someone to retire to save the engine. I thought it was one of those two.

That was Hamilton, he kept on for another lap then flagged it, probably hoping the lost cylinder would fire up. Save the engine is fair enough, there are no points on offer, cannot fix in pits soon enough, so fair to save the engine

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