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2015 Grand Prix of Italy

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Old 09-05-2015, 10:09 AM
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That was much closer than expected and Raikkonen schooled vettel, finally.

Apparently vettel has a kid... Born January 2014. News to me.
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Kimi on the front row ............should be an interesting race strategy from the Red team as to when Seb and Kimi pit to keep them positioned ahead of Rossberg and one another.

Gotta wonder is Williams can challenge Rossberg, come on Bottas!
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Wow! .25-.33 of a pound? Will be interesting to see what the FIA rules!
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Originally Posted by Toby Pennycuff
Wow! .25-.33 of a pound? Will be interesting to see what the FIA rules!
Deflategate comes to F1.
Sigh.
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bad starts (had horrible flash back to Ronnie Petersen ), followed by come from back of the pack with good dices Kimi had an exciting race.

Hammy was predictable, Rossberg had his woes and Williams steady eddy to get good points. Seb did the best he could but when Hammy got the urgent hurry up at the end Merc increased an already 20 sec lead by another 5 secs...........no contest.
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Good thing George Lucas makes great movies. His interviewing skills are sorely lacking!
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Originally Posted by Toby Pennycuff
Wow! .25-.33 of a pound? Will be interesting to see what the FIA rules!


I don't think they had an actual violation.

The rule states that when the tire is in the blanket at the temperature stipulated, the tire must be at least a certain PSI.

The tire warmers had been off the Mercs for a while at the time they measured.
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Originally Posted by Circuit Motorsports
I don't think they had an actual violation.

The rule states that when the tire is in the blanket at the temperature stipulated, the tire must be at least a certain PSI.

The tire warmers had been off the Mercs for a while at the time they measured.
That is what they eventually ruled. Pressures were correct when originally measured but when down after they were taken out of the blankets.

Was it just me, or did the Italians seem to leave Rosberg's smoldering car up in the air for a long time?
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Originally Posted by LuigiVampa
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Was it just me, or did the Italians seem to leave Rosberg's smoldering car up in the air for a long time?
Beeg time! The Tifosi were performing a pagan sacrifice ritual.
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Ferrari suspects Raikkonen to blame for poor start:

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/fe...for-poor-start

Although Ferrari was still awaiting the results of an official investigation into what happened, Arrivabene reckons that the problem may have been caused by Raikkonen not handling his clutch paddles properly.

"If it is a technical issue we will let you know," he explained. "Looking at the moment on the images on television, it looks like he was struggling a bit, or messing a bit, with a finger to follow the procedure. But, doing an accusation before having the data is wrong."
Typical Ferrari behavior. It's the driver's fault.
Well, don't look now, but Kimi came back from dead last to finish 5th (was even 3rd at one point). Your boy Vettel? He gained one position. The one lost by Kimi. Just sayin'...
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Originally Posted by Coochas
Deflategate comes to F1.
Sigh.
Quick send Jeffery Kessler's number to Toto Wolfe.
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No kidding. My dog could have done a better job.
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Ferrari suspects Raikkonen to blame for poor start:

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/fe...for-poor-start



Typical Ferrari behavior. It's the driver's fault.
Well, don't look now, but Kimi came back from dead last to finish 5th (was even 3rd at one point). Your boy Vettel? He gained one position. The one lost by Kimi. Just sayin'...
And the Prancing Donkey's response surprises anyone?
I LOVED the just do this and don't ask questions command from the pits.
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Originally Posted by adrial
That was much closer than expected and Raikkonen schooled vettel, finally.

Apparently vettel has a kid... Born January 2014. News to me.
Like Raikonnen a lot, but how was Vettel schooled exactly? Sounds kinda dramatic...


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Originally Posted by jbossolo
Ferrari suspects Raikkonen to blame for poor start:

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/fe...for-poor-start



Typical Ferrari behavior. It's the driver's fault.
Well, don't look now, but Kimi came back from dead last to finish 5th (was even 3rd at one point). Your boy Vettel? He gained one position. The one lost by Kimi. Just sayin'...
It kind of was Kimis fault. With the new parade lap protocol, the driver has to figure out their own bite point on the clutch for their start -- no more coaching from the engineers allowed so it comes down to the driver to assess temps and clutch settings
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Outside of the excitement caused by Kimi's failed launch and Lewis' drama at the end, it was a complete snooze-fest. Oh, and I wonder how low Honda must feel now? They only needed to make up 2.5 sec on Mercedes (which is hugh), but suddenly it's now 5 seconds.

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