Grand Prix thread 2017 Austrian GP Chat and Predictions

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Let the games begin...

  • Vettel

    Votes: 9 47.4%

  • Hamilton

    Votes: 6 31.6%

  • Bottas

    Votes: 3 15.8%

  • Ricciardo

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Raikkonen

    Votes: 1 5.3%

  • Verstappen

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Perez

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Ocon

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Sainz

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other: Please State

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    19
  • Poll closed .
El_Bando said:
Looking at the pictures in OP. The bad guy has benefited each time. They are also all German so do they all know something we don't. Unlike Fins who seem to only hit each other on track.
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Haven't we been told these last couple of weeks that the car in front has the right to pick the piece of track, the speed, the angle etc. Now to me it looks like Rosberg in the picture was the car in front so surly he has the right to put the car where he wants too? Unless Hamilton has different rules?

I've gone for Vettel for this race, but I think I've chosen too quickly, on second thoughts I would like to change it to Hamilton, as I think Vettel will need to be on his best behaviour here.

Can a Mod change my vote from Vettel to Hamilton.
 
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happyal said:
Haven't we been told these last couple of weeks that the car in front has the right to pick the piece of track, the speed, the angle etc. Now to me it looks like Rosberg in the picture was the car in front so surly he has the right to put the car where he wants too? Unless Hamilton has different rules?

I've gone for Vettel for this race, but I think I've chosen too quickly, on second thoughts I would like to change it to Hamilton, as I think Vettel will need to be on his best behaviour here.

Can a Mod change my vote from Vettel to Hamilton.
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I'll keep a note of it mate.
 
happyal said:
Haven't we been told these last couple of weeks that the car in front has the right to pick the piece of track, the speed, the angle etc. Now to me it looks like Rosberg in the picture was the car in front so surly he has the right to put the car where he wants too? Unless Hamilton has different rules?

I've gone for Vettel for this race, but I think I've chosen too quickly, on second thoughts I would like to change it to Hamilton, as I think Vettel will need to be on his best behaviour here.

Can a Mod change my vote from Vettel to Hamilton.
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Doesn't look like he's in front to me.
 
IMO this one is going to be a case of old school racing and i HOPE some sensible stewards have been appointed thet won't jump when vettel and hamilton rub wheels.

Frankly if vettel is coming trhough and hamilton closes the door I don't want to see either man punished for racing.

I am going to assume that they will qualify 1/2 and then after that hamilton will have the ferrari close in at some point during race if nothing happens at the start.

If this occurs and the two go into a corner the WORST thing possible for f1 is if some asshole with a political agenda decides a bit of tyre rubbing = a penalty.

Hamilton is big enough and ugly enough to win on his own and vettel is too. Let them at it.. we will all know when a real dangerous move occurs


Its the same as the verstappen rule. thats again fq gone mad. either hes double moving or he is not. either he's wrong or not. not oh.. well seeing you complained and have power we will ban this for a little bit but then vanish it asap so you are happy but max is then free to race after the WDC is decided.
 
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cosicave said:
I'm sure nobody wants a ruined spectacle. That's why children should not be playing games with adults. Vettel clearly needs a lesson in anger management. His championship contending position in the points should not be relevant, any more than some prima-donna footballer should be allowed to take matters into his own hands because he feels personally aggrieved and then not punished because his team is a contender in a cup final.

The only way to avoid all need for any kind of discipline is to get rid of rules altogether. No rules. No punishment. No boundaries or even guidelines on what is acceptable conduct. No need for stewards. No need for further enquiry into incidents, injuries or deaths. And no need for a governing body.

Would you SERIOUSLY want a sport without rules, where every contender may have a different opinion on personal conduct? It might be fun for some but it wouldn't last long. And anarchy always quickly devolves into a power-struggle to fill the vacuum.

It's not a case of "favouring Hamilton". It's difficult to see how suggesting it is either constructive or objective - and in fact, it gives the impression of taking sides against him even when in this event he has been proven to have driven and behaved entirely within the rules and a fellow competitor has not.

Lest anyone misunderstand, I'm not taking sides either! If it appears that way to some, I would suggest it is a result of their own partisanship. No insult intended to anyone. I really mean it.
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P.S. to EMSC: I think you may have omitted the relevant dates for this event. ;)​
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Funny enough, seems like part of Vettel's punishment is that he will have sessions with kids....giving pep talks... but, what is he going to tell them? After making mistakes, instead of being a man and owning up, you simply go up to the other person and whack him across the head... that's acceptable... Forget about discipline, rules and regulations? Maybe they should have recommended anger management classes.... lol that's funny eh.
 
Press conference today 14:00 (BST). Including Magnussen, Seb and Lewis. Sky Sports F1. One to watch.
 
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Hamilton facing 5 place grid penalty for unauthorised gearbox change - and they let Vettel get away with thumping into his car in Baku <grr>
 
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