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It’s not that the FIA sees Car A is 1 second behind then activates it; the system does that automatically.

@matt90 And you think I am a troll….. wow… stop chasing my posts dude… lmao!!

Are you guys trying to create work for the moderators? :)

There isn’t much to say here except that the DRS conversation can stop now, so we can return to the actual topic, which is 2012 WDC predictions. I don’t see anything which has broken the rules, but please try to keep the conversation civilised.

I think – or perhaps fear – that Vettel will take the title again. I wouldn’t particularly mind if he did win, so long as we get to see a close battle, not one that is effectively over after half a dozen races. The other strong contenders will be the usual suspects: Alonso, Hamilton and Button. I can’t see a Mercedes or Lotus driver winning it.

PS: @jack22, I sent you a private message.

Jack I agree with you regarding driver aids. A drivers skill is measured by how well he uses his right foot to find the limit. DRS is an abomintion in my view because it takes away what we want to see most, how a driver performs on the limit. By artifically adding 10km of speed while removing downforce, this skill is blurred. No skill attached just showmanship and trickery.
Also overtaking is no longer special and combined with new tightening of the overtaing rules it could become boring. Moving back on line after a defensive move was one area that all drivers were aware of and exploited. It made for some great battles and was one of the few weapons a driver in a slower car had against a faster car. With the introduction of DRS it became even more important. The rights of the driver in the slower car are being completely dismissed and his skill is being stifled in favour of the spectacle. Stick KERS into the mix and you have 2 buttons adding speed artifically. This dilutes the spectacle. IMHO

Before the testing began I was thinking Schumacher but I don’t think Mercedes have a championship winning car yet.
The safe money would be on Vettel.
Red Bull again look to have the best car but McLaren seem to be close and knowing their pace of development this may be the year they overtake Red Bull in terms of performance, in which case I’d say Hamilton.
Ferrari have battled with their car a bit but over the last few days in Barcelona looked to have made some big strides forward.
I’m hoping they can unlock a lot of potential in this new car and hopefully get it going quicker then the Red Bull.
I’d say it’s between Vettel, Hamilton and Alonso and possibly also Raikkonen, if the car proves to be as fast as it looked in initial testing.
I’m hoping Mercedes can make some big strides forward and possibly win some races. I have a feeling that Schumi will get his mojo back and finish ahead of Britney.