F1 Fanatic

@vettel1 – When Red Bull used a version of a blown diffuser last year, you defended the decision not to take action against them as there was nothing in the rules prohibiting their solution.

Now that Mercedes […]

How is it relevant? Red Bull have led the charge in criticising Mercedes. If they are found to be cheating themselves, that’s a pretty serious problem.

You might think it’s clutching at straws, but traction […]

@jeff1s Smart competitors don’t quit in reaction to being punished for breaking the rules – even car manufacturers. Consider the example of Toyota in the WRC a few years ago. Or even Renault in F1 post-Crashgate: […]

I think that risks reading too much into the result of two races at tracks where tyre degradation is far less of a factor than it is at Bahrain or Catalunya. And oversimplifying the nature of Mercedes’ tyre […]

Whilst Red Bull are busy criticising Mercedes for having broken the rules, Autosprint have suggested that they might be using electonic aids to control their wheelspin – in other words, traction control. This […]

Personally I feel Mercedes deserve a multiple race ban, and a reprimand. And Ross Brawn to get the sack.

I disagree completely. What Mercedes did might have bene unethical, but it makes no sense unless they had […]

Well, at least the snap judgements will be made by people with actual access to all of the evidence supporting every viewpoint.

I depict Bernie as a vampire sucking the lifeblood out of F1, that “lifeblood” of course is money

So why isn’t Formula 1 dead yet?

the answers from the fans is pretty illustrative of that viewpoint and […]

@beneboy – That doesn’t prove anything, except that Pirelli are aware of the variables they can play with to affect tyre behaviour. They’ll still wait for the teams to make specific requests of how the tyres […]

@hohum

none of my comments about Bernie are untrue

Except for the fact that they hinge on Bernie trying to suck the sport dry at every opportunity. If that was the case, why is Formula 1 stronger than ever? […]

IF they get the contract for 2014 the 2014 tyres are almost certainly going to be extremely durable.

I disagree with that. Pirelli haven’t backed down in the face of criticism before, so why start now? If they […]

@tmf42

Pirelli messed up this year’s tires

I think that’s deeply unfair. Pirelli built te 2013 mtyres the way they have always done: in accordance with a design brief that was approved by the teams. Furthermore, […]

That doesn’t prove hohum’s point by any means. @hohum likes to portray Bernie Ecclestone as an evil vampire who feeds on money rather than blood, and whose fondest desire is to suck Formula 1 dry. He knows […]

“The lap was great … right up to the moment this came off.”

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