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Not to mention their cosy relationship with the Renault team

Is that supposed to be a bad thing? If so I don’t see how its relevant to the topic.

Michelin were pushing the limits of the rules but not actually […]

@dragoll Thanks, glad you liked it.

I think changing the tyres because the number of pit stops had risen to four was a valid reason because it supported by two years’ worth of precedent. You may not agree with […]

I’ve never found Dernie’s view – that aerodynamics are not impeding overtaking – particularly persuasive. Partly because it’s an aerodynamicist defending aerodynamics. Partly because we know aerodynamicists […]

If it’s juicy enough, it will, they’ll just edit it. They seemed to do that with some of Vettel’s radio in Malaysia.

@liambo

If I were Ferrari and Lotus I wouldn’t even bother showing up in Canada.

Ordinarily I’d say they’d be in breach of contact by doing that and would have to pay Ecclestone but as the Concorde Agreement […]

Ferrari did win the next eight races after the Michelin rules change; I didn’t say anything about them all being in the same season.

@timothykatz Tyre supplier contracts are three-year deals and Pirelli’s initial deal is up for renewal this year.

@lite992 The tyres were changed during the last few seasons and that wasn’t perceived to have affected the championship. There’s no reason why that should have to be the case this year. As long as we have one tyre […]

@matt90 Yes I meant “Red Bull”, changed it, thanks.

@kiril-varbanov This is not the first time the tyres have been altered mid-season without that rule being an issue. If you read the entire article 12.6 (here’s the PDF) you’ll see the regulations refers to the […]