The Formula One Thread

2nd season of F1 Drive to Survive is on Netflix now.

 

2nd season of F1Drive to Survive is on Netflix now.

 

It is funny they are declaring innocence, ok let’s see the evidence of that. Oh sorry you can’t see that.

 

All the other teams came together to release a statement today. This is going to get interesting. Or knowing the FIA, maybe not.

 

Is it just me, or did they confuse toe-in/out with caster/camber?

 

I guess it depends on what they mean by taking legal action to find out how they were “manipulating the rules” without cheating.

 

I'm with the teams on this one. Smells like BS to me.

 

I binge watched both seasons this past weekend

 

Or FIA doesn't want to "give" every other team an innovation that Ferrari developed. I have no clue or opinion, just playing Devil's advocate.

 

Not so much caster but it did seem to me they confused camber and toe.

 

I think that’s why they’ve mandated a second sensor to monitor the fuel flow for this year. Supposedly it’s going to prevent any manipulation like what Ferrari was doing last year.

 

The FIA always turns a blind eye to Ferrari. Last year, getting a fine instead of a DQ shows that. Does the FIA board all still get free Ferraris to drive? How is that not a conflict of interest? I get the legacy part of F1, being the only team to compete since the inception, but I think F1 can get along very nicely without Ferrari. Since Spygate, which in theory should be worse than what Ferrari did, had everything all laid out, along with previous technical infractions (think Tyrrell losing all their points one year due to illegal oil tanks), the fact this is all behind closed doors is pretty damning for the whole series being above the level.

 

So then say that. Not we just cant say anything.

 

If an athlete is caught doping it's highly unusual for that athlete to be allowed to continue to compete after a backdoor deal and none of the other competitors knowing what the infraction was or the punishment.

 

Did season 2 on Saturday.

Further proof that Vettle is a giant cunt.

 

I don't disagree, so long as it doesn't give away a advantage.

Doping versus an engineer figuring out a way around the rules? COUGH COUGH Mercedes adjustable toe COUGH COUGH. LOL

 

Mercedes DAS is banned in 2021. It's public knowledge. None of the Ferrari/FIA agreement is. Hence the response from all of the other teams threatening legal recourse.

 

Why do we think Haas, Alfa Romeo and I heard one other didn't join the letter?

 

But, they didn't come out and offer up their innovation. they only acknowledged it once it was noticed by the broadcasters and they got called out. I'm not advocating any type of unfair tactic and if that is what is going on I agree that it should be public. But if they have figured out some sort of ingenious engineering work around that the other teams didn't and it isn't specifically called out in the rule book then the FIA has no right to divulge it. Do you really think Mercedes would have come out and told everybody about DAS if they hadn't been caught on a worldwide feed?

The WERA rule book says if it is not specifically called out as legal then it is illegal. Maybe the FIA rule book is different.

 

I'm sure everyone who runs a Ferrari power unit have no problems with whatever the agreement was.