2018 Russian Grand Prix - Sochi Autodrom, 28 - 30 September

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Phil
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Shame on you Mercedes. Hope they change it around again if by race end they end up in 1-2.
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About time. Bottas was dawdling about and was given every chance.

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Is Bottas blocking Vettel intentionally or is he having issues with the car/tyres?

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I also hate FI doing it as well BTW.

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Phil wrote:
30 Sep 2018, 13:56
Shame on you Mercedes. Hope they change it around again if by race end they end up in 1-2.
Shame on FI too.

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Personally, i think FI have different considerations. They are fighting for the best team result, not for the win.
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That doesn't sound like Hamilton will let him through again.

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Phil wrote:
30 Sep 2018, 14:00
Personally, i think FI have different considerations. They are fighting for the best team result, not for the win.
Nah team orders are team orders. ‘Get out of the way’ means the same for everyone and I hate it every time.

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You don't have two drivers to take points away from you in this critical moment in the championship. duh...

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Brutal... is what i have to say about the team orders from Mercedes. And i was ok if they did it in the tyre changes, or in a late stage of the race. Not when we, fans, are about to watch a scrap from the top 2 drivers.
If this was made by Ferrari...

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Since gambling is now part of F1 (officially), it does raise the question about team orders and potential result manipulation.
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Phil wrote:
30 Sep 2018, 14:11
Since gambling is now part of F1 (officially), it does raise the question about team orders and potential result manipulation.
Well... team orders are part of the sport, like it or not, so should be taken in consideration when placing the bet.

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Gonna get interesting... if i were Ferrari, i’d let Kimi close the gap, then get him to pass Vettel to put more pressure on Mercedes. Kimi’s tires are the freshest from the top 4 cars. Surely he could do some damage.

@Jolle; true, but what about insider information? Could be a lot of money involved.
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Phil wrote:
30 Sep 2018, 14:15
Gonna get interesting... if i were Ferrari, i’d let Kimi close the gap, then get him to pass Vettel to put more pressure on Mercedes. Kimi’s tires are the freshest from the top 4 cars. Surely he could do some damage.
lol, first he has to close the gap, unlikely with his current pace.