Yes it's quite shocking, innit ? How can they make such a dumb design choice is beyond me. At least put a goddamn button guard around it or something... If you accidentally activate it, you can't corner lmao what the hell were they thinking...
Toto is, and always has been, a drama queen. Even when Mercedes was crushing the other cars without breaking a sweat he was saying how hard they had it.
Or it was just an honest driver mistake? Hamilton is not infallible guys. It is easy to blame the buttons or the steering wheel. It probably was just a driver error and nothing wrong with the button or steering wheel.
James Allison said "We have spent our tokens, but we won't reveal how we used them just yet. That'll become clear in good time."NathanOlder wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 17:48On the token rule, some are saying that the tokens had to be spent in Bahrain. So could Mercedes have submitted what they spent their tokens on and just not put it on the car yet ?
Wolff, though, has now revealed that the engine innovation is not the end of Mercedes’ surprises
“You haven’t even seen what we’re going to put on the car yet,” Racingnews365 quotes the Austrian as having told Canal+ ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
“Of course, there is room for innovation and that always made me happy. Every year we try to do something that is a little bit boxy.
“I’m not sure it makes a big difference in terms of the performance of the car. It’s beautiful if it works.”
[/Thunberg voice mixed with Toto's words] How dare you! Lewis does not make mistakes. Now when you look into this pen you will forget ImolaGothrek wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 22:56Or it was just an honest driver mistake? Hamilton is not infallible guys. It is easy to blame the buttons or the steering wheel. It probably was just a driver error and nothing wrong with the button or steering wheel.
This last bit is what makes me think they spent their tokens on something unique but just haven't put it on the car yet as they are still trying to perfect it maybe?Marty_Y wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 23:00James Allison said "We have spent our tokens, but we won't reveal how we used them just yet. That'll become clear in good time."NathanOlder wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 17:48On the token rule, some are saying that the tokens had to be spent in Bahrain. So could Mercedes have submitted what they spent their tokens on and just not put it on the car yet ?
But they haven't revealed anything since, nothing is visually obvious on the W12 that explains where the tokens have been used.
Maybe they changed two minor things that cost 1 token each, but I can't understand why they are still being so secretive about it because if everyone else has spent theirs it's not like it could be copied. But I suppose it's a cut throat business and they don't want to give the competition any ideas what or where they're developing.
I still want to know what this is all about, has anyone heard anything more about this?
https://www.planetf1.com/news/surprise- ... cedes-w12/
Wolff, though, has now revealed that the engine innovation is not the end of Mercedes’ surprises
“You haven’t even seen what we’re going to put on the car yet,” Racingnews365 quotes the Austrian as having told Canal+ ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
“Of course, there is room for innovation and that always made me happy. Every year we try to do something that is a little bit boxy.
“I’m not sure it makes a big difference in terms of the performance of the car. It’s beautiful if it works.”
I think the race engineers were able to confirm to him he had switched it off before the restart and that it was pushed during the restart (on upshift, I believe someone said?)Gothrek wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 22:56Or it was just an honest driver mistake? Hamilton is not infallible guys. It is easy to blame the buttons or the steering wheel. It probably was just a driver error and nothing wrong with the button or steering wheel.
El Scorchio wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 23:49I think the race engineers were able to confirm to him he had switched it off before the restart and that it was pushed during the restart (on upshift, I believe someone said?)
Could be. Let's hope not. It would instantly turn 2021 into another 2020.NathanOlder wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 23:22This last bit is what makes me think they spent their tokens on something unique but just haven't put it on the car yet as they are still trying to perfect it maybe?Marty_Y wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 23:00James Allison said "We have spent our tokens, but we won't reveal how we used them just yet. That'll become clear in good time."NathanOlder wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 17:48On the token rule, some are saying that the tokens had to be spent in Bahrain. So could Mercedes have submitted what they spent their tokens on and just not put it on the car yet ?
But they haven't revealed anything since, nothing is visually obvious on the W12 that explains where the tokens have been used.
Maybe they changed two minor things that cost 1 token each, but I can't understand why they are still being so secretive about it because if everyone else has spent theirs it's not like it could be copied. But I suppose it's a cut throat business and they don't want to give the competition any ideas what or where they're developing.
I still want to know what this is all about, has anyone heard anything more about this?
https://www.planetf1.com/news/surprise- ... cedes-w12/
Wolff, though, has now revealed that the engine innovation is not the end of Mercedes’ surprises
“You haven’t even seen what we’re going to put on the car yet,” Racingnews365 quotes the Austrian as having told Canal+ ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
“Of course, there is room for innovation and that always made me happy. Every year we try to do something that is a little bit boxy.
“I’m not sure it makes a big difference in terms of the performance of the car. It’s beautiful if it works.”
NathanOlder wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 23:22https://www.planetf1.com/news/surprise- ... cedes-w12/
This last bit is what makes me think they spent their tokens on something unique but just haven't put it on the car yet as they are still trying to perfect it maybe?Wolff, though, has now revealed that the engine innovation is not the end of Mercedes’ surprises
“You haven’t even seen what we’re going to put on the car yet,” Racingnews365 quotes the Austrian as having told Canal+ ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
“Of course, there is room for innovation and that always made me happy. Every year we try to do something that is a little bit boxy.
“I’m not sure it makes a big difference in terms of the performance of the car. It’s beautiful if it works.”
I think the “You haven’t even seen what we’re going to put on the car yet” part was a jokeMarty_Y wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 23:00James Allison said "We have spent our tokens, but we won't reveal how we used them just yet. That'll become clear in good time."NathanOlder wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 17:48On the token rule, some are saying that the tokens had to be spent in Bahrain. So could Mercedes have submitted what they spent their tokens on and just not put it on the car yet ?
But they haven't revealed anything since, nothing is visually obvious on the W12 that explains where the tokens have been used.
Maybe they changed two minor things that cost 1 token each, but I can't understand why they are still being so secretive about it because if everyone else has spent theirs it's not like it could be copied. But I suppose it's a cut throat business and they don't want to give the competition any ideas what or where they're developing.
I still want to know what this is all about, has anyone heard anything more about this?
https://www.planetf1.com/news/surprise- ... cedes-w12/
Wolff, though, has now revealed that the engine innovation is not the end of Mercedes’ surprises
“You haven’t even seen what we’re going to put on the car yet,” Racingnews365 quotes the Austrian as having told Canal+ ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
“Of course, there is room for innovation and that always made me happy. Every year we try to do something that is a little bit boxy.
“I’m not sure it makes a big difference in terms of the performance of the car. It’s beautiful if it works.”