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Rule Changes???

So the rules have changed in F1...

Do you think it is a positive move to allow teams to give orders to their drivers which could impact race results significantly.

A perfect example of this was Red Bull at weekend???

posted on 12/7/11

Christ dude don't get me started on TO's.
My view is fair enough, TO's is perfectly legal again as it used to be. But at this stage in the season it's farcical. At least find a balance is my view and some of the lesser teams seem to have incorporated the ethics although not stated, that generally in the first 2/3 rds of a season let the drivers race it out. Last third go with the strongest option available if that's the road you want to go down (using team orders). I mean I know it's a team sport, but there's 2 championships, drivers-constructers, so it's fair to both to draw a balance for each, or what's the point of a drivers title if it's manipulated and only comes about through the luck and choice made in regards to TO's by a team.
Isn't right really and little stupid for me as it means the drivers title isn't a true showing of the driver, but more an adverse effect of the teams decision and use of TO.

I was at Silverstone, I was in my element along with the rest of the fans as any there will know watching the closing stages and the resurgence of Mark Webber on Vettel without the knowledge of those watching from home that team orders had been issued.
Got to hand it to Mark Webber for ignoring them and making my day more than I realised at the time by giving it all right up to the end.
Team orders fair enough, perfectly legal although I hate it with a passion. Bit a time to use them fairly and with a balance to both championships by only using them later in the season, not throughout, or so early as to totally denigrate( if that's the right word) one at the expense of the other without some fairness.

My thoughts, TO's only in the last third of a season would be more appropriate and fairer to team, drivers and both championships.

You got to hand it to McLaren on this one.
As well as others.

Right that's me got fricken arthritis U7101

Happy now

posted on 12/7/11

Someone gave you 1 star, I gave you 5.
Influencing the results here U7101, 

comment by (U7101)

posted on 13/7/11

haha cheers Stevi555!!

Yer Hamilton would do the same as webber did, ignore the team if he had a chance of an overtake in the final stages!!

The TO's are taking some of the raw emotion out of driving as some drivers have no faith in the team and believe they wont be backed even if they do well. Im not sure i would want them to be allowed at any time during the championship even though it is great to see a driver ignoring them!!

posted on 25/7/11

Agreed bud

Great result yesterday eh

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