The F1 Thread 2014 Season

This fuel consumption rule may be good for environmental image etc but it really does make for boring competition. Too many rules in F1. Bring up fuel allowance to 125kg and allow for looser design rules.
 
Nico gained an advantage by going off the track there ffs
 
I think Nico is going to get a penalty for that. As Martin said he should not have floored the throttle.
 
He didn't really. If he'd hit the corner normally he wouldn't have been overtaken
He extended the gap by about a second. Of course he did.
Edit: plus we don't know how much he would have lost from locking up.
 
Don't have to give Rosberg a drive through or any penalty, just ordered to let Hamilton through.
 
Weirdly enough, in any other season this back and forth championship battle where every week they either gain or lose 7 points on each other would be incredibly tense and fascinating as it could make a huge difference in the final title race. However this year, a 7 point gap means feck all due to the double points in the last few races. It renders these races not actually that important. As long as you're sort of within touching distance by the end of the season, its fine. Reduces the need to try win the race
 
That was naughty from Rosberg that, flooring the throttle and gaining a second at a time when Hamilton was .3 behind, thats like 3-4 laps to build that gap back again. Silly.