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I think Wombat summed it up pretty well:

Wombat said:
Personally I'd rather see them race without team orders, but "without orders" is very different to "someone doing what their told and the other ignoring it". If Vettel was just faster, then he should have been able to challenge, but if he was only so hard on Webber's tail because Mark had been told by the team that there was no threat, and to back off, then that's another matter. Doubt we'll ever know exactly what went on though.
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In a perfect world either both drivers follow the team orders to coast or both drivers race. Ideally I, and I think most F1 fans, would like to see the drivers 'race' in every situation like the one in Malaysia. It's unfair and not very entertaining from a racing point of view (IMO) when one guy decides to race the other guy that's coasting.
 
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Its interesting that Webber was told to reduce revs and Vettel had been advised multi 21... I dont recall hearing Vettel to reduce his engine revs. May have to watch the race again. If mark was not told to reduce revs that would have been interesting to see if the result was the way it was. Still would rather see drivers fighting it out ala Mansell and Piquet back at Brands Hatch in the 80's.
 
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Berm VonCrashen said:
Its interesting that Webber was told to reduce revs and Vettel had been advised multi 21... I dont recall hearing Vettel to reduce his engine revs. May have to watch the race again. If mark was not told to reduce revs that would have been interesting to see if the result was the way it was.
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Remember not all of the radio comms are broadcast on the telecast. I don't even remember hearing the multi-21 message go out. I thought that was just something that was raised when Mark mentioned it in the post race.
 
wombat said:
Remember not all of the radio comms are broadcast on the telecast. I don't even remember hearing the multi-21 message go out. I thought that was just something that was raised when Mark mentioned it in the post race.
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Yeah post racing race was the first time I heard it mentioned as well, I am sure there was plenty of communications coming from Mark's car when and after Vettel passed him........
 
There was a lot of coms between, hard to tell actually who got what msg due to editing... It would be nice to buy an unlimited feed to see and hear whats going on. Shall watch the last few laps again to check. China shall be interesting though with the relative pace of everyone and usual weather there...

Still one of these days F1 may become a sport again if the business of it was gone.

Get rid of those wings! Or make a bog standard one fits all..
 
Even if vettel was not told to turn the engine down, multi 21 would be code that would indicate to do so. I'm expecting as most are that multi21 means ether 2(webbers) 1 (vettel) finish or it is code for hold position and look after the car sort of deal.

We dont hear all the radio messages as already noted also the discussion about the race was made before the race, there was one point where vettel was told its already 75% race or something along those lines when he asked to past webber. That struck me that there may have been a discussion about race distance and strategy.

The teams have a plan from the start.
 
Personally I reckon 'multi' refers to the fact that the engine is still be used in multiple races so a bit of conservation is needed. The 2-1 is fairly obviously driver position.

As for the radio transmissions, you've got 22 drivers all chatting with their engineers throughout the race. It would be a bit messy if they broadcast them all at the same time.
 
PINT of Stella said:
Personally I reckon 'multi' refers to the fact that the engine is still be used in multiple races so a bit of conservation is needed. The 2-1 is fairly obviously driver position.
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Negative. It's an ECU setting......scroll to the bottom:

http://www.racecar-engineering.com/cars/red-bull-rb9/

As for radio stuff, follow @f1pitrado on Twitter......he posts all radio comms throughout the race and puts a mashup on Youtube post race.
 
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PINT of Stella said:
Personally I reckon 'multi' refers to the fact that the engine is still be used in multiple races so a bit of conservation is needed. The 2-1 is fairly obviously driver position.
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I read somewhere that "multi" refers to multiple podium spots, and yeah, the numbers are car order.
 
But if you can't wait till October for the movie to come out, this doco should tide you over:

[video=youtube;tOJZDObTVIM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOJZDObTVIM[/video]
 
I have a fear that every movie about a certain form of motorsport will suck big turd covered balls. Driven did it's part to dismantle any credibility CART had in the later years of it's existence, Days of Thunder portrayed NASCAR as something other than a chest beating fest but I think this movie (Rush) may be okay if it doesn't make Formula One look amateur. I hope it does make Lauda look like the flogger that he is though.
Some of the effects in the trailers look good, here's hoping for a really loud cinema screening. ;)
There may be some rain this weekend in China for the Grand Prix, here's hoping! I also hope Vettel and Webber are next to each other on the grid (preferably behind the Ferrari's) and they crash into each other and have to punch on. The only way to settle this pathetic banter is to fist fight. Either that or Webber could drive Vettel into the pit wall properly. ;)
 
china is go

Start thinking pix for this wend....
Dozer you will be impressed by my pix's - i see Red, i thing the purple people eaters will eat each other...... and Kimi will be flying

Really looking forward to a few showers on race day....

Plow, hope you have a disaster after last race
 
Dozer said:
I have a fear that every movie about a certain form of motorsport will suck big turd covered balls. Driven did it's part to dismantle any credibility CART had in the later years of it's existence, Days of Thunder portrayed NASCAR as something other than a chest beating fest but I think this movie (Rush) may be okay if it doesn't make Formula One look amateur. I hope it does make Lauda look like the flogger that he is though.
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I've said this elsewhere.......it's not a documentary. It's a film coming out of Hollywood. It's been made to appeal to as broad an audience as possible.......not just for motorsport boffins.
 
It looks like the bumbling clusterfuck of mong heads that is the North Korean military may make some pretty stupid decisions in the next few weeks and affect more than just governments of other countries. The shit fight may put an end to the Korean Grand Prix staged in South Korea.
Yay for military governments! Stupid fat moron....................
 
I was about to get up in arms, but at least its only one of the new tracks. Maybe Bernie needs to call the French and tell them to get cracking out at Paul ricard...
 
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