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Formula 1: Round 18 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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    #62
    Ghost Train
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    Hopefully we'll get a good race tomorrow with Hamilton up there

    Still a good result for Vettel with Alonso in 7th, some sort of problem for Vettel might be good for the championship battle


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    #63
    Rascasse
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    Trouble for Vettel?
    FIzvM.png

    Will probably get away with no penalty knowing RB.


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    #64
    SnowDrifts
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    Jake Humphrey just tweeted...
    Gary Anderson on it - was just now the only man to grab Christian Horner...CH said fuel issue and we'll find outcome 'shortly' #bbcf1

    That would explain Sebastian not looking so happy whilst he stood by his car. Maybe it might be just a fuel pump issue and they had enough for a sample for the FIA


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    #65
    Daniel S
    Registered Users Posts: 3,525 ✭✭✭Daniel S


    Rascasse wrote: »
    Trouble for Vettel?
    FIzvM.png

    Will probably get away with no penalty knowing RB.
    SnowDrifts wrote: »
    Jake Humphrey just tweeted...



    That would explain Sebastian not looking so happy whilst he stood by his car. Maybe it might be just a fuel pump issue and they had enough for a sample for the FIA

    24832140.jpg


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    #66
    Ghost Train
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    another tweet

    “@easonF1: "Told that a Vettel decision will be another hour at least. Charlie Whiting, race director, has gone for dinner”


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    #67
    Max_Charger
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    Ghost Train wrote: »
    another tweet

    “@easonF1: "Told that a Vettel decision will be another hour at least. Charlie Whiting, race director, has gone for dinner”

    :rolleyes:


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    #68
    Daniel S
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    Max_Charger wrote: »
    :rolleyes:

    Have to have your priorities right! :D


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    #69
    Ghost Train
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    Hope waiting for this decision isn't the most exciting part of the race weekend

    Strange the delay to make a decision, with the team telling him to stop is not just the equivalent of stopping because of low fuel and a grid penalty, must be something a bit unusual... and engine related if Renault involved


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    #70
    recyclebin
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    Well it's past 10pm now in Abu Dhabi. Hopefully we will hear soon something soon.


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    #71
    Ghost Train
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    Latest tweets

    vettel.png


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    #72
    frostie500
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    I'd say that Vettel will be forced to start at the back. If it's taken this long its pretty clear that they are going to give him a penalty...just a matter of how big a penalty!


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    #73
    Daniel S
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    frostie500 wrote: »
    I'd say that Vettel will be forced to start at the back. If it's taken this long its pretty clear that they are going to give him a penalty...just a matter of how big a penalty!
    Uh oh....
    Jake Humphrey on Twitter wrote:
    Vettel's garage door has just been dramatically closed...without Seb's car in it. #drama #vettel #bbcf1


    :D


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    #74
    cherryghost
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    frostie500 wrote: »
    I'd say that Vettel will be forced to start at the back. If it's taken this long its pretty clear that they are going to give him a penalty...just a matter of how big a penalty!

    I'll buy you a pint if he starts last.


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    #75
    SnowDrifts
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    BBC F1: "Understand Vettel will start from pit lane. Waiting for confirmation"


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    #76
    SnowDrifts
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    Ted Kravitz ‏@tedkravitz
    "Vettel excluded can start from back of grid"


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    #77
    Ghost Train
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    wonder why the delay, odd

    report_5.jpg


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    #78
    decisions
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    Yessss!!!!

    And Alonso is back in it!


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    #79
    SnowDrifts
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    Jon Noble ‏@NobleF1
    "Vettel had insufficient fuel for sampling. Disqualified from qualifying. Thrown to back of grid"


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    #80
    frostie500
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    cherryghost wrote: »
    I'll buy you a pint if he starts last.

    Ill be holding you to that!

    Back of the grid for Seb but he'll start in the pitlane so that they can change him onto the prime tyres i would imagine


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    #81
    jdee99
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    thats the best news I have heard all year!


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    #82
    Max_Charger
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    The race tomorrow is going to be epic :D

    Somewhere in Abu Dhabi, there is a Spaniard who is a very, very happy man :)


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    #83
    frostie500
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    Ghost Train wrote: »
    wonder why the delay, odd

    Yeah it'll be very interesting to see what happens because when Jo referred the matter to the stewards with Seb only having 850ml in his tank disqaulification from quali was the standard penalty and should have been handed down pretty quickly.

    In saying that we had a similar wait until we found out that Lewis was being put to the back of the grid in Barcelona


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    #84
    Bullseye1
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    Thats thown the cat among the pigeons.


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    #85
    Grim.
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    Max_Charger wrote: »
    The race tomorrow is going to be epic :D

    it really wont be lol


    definitly a turn up for the championship though


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    #86
    Myrddin
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    The Abu Dhabi GP has just got a lot more interesting. Alonso will have his work cut out with the lads in front of him, & I'd still tip Vettel to finish strong here, possibly even a podium


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    #87
    edgy
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    Should make the race a bit exciting tomorrow!!


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    #88
    frostie500
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    13 point championship deficit would mean that Alonso would have to finish on the podium to retake the title lead (with Vettel out of the points) so far from a foregone conclusion that he'll be leading the championship but I would be surprised if he isnt there or thereabouts tomorrow. The race pace of the Ferrari is very impressive and with two DRS zones I would say that they have geared themselves knowing that they will need to overtake cars in the race because of their poor quali pace.

    Im very interested to see how Seb moves through the field. As Alonso will testify it can be pretty difficult to overtake in Abu Dhabi!


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    #89
    Daniel S
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    Ghost Train wrote: »
    wonder why the delay, odd

    report_5.jpg

    fernando-alonso_1900352c.jpg

    :D


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    #90
    SnowDrifts
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    Here is a copy of the press release...

    https://twitter.com/JRobertsF1/status/264802321345699840/photo/1/large


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    #91
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    Sweepstakes on where Vettel will finish tomorrow? He'll get to 7th/8th unless other teams have a lot of unreliability I reckon.


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