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The leaders got through because they were in front where a) they could see better than those behind due to less spray and b) because it wasn't raining that hard as they went through. I think you don't understand what happens when a deluge breaks loose... it goes from driveable track to undriveable track in 2 seconds as the runoff floods across the road.
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I know what a deluge is, and this is total BS. The majority of the field was less than 5- 10 seconds apart, and the visibility for P3 vs P4 had to be negligible, and by P5, the yellows were flying, yet 3 cars post P17 also went off. You have failed to explain anything, just made excuses.
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NASCAR vs F1 has been done to death, but think about this: if you bump two cup cars together, you might just bend some sheet metal. If you bump two F1 cars together, they explode in a cloud of carbon fiber dust.
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Duh... All the more reason for the "best drivers in the world" not to bump them together!!! 50-70 year old drivers manage it in vintage cars, why can't these 19-30 something drivers?
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Like I said earlier, there's no way some dude in the stands with a cell phone is going to be able to call the pits, talk to someone about the track conditions, and get that info relayed to the driver in the 2 seconds between a wet track and an undriveable track.
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You missed my point. The "top" racing series should have the best track information and communication and they don't.
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Uh, I mentioned their "green" initiative, but it is a response, not leadership.
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WTF is this about? Let me see... five lug nuts take... OMG!! five times longer than one!?! I never would have guessed that's why F1 went from multiple lugs on the old cars to center-lugs. Oh, not to mention the rules that require them to use a single lug and a provided air gun.
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Uh, the accident in qualifying... I mentioned this in my first post. Single lugs fail, and they are 500BC tech. They should have something better, or at least be able to monitor them... 5 lugs don't take 5 times longer with the right tool and I'm not saying that is the answer.
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And ALMS is going out of business. Looks like FIA is doing something right that ALMS isn't.
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I mentioned nothing about profitability but leadership, technology and it's application to future street cars.
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Um... it's 11 teams (McLaren, Renault, Ferrari, Honda, BMW, Toyota, Red Bull, Williams, Toro Rosso, Spyker, and Super Aguri) and 10 companies (McLaren, Mercedes, Renault, Ferrari, Honda, BMW, Toyota, Red Bull, Williams, and Spyker) if you consider the parts sharing between chassis and engine manufacturers.
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Sorry, I forgot they are two car teams with only one pit so in conditions like this, they can't both pit at the same time...
