F1 Controversy of the Year 2011

F1 Controversy of the Year 2011

Poll ended at 06 Jan 12, 20:36

Lewis Hamilton VS Felipe Massa
8
35%
The incident between Lewis Hamilton and Pastor Maldonado during qualifying at Spa
0
No votes
BBC VS Sky Coverage
5
22%
The anger of the Indian farmers
0
No votes
The uncertainty over the race in Texas
0
No votes
Off-throttle exhaust blown diffusers
9
39%
Lotus name row
0
No votes
The cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix
1
4%
 
Total votes : 23

F1 Controversy of the Year 2011

Postby LewEngBridewell » 27 Nov 11, 20:36

A year in F1 is rarely without a raging controversy to keep us all on our toes! Which do you think was the standout controversy of the year?
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Re: F1 Controversy of the Year 2011

Postby andrew » 27 Nov 11, 20:38

Bit of an eclectic mix there Lew. I wouldn't compare the political situation in Bahrain or farmers loosing their homes in India to loop-holes in teh reg's or drivers having an on-track spat.

If I have to choose, I'll go for the BBC screwing over us loyal viewers.
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Re: F1 Controversy of the Year 2011

Postby LewEngBridewell » 27 Nov 11, 20:40

andrew wrote:Bit of an eclectic mix there Lew.


A controversy is a controversy all the same.
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Re: F1 Controversy of the Year 2011

Postby darwin dali » 27 Nov 11, 20:53

The on-off-on-off :rolleyes: throttle diffuser - how much worse could the FIA have handled this one? :banghead: Amateurs! :irked:
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Re: F1 Controversy of the Year 2011

Postby scotty » 27 Nov 11, 21:09

Blown diffusers, that was stupid on every single level.

Surprised you didn't include Hamilton running his mouth at Monaco in there...
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Re: F1 Controversy of the Year 2011

Postby myownalias » 27 Nov 11, 22:41

Off throttle blown diffuser without a shadow of a doubt, the whole debacle over the Silverstone race weekend was wholly ridiculous... only to revert back for the next race, STUPID!
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Re: F1 Controversy of the Year 2011

Postby Frontrunner » 28 Nov 11, 04:26

myownalias wrote:Off throttle blown diffuser without a shadow of a doubt, the whole debacle over the Silverstone race weekend was wholly ridiculous... only to revert back for the next race, STUPID!


:yes: It made F1 look real silly right there.
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Re: F1 Controversy of the Year 2011

Postby McLaren » 28 Nov 11, 11:31

Has to be the diffuser farce.
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Re: F1 Controversy of the Year 2011

Postby LewEngBridewell » 01 Jan 12, 13:14

With less than a week before the results are revealed once and for all, I thought I'd bump the one poll which is still tied in very dramatic fashion!

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Re: F1 Controversy of the Year 2011

Postby What's Burning? » 01 Jan 12, 13:32

I broke the tie for now. Since we're talking about the sport, the off throttle blow diffuser was the controversy of the year, compounded by the fact of how comically poor interpreting the rules was handled. Outside of the sport, the situation in Bahrain would top the poll.
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Re: F1 Controversy of the Year 2011

Postby Hammer278 » 03 Jan 12, 13:13

Off throttle blown diffusers. As far as I'm concerned, Ferrari should NEVER have won a race in 2011.

Actually, they should never win again as long as F1 exists. :blush:
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