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By Frosty
#147875
the only advantage is not getting caught up in the crowd.


Which is one hell of a big advantage considering theres 19 other cars trying to navigate the same corner at the same time

Whats the point of having the run offs then?
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By RA Dunk
#147878
the only advantage is not getting caught up in the crowd.


Which is one hell of a big advantage considering theres 19 other cars trying to navigate the same corner at the same time

Whats the point of having the run offs then?


To use and not abuse
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By Frosty
#147886
the only advantage is not getting caught up in the crowd.


Which is one hell of a big advantage considering theres 19 other cars trying to navigate the same corner at the same time

Whats the point of having the run offs then?


To use and not abuse

How did he abuse it he would of crashed if he didn't go off.
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By RA Dunk
#147888
He had plenty of time and space to join the track again before he did, but he chose to use the full length of the run off area to his advantage
By Gaz
#147891
i've watched the reply a few times and it certainly looks as if he got some advantage by doing it.

If you look at the picture below, pic 3 - if he turned within the lines of the circuit he would of been 5th, behind trulli who just undertaken by Kubica.

But he goes around the outside and comes out level with kubica 5/6

a few seconds later he slots infront of Kubica.

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The fact is you have to stay in the white lines, and if that was a gravel trap he wouldn't of been able to do it.
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By Denthúl
#147892
the only advantage is not getting caught up in the crowd.


Which is one hell of a big advantage considering theres 19 other cars trying to navigate the same corner at the same time

Whats the point of having the run offs then?


To use and not abuse


Everyone who uses the run-off area gains some kind of advantage, so surely there's never 'use' and always 'abuse'?
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By RA Dunk
#147894
i've watched the reply a few times and it certainly looks as if he got some advantage by doing it.

If you look at the picture below, pic 3 - if he turned within the lines of the circuit he would of been 5th, behind trulli who just undertaken by Kubica.

But he goes around the outside and comes out level with kubica 5/6

a few seconds later he slots infront of Kubica.

Image

The fact is you have to stay in the white lines, and if that was a gravel trap he wouldn't of been able to do it.


yup which is what i was saying, he didnt need to use the full length of the run off area to get safely back on track but did so anyway to his own advantage
#147896
the only advantage is not getting caught up in the crowd.


Which is one hell of a big advantage considering theres 19 other cars trying to navigate the same corner at the same time

Whats the point of having the run offs then?


To use and not abuse


Everyone who uses the run-off area gains some kind of advantage, so surely there's never 'use' and always 'abuse'?

I :cloud9: that dirty word :whip::twisted:
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By RA Dunk
#147898
I :cloud9: that dirty word :whip::twisted:


lol why does everything remind you of umpalumpa or whips, i bet your into some weird stuff lol :rofl::rofl:
#147901
I :cloud9: that dirty word :whip::twisted:


lol why does everything remind you of umpalumpa or whips, i bet your into some weird stuff lol :rofl::rofl:

Define weird.
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By RA Dunk
#147902
I :cloud9: that dirty word :whip::twisted:


lol why does everything remind you of umpalumpa or whips, i bet your into some weird stuff lol :rofl::rofl:

Define weird.


hmm dunno? out of the ordinary perhaps? :confused:
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By Hexagram
#147909
Its touch & go really. The first corner is always crazy. Unless you purposely ram someone off the track anything goes typically.
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By McLaren
#148003
Simple. He gained no competitive advantage.


If you look at the pictues,he doesn't take such a sharp corner so keeps more speed going through.

The pictures :
picture 3 ...Hes 5th
picture 4 ...hes 4th
picture 5 ...hes 3rd
picture 6 ...hes 2nd

How is that not an advantage?.

Don't get me wrong i wouldn't do him for it, but think that line maybe used by a few more drivers next time.
By Brandz
#148006
he could have kept on the track, hes no mug and knew he wouldnt be able to stay on the track with that much speed, its blatently obvious that he had the intention of going wide before the race started.

The pictures above just prove that its not fair. must be an extra in the ferrari international assistance package they brought, 'allowance into hidden parts of a race track'.
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