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Wolff Calls Ferrari’s Claims "Complete Bulls***"

Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgwM8XbcBEeqJHvwXWB4AaABCQ 0:00 - Wolff Calls Binotto’s Claims Complete Bullshit 1:38 - Fast Feed Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto had recently accepted that their drop in performance came after FIA’s investigation into their engines and that it was a result of engine regulations being unclear. Mercedes’ team principal Toto Wolff has responded to Binotto’s claims with the aim at setting the record straight. Wolff Calls Binotto’s Claims Complete Bullshit Wolff began by explaining that there is nothing ambiguous about the engine regulations “Another complete bullshit story, technical directives. There's a clear regulation on power units. There have been clarifications in Austin, what is allowed to do or not, which were important, but nothing that was in any way surprising because if you comply to the regulations that was anyway clear” He, however, revelled in the irony of the situation as it forced Mercedes to up their game “I think the irony of the story is that we were pushed by some of our competitors to absolutely new levels. It brought us to almost burnout last year, to develop and innovate in a way to be competitive on track” And that he feels is the reason behind their increase in performance “And here we go, I think we made a substantial jump in performance from 2019 to 2020. Because we needed to last year, and that is a little bit ironic for me” He also gave his comments on Ferrari’s comments that unlike some of the other teams, Ferrari are ready to sign the new Concorde Agreement supposedly taking a dig at Mercedes “They make themselves a laughing stock with those comments in the public. Negotiations should be taking place behind closed doors, without running commentary from competitors. And in that respect, we're talking to Liberty, we are keen in staying in F1. There are some clauses which bother us a little bit, but nothing that can't be solved” Fast Feed Renault has lodged a second project against the legality of Racing Point’s 2020 car Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has revealed that “According to the information” they “have, more teams will start protesting against Racing Point” Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that they “had brought some updates, but they did not behave as” they had “hoped” He also doesn’t think that “anything intentional has been done” with regards to reports that the grid box was artificially dried in front of Alex Albon’s car before the start of the Hungarian GP The stewards at the Hungarian GP decided no further action was necessary in regards to the alleged drying of Albon’s grid box His other driver Max Verstappen thought that he “wouldn't race, so second place is like a win” Both Haas drivers were given 10 second time penalties post race for being given instructions during the formation lap Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc feels that “there was something wrong in the race“ and the car during the race didn’t “match with the car” they had in qualifying His teammate Sebastian Vettel, however, feels that “It was back to normal for” them. “The first race in Austria was the exception, the second race never took place and now” they are back He is also not surprised by “Hamilton's performance” in Hungary as “It was clear before the race that he would lap” them Toto Wolff feels that they were “so close to a false start” and thinks that “it was a success that” they “managed to recover and finish 1 and 3” He is also “very happy with” his “current drivers. Valtteri and Lewis get along very well and they behave well, it's an important dynamic within the team” He also revealed that Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams “has made it clear that she sees” George Russell “as an important aspect for the team and” they “have to respect the contract” His driver Valtteri Bottas further explained that he “lost it from the start” as he “reacted to a light on” his “dash that went off” instead of the starting lights Should Bottas have been penalised for his start?

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Hamilton Not Convinced He’s at Fault For Albon Incident

0:00 - Hamilton Not Convinced He’s at Fault For Albon Incident 1:56 - Fast Feed Many in F1 have tipped reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton as the favourite for the 2020 title. The first race, however, did not go Hamilton’s way as he finished off of the podium and picked up two different penalties over the weekend. As it stands, these penalty points may prove quite costly down the line for him. I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Hamilton Not Convinced He’s at Fault For Albon Incident According to the current rules of F1, a driver will automatically get a race ban as soon as they accumulate 12 penalty points. Lewis Hamilton is halfway there after he added four more points to his previous tally of two to bring it to a total of six points in a 12-month period. He got two of these for failing to slow down under yellow flag conditions during Q3 and the remaining two was awarded to him for causing a collision with Red Bull’s Alex Albon This current cycle began on the 17th of November last year which means that if Lewis manages to get another 6 points before November, he would face a race ban His team boss Toto Wolff gave his perspective on the collision with Red Bull’s Alex Albon that resulted in the latest of these penalty points “The stewards are always in a difficult position to make the right decisions. I'd certainly say from our perspective, the five seconds were too harsh” Hamilton, meanwhile, feels that it was nothing more than a racing incident “I can't believe we were making contact with each other again, but it really felt like a racing incident. I have to accept any punishment I get and will focus on next week” Red Bull’s team boss Christian Horner, however, feels that Hamilton got off easy “We had more grip there and Hamilton misjudged the situation. A penalty of five seconds isn't enough. Lewis must apologize” Alex Albon summed up the crash in his own words “I wanted to do the overtakes in the first five laps after the Safety Car. I was confident and the car felt good at that stage of the race. I feel like Brazil was a bit more 50/50, this one felt like I had completed the move already. I was already focusing on Bottas in front me” “There’s always a risk with overtaking on the outside, but I gave as much space as I really could. I was right on the edge. I knew as long as I gave him all the space I can give him, it’s up to him if he wants to crash or not.” Fast Feed McLaren’s Lando Norris is “proud of the team, considering where” they “were a couple of years ago” after finishing on the podium in Austria His teammate Carlos Sainz feels that “if the races continue like this, it won't be the last chance for a podium” and is “very happy for the team and Lando” Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko thinks that “whether Lewis is second or fourth, what's the difference? He has completely ruined” Red Bull’s race He also feels that the “whole system should be reconsidered” as a loss of just a “few positions” for the “guilty” driver is “not entirely fair” Christian Horner has revealed that “Max's car was suffering from electrical problems” and that “it’s very frustrating” He also feels that scoring zero points in the first race is “very unfortunate, especially with such a short season” Max Verstappen has revealed that he wants “so many things on the car, but you also have to be realistic” while discussing the possibility of Red Bull developing its own DAS system Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas, the race-winner at Austria, has revealed that "Lewis wanted to be in the lead” but he “managed to keep him behind” The FIA has clarified that “the on-board footage” “that had not been available to the Stewards in the hearing on Saturday” necessitated a review of the earlier decision not to penalize Lewis Hamilton after he supposedly failed to slow down under yellow flag conditions They also revealed that “The new video footage clearly shows that a yellow light panel was flashing on the left side of the track” and as Lewis did not slow down, he was awarded a three-place grid penalty All of this was set in motion after Red Bull had protested the initial decision made by the stewards Who was at fault for the incident between Albon and Hamilton?

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Why F1 stewards rejected Red Bull's Mercedes protest

Red Bull kicked off the first controversy of the delayed F1 season when it protested Mercedes' DAS system at the Austrian Grand Prix. The FIA stewards deliberated long into the night before rejecting the process - so why did it reach that outcome? In this video we explain both teams' arguments, and the reasons behind ruling in Mercedes' favour. READ MORE HERE Our verdicts on the decision: https://the-race.com/formula-1/our-writers-verdicts-on-the-das-legality-ruling/ Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/WeAreTheRace Instagram: http://instagram.com/WeAreTheRace Facebook: http://facebook.com/WeAreTheRace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. #Formula1 #Mercedes #AustrianGP #RedBull https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace

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Blues Views: Peterborough (Away) 070320

Outdone by a more clinical side and can't say we deserved much more on what was another poor away performance. Jack's selection proved a mistake (needs game time to find match fitness but now seeking it in the heat of the run-in). Rectified at half time and we could have salvaged something but with only 2 or 3 half chances we never asserted the pressure required to turn the game around. The stewards in the away end didn't cover themselves in any glory either and aggravated unnecessarily, eventually leading to a melee that was totally avoidable. All in all a bad day at the office, so on to Tuesday and Fleetwood at home ..... we owe them one as well. PuP!