2020 Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne, March 12-15

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"And Hamilton crosses the line to grab pole, with nobody in second or third."

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JordanMugen
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Wass85 wrote:
13 Mar 2020, 00:17
"And Hamilton crosses the line to grab pole, with nobody in second or third."
Hamilton has flown out AFAIK...

The Prime Minister of Australia however, Scott Morrison, has a silly grin and suggests rugby matches should go on as usual. #-o
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AJI
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Anyone else remember when F1 was only about racing? I do!

cooken
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Tbh the votes and drivers leaving makes no sense. Why did they come in the first place then? It's beyond farcical.

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AJI wrote:
13 Mar 2020, 00:19
Anyone else remember when F1 was only about racing? I do!
F1 was always a soap opera I guess.
Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.

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Was it so difficult to take that decision in the first place and go on with race normally?? Probably it seems...
"The only rule is there are no rules" - Aristotle Onassis

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AMG.Tzan wrote:
13 Mar 2020, 00:24
https://twitter.com/HillF1/status/1238226643887566850

Was it so difficult to take that decision in the first place and go on with race normally?? Probably it seems...
I see!

But only six teams are in attendance. A 12 car field is not too bad I guess.

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Only 2 teams if you listen to the latest rumours.

bill shoe
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Primary issue is getting people home as safely as possible and dealing with the health issues.

A distant but interesting second place is observing the dysfunctional governance structure of Formula 1 and its lack of leadership. As of 3 hours before first practice, there are statements in the media that the race "will be" cancelled, but the Formula1.com site says nothing to that effect. FOM says the race won't continue due to 50% of the teams voting not to continue. Apparently the FOM has no willingness to say they are taking charge and cancelling it because then they wouldn't keep their sanction fee. Why is Formula 1 the only sport in the world that can't write functional contracts, negotiate through challenges, and be responsible for itself? I think the world is changing today due to the virus, but I also think F1 is changing today due to its refusal to have anyone be responsible for anything.

I don't know what comes next. I appreciate forums like this.

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JordanMugen wrote:
13 Mar 2020, 00:25
AMG.Tzan wrote:
13 Mar 2020, 00:24
https://twitter.com/HillF1/status/1238226643887566850

Was it so difficult to take that decision in the first place and go on with race normally?? Probably it seems...
I see!

But only six teams are in attendance. A 12 car field is not too bad I guess.
But again why would the drivers (seb kimi lewis) leave so early?? Not even an official announcement was out! If they weren't keen to race why did they go there in the first place then??
"The only rule is there are no rules" - Aristotle Onassis

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djos
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Here's a live update feed from aussie site SpeedCafe:

https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/03/13/ro ... elopments/
"In downforce we trust"

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Wass85 wrote:
13 Mar 2020, 00:17
"And Hamilton crosses the line to grab pole, with nobody in second or third."
Why are you mentioning Lewis, he doesn't even want to be there and has left along with Seb and Kimi #-o

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AMG.Tzan wrote:
13 Mar 2020, 00:24
https://twitter.com/HillF1/status/1238226643887566850

Was it so difficult to take that decision in the first place and go on with race normally?? Probably it seems...
i'm still waiting to hear from FIA. No crowd does make sense at least