Things ... Things we know now that we didn't know before - China GP 2015
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You can 'line up' on your grid spot like this and not get a penalty.
If you look at Vettel's car I think Hamilton may have given him a clue which way he intended to go off the line 
Actually, that really is an interesting picture. If you look at the rubber marks, all the cars on the right hand side of the grid are shaping up to follow each other line astern. If you look at the left side of the grid, Hamilton's going right, Vettel's looking to go left off the line, Behind Vettel, Bottas's rubber marks tend to suggest he was setting up for a run to the left but had changed his mind and is shaping up to go off the line to the right. Behind Bottas, Ricciardo is going to his left (or nowhere at all having seen his start) while the next two cars behind are set up to go right as suggested by the rubber marks on the floor. It would be great to see another picture with them all a car length or two further forward, after the start.
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*All except Ricciardo.
That's another thing we've learnt. After a complete investigation by Red Bull, Ricciardo's car suffered from 'human error' at the start.
The Red Bull start procedure is famously Australian intolerant.
Must be to do with all the controls being upside down from an Australian point of view 
Is it just that the front wheels have to be in the grid box? Given that the box doesn't extend far enough back to fit the rears in I presume it must be. BTW, if you want to see some dodgy starts go back and watch some videos of the late 70's the cars often didn't even stop after the parade lap before blasting off down the circuit.
I know that it is possible for me to get so bored as to stop watching before the end of the race and to test this theory I tried watching the high lights on BBC Iplayer and I fell asleep half way through, so I also now know that F1 can be used as a soporific...
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Why would it attract a penalty?
As for not knowing about it before the China GP, I seem to recall a certain Red Bull driver doing it on numerous occasions.
Lotus are the fourth quickest team in F1.
You've really got it in for Mark Webber tonight haven't you!
rufus_mcdufus
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Hey, what about Sauber?! They're still doing way better than expected and are 4th in the WCC!
There must be an angle where by you are considered to not be in your grid slot. 90 degrees for example.
I expect so. If you look at Ricciardo and Bottas, both of them have wheels over the side lines of the grid box so Charlie must be pretty comfortable with how they line up so long as they are not further forward than the front line.
We now know that the only dubious entertainment left in F1 is the two Merc drama queens giving it handbags at dawn and poking at each other in the press.
Which is probably all choreographed by the team anyway..
Which is probably all choreographed by the team anyway..
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I'm going to have to disagree with you on that one Mephistopheles. Lewis appears to have got right under Nico's skin and the bloke is not handling it well. I'm sure Mercedes would much prefer if there weren't public spats between the two of them but it does, at least, give us something to gossip about.
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