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  1. Tokyo Drftr

    Tokyo Drftr Formula 3

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    #1 Tokyo Drftr, Jun 6, 2013
    Who let the cat out of the bag. About the tyre test. I read it was during the drivers briefing at Monaco. Maybe Lewis or Nico let it slip?
     
  2. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #2 Fast_ian, Jun 6, 2013
    From Autosport. (Source linked in the tribunal thread, post 76.)

    You simply cannot keep such a thing 'secret' today IMO.....

    Another question the IT may raise is what motors & 'boxes were used. Presumably, kit outside of the FIA's 'lifetime' rules(?)

    Wouldn't want to waste yer race engines after all.

    But, they didn't learn anything!?...... OK;)

    Cheers,
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  3. vinuneuro

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    #3 vinuneuro, Jun 6, 2013
    They didn't pack up after Barcelona while everyone else did. It's a pretty tight group of people in the sport. Can't imagine it would've been very long before everyone else knew about it, if there was any delay at all.
     
  4. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #4 Fast_ian, Jun 6, 2013
    +1

    That question's been bugging me too.... Everyone is packing their **** up, but the Merc boys are just hanging out? Everyone's busy and the muckety-mucks have left. I'm sure they were taking down the Sponsor hoardings etc.

    Didn't think about it till later, maybe?

    Cheers,
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  5. vinuneuro

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    #5 vinuneuro, Jun 6, 2013
    I'm sure they knew right away. They're just a bunch of drama queens. ;)
     
  6. Wolfgang5150

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    #6 Wolfgang5150, Jun 6, 2013
    Reported that it's going to get real ugly tomorrow; something coming out about it....
     
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    SPEEDCORE Four Time F1 World Champ

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    #7 SPEEDCORE, Jun 6, 2013
    It was Max Mosley. :eek:
     
  8. Tokyo Drftr

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    #8 Tokyo Drftr, Jun 7, 2013
    "It has been reported that Sebastian Vettel was the whistleblower behind the 'secret' Pirelli tyre test after Nico Rosberg let slip during a conversation with his fellow German during the driver briefing in Monaco.
    Rosberg reportedly mentioned the test to Vettel who, after the driver briefing, informed Christian Horner who proceeded to lodge an official protest with the FIA on Sunday morning ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix.
    Ferrari then followed suit after Horner was seen in discussion with rival team principal Stefano Domenicali."
    It would explain why the test, which Mercedes and Pirelli claim wasn't a secret, only came to light two weeks after it happened.
    The Red Bull driver, who Sky Sports News described as a 'world champion-turned detective', is confident Mercedes have gained a significant advantage.
    "I see it as a critical issue," he told the Suddeutsche-Zeitung newspaper. "Each test kilometre is an advantage and Mercedes had the opportunity to test tyres that we will probably race at Silverstone. I think this is an advantage over all the other teams."
     
  9. rmani

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    #9 rmani, Jun 7, 2013
    god vettel irritates me. when things don't go his way he just comes across as a brat
     

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