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Will Buxton

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Sep 15, 2022

@davemusing

@davemusing @karunchandhok Thanks for this Dave. I understand the disappointment created by the result, believe me. But my hope people can make peace with it comes from the fact I don’t think that the result can or will be overturned. As you've been so detailed in your explanation, I'll try to be in mine.

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@davemusing @karunchandhok Sport has, at its root, human judgement. Now this can, and often does, go wrong as humans are fallible. The list of questionable decision making in major sporting events is long and extends far beyond Formula 1 and just Abu Dhabi. Just ask Roy Jones Jr. Any England football fan.

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@davemusing @karunchandhok Questionable refereeing decisions are part of the lore of the game. Maradona’s Hand of God. The USSR winning the 72 basketball gold. Derek Jeter’s home run against the Orioles. Mark Cueto’s disallowed try in the 2019 RWC. Henry’s hand ball against Ireland. The list goes on and on

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Will Buxton

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Mar 12, 2022

Ok so what’s the competitive order?

It’s incredibly hard to tell. This is a clean sheet of paper and the biggest rules upheaval in a generation. Maybe ever.

But here’s a rough idea of where I think pace lies and teams might be… (caveat: it’s testing and I’m probably wrong)

Top Tier

1 Red Bull - balanced, rapid, no concerns

2 Ferrari - best pre season I’ve seen from them in years. Without RBR final 30 minutes they’d likely be P1

3 Mercedes - work to do but can’t quite bring myself to believe they’re midfield.

Midfield

4 McLaren - very fast. So fast they’re having trouble stopping the thing

5 Alfa Romeo - fast but fragile.

6 Haas - headline times may be glory runs but rivals are worried by their pace and potential

7 Alpha Tauri - quiet but impressive. Maybe placed them a bit low

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Will Buxton

@wbuxtonofficial

Sep 13, 2021

While Hamilton’s assertion that yesterday’s contact and penalty for Verstappen sets an important precedent, is it the right one?

A thread…

When a driver leaves the pits and other cars are on the straight, the driver exiting is shown a blue light at pit exit and a blue flag is waved as shown here. This is because the onus is on them not to cede position but to re-enter the track mindfully.

After the blend line finishes, Hamilton moves onto the racing line in the braking zone. At this point and given he’s been shown the blue, the onus is still on him. Yet Verstappen isn’t wholly behind and so he should give a cars width, which he does not.

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Will Buxton

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Mar 12, 2021

With the embargo lifted today on reviews for season 3 of Drive to Survive, I can honestly so it's the best so far. The consistency across the series as a whole and the quality of the story telling is outstanding. The Mercedes and Ferrari episodes in particular are excellent.

The Mercedes episode is incredibly heartfelt and human, with a real gut punch ending. The Ferrari episode is also brilliantly and unexpectedly candid as the team's relationship with Sebastian deteriorates. A conversation between Seb and Christian Horner is a real wow moment, too.

The Racing Point saga is dealt with well, spread over a few episodes, and makes what was a complex situation manageable for a new audience without skirting too lightly for die hards. The second Red Bull seat and the Pierre / Alex storyline is also nicely handled.

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Will Buxton

@wbuxtonofficial

May 11, 2020

Been thinking about this for a while but I reckon hula hoops with shoulder straps might be our best means of ensuring social distancing. I’ve made a diagram incase anyone wants to build a prototype.

Don’t worry. I wasn’t being sexist with the diagram for the apparatus. As you can see from this diagram, it’s a unisex design that both men and women can use!