Mercedes said to him: “There is nothing you are doing wrong, just a setting that is incorrect.”

Hamilton: “In HTB?”Mercedes: “I’m afraid I can’t say.”Hamilton: “I might not finish this race as I’m going to try and change everything.”

Mercedes: “We do not advise that Lewis.”

Hamilton: “Can I make suggestions and you say if it’s Ok or not?”

Mercedes: “No, that’s not allowed. Let’s just got our heads down and focus on the job.”

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Why doesn’t F1 go the other way and open up all the data and communications in real-time. This could be the first next generation sport.

Frank Williams once said that drivers were as interchangeable as light bulbs. It’s time to admit that this is true and move on. It’s a team sport where the team is hidden, lets move them to centre stage and open it all up.

F1: “The Open Source Sport”!