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   Phil Carmody to John Milner   
   Re: COTA 2023   
   23 Oct 23 23:27:54   
   
   From: pc+usenet@asdf.org   
      
   John Milner  writes:   
   > On 23/10/2023 11:06, Mark wrote:   
   >> John Milner  wrote:   
   >>> On 23/10/2023 10:27, Mark wrote:   
   >>>> John Milner  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>> On 23/10/2023 09:22, geoff wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> Another Merc strategy fail ....   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Are you talking about Merc's tyre strategy or the car's 'technical   
   >>>>> error' that led to his disqualification?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> WHy not both?   
   >>>   
   >>> That would imply 'strategies' rather than 'strategy'?   
   >>   
   >> Not necessarily - a single failure of strategy can have multiple   
   >> impacts.   
   >>   
   >> Let's not get into nit-picking, though - I'm sure we've both had plenty   
   >> of practice. ;-)   
   > LOL   
   >   
   > Anyone know what the 'technical error' was?   
      
   Wear on the boards, they were too low.   
      
   "But we didn't have enough time to fine-tune ride heights, wah, wah, wah"   
      
   Phil   
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