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I have not been able to read all the comments in this forum but it seems that the possbility of a 1-to-1 match between New Zealand and Ineos is seriously been considered. For example, De Nora has confirmed to Farevela that it is an option. He says this is in line with the original tradition of...

... and challenging the Kiwis on... kiwis: https://www.statista.com/statistics/812434/production-volume-of-leading-kiwi-producing-countries/

“I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like <...>" (Picture from Justin Mitchell's video)

Sure the LR team will not waste the additional time given by race postponement. One of them at least: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/spy-americas-cup-romance-tvnz-star-emily-van-velthooven-and-luna-rossa-sailor-nicholas-brezzi/VZX342DYH6HJYBIRPJ5JLZXNIQ/

Sounds like an ideal scenario if you are NY lawyer.  Edit: meant to be ironic...

 Are they allowed to switch to B1 once the match series is started?

Yes.  Congratulations to team INEOS. They proved they can win when they sa il at their level. I wonder if their boat may even have the edge with more breeze. 

Maybe I am mistaken or I missed a memo but... do they not cross anymore?

One can always count on these forums to be insulted. I admit I was not there and the information I have is only from the media, but it is different from what you state. What i read at the time says that the following 3 rules were broken: - Medal race boats are supposed to be in a closed...

I posted elsewhere how Pietro Sibello was likely deprieved from winning an Olympic medal in 2008 becasue - for the sake of "sportsmanship" - someone allowed another team to race a medal race in complete violation of at least 3 rules. It would be really bad for him to find out that, once again, a...

Yes, very clearly stated. Hopefully now that it is L2 they will reconvene and agree to race from Friday. Sorry for spectators but it is what other sports do. Better run the PC and the AC as soon as possible, just in case there are more covid problems in paradise next month.

TE has pointed out that as COR prada can block any changes to the schedule like increasing to three or more races per day or extending beyond the 23rd February final day.  That means at the very best, winning all remaining races, the frackers need two dsys of racing to get equal (4:4), and then...

Actually,  Thursday is a reserve day.

Yes, and if you watch the onboard video from Ineos, especially in leg 5 of race 3, you can see all those continuous crossing by the 3 afterguard,  sometime panting and stumbling.  It does not help methink.

After having witnessed Sir Ben almost swiped overboard can we finally say that two helmsmem is better? It is better than zero helsmen for sure.

Can someone point me to any description of what the crew exact duties are, apart from the 3 in the afterguard? Grinding of course. What else? I hear them talking in background (in Italian) when i watch the onboard videos but I can't grasp much of what they say. Also who trims the jib? Thanks 

This statistics about Olympic medals may bring back some bad memories to Pietro Sibello. If I remember well, in 2008 Pietro and his brother were ready to celebrate a bronze at Olympics after the medal race. Then they found out that the Danish team (which had dismasted in the previous race) had...

For what it counts, they had no (visible) runners during today's practice, it seems. Edit: maybe they are along the shrouds, actually.  

Is Pietro Sibello more "dynamic" in this practice session? Sometimes crossing before a tack, sometimes remaining to leeward, sometimes going to stern while on a straight to look around. Maybe giving him more tactical responsibility is the idea? Or maybe it's just my impression/hope.

According to Vittorio/Pietro in their video posted above (in Italian) LR has declared the new (smaller) foils for the next two races with INEOS. I guess they have their sources. And they commend this as the "brave" and "technically aggressive" decision needed at this time.