2013 Indian Grand Prix

[AndyL]

Some fruit loop is petitioning the Indian Supreme Court to get the race cancelled:

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2013/10/i ... cellation/

Apparently he thinks F1 should have been paying more tax because it's too entertaining, or something On that basis, if they ever get a Moto3 or Moto2 race at Buddh it'll fund the Indian space programme for a decade.

Meanwhile in real news, Red Bull are dominating Friday practice so it looks like we can expect a race between Webber, the Renaults and the Mercedes for the lower podium steps.

[henners88]

It'll be Vettel winning again, a Lotus second and hopefully either Mercedes in third. I can't see that we can expect any surprises as most of the teams if not all over them are looking to next year now. I just hope we are treated to some racing in the mid field.

[Tazio]

Interesting that Kimi's excuse for performance drop-off in the latter part of the season is due to restrictions on tire camber and pressure not suiting his style
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110861
Perhaps his form will improve this weekend once the track is fully rubbered in, however I suspect Kimi may have a difficult race, and Rogro to a lesser degree. Look out for Felipe baby this weekend I think he may be the surprise of the field.
Of course I really don't know jack.

[Parabolica]

Red Bull do have some tyre-wear issues on the soft, so it seems from practice. Vettel eat his softs after a few laps.

Ok, it's a slim hope.

But slim is better than none.

I wouldn't put money down, though.

[steveaki13]

Some impressive pace from the Bulls again.

I would like to see Mark win another race before he retires. Likely though he will be racing the rest for second.

[dj_bytedisaster]

Red Bull do have some tyre-wear issues on the soft, so it seems from practice. Vettel eat his softs after a few laps.

Ok, it's a slim hope.

But slim is better than none.

I wouldn't put money down, though.

Everybody seems to have tyre-wear issues on the softs. Perez said they don't even last a single lap. How I see it, we either get a race where we see the first pit stops in lap 5 or we'll have another 'look after the tyres' greenpeace memorial run.

[longisland]

Nice wheels from Gutierrez

[henners88]

Red Bull totally dominant in all sessions, pole is a foregone conclusion and I think we are going to see the likes of Lotus, Ferrari and Mercedes gunning for the second row only. Webber looks in good shape for second and it would be nice to see the guy win another race before his time in F1 comes to an end. Highly unlikely as Vettel is simply the faster driver but it would be nice if Vettel did the decent thing after his championship is sown up.

[dj_bytedisaster]

Lotus: Epic Fail

[longisland]

RoGro will be pretty miffed with the team