German Grand Prix Thread

[ShiftingGears]

To get the ball rolling, Romain Grosjean has copped a five-place grid penalty for Hockenheim, due to a gearbox having to be replaced. This guy seemingly can't catch a break.

Grosjean to take five-place grid penalty at Hockenheim after team discovers gearbox issue - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

[Tazio]

Ouch!! That is going to affect my FGP
As for the race I am intrigued by the battle that is shaping up between Vettel, and Webber, as well as; if Ferrari can continue to improve, and if McLaren will rediscover their form.
Long range forecast...... FWIW..... rain
Weather Headlines - weather.com

[Tazio]

This DRS Zone should facilitate über passing

[Tazio]

To get the ball rolling, Romain Grosjean has copped a five-place grid penalty for Hockenheim, due to a gearbox having to be replaced. This guy seemingly can't catch a break.

Grosjean to take five-place grid penalty at Hockenheim after team discovers gearbox issue - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

Add Rosberg to the list.
Rosberg to get five-place grid penalty after gearbox change ahead of German GP - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

[jens]

Well, what can we say. Lotus is testing a new double DRS wing, so I wonder, how efficient will that prove to be. Can Lotus make one step forward and finally take a race win on genuine pace?

If it rains, well, Ferrari should be good. Red Bull should be competitive especially in dry. Wonder, how will McLaren go. This is a vital race for Hamilton to stay in the title fight. And McLaren must regain form to prevent other teams gaining momentum in the fight for P2 in WCC.

[Tazio]

Well stated on all points Jens. It appears that we may well have a quali, and race situation similar to Silverstone, wet for the former, and dry for the later. I also expect the results to be similar with the exception of McLaren being more competitive. I think it bodes well that Button seems to be comfortable in the MP4-27 in practice. As for Lotus I think their quali form will be ok but have reservations about their race pace. They were able to generate heat in their tires at Silverstone because of the high speed/load corners. Hockenheim is quite a different type of circuit, and the cold temps may affect them negatively. I think Red Bull should be very strong this weekend, although I expect Ferrari, McLaren and to a lesser degree Lotus to be in the fight. FI should also go well here IMO.

[Tazio]

Add Rosberg to the list.
Rosberg to get five-place grid penalty after gearbox change ahead of German GP - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

Add Webber to the list.

Red Bull's Mark Webber gets gearbox change penalty for German Grand Prix - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

[pino]

Wet pole ? who will beat Lewis this time ? :

[rjbetty]

Hmmm, Radio 5 Live seems to have Golf or something on...

Also, does anyone know why James Allen has been replaced by Jonathan Legard? Did Allen fall out with BBC?

[rjbetty]

Oh good I've got 5 Live working, but I'm really wondering why it's Legard... But I'm just glad to have someone on! Beats the open.