In the dry, no. He'll have to work on securing P3 then.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
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In the dry, no. He'll have to work on securing P3 then.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
By the way, could the young Max V. be a new rainmaster? Very well up there. He carries on, the good work of his predecessor Vergne.
He is not as far away as most cars last year though.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
0.4-0.7 behind as opposed to a second last year. I agree though in the dry it should still be a 1-2 for Mercedes.
Yeah it looks like Ferrari could be closer here, but not enough to beat Mercedes in a straight fight. I also suspect Mercedes may not have shown their full cards yet in the dry. They never do, but whenever race comes, they easily sail off into the distance.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
I don't know what was going on. I clearly didn't edit my post. "American" and "America"Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
Did actually lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
1st row for Ferrari after almost 2 years, that's great !!!
It is pino!! But I´m gutted for Kimi.
So am I Mia, always so unlucky !!!
http://en.f1i.com/news/8116-rosberg-...-malaysia.html
Well it all seems to kicking off again so soon. :\
"I recon that Lewis could have bettered his time but for his team mates antics ! What the he'll was Rosberg doing in slowing down on the racing line to hold up his team mate? How silly to hold up your team mate so he can't improve on his time,and then lose out yourself by letting Vettel push you down to 3rd
Eddie Jordon has it correct .Rosberg is rattled,just be strong Lewis over your head and let your racing do the talking !
He is rattled and tried to cheat again today. He screwed himself today though. I don't care what Lewis and Nico claim after the press conference - I was on the Sky active with Lewis at the time and he was flat out until Nico blocked him. I guess team orders are to sort these things in the debrief now. Just shows with Nico though, once a cheat, always a cheat. All respect he gained in Abu Dhabi is gone out the window now - cunt!Quote:
Originally Posted by driveace
I hope they let the Manors run.
Sorry mate, my bad. I apologize I wasn't wearing my reading glasses.....Never mind :o :grenade:Quote:
Originally Posted by journeyman racer
Interesting that Felipe was .7 faster than VB by in q3. He is not exactly known as a wet track specialist.
Good on Seb, and tough luck for Kimi.
In dry conditions I don't think Ferrari will challenge either Mercedes, they have speed to spare.
Strange qualification session, but not unusual for Malaysia I guess. You just never know what's going to happen with the weather there. But the field is all over the place, which should make for some good racing going on regardless of the weather tomorrow. In a way I appreciate Malaysia for the change, but often it comes down to who go the setup right for the race conditions.
Part of Q2 looked like race action with all those cars trying to get position. I think we we see a lot of positions trading in the race all the way up to maybe positions 4-5.
This does bring up a good question though. Who is the current wet weather master? Lately the wet races have been more changing conditions, but in the pure wet we have a lot of drivers currently in the field that are really good. An all out wet race might be a good change of pace.
It's really difficult to say who's boss on a wet circuit right now. I remember Vettel putting in a few massive performances in the beginning of his career, most notably that Italian GP as well as overtaking a certain Lewis Hamilton in the 2008 Brazilian GP. However, lately he hasn't done anything I'd consider that special.
Then there's also Alonso, who seems to do or die when the track is wet (I remember his back-to-back poles in 2013 and a few great performances, but also a couple of spins and accidents).
And then Lewis is usually considered one of the regenmeisters, although I honestly consider that he doesn't have a *great* wet race like Vettel (Italy '08) and Alonso (Hungary '06) do. (Yeah, I do remember UK '08 but I don't think it belongs with the first two ones). Anyway, there's no doubt that the guy is as mightily fast on a wet surface as he is in the dry.
I remember Alonso (in a Renault) absolutely spanking Schumacher in the wet at Hungaroring a few years back, and no one adapts to changing conditions as quickly as Button. I think this time their cars are going to be the limiting factor though.Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
In a straight fight in the rain I think it will come down to Hamilton and Vettel.
Wet races are always good fun.Quote:
An all out wet race might be a good change of pace.
Both Manor's have been cleared to race. Good news :)
Maybe we could see it coming that Manor would miss at least a race, but how about this: Would anyone have believed we could get to Maylasia before Alonso, Botas and Kvat (not to even mention Magnussen) would start a race, or that either of the Lotus turned a complete race lap?
I mean, we are certainly off to a bizarre start.
The Mercedes cars will literally drive away with the race providing they make it through the 1st corner in 1 piece. if they do i hope its like Bahrain last year either way Lewis should win the race hes much better under pressure than Nico although Seb could upset the order. The weather will play a big part in the race though just like it did 2day
Hello Danny and a good first post too .
If reliability and rain don't interfere I can see it being Merc,Merc,Ferrari ,but could be more interesting as Merc,Ferrari,Merc
Thanks driveace could be even more interesting if either of the Red Bulls allbeit unlikely could have a say in the matter.
Hi Danny and Welcome :wave:Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyQ
I think you mean the race, where Bridgestone rain tyres were absolutely rubbish and Schumacher, like all B-runners, were dropping like stones backwards?Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc Austin
My last post for today, as I will be attending the Cricket World Cup Final. So to the rest of you, you enjoy the minor event of an MB exhibition in Malaysia today. If you do flick over to the cricket. I'll be sitting in the first row of the Southern stand, about where 3rd Man, Long On is for a right hand bat. You foreigners will figure out what that means.
Have a good one!
Don't worry about it. We knew you weren't serious about respecting him in the first place anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Black Knight
I don't remember much about the tires. I just remember Alonso was blitzing everyone until something broke on the car. When he came to pass the Ferrari, Schumacher was doing his usual multiple repeated chopping, blocking and swerving trying to hold Alonso off and the Spaniard simply drove around him.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
Yeah babe!! :champion:Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc Austin
we need rain today!
Maybe Storm, but if it rains here then we have no race. :p
Morning Dawgs.:dog:
Malaysian Grand Prix is among my top 6 or top 8 on the calendar, also when I recall memories of past seasons, the moments of this race also come up among with others. It is still pretty fresh into the season, so I always enjoy the new pecking order at Sepang - on a normal circuit as opposed to Melbourne. If there were any doubts after Australia, then Malaysia tells you - yep, that's how it is this year. And I like the flow of the circuit in general as well.:) Not to mention it can often throw a surprise in terms of weather.
Later into the season it is easy to get bored, when everything is already clear, but not yet.:p:
Morning Gurlz and Jens ;)
I like Malaysia for the threat of rain, but it often leads to an abandoned race these days
4 Red Bull (past/present) protegés in the top 6 on the grid. They must be doing a hell of a job in grooming drivers.:)
Roberto Merhi is going to be a hell of a snail. Reminiscent of Fortis and Pacifics all these years ago. And not far off Mastercard Lola!
Customary great start by Massa. And Hülkenberg well up there!
Kimi
Kimi, I can't believe it !!! :mad:
oh, Räikkönen has had a horrible start into the season. De ja vu 2014.