About time a thread was opened. :p
So chat away guys, girls and dawgs
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About time a thread was opened. :p
So chat away guys, girls and dawgs
Session times:
Friday 10 April
Free practice 1 starts: BST 3:00 AM, CEST 4:00 AM, local 10:00 AM
Free practice 2 starts: BST 7:00 AM, CEST 8:00 AM, local 2:00 PM
Saturday 11 April
Free practice 3 starts: BST 5:00 AM, CEST 6:00 AM, local 12:00 PM
Qualifying starts: BST 8:00 AM, CET 9:00 AM, local 3:00 PM
Sunday 12 April
Race starts: BST 7:00 AM, CEST 8:00 AM, local 2:00 PM
2000 posts! Well that didn't take long.
I'm in California,USA, and have been following F1 live commentary (by Nate Saunders) on ESPN. Suddenly (since Malaysia) the ESPN USA page has changed to the UK version - and Nate's live commentary has disappeared -- or at least I can't find it.
Anybody have a link to find online live commentary in the US?
Hamilton fastest in FP1
1+ sec faster than Vettel, so it looks like we are back to the usual pecking order...anyways sudden change at the top was always going to be a one-off.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/...sults/practice
What are you guys on about? There's no F1 happening. The next race is in Bahrain.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(and to prove my point, I am going to run blindfolded into this non-existent brick wall)
Looks like Mercedes have some margin over Ferrari so it'll will be difficult for the Scuderia to take it to them in a straight fight. Hopefully the Reds get through qualifying without a mishap and we see who's quicker, Vettel or Raikkonen. Vettel has had the edge so far but Raikkonen has had all the bad luck. For the first time since 2008 it seems Ferrari will have two cars at the front.
I quite fancy a Chinese right now. Haven't had one for 20 years now (can't believe it's really been that long!)
Wow. Mercedes looking pretty mighty here after the blip in Malaysia. A second clear again.
Vettel as ever seems like a clear best of the rest. Williams looking closer here.
Also nice to see Sauber doing so well.
Mclaren still struggling.
There is nearly a second difference between the slowest Mercedes and the third car on the grid. I just hope the difference will be less in the race trim.
The Merc Engines were turned down in Malaysia.
Thejudge13: Mercedes turn up engines in Shanghai
I wont be watching the race until late tonight. I am off to the First round of the WEC at Silverstone today, so will be driving during the race, and listening on the radio.
Enjoy it guys
So, that's it.
Ferrari gave a good run for Merc' money on soft tyres, but were no match on the mediums.
In the end clear class differences throughout the field. First Mercedes together, then Ferrari, then Williams, then Lotus. Maldonado threw it away again, as standard already.
Good to see Sauber delivering the points this time. Red Bull is a firm midfield team right now at least. McLaren still at the back, bar Manor. The reliability of Renault power unit - not much to say.
Oh, and I agree with Martin Brundle. That Max Verstappen is going to be a star. Seriously, it has been some time I have seen a rookie, who leaves such an impression. Of course often rookies can have some good races here and there (like also Nasr in Australia), but there seems to be something more about Max.
Wait, what? There was a ChineseGP?
In free-to-air-tv land, Freddy Flintoff won... or maybe Amber on Neighbours.
Highlights will happen on One at 09:30pm on Monday - a full 28 hours after the race ended. Thanks, Fox Sports.
Overseas people don't know what's on our fta tv. I saw the race at a relative's house. Despite there being no ads, I still flicked back and forth between the race and Hawthorn choking to Essendon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
Having watched it at a pub, I wouldn't bother. It was pretty dull.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
That's quite an insult to the word dull. It was less fun than drowning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranger
so...rosberg gets my donkey of the race.
his comments alone in the post race press conference were flawlessly absurd.
smh
So saying that Lewis is a dickhead is wrong? I don't think so. because he was. 'Tyre saving' and as soon as Rosberg pits he goes faster by over a second instantly. He didn't want to beat Rosberg, he wanted to humiliate him. And that makes him the biggest douchebag since Nelson Piquet had a go at Mansell's wife.Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
The sad bit is, he doesn't need to act like that. He's the faster driver, so he doesn't need to revert to douchebaggery like that. He could beat ROS fair and square any time.
Haha yeah, he did a 43.7 when he was asked. Seems to me as if Lewis has broken Nico. Nico hasn't been a happy chap this weekend. He knows he can't beat Lewis. Moanings of a broken man hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
Kimis start made the race for me, from sixth to fourth in only a couple of corners.
Wow so Lewis is a dickhead now?
And if it was the other way round, we know the feeling would be the same. Nice and consistent. :)
I feel it was the wise and prudent thing for Lewis to race as he did, as he could not have known if the tyres would have gone right off the cliff, especially after Malaysia.
I'm very open to try and understand if anyone disagrees.
Too late to edit previous post now, so.
1.Hamilton - Pretty much 10/10 this wknd yet still he's an evildoer to some! I thought he did get the best result for the team rather than end up like Kimi/Lotus/2012.
2.Rosberg - Apparently he tried a nasty dig at Lewis by saying we will discuss it in debrief - I wouldn't want to look like an idiot. Nico, you have looked like a complete idiot off track all season, with more and more people getting concerned by your weirdness. I thought you said you wanted Ferrari to be closer to you #confused . Just a spiteful and horrible person, I'm really sorry to say. :( (no hate here, just disappointment)
(also Nico did finish 2nd so what's the big deal?)
3.Vettel - Got the result ahead of Kimi in a clean race.
4.Raikkonen - Not his best weekend but good enough job.
5.Massa - Mildly surprising me by outqualifying Bottas 3/3, and being better today.
6.Bottas - Okay but not great. Is his back still bugging him?
7.Grosjean - Hard to tell. That chassis is disappointing imo, now masked by the engine.
8.Nasr - Okay, but I feel 8th owes more to car than driver.
9.Ricciardo - Some people might be dripping with hatred having spent all last season writhing on the floor hoping for bad things to happen to him. Lets stick him in a 3rd Ferrari to see how "average" he really is.
10.Ericsson - Nice to see him in the points again, but he ain't no great sadly.
11.Perez - Beat Hulkenberg, so thumbs up.
12.Alonso - Same as always. Good stuff.
13.Button - Seems to go well at China. Shame he spoiled it with a Magnussen style error!
14.Sainz - What happened here? :/
15 and 16. A 2 car finish for Manor is a big deal for me as a lot of people have said a lot of unkind things about this humble team, which I believe is unfair and unwarranted. Not bad for a dead team. Sorry Bob and Bernie!!
17.Verstappen - Like I said, I always believed in him. Well done me boy.
18.Maldonado - There is a good driver in here somewhere I think. Maybe one day he'll sort of get it together. 3 race collisions in a row and not his fault? Wowza.
19.Kvyat - Inconclusive again. So far, his best result in F1 remains a 9th, but for the doubters, remember Ricciardo's best result around this time last year remained 7th.
20.Hulkenberg - Bit disappointing, Sadly I saw this coming in 2013 so was braced for it. :(
N.B. Lewis has been criticised all his career as not looking after his tyres. Now he looks after his tyres and there is outrage. At least I know that if it had been Rosberg, the condemnation would have been the same. Right? Right?
Well he has tried it all hasn't he? He simply has no answer to Hamilton's blistering pace. He has tried cheating, he's tried mind games but ultimately Hamilton knows that he has the pace on Rosberg on the vast majority of weekends. It's unfortunate because Nico is an amazing driver and, driving perfectly, he has Hamilton's pace in qualifying and in the race, he showed this last year. It has never been more obvious to me than after this race that Hamilton has broken him. Losing the championship couple with 3 races of being hammered has gotten to him. He might come back but, barring reliability or unforeseen events, I can't seem him beating Hammy over the course of a season, particularly with the mindset he has now. Hamilton is under his skin.Quote:
Originally Posted by rjbetty
A small thread for this race. Half of the posts are about something Rosberg said afterwards (Which I haven't yet heard or read), that's got sand in the Hamilton fangirls panties. :o
I've just listened to the drivers' comments after the race (I went back to bed at 8:45 :)) - very interesting what Nico and Lewis had to say.
Based on the radio messages that were played during the race, I thought at the time that Lewis was just following the target times he was given: they told him to speed up to a 43.7 and his subsequent laps were all 1:43.6 - 1:43.7. Later they told him to speed up to 43.3 and he started doing times under 1:43.3. I was slightly surprised he didn't say in his defence that he was just doing what the team told him. But of course Lewis is quite happy for Nico to think that he is the engineer of all Nico's misfortune.
well perhaps you should listen to it , read the statement, then come back with an informed opinion before making a post that sounds like something rosberg would say these days. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by journeyman racer
Hmmm I'm not gonna apologise for not liking Rosberg's antics. It's out of order and needs to be called out! But it is really entertaining too. :D (I can get a bit sensitive cos I've encountered people like this in my life recently, so a bit close to home)Quote:
Originally Posted by journeyman racer
I just like things to be nice and fair, regardless of if a driver is my favourite or not.
Have a good day.
For starters, I don't get too wrapped up in what drivers say during a race weekend unless it is absurd. The Boss is faster than Nico, and that is that. It was a rather dull race, and I don't think anyone drove an especially outstanding race. Shame it had to end behind the safety car. Congrat's to the Boss, he already has the championship in his pocket. After all these years I can say objectively without fear of recrimination, that he has finally and thoroughly matured as a racer. I find it very hard not to like the guy in his current iteration.
Really? Can't even think of a super young guy today?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
My favorite part of the race came towards the end with BUT and MAL. Actually enjoyed the Macca-Lotus sandwich for a few laps. There appears to be some progress.....
In the front, HAM surely was in control from the flag. Watching ROS crumble is sad. Where is is aggressiveness?
Funny watching SEB with a smile on his face during the post race HAM-ROS squabble. Not too long ago it was often him that was in the middle of such things.
I don't think that Ferrari really had a chance for a win here. They looked more competitive, yet HAM really cruised outfront while SEB had to work hard to make any ground. It really became evident towards the end when Merc pulled a 20 second gap.
Rosberg was broken by Hamilton last year. Unless he has a lot of badluck I can't see him losing the title this year.
Well I am just watching the race back. It was not a classic.
You obviously missed me as this thread only has 4 pages today. :p
If Hamilton was going slow, why didn't Rosberg try to pass him? Is Nico so intimidated by Lewis that he already beaten?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazioan
Yes Max is a super pilot for his age, and a talent in his own right. But if I didn't give it to The Boss, Seb, or Kimi, I can't give it away in consideration of Max's age, although he had a very good race!Quote:
Originally Posted by kfzmeister
The tyres would have been cooked in two or three laps had he tried that. I hope you don't mind me dodging the second question... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by N. Jones
that is what Alonso thought when Lewis was recruited by McLaren. and he was super right there.. dont underestimate these rookies. they can surprise youQuote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
Cheers Andy,Quote:
Originally Posted by andyone
I'm not underestimating him. All I was justifying is that I didn't think he deserved driver of the race. But I think you are right in comparing him with Hamilton, He is demonstrating the kind of skill that Mike, and Fred had when they broke into F1 also. It's just really hard for me to ascertain the quality of a particular race as they have become strategic chess matches to a degree.
I really admire the kid who is very likely a future WDC
Apparently, according to Rosberg, getting close to Hamilton would have destroyed his tires. So what he was apparently asking the team is to make Hamilton lap faster so he could keep a decent gap to third place Vettel. To me the whole issue looks like a PR stunt by frustrated Rosberg who is trying to save face after finishing behind his teammate three races in a row.Quote:
Originally Posted by N. Jones
Of course, another explanation is that Mercedes cars are so hard on their tires, that they really require to a team-wide coordination effort to preserve them. Ferrari knows this. While Mercedes is the fastest car, I think we will see a few surprising races ahead, just like in Malaysia.
What I think Nico was implying by those comments, in a back handed way was; he is a team player, and The Boss is selfish, which is absurd because every driver up, and down the grid are selfish to a degree. They all have to drive their own races, yet be team players at the same time, which Lewis is every bit as much as Nico.
Doesn't matter, you race to win, especially early in the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by N4D13