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16th September 2014, 20:42 #1
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2014 Singapore Grand Prix Thread
So after Lewis Hamilton gave himself hope of the title again in Italy, we move on to Singapore.
I love this race despite many hating it. Its spectacle and bumpy circuit are a real site and in my opinion is one of the few new races I welcome.
Of course one threat we have yet to see under the lights is rain, and it is always a threat here.
So F1 season is moving on some, and onto Round 14.
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 238 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 216 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 166 4 Valterri Bottas Williams 122 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 121 6 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 106 7 Jenson Button Mclaren 72 8 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 70 9 Felipe Massa Williams 55 10 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 41 11 Sergio Perez Force India 39 12 Kevin Magnussen Mclaren 38 13 Jean Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 11 14 Romain Grosjean Lotus 8 15 Dani Kyvat Toro Rosso 8 16 Jules Bianchi Marussia 2 17 Adrian Sutil Sauber 0 18 Marcus Ericcson Caterham 0 19 Pastor Maldonado Lotus 0 20 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 0 21 Max Chilton Marussia 0 22 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham 0 23 Andrea Lotterer Caterham 0
1 Mercedes 454 2 Red Bull 272 3 Williams 177 4 Ferrari 162 5 Mclaren 110 6 Force India 109 7 Toro Rosso 19 8 Lotus 8 9 Marussia 2 10 Sauber 0 11 Caterham 0
2014 Singapore GP
61 Laps
Lap Record: 1:45:599 - Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari - 2008
Session Times - Local & (Uk -Sorry )
FP1: 18:00-19:30 - (11:00 - 12:30)
FP 2: 21:30-23:00 -(14:30pm-16:00pm)
FP3: 18:00-19:00 - (11:00-12:00)
Quali: 21:00 - (14:00)
Race: 20:00 - (13:00)
Previous Winners
2008: Fernando Alonso - Renault
2009: Lewis Hamilton - Mclaren
2010: Fernando Alonso - Ferrari
2011: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
2012: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
2013: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
Multiple Winners
Sebastian Vettel - 3 wins
Fernando Alonso - 2 wins
Lewis Hamilton - 1 win
*So Sebastian Vettel has won the last 3 Singapore races in a row. I think he may struggle to keep that record up. This however is a track where anything can happen and maybe Alonso could win his 3rd or Lewis can win his second race.
Red Bull - 3 wins
Mclaren - 1 win
Ferrari - 1 win
Renault - 1 win
So there we go, not as many stats for this race, but it will certainly be a usual test for drivers and cars.
Interesting stat:
The longest on the 6 Grand Prix here so far is the 2012 race at 2:00:21.1 seconds while the shortest Grand Prix of the 6 is still a mammoth 1:56:06.3
So its going to be a long one.
Lets hope it is a spicy race that keeps the Championship fight on.I still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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17th September 2014, 05:21 #2
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I like it that Red Bull seems to think they have a chance here, It would be great to see someone beat Mercedes in a straight fight.
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17th September 2014, 06:34 #3
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Mechanical grip and acceleration and braking will be king here. RB might be closer to Merc here, but it's not like Monaco or Hungary, I don't think they have a great chance of winning, unless the Mercs self destruct again.
"I" before "E" except after "C". Weird.
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17th September 2014, 11:08 #4
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I think Mercedes will be the king of the streets here. It's going to be very hard for any other team to challenge them in a straight fight. I'd love it if RB were able to challenge Mercedes here and Nico Rosberg went out of the race with a car blowing up. Fingers crossed that will happen to the cheat.
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17th September 2014, 11:58 #5
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Mercedes is the car to beat on every single circuit this year, so unless they have issues, it should be 1-2.
Wish next year would have at least a bit more variety in performance trends, though I suspect 2015 could be 1993 like 2014 is 1992 - Mercedes will still have a significant advantage though maybe ever-so-slightly reduced.
There are not many performance fluctuations throughout the field this year. Perhaps Red Bull can get the better of Williams this time, as Williams seems relatively not so strong on streets, while Red Bull is relatively stronger. Other than that I don't foresee any major shocks. With only weather, crashes and unexpected safety cars having the ability to cause an upheaval.
It reminds me a lot how Garry Walker was wishing that Vettel would crash or blow up every race. Some things never change in life, just the names change - now Rosberg instead of Vettel.Last edited by jens; 17th September 2014 at 12:06.
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17th September 2014, 17:05 #6
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I agree whole heartedly. Mercedes is the best car on every track this season. I actually think that Williams has a good fighting chance to beat Red Bull here. Singapore is probably the most fuel demanding circuit on the calander, and that is where Williams excels and RB lack. Plus the super soft and soft combo my help give Williams the traction they lack. Of course everyone will get better traction because of the same reason so that may just be a wash. It really is hard to say what Williams will do because it seems the car is sensitive to temperature and climate change,
TBN used to be such a sensible lad, but this rivalry with Britney has really got him chaufed. I'm going to go out on a limb here (for no good reason) and suggest TBN is actually Black, which really doesn't add up to a hill of beans in this crazy mixed up world.
I'm going to go out on an even flimsier limb ,with nothing to really back up this assertion as he generally struggles on street circuits, but I see another podium for Felipe Baby, he may be on a roll, and a race win is in the cards.
Podium:
1) Felipe Baby
2) The Boss
3) Fred
Nico DNF
Feel free to ridicule the bejezzus out of meLast edited by Tazio; 17th September 2014 at 17:46.
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17th September 2014, 17:43 #8
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17th September 2014, 17:49 #10
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Solberg to Toyota would surprise me a lot, what would happen to Pajari in that case?
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