2014 Singapore Grand Prix Thread

[steveaki13]

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.

[Doc Austin]

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.

[Robinho]

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.

[The Black Knight]

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.

[jens]

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.

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.

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.

[Doc Austin]

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.

I'de like to see Rosberg not score any points just this one race. Then we would have a close championship again.

[Tazio]

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.

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,

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.

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 me

[The Black Knight]

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.

Yeah, there's always the villain. It makes it easier for Americans to follow anyway - good guy, bad guy

[The Black Knight]

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 a 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 the 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 me

TBK not TBN. No, I'm not black

[Tazio]

It makes it easier for Americans to follow anyway

Fuck you asshole