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1st October 2014, 20:15 #1
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2014 Japanese GP Thread
Hi all, sorry its late guys. Bad week
So Japan at Suzuka. Its a track which is epic, but can lead to dull races to.
For the first times since around May, Lewis Hamilton takes charge of the Championship.
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 241 2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 238 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 181 4 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 133 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 124 6 Valterri Bottas Williams 122 7 Jenson Button Mclaren 72 8 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 72 9 Felipe Massa Williams 65 10 Sergio Perez Force India 45 11 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 45 12 Kevin Magnussen Mclaren 39 13 Jean Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 19 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 Andre Lotterer Caterham 0
1 Mercedes 479 2 Red Bull 305 3 Williams 187 4 Ferrari 178 5 Force India 117 6 Mclaren 111 7 Toro Rosso 29 8 Lotus 8 9 Marussia 2 10 Sauber 0 11 Caterham 0
2014 Japanese GP
53 Laps
Lap Record: 1:31:540 - Kimi Raikkonen - Mclaren 2005
Session Times - Local & (Uk -Sorry )
FP1: 10:00-11:30 - (02:00 - 03:30)
FP 2: 14:00-15:30 -(06:00-07:30)
FP3: 11:00-12:00 - (03:00-04:00)
Quali: 14:00 - (06:00)
Race: 15:00 - (07:00)
Previous Winners since 1990 (at Suzuka)
1990: Nelson Piquet - Benetton
1991: Gerhard Berger - Mclaren
1992: Ricciardo Patrese - Williams
1993: Ayrton Senna - Mclaren
1994: Damon Hill - Williams
1995: Michael Schumacher - Benetton
1996: Damon Hill - Williams
1997: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
1998: Mika Hakkinen - Mclaren
1999: Mika Hakkinen - Mclaren
2000: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
2001: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
2002: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
2003: Rubens Barrichello - Ferrari
2004: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
2005: Kimi Raikkonen - Mclaren
2006: Fernando Alonso - Renault
2009: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
2010: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
2011: Jenson Button - Mclaren
2012: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
2013: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
Multiple Winners
Michael Schumacher - 6 wins
Sebastian Vettel - 4 wins
Fernando Alonso - 2 wins
Gerhard Berger - 2 wins
Ayrton Senna - 2 wins
Damon Hill - 2 wins
Mika Hakkinen - 2 wins
* Surprising to see so few multiple winners. Schumacher and Vettel dominating the event at Suzuka.
Mclaren - 9 wins
Ferrari - 7 wins
Red Bull - 4 wins
Benetton - 3 wins
Williams - 3 wins
Renault - 2 wins
So there we go. A race like 2005 would be good.
Hope both Merc's finish and we see a fight with Red Bull who usually go well here.I still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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2nd October 2014, 03:12 #2
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We could be in for some rain and a big blow from Typhoon Phanfone.
Green dot is Suzuka. The pause at the end is race time.
May the forza be with you
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2nd October 2014, 11:51 #3
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2nd October 2014, 14:15 #4
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Interesting about the Typhoon but I wouldn't mind seeing some rain in the race anyway.
I guess the main thing to watch out for this weekend is the two championship rivals. Last time we went into a weekend with Hamilton leading (Monaco) Rosberg decided to cheat in qualifying to gain the upper hand. Time will tell whether he resorts to such unsavory tactics for the third time this season but hopefully he'll have learned his lesson.
Also of note is all these rumors of Alonso and Ferrari. I'd hate to see Alonso fail to get a title at Ferrari but I think considering what he given them and since they have yet to produce a car good enough for him to win the title I wouldn't blame him for leaving.
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2nd October 2014, 15:10 #5
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2nd October 2014, 15:20 #6
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I can bring up whatever I want, just in the same way you can choose to respond and read whatever posts you want. There's plenty of reason to bring it up, the wonderment of seeing if history repeats itself. It's quite a valid topic imo. Too bad if you disagree. Anyway, we'll find out by Sunday
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2nd October 2014, 16:56 #7
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I also post a lot of rubbish, so I think TBK should be able to dwell on this as long as he pleases, even though NR was exonerated by the race stewards/FIA. No proof, no penalty, no issue as far as I'm concerned. After 5 more races he will be able to argue with himself about it in the Motorsport History Forum.
BTW...... https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/517584278461231104
I hope they do it for obvious reasons, plus it moves it into prime time PDT.May the forza be with you
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2nd October 2014, 17:54 #8
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Indeed and I can also bring it up in this forum when the cheating he did bares relevance to the present, like the next time he cheats. So, all in all, I don't see an issue either. Cheers Tazio
That'd be a pain if they started the race earlier. Since I am stuck in Europe this time of year, I would hope that it doesn't get moved to an earlier slot so I can have a reasonable sleep at least
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2nd October 2014, 21:47 #9
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Please don't close the race thread again guys. Especially before the actual race
I still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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3rd October 2014, 00:49 #10
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