Andy_Bangle Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 (edited) Rosberg: UNSTOPPABLE! Massa 1/1000th slower than Alonso - talk about close. Poor McLaren. Oh how the mighty have fallen. Edited May 11, 2013 by Andy_Bangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted May 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Possibly the most awkward 2 minutes of TV i've seen in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 I thought that was hilarious. He might be 82 but he's sharper than those two put together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 I thought that was hilarious. He might be 82 but he's sharper than those two put together! At least EJ realised it was a wind up, Suzy was in there hook line and stinker! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted May 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 I thought that was hilarious. Exactly, awkward for her but funny as feck for everyone else. Suzy was in there hook line and stinker! lol She thought she was getting scoop of the year - I bet Eddie or Jake set her up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andy_Bangle Posted May 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) Webber - will he ever have good start, -4 today Vettel and Alonso show us how it is done. Edited May 12, 2013 by Andy_Bangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 "I can't drive any slower!" Poor Lewis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted May 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 "I can't drive any slower!"Poor Lewis. Mercedes doing their usual freefall, "I just got passed by a William's" Or is he just missing Jenson and wants to go to the back of the field to visit him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted May 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 What crap trophies for second and third! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinspark Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 As I predicted on the other thread - no podium for Mercedes. Solid drive by Jenson to grab some points and finish ahead of Perez. Alonso and Ferrari looking very strong - I suspect they'll go on from here to take the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 It'll be a fight to take the title from Vettel but Alonso is in the best place to do so. They are easily the class of the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 As I predicted on the other thread - no podium for Mercedes.Solid drive by Jenson to grab some points and finish ahead of Perez. Alonso and Ferrari looking very strong - I suspect they'll go on from here to take the title. To be fair, Mercedes did say themselves that a podium was unlikely straight after quali. I also think Perez was told not to try and pass Jensen in the final laps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Guy from Pirelli has just said that Alonso had a puncture at his first pit sop so if he pitted one lap later he would have been in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted May 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I also think Perez was told not to try and pass Jensen in the final laps. Yep, was told to hold station "don't push Button cos of ermmm.. cos of tyres, yeah, tyres." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinspark Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Yep, was told to hold station "don't push Button cos of ermmm.. cos of tyres, yeah, tyres." 'Because you fücked up our chances of 2 good places last time' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted May 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) Spoilsports: The stewards' verdict in full: Driver - 3 Fernando Alonso Competitor - Scuderia Ferrari Time 15.43 Session Race Fact: Receiving an object after the end-of-race signal Offence: Alleged breach of Article 43.3 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations Decision: No further action Reason: No further action was taken to be consistent with a previous decision made under similar circumstances. Also: Caterham has been fined €10,000 (£8,455) by governing body the FIA for releasing Giedo van der Garde in an unsafe manner during Sunday afternoon's Spanish Grand Prix, with the Dutchman losing his left-rear wheel at Turn 10 on Lap 22. Edited May 12, 2013 by Andy_Bangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 These tyres are getting a bit 'tiresome'. Driving your state of the art F1 car at 80% of its true potential so the tyres don't fall to pieces is a bit boring and wrong. We want these drivers to go flat out. Tyre management after 5-6 laps? That's so wrong. Some teams were doing 5 pit stops, ffs. Now, to win a race your car has to be easy on its tyres. It's like watching an egg and spoon race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinspark Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Well, the car designers could design cars which are more suited to the rules in front of them. Ferrari and Lotus seem to have worked out what to do... Red Bull less so. Mercedes and McLaren have buggered it up massively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Can't see Whitmarsh surviving if the Mclaren doesn't show some promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Can't see Whitmarsh surviving if the Mclaren doesn't show some promise. Sadly, uou may be right and Sam Michael doesn't seem to have had a positive impact either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Its truely sad to see Williams bouncing around the back, looking like Tyrell did just before their demise. I just can't see them ever returning to their former glories. They were the team that Ayrton Senna wanted to drive for, for free. Something massive has to happen there. McLaren, are they a race team or a car manufacturer? Not sure anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 The problems at McLaren are higher up than Whitmarsh. I think Williams' prospects under Frank's daughter Claire could be promising if they can secure the finance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 If it wasn't for tyres needing to be changed it would be fuel weight next forcing drivers to slow down at the end of a race. Gone are the days F1 cars can go truly flat out for a full race distance. You need to bring back refuelling for that and that's not going to happen anytime soon, they can't be seen to use fuel it's not Eco enough. McLaren were stupid plain and simple. In the final year of the current regulations they made radical car changes when they finished last season with the fastest car, it might have worked but it hasn't. I'd say they will quickly abandon this season and focus on the radical changes to regs for next season requiring a big design change. Williams, it's a shame a real shame a grew up watching them and I hope they unlock the key to the car but it takes so much wind tunnel work or CFD that costs more than they can afford unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Gone are the days F1 cars can go truly flat out for a full race distance. There seems to be much nostalgia for a time when this happened. The truth is it never did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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