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The Formula 1 2011 Season of Double World Champion Sebastian Vettel |OT2|
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jey_16 said:
I'm really surprised at the drop. I really believed around the Monaco stage that he was getting closer and would really push him, but really seems to be next Felipe indeed. Especially after the break he's just been less than impressive in terms of staying close enough to Vettel almost as if they tamed him after ignoring the call.
Ark said:That was the Hamilton we've been missing since 2008.
Great to see Hamilton take pole this weekend! It's a shame Button missed out on second but hopefully McLaren will get their first 1-2 this weekend
Nah 3rd is fine, now he can take revenge, Vettel being in a Mclaren sandwich on the run up should be an interesting one.
Edmond Dantès
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The RB7 is more suited to Vettel than the RB6. Vettel's also developed as a driver, pretty much eliminating his rashness and improving his racecraft. Webber doesn't seem as comfortable in the RB7 as he did in the RB6. He's no worse than last year though, he's just doesn't have as much potential to develop as a driver. He's already reached his peak and it's 2012/2013 for a WDC or never I'm afraid. The RB8 might be more to his liking though with the blown diffuser ban.Nolan. said:
Now off to do some kayaking.
brotkasten
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Watching the quali now on iPlayer and once again it looks like putting a F1 race track in the middle of nowhere wasn't such a bright idea. What a surprise.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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DrM said:
Working on X Factor USA.
I quite like driving this track - it ain't half miserable to watch though.
Foliorum Viridum
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I only caught the repeat of quali. Why is EJ not there?
Great for Hammy to get pole. He looked so emo in his interview, though. Smile a bit you plank.
Great for Hammy to get pole. He looked so emo in his interview, though. Smile a bit you plank.
Foliorum Viridum
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China I can imagine would be political/moral reasons.
S Korea is good Korea, I thought.
/ignorant
S Korea is good Korea, I thought.
/ignorant
Foliorum Viridum
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It reminds me that last week they spoke on the BBC coverage of Bahrain maybe not getting the GP next year due to political controversy and yet they still go to China.
brotkasten
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Great, great lap from Lewis and Alonso isn't giving a fuck anymore.
Wax Free Vanilla
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DrM said:
noshing off cowell. probably explains why he's been a miserable cunt these past few months. the jense will be victorious tomorrow, just edging out vettel with webber coming 3rd.
SunhiLegend
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Forgot to post this yesterday. Funny Korean race marshal kicking some debris of the track
33-Hit-Combo
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Have Webber's eyes always been like that...?
It looks like that new Ferrari FW is heavily inspired by RBR and maybe even quick copy of that 'missing' FW from Webber's Monza crash. RBR never got it back, so it probably ended somewhere else
EJ is avoiding China due to some shady stuff from his past, when he was in Jordan Grand Prix.
EJ is avoiding China due to some shady stuff from his past, when he was in Jordan Grand Prix.
brotkasten
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Full of sadness and bitterness? Only since this season.33-Hit-Combo said:
Foliorum Viridum
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Ooh. Elaborate!Drm said:
Dunno about details, our gossip commentator said this today. But IIRC, Chinese authorities want to speak with him about corruption before the first Chinese GP - Eddie used to be big fan of China and he was there in 2003, to announce support to Chinese GP. Here is article from 2003 and one from 2008, when they arrested main guy behind F1 China idea, Yu Zhifei with several other notable persons from Shanghai.Foliorum Viridum said:
Betta Lines
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loooooool. Kubica used to do that a lotXun said:
Foliorum Viridum
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Eddie is the Roman Polanski of the F1 world.DrM said:
Dodging the authorities. Rock on, EJ!
Psychotext
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UK GAF, help me out. My mother keeps saying that the race will be available on the "Red Button" not long after it's shown live tomorrow. I haven't got a clue what she's talking about, I assume she means iPlayer.
How long before the races usually turn up on iPlayer?
We usually watch the races together live, but it's way too early tomorrow so I was going to grab her and take her up to my house to watch it on Tivo (the second showing is far too late in the day for me)... but I don't think she wants to leave her cave.
How long before the races usually turn up on iPlayer?
We usually watch the races together live, but it's way too early tomorrow so I was going to grab her and take her up to my house to watch it on Tivo (the second showing is far too late in the day for me)... but I don't think she wants to leave her cave.
Betta Lines
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Red Button links to extra BBC freeview channels that often show sport. So it could well be on that. During a live race it the extra channels are used for different camera angles and stuff.Psychotext said:
Psychotext
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Old women... very stubborn.S. L. said:
(It's probably mostly because she can't smoke in my house, that and it will involve getting up at a semi reasonable hour)
@Ark: It's not on until 15:00 tomorrow on BBC1 / HD. That, and it's only 1.5 hours so I'm assuming it's a heavily cut down show.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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Can anyone recall how long it usually takes for races to appear on the iPlayer? Not sure I can be arsed to wake up just before 7am tomorrow, and don't want to have to avoid news until 3pm (especially given that it's only a two hour show)
Adam Scott Aukerman
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I watched qualy earlier than that on the iPlayer, but the race is generally a much longer show.Ark said:
Though the drivers title has been decided for this season, four races still remain on the calendar. With an exciting inaugural grand prix the previous year after many doubts regarding the status of the track, we may yet see another thrilling race with a car other than the RB7 on pole position.
2010 Race Summary
The race was started under safety car conditions, though many drivers were complaining about the heavy spray, lack of visibility and low grip. Senna pitted for new tyres from last position, as one of his front tyres had not been fitted correctly. On lap 3, the race was stopped, and did not then restart until over forty minutes later. The race restarted still under safety car conditions, which lasted until the end of lap 17. Vettel, Webber and Button were among the drivers who reported that the conditions were as bad as they had been during the first three laps, while Hamilton claimed that the track was almost dry enough for intermediate tyres. During the safety car period, Schumacher, Liuzzi and Yamamoto all ran wide at corners but were able to regain their positions. Di Grassi pitted for a new set of wet tyres, and soon afterwards pitted again for intermediate tyres.
When the safety car pulled in, Hamilton was overtaken by Rosberg for fourth position at turn 1, while Sutil lost two places to Barrichello and Hülkenberg. Michael Schumacher also gained places in the opening laps. At the back, Trulli was struggling with a power steering problem which caused him to spin. The race was then relatively incident-free until Webber (running second) went wide at turn 12, veered back across the track and hit the opposite barrier. His car then spun back across the racing line, and while Fernando Alonso (third) managed to avoid a collision, Nico Rosberg (fourth) was unable to, calling the safety car out again. Several drivers took the opportunity to pit for intermediate tyres, including both Saubers, Buemi, Senna, and Petrov. When racing resumed, Trulli lost the nose of his Lotus trying to pass Senna for 21st place, and had to pit for a replacement. He soon retired when his hydraulic problem became too serious to continue. Kobayashi went wide while passing Yamamoto and lost several places. On lap 26, di Grassi spun into the wall and retired. Having been passed by Schumacher on lap 27, Button decided to switch to the intermediates, along with Sutil, only to emerge behind a pack in the midfield. In this pack, Buemi collided with Kovalainen, sending the Lotus into a spin, while Sutil spun on his new tyres. On lap 31, Buemi tried to pass Glock, but instead collided heavily with the Virgin Racing car, breaking the front suspension on his Toro Rosso. Glock returned to the pits but repairs were not possible.
The safety car was again deployed to clear Buemi's car, and it was at this point the front runners decided to pit for intermediates, with Alonso losing second place to Hamilton after a slow stop, due to a mechanic fumbling the wheel nut on the Ferrari's front right wheel. Alonso retook second as soon as the safety car pulled in again, when Hamilton ran wide at turn 1. Further down the field, Button was forced wide by Adrian Sutil, losing more places. Sutil then left the track himself, losing places while battling with Kobayashi. Alguersuari then passed the German for 13th place, while Vettel continued to hold the lead from Alonso, Hamilton, Massa and Schumacher.
On lap 40, Petrov crashed heavily at turn 18, though the safety car was not required on this occasion. With darkness approaching, and some drivers starting to complain about the visibility, the lead changed hands. On lap 46, Sebastian Vettel's engine blew up, promoting Alonso into the lead, and Hamilton into second. On the following lap, Sutil collided with Kobayashi as he tried to pass the Japanese driver, sending the German into retirement with broken front suspension. Kobayashi's Sauber was relatively unaffected, and he continued in ninth place, just ahead of his team-mate Heidfeld.
On laps 51 and 52, the Williams drivers lost places after suffering heavy wear on their tyres. Hülkenberg developed a slow puncture and lost his sixth place to Kubica, and seventh to Liuzzi. The German pitted for new tyres, emerging 11th. Barrichello was also passed by Kubica and Liuzzi, but was able to hold on to seventh position. Alguersuari, who had been challenging Heidfeld for ninth place, ran wide and was caught by Hülkenberg. On the last lap, the German passed the Spaniard for 10th place and the final World Championship point. Alonso held the lead in the growing darkness, taking the victory from Hamilton and Massa, with Schumacher fourth and Kubica fifth. Liuzzi achieved his season's best result in sixth, followed by Barrichello, the two Saubers, Hülkenberg and Alguersuari. Button finished 12th, having struggled for grip throughout the race, ahead of Kovalainen in 13th. The HRT drivers achieved their season's best finishes of 14th for Senna, and 15th for Yamamoto.
Circuit Info
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Laps
55
Circuit length5.621 km (3.49 mi)
Race length309.155 km (192.1 mi)
Lap RecordFernando Alonso - Ferrari - 2010 - 1:50.257
Most Wins (Drivers)Fernando Alonso (1)
Most Wins (Constructors)Ferrari (1)
Changes from 2010
-Several changes have been made to improve verges and kerbing around the circuit.
-The wall between T16 and T18 on the drivers right has been moved back in order to improve visibility through the corner.
GP Facts
-Twenty-six laps of the 2010 race were completed under the Safety Car, equivalent to 47.3 percent of the total race distance.
-The record for most wins in a season is held by Michael Schumacher, who scored 13 from 18 races in 2004. He also won 11 from 17 in 2002.
-Vettels record this year already places him third in the list of wins in a season, alongside Nigel Mansell (1992) and Michael Schumacher (1995, 200-2001).
Videos Highlighting the Korean GP
Highlights from the 2010 Korean GP.
Previous Winners
Drivers Championship
Constructors Championship
Fantasy League Championship
in paris right now so i missed qually, will def watch it later.
the feeling i had last week is growing with todays result. mclaren is getting ever closer. I really think they might have an amazing start to their 2012 year. Red bull better step up soon. What ever happens, 2012 is promising to be a much more exiting year standing wise.
the feeling i had last week is growing with todays result. mclaren is getting ever closer. I really think they might have an amazing start to their 2012 year. Red bull better step up soon. What ever happens, 2012 is promising to be a much more exiting year standing wise.
Psychotext
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AcridMeat said:
Goldrusher
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Off to bed. Another early morning race for us Europeans.
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