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The Formula 1 2011 Season of Vettel Fingering the Competition |OT|
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Wax Free Vanilla
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Timbuktu said:
celebrating hugo boss' 30 year partnership with mclaren.
there's a competition where people can design the race suit for the final grand prix of the season.
pretty cool idea, i might give it a shot myself if it's not too late to enter.
soujiro_seta
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I was hoping Vettel would do one of his speeches after getting pole, oh well....
Hamilton looks exhausted....
Hamilton looks exhausted....
Edmond Dantès
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Lewis looks good in red. 
Man I cannot WAIT until later on tonight(my time, Los Angeles PST)!!!! The qualifying events are cool and all, but the actual RACE, man oh man, this is going to be BANANAS!!! And Shanghai isn't one of my favorite tracks. Imagine when they get to Valencia, Spa, Interlagos and Monza!!!!!!!!
By the way, how many laps will they be running at the race tomorrow? 20? 30? 50?
By the way, how many laps will they be running at the race tomorrow? 20? 30? 50?
Red Bull is sabotaging Webber early on so they can focus on Vettel.
Hamilton seems out of balance. An irritation of - I should be winning everything, but the conditions are working against me.
Renault will prevail tomorrow!
Hamilton seems out of balance. An irritation of - I should be winning everything, but the conditions are working against me.
I almost went from STR/STR to Sau/Sau, which would have been pretty stupid. I ended up with Ren/STR though.Aegus said:
Renault will prevail tomorrow!
This is getting boring. I could have gotten up early for the qualifying but you can guess the result beforehand now.
If this keeps up, the TV audience is going to soon switch off.
Total domination = boring.
Last season was very exciting for its unpredictability.
If this keeps up, the TV audience is going to soon switch off.
Total domination = boring.
Last season was very exciting for its unpredictability.
Goldrusher
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The start will be insane.
14 Schumacher
16 Heidfeld
18 Webber
I expect them all in the top 10 by the end of the first lap.
14 Schumacher
16 Heidfeld
18 Webber
I expect them all in the top 10 by the end of the first lap.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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Goldrusher said:
I wouldn't be surprised if none of them are in the top 10 at the end of the race.
Psychotext
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I'd say that would entirely depend on if KERS ends up working... it wasn't on his qualifying lap.S. L. said:
SunhiLegend
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Would be fun to see what Webber can do from his position. Hope Vettel doesn't win tomorrow, it's really becoming boring from a championship point of view. He could win the season well before its over if this carries on.
Edmond Dantès
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A la Schumacher in 2002.SunhiLegend said:
Would be a shame if the season ended up like that, but F1's full of surprises, all we need is a Vettel DNF and the championship looks wide open again.
for you Australian conspiracy nuts LOLOL
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2011/04/too-easy-for-vettel-as-he-takes-pole-for-chinese-grand-prix/
anonnumber6
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navanman said:
This season desperately needs Ferrari to come alive and Mercedes giving Rosberg and Schumacher a car that could win races would mix things up very nicely.
I hope Ferrari's update at Turkey sorts out the lack of grip at the front of the car because as much as you may love or hate Alonso he can drag a car to the front of the grid.
AnkhWeasel
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Juicy Bob said:
I guess his 22 points from the first two races he "missed" were just ...magic?
His performance last week was actually really impressive given the car's faults. Car seems pretty janky.
Wax Free Vanilla
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for the next three qualifying sessions
PjotrStroganov
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Why did Vettel keep sitting in his car after quali?
It looked like he was waiting for his mechanics, after which he started his car again and got out?
It looked like he was waiting for his mechanics, after which he started his car again and got out?
Vettel needs to be overtaken at the start, or it's going to be another win. He reminds me of Pedrosa in MotoGP, fast when racing alone against himself at the front in clean air. Boring as hell, but efficient.Ark said:
Oh well, I will still watch the race for the action at the back.
Pterion said:Vettel needs to be overtaken at the start, or it's going to be another win. He reminds me of Pedrosa in MotoGP, fast when racing alone against himself at the front in clean air. Boring as hell, but efficient.
Oh well, I will still watch the race for the action at the back.
It's disappointing that this is what it's come to
scarybore
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Vettel is immense, an amazing lap. Really makes Webber look bad, not having KERs doesn't help but he isn't anywhere near Vettel's times.
Di Resta did a cracking job as well considering how little time he had on track.
Bloody hell, you are on a RBR chassis already? I've been hoping to make the switch for the next race but Webber's form isn't encouraging me.
Fucking hell, they are awful.
Di Resta did a cracking job as well considering how little time he had on track.
Webber ruined my fantasy league weekend, could have gotten more than 2x points out of quali if i stayed with my old setup
Bloody hell, you are on a RBR chassis already? I've been hoping to make the switch for the next race but Webber's form isn't encouraging me.
Wax Free Vanilla said:
Fucking hell, they are awful.
yeah it was switching this or next race for me, i did the math and switching now seemed to yield a few more points than keeping STR,Deathcraze said:
but that didn't take STRs above average performance here and Webber's abysmal performance into account.
so that was a bad move in retrospectiveness
tires can mix up things in the race for STR thou, they had pretty damn high degradation in Malaysia
Foliorum Viridum
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End of Q2 was amazing. I say that every Q2 they all race for position in the pitlane with 2 minutes left, race it on their outlap for track position and if anyone doesn't make it over the line in time then tough luck. So exciting to watch! Q3 seemed boring in comparison.
Webber going out so early was really surprising. I hope he finds his pace soon.
This season is already seeming closer than ever. Red Bull, McLaren and Ferarri still have the pace but Renault, Force India, Sauber, Mercedes and Toro Rosso are looking quick as hell. That's, what, 16 out of 24 drivers who have competitive pace. It's going to be a really fucking good season if that stays the same.
Webber going out so early was really surprising. I hope he finds his pace soon.
This season is already seeming closer than ever. Red Bull, McLaren and Ferarri still have the pace but Renault, Force India, Sauber, Mercedes and Toro Rosso are looking quick as hell. That's, what, 16 out of 24 drivers who have competitive pace. It's going to be a really fucking good season if that stays the same.
moojito
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There sure are a lot of "omg so boring" types. Remember just 2 years ago button won 7 of the first 8 races, or was it 8 of the first 9? Either way, the season still ended up being pretty close.
Just one bad start from Vettel, or non perfect qualifying lap and it's all up in the air.
Just one bad start from Vettel, or non perfect qualifying lap and it's all up in the air.
PjotrStroganov
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Even if Vettel is dominant, just focus on the rest of the field. Enough going on. This isn't like a few years ago with a local Italian director only focusing on Schumacher driving around half a lap in front of the rest.
I'm so glad we have some good camera directing now.
I'm so glad we have some good camera directing now.
Foliorum Viridum
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People called last year boring too though. I just ignore those claims now. Last season was ridiculously good and this year is looking like it could be even more eventful, if not as close in terms of people contending for the championship.
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