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[Adamm]

I can't wait until we get to Canada. That track already eats Bridgestone rubber for breakfast. Imagine what it'll do to Pirelli rubber.

5 stops!

 

[AcridMeat]

Forum isnt in HD since its only on the red button

Race & Qualifying are though

I just mean your broadcasts in general, figured forum itself wasn't in HD.

I want a red button :C

edit: That picture of Hami-fing so good

 

[hamchan]

Anyone know where I can watch video of the after race press conference?

 

[bbyybb]

That was a fantastic race.

Very entertaining.

I am so happy for webber, great drive coming from 18th.

 

[itsgreen]

Well McLaren said that Button was supposed to pit one lap earlier but missed it somehow, so Lewis was supposed to pit that lap. it just seems to me that Button just wasn't focused. Jenson was leading, so if he wanted to help Lewis, he could have done it on track.

Would this man lie?

 

[Shaneus]

Wah, didn't realise the resize of the trollface would come out all blocky and such

 

[Dead Man]

TollfaceWebber.jpg

:lol

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Great spectacle.

 

[Harry_Tequila]

Anyone know where I can watch video of the after race press conference?

The BBC has it up on the website.

 

[Timbuktu]

Would this man lie?

Yeah, i get that feeling every time i see that shampoo ad. But that also makes me think it's more likely he effed up.

Edit: interesting double kers use by Hamilton to pass JB. DC didn't think of that? Used to do that in F-Zero

 

[navanman]

Sounds like a big announcement at Williams coming after another disastrous weekend.
Such a good pre-season leading to terrible race weekends so far.

Sam Micheals could get the chop.

Williams chairman Adam Parr on Sunday refused to deny speculation the struggling team might oust its technical director Sam Michael
The famous Grove-based squad has had a difficult start to the 2011 championship and Parr told Reuters the main problems are in the technical areas."If Sam thought that the right thing for the team is for him to stop, he'd stop tomorrow.
He wouldn't even quibble. He will do whatever is necessary for the team," he said.Parr admitted that Williams "will be changing things" in the near future and said only organisational restructuring is not enough.
"You can't change what we are doing without changing people," he said, admitting that some of the decisions will be "tough".Rubens Barrichello's FW33 was fitted with a Red Bull-style exhaust earlier in Shanghai but it was removed for qualifying."
There are other areas (too) where we've just not been smart enough," said Parr. "We're not lacking in creativity or ambition but it's not enough."There are other people who are being more creative and more ambitious," he added.

 

[AcridMeat]

Jarno Trulli's fastest lap was faster than Alonso's. hahahahahhahaha

 

[Shaneus]

Jarno Trulli's fastest lap was faster than Alonso's. hahahahahhahaha

Webber's slowest lap was faster than everyone else's.

 

[DieH@rd]

Jarno Trulli's fastest lap was faster than Alonso's. hahahahahhahaha

NEVER FORGET

 

[Orgun]

Heh, brundle is losing his voice after all that commentating.

 

[Ark]

Heh, brundle is losing his voice after all that commentating.

At least DC is a good replacement for when Brundle retires.

I can't wait 3 weeks for Turkey

And for once I'm pleased I got the betting on F1racemanager wrong for 1st place.

 

[RomanticHeroX]

It's been sad watching Williams' decline over the past several years. I'm not sure what exactly is holding them back but I would love to see them back at the front.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

It's been sad watching Williams' decline over the past several years. I'm not sure what exactly is holding them back but I would love to see them back at the front.

They haven't got the resources that the top tier teams have at the moment.

 

[Ark]

I gotta say too, Massa seems like a whole new person compared to last year. Props to him.

 

[Psychotext]

Race was awful at the start, but boy did that change.

 

[elfinke]

That's thefirst F1 race I've tuned into from beginning to end without channel hopping in some time - years and years. Astonishing driving, one or two hilarious stuff ups, an incredible drive from Webber and to top it off a pair of wonderful commentators (not talking about Rusty or *shudder* Beattie...)

 

[Shaneus]

That's thefirst F1 race I've tuned into from beginning to end without channel hopping in some time - years and years. Astonishing driving, one or two hilarious stuff ups, an incredible drive from Webber and to top it off a pair of wonderful commentators (not talking about Rusty or *shudder* Beattie...)

Oh, you're an Australian! Great race to watch from our perspective, for sure

 

[Ark]

Felipe - FP1: 6th. FP2: 6th. FP3: 6th. Qualifying: 6th. Position in driver's standings: 6th. Car number: 6 race: 6th

:lol

 

[Edmond Dantès]

That's thefirst F1 race I've tuned into from beginning to end without channel hopping in some time - years and years. Astonishing driving, one or two hilarious stuff ups, an incredible drive from Webber and to top it off a pair of wonderful commentators (not talking about Rusty or *shudder* Beattie...)

Stick with it, you may find yourself hooked by the end of the season.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Felipe - FP1: 6th. FP2: 6th. FP3: 6th. Qualifying: 6th. Position in driver's standings: 6th. Car number: 6 race: 6th

:lol

At least he's consistent. :0

Seriously though, this may be the start of Massa's resurgence.

 

[chicko1983]

TollfaceWebber.jpg[/IMG]

hahahahahahhahhaha!!!

great call by webber at the press conference.

I hope they get the race setup/tactics right for him soon. He is driving as well as he ever has but doenst have much to show for it so far.

c'mon aussie!

 

[Shaneus]

I'm about to head to bed and I'm still partially in shock in regards to Webber's result. On another (Australian) forum I visit everyone was quoting a :fail: or :suicide: emoticon after the qualifying. To get to the podium from 18th is fucking amazing... pretty sure there's only one or two other drivers out there who could have pulled that off. Championship winning stuff, that.

Does anyone know what the best comeback in F1 is without it being an accident-prone race? This has to be right up there.

 

[AcridMeat]

Off topic, but Tyler and I haven't stopped watching our stream. We've seen a footy match from a month 1/2 ago between Rangers and Celtic and now we're waiting on the semi-finals to start with Celtic. I don't know what the hell is wrong with us, so captivating.

Can't wait for Turkey, too bad it's in 3 weeks. :/

 

[Zinga]

Hoping Ferrari does solve its pace issues in the next few weeks, especially in qualifying! its race pace has usually been better but today it was just plain dreadful.

 

[anonnumber6]

I'm very happy that the first few races are now over and we are going back to Europe. Ferrari have to be challenging the front of the grid in Turkey if they don't want to write off this season.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

I'm about to head to bed and I'm still partially in shock in regards to Webber's result. On another (Australian) forum I visit everyone was quoting a :fail: or :suicide: emoticon after the qualifying. To get to the podium from 18th is fucking amazing... pretty sure there's only one or two other drivers out there who could have pulled that off. Championship winning stuff, that.

Does anyone know what the best comeback in F1 is without it being an accident-prone race? This has to be right up there.

Suzuka 2005. Kimi won the race from 17th.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkiq_P_Bz0M

 

[Harry_Tequila]

I'm about to head to bed and I'm still partially in shock in regards to Webber's result. On another (Australian) forum I visit everyone was quoting a :fail: or :suicide: emoticon after the qualifying. To get to the podium from 18th is fucking amazing... pretty sure there's only one or two other drivers out there who could have pulled that off. Championship winning stuff, that.

Does anyone know what the best comeback in F1 is without it being an accident-prone race? This has to be right up there.

I remember Raikkonen winning from 17th at Suzuka in 2005. Awesome drive.

 

[Ark]

I'm very happy that the first few races are now over and we are going back to Europe. Ferrari have to be challenging the front of the grid in Turkey if they don't want to write off this season.

If Ferrari don't have their act together by Silverstone/Hockenheim, it's as good as over.

Does anyone know what the best comeback in F1 is without it being an accident-prone race? This has to be right up there.

Schumacher has had quite a few.

 

[itsgreen]

I'm about to head to bed and I'm still partially in shock in regards to Webber's result. On another (Australian) forum I visit everyone was quoting a :fail: or :suicide: emoticon after the qualifying. To get to the podium from 18th is fucking amazing... pretty sure there's only one or two other drivers out there who could have pulled that off. Championship winning stuff, that.

Does anyone know what the best comeback in F1 is without it being an accident-prone race? This has to be right up there.

Well technically it was the American Jim Rathman. He came in second in the 1957 Indy 500 (after starting P32) (Indy was part of the F1 calendar)....
http://formula1news.com/ranking/#rank93031152

 

[Pterion]

Not so sure why people are that impressed by Webber's result. Maybe some still believe the RB7 isn't the fastest car on the grid? Yea yea no Kers, I know...

Anyways, I'm pretty glad Hamilton finally won, but I still believe the championship will be Redbull-fest unless the other teams outdevelop them. *fingers crossed*

 

[Dead Man]

Not so sure why people are that impressed by Webber's result. Maybe some still believe the RB7 isn't the fastest car on the grid? Yea yea no Kers, I know...

Anyways, I'm pretty glad Hamilton finally won, but I still believe the championship will be Redbull-fest unless the other teams outdevelop them. *fingers crossed*

18th to 3rd is not very impressive? You've got some high standards.

 

[Pterion]

18th to 3rd is not very impressive? You've got some high standards.

I've watched F1 for quite some time now. I've seen it before with massive car advantage. It's a pretty good result, but not that impressive to me.

 

[Mush]

I've watched F1 for quite some time now. I've seen it before with massive car advantage. It's a pretty good result, but not that impressive to me.

On a track like China though?

 

[Ark]

I've watched F1 for quite some time now. I've seen it before with massive car advantage. It's a pretty good result, but not that impressive to me.

Don't forget he had tyre advantage.

It takes a great level of skill to do 18th - 3rd, regardless of any advantage. Remember Kubica in the closing stages of Singapore last year?

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

All I can say to everyone who was calling this season "boring" and "uneventful" yesterday: I told you so.

That was maybe the best F1 race I've ever seen.

 

[Pterion]

By the way, what's up with the stewards not investigating those 2 events : Alonso using his DRS just before the last turn (clearly out of the DRS zone), and Massa crossing the white line out of the pits?

All I can say to everyone who was calling this season "boring" and "uneventful" yesterday: I told you so.

That was maybe the best F1 race I've ever seen.

I'm fairly sure that it'd have been boring for the lead had Vettel not been overtaken by both Mclaren at the start.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

It'd have been boring if, but, possibly... who gives a fuck?

What happened happened and that's the brilliance of F1 - it's unpredictable and dynamic. So many people in this thread seem to fail to realise that.

 

[Dead Man]

I've watched F1 for quite some time now. I've seen it before with massive car advantage. It's a pretty good result, but not that impressive to me.

I've watched F1 since the early 90's and it is still impressive, given the car advantage did not really seem to exist for his team mate.

 

[S. L.]

the DRS rules certainly make recoveries of fast cars from the back of the field easier... still a good drive from webber

 

[Ark]

By the way, what's up with the stewards not investigating those 2 events : Alonso using his DRS just before the last turn (clearly out of the DRS zone), and Massa crossing the white line out of the pits?

Alonso couldn't have activated his DRS out of turn 14, it has to have been a software issue. The drivers can't activate the DRS in race mode when outside of the DRS window IIRC. Besides, it was less than a second anyway.

And Brundle & DC explained during the race that crossing the white line before leaving the pits is perfectly legal.

All I can say to everyone who was calling this season "boring" and "uneventful" yesterday: I told you so.

That was maybe the best F1 race I've ever seen.

I don't recall anyone calling 2011 boring or uneventful, I was calling 2010 uneventful. Todays race is definitely up there though.

What happened happened and that's the brilliance of F1 - it's unpredictable and dynamic. So many people in this thread seem to fail to realise that.

Nobody in this thread fails to realise that F1 is unpredictable and dynamic. You just need to stop hating on people discussing what's happened so far.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but yesterday we had Vettel on pole by seven tenths again, that doesn't really make way, on paper, for an eventful front row now does it?

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

You just have to look back a few pages to see people saying that if Vettel won this race the season was basically over. The cynicism in here is astounding from some people.

Despite that I still said anything could happen and the race would be eventful - which it was. It's not hindsight, it's people people too down on the sport. Malaysia was a clear indication this year is going to unpredictable, eventful and exciting.

 

[Ark]

You just have to look back a few pages to see people saying that if Vettel won this race the season was basically over. The cynicism in here is astounding from some people.

Despite that I still said anything could happen and the race would be eventful - which it was. It's not hindsight, it's people people too down on the sport. Malaysia was a clear indication this year is going to unpredictable, eventful and exciting.

In all fairness, the same could be said for any season at this stage. We've only just finished the 3rd race. But I know what you mean.

Makes me want to fire up F1 2010 now..

 

[GuessWho]

Webber - *bow*

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Best Season ever!

 

[navanman]