Myoclonic Jerk
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Honda engines were the loudest and the lousiest before they quit
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The Formula 1 2012 Season |OT2| WHY AREN'T YOU WATCHING THIS SEASON?!
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Honda engines were the loudest and the lousiest before they quit
startyourengine
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awesome kimi win, love it
Foliorum Viridum
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brotkasten
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Alonso proud of his team? What is this? People told me here that he can only bitch and whine!
"They have the fastest car, we have the best team."
Amazing.
"They have the fastest car, we have the best team."
Amazing.
brotkasten
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Hahaha! Kimi gets to the team celebration photo with a beer in his hand, Boullier suggests to put it away and he shrugs it off.
startyourengine
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amazing! LOL
PdotMichael
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"people were saying..."
I heard about that (and saw it on the iPhone app while I was out) and just shook my head. He's been better this year, but the amount of races where his starts cost him any chance at a victory is mindblowing. It's a fucking wonder he didn't blow Monaco.
I'm concerned about his demeanour this race, too. I have a feeling it was his shitty start that'd gotten to him and was determined to make it up. I can see why, too... when your teammate starts from the back and a lot of people peg him to catch up into the top 10, you'd be under pressure to make sure you stay ahead of him.
Curious to see what his responses in various media are regarding this race.
BTW Did anyone (Sunhi) get footage of whatever happened with him and Ricciardo?
brotkasten
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Strange that probably the 2 best races of the season were Abu Dhabi & Valencia - usually the 2 most boring.
Wish there was a wallpaper of that.
Wax Free Vanilla
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Without his tyre advantage Perez is a pretty average driver. I don't know what the fuck Mclaren were thinking hiring him, the 2013 lineup should have been Button and The Hulk.
Williams-Renault this season, McLaren-Honda next... or 2014 :wub
Anyone got a video of that?
RukusProvider
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Fantastic race by all 3 podium finishers.
Tough luck for Lewis. Keep an eye on his twitter. I don't want to miss out!
Vettel, the first driver to podium from pitlane nice Damon Hill in 1993. Of course, it's due to the car!
Schumacher's record of 7 championships can be threatened by him if he wins it this year....didn't think it would happen.
Tough luck for Lewis. Keep an eye on his twitter. I don't want to miss out!
Vettel, the first driver to podium from pitlane nice Damon Hill in 1993. Of course, it's due to the car!
Schumacher's record of 7 championships can be threatened by him if he wins it this year....didn't think it would happen.
brotkasten
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Same old, same old. It's getting frustrating.
Sebastian: "I enjoyed it a lot today, more than anything.
Mark: "Whatever we tried today, it just wasnt working out."
Horner: "To go from pit lane to podium was something we could only dream of before the race."
And it's not even from F1Slate.
You'll probably have to wait until the Forum goes up.
Sebastian: "I enjoyed it a lot today, more than anything.
Mark: "Whatever we tried today, it just wasnt working out."
Horner: "To go from pit lane to podium was something we could only dream of before the race."
And it's not even from F1Slate.
You'll probably have to wait until the Forum goes up.
Of course it isn't just the car, but you would be a fool to say that having the best car in the field didn't help him at all.
2 safety cars & various Crashes help also
Adam Scott Aukerman
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Not quite sure what you're trying to prove with that statistic, given that Williams were utterly dominant in 1993 (in part due to the active suspension system - also in a car design by Newey). Plus it was Damon's first year in F1.
Kimi is just awesome, i was dying when with that 'yes yes yes i know what to do' 
Also good damage limitation for Vettel, Mclaren is so shitty that is not even funny anymore. Lewis was like 'when it will be over', Button is just slow.
Austin should be good for RBR, lots of fast corners and their are just perfect for that.
Also good damage limitation for Vettel, Mclaren is so shitty that is not even funny anymore. Lewis was like 'when it will be over', Button is just slow.
Austin should be good for RBR, lots of fast corners and their are just perfect for that.
Psychotext
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The 1st safety car saw Vettel starting from last again (losing something like 8 places). The second was somewhat more helpful.
The 1st safety car saw Vettel starting from last again (losing something like 8 places). The second was somewhat more helpful.
The first safety car allowed Vettel to change his front-wing and still be right on the end of the train.
PdotMichael
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The 1st safety car saw Vettel starting from last again (losing something like 9 places). The second was somewhat more helpful.
The second safety car phase, the Massa thing and Hamilton's DNF were were the real "lucky" moments for Vettel.
Though he was already fourth before the second car phase.
Psychotext
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He didn't need a new wing at that point, he'd been putting in ridiculously quick laps even with the damage. He did however need a new wing during the safety car for obvious reasons.
Edit - Yeah, the Massa thing was helpful as I'm sure he'd have done everything he could to keep him behind him. I don't think Hamilton's DNF really made much difference as Alonso would have been a place down as well (they'd have been 3rd and 4th instead). Obviously a podium looks much better though for sure.
RomanticHeroX
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Oh sweet, is this where we get to dismiss Vettel's performance as being luck? That lucky bastard, running out of fuel and being excluded from qualifying. Classic Vettel!
So many drivers must wish they had the balls to handle team radio like Kimi.
So many drivers must wish they had the balls to handle team radio like Kimi.
Awesome win for Raikkonen. If Red Bull wasn't a class above the rest we would have some amazing races.
Hamilton should have been in the championship fight until the end, but five god damn retirements is bullshit. Even with a fast car, McLaren is just not run as championship winning team. They will miss Hamilton come 2013.
The Vettel result is a bit hard to judge. Cars were dropping like flies today. Spots and plenty of time were handed to him. Still incredible result from back of the field.
Hamilton should have been in the championship fight until the end, but five god damn retirements is bullshit. Even with a fast car, McLaren is just not run as championship winning team. They will miss Hamilton come 2013.
The Vettel result is a bit hard to judge. Cars were dropping like flies today. Spots and plenty of time were handed to him. Still incredible result from back of the field.
brotkasten
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To be fair, we had some really amazing races this season. It wasn't until a bit after the break, where Red Bull got some big upgrades and tracks that suited them more. McLaren could easily challenge them, if they were more reliable.
If only it was a bit higher resolution it could've been a great phone wallpaper.
Cheers boss!
brotkasten
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He put the beer bottle behind his foot.
Myoclonic Jerk
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http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/2744/raikkonen-s-team-radio-in-abu-dhabi/
fucking amazing day,, no words
fucking amazing day,, no words
Not strange though. Schumacher really retired, Raikkonen just went to another challenging car sport. And let's be honest, the Lotus is more reliable than the Mercedes.
criesofthepast
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Is he wearing jorts?
Yep, not the firs time this season. Someone mentioned it before in the thread.
criesofthepast
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Well, if anyone can pull off jorts, it's kimi.
Could someone with some editing skills optimise this for iPhone 4? Needs to be less of a gap between the car and the text
RomanticHeroX
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He's rocked a mullet for an uncomfortably long time, and has some rad forearm tribal tats. Jorts just complete the look.
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