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[brotkasten]

The Sky coverage really is a joke compared to the BBC coverage. It lacks soul.

What? They have professionals as hosts who work really well as a team and the SkyPad, which is bigger than Jake's iPad (HA!). Plus, they also show entertaining and funny commercials during the pre- and post-race coverage. Imagine how boring non-stop F1 coverage would be.

 

[The Super Bob]

McLaren are claiming a new world record with Jensons second pit stop with stationary time of 2.31 seconds.

McLaren are also third in the constructors, jumping above Lotus by a point.

 

[Xun]

There's a part of me that hopes Humphrey moves to Sky Sports for next season, but I get the feeling they're grooming him for MOTD whenever the time comes that Lineker leaves.

In my opinion it'll be the death of the sport in the UK.

Having Jake would simply be polishing the shit.

 

[Deadman]

lol gary anderson stood behind ted

 

[brotkasten]

There's a part of me that hopes Humphrey moves to Sky Sports for next season, but I get the feeling they're grooming him for MOTD whenever the time comes that Lineker leaves.

Jake does more for the BBC than just F1. I doubt he'll leave anytime soon.

 

[SunhiLegend]

One thing I hate about the sky coverage is that they hardly show any race footage post-race apart from a few compilations before the adverts, and when they do it's usually in the sky pad. BBC always go through the race and show raw footage of overtakes, mistakes, pit stops etc.

 

[Lucius86]

But Hamilton didn't make a move against Alonso!

BFF's

Straight back at you.

 

[brotkasten]

Bernie should put oil on the runoff areas of the tracks. That will show those drivers not to overtake there.

 

[Saiyar]

Bernie should put oil on the runoff areas of the tracks. That will show those drivers not to overtake there.

Or they could just put the gravel traps back.

 

[Ark]

McLaren are claiming a new world record with Jensons second pit stop with stationary time of 2.31 seconds.

McLaren are also third in the constructors, jumping above Lotus by a point.

Incredible stop. McLaren need to carry on this form and get their act together and they might just have a last-ditch shot at the title if Hamilton can finish on the podium in every race.

 

[brotkasten]

“That wasn’t nice of Lewis – I don’t see why he was racing us,” Vettel told reporters in the paddock. “If he wants to go fast like that, then he should drop back and find a gap. It was stupid to battle with us when he was a lap down…if you want to go quick in those circumstances, you should respect that you have no chance to win the race and use some common sense. I didn’t expect him to attack because I didn’t see the point in doing so – so I was surprised when I saw him side-by-side with me.”

The comments mark the second time this season that Vettel has outwardly labelled a rival as ‘stupid’. In Malaysia, he ran into HRT’s Narain Karthikeyan and also named the Indian ‘cucumber’ when referring to a German proverb in the aftermath of the race.

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/281772/vettel-lapped-hamilton-was-stupid-to-race-us/

e: Hahahaha! Sky is such a joke!
"we've only 15 minutes left until we go off air, time for another break!

 

[JehutyRunner]

NEW MCLAREN CARTOON!

"And here we have James Hunt's jockstrap." *woman faints*

 

[brotkasten]

Good god, the track looked terrible.

And no update from the FIA.

 

[kharma45]

Rumour on Twitter Vettel will get a penalty, but no more details yet.

 

[Psychotext]

I think it's pretty much guaranteed at this point, the real question is how much. I blame his team really, they should have told him to give it back. He was clearly fast enough to get it on the last lap.

 

[evanswolves]

20 sec penalty according to crofty
https://twitter.com/CroftyF1/status/227062977294106625

 

[Adamm]

EDIT: beaten

 

[Omiee]

20 sec penalty for vettel. 5th Place.

fuuck. Ah well.

EDIT: beaten

 

[Adamm]

He should have just gave it back straight away.
It should have been obvious to him & the team that it was illegal, he has now lost out 3 places instead of 1.

EDIT: nvm

 

[JehutyRunner]

BBC's reporting the penalty too.

 

[Adamm]

Kobayashi's best ever result in F1

 

[pants]

Woohoo Kimi podium! But not like this, it's always so sad to be awarded a podium post event

 

[JehutyRunner]

Via Ted Kravitz's Twitter - http://twitter.com/tedkravitz/status/227064965431955456/photo/1

 

[Lach]

Just caught up with the race. No decision on Vettel yet then....

A great race. Happy for Koba's result of course (may go one up if Vettel gets 20s) and Sauber in general.

I really like Vettel but he can be a sore loser somethimes. It's Hamilton's right to unlap if he's clearly faster (which he was) and he would do the same in the reversed case. Even if it was a strategical decision by McLaren.

I don't know about the Vettel/Button overtake. I'm not familiar enough with the rule to judge. But Seb was clearly faster in the final stages so he clearly deserved second place. If he gets a penalty it's his (or the teams) fault.


[edit] ah..20 seconds then. YEAH KOBA!

 

[Deadman]

That means alonso is now 44 points ahead of vettel in the points standings.

 

[DrM]

That makes the gap in the title between alonso and vettel 48 points.

Still in reach. Two bad races and advantage is gone.

 

[The Super Bob]

Full deserved. I like Vettel and think he's a great driver but the regulations are incredibly clear. You can't leave the track and gain an advantage.

 

[Adamm]

44 points actaully

1 Fernando Alonso 154
2 Mark Webber 120
3 Sebastian Vettel 110
4 Kimi Raikkonen 98

 

[Deadman]

44 points actaully

1 Fernando Alonso 154
2 Mark Webber 120
3 Sebastian Vettel 110
4 Kimi Raikkonen 98

oops

 

[Ark]

Good.

 

[Leonsito]

Can we give this title to Alonso and move on? He has the best car, he has the luck every champion needs, and everyone is getting punished by the FIA or his own team.

 

[Ark]

Can we give this title to Alonso and move on? He has the best car, he has the luck every champion needs, and everyone is getting punished by the FIA or his own team.

He definitely deserves it, no question about it. Ferrari as well, they've done really well this season to come back from where they were in testing.

McLaren take note.

 

[kharma45]

Kobayashi's best ever result in F1

Good for me in F1RM too

 

[Leonsito]

He definitely deserves it, no question about it. Ferrari as well, they've done really well this season to come back from where they were in testing.

McLaren take note.

They had a fantastic car since the first race, but that mid-season testing really helped them even more.

 

[SunhiLegend]

They had a fantastic car since the first race, but that mid-season testing really helped them even more.

They had a car that barely made it into Q3 at the start of the season, the car was utter shit for the first few races. No-one was expecting them to turn it around as quick as they did, they're certainly winning the development war so far considering what they had in Melbourne.

 

[navanman]

That penalty virtually hands the title to Alonso unless Webber gets his shit together again.

 

[Xun]

They had a car that barely made it into Q3 at the start of the season, the car was utter shit for the first few races. No-one was expecting them to turn it around as quick as they did, they're certainly winning the development war so far considering what they had in Melbourne.

Indeed.

To bring the car to top form is impressive, it's just Massa which is making the car look worse than it actually is, despite doing a bit better recently.

That penalty virtually hands the title to Alonso unless Webber gets his shit together again.

If Hamilton or Button can't take the championship, I definitely want to see Webber win it.

 

[The Super Bob]

They had a fantastic car since the first race, but that mid-season testing really helped them even more.

The car was around 2 seconds off the pace in the first two races.

I still don't think they have the best car at the moment, although it is definitely great. Alonse has just been untouchable this season.

 

[fu3lfr3nzy]

44 points actaully

1 Fernando Alonso 154
2 Mark Webber 120
3 Sebastian Vettel 110
4 Kimi Raikkonen 98

:lol @ Kimi somehow making it to 4th in the standings

Lewis in 5th :/ smh McLaren...

 

[Adamm]

Wow you people give up fast. The title is already Alonso's?
One DNF & his lead could be cut to 9 points...

And how does this penatly hand the title to alonso? Vettel is only 8 points worse off

 

[Dilly]

They had a fantastic car since the first race, but that mid-season testing really helped them even more.

Wait what?

 

[Risgroo]

Eh, season is far from over, Webber or Vettel could still take the championship. Still, if Alonso continues like this he'll have it in the bag soon enough. And Ferrari should ditch Massa, get some new blood in after the summer break.

 

[Dutch Gronk]

 

[Dilly]

One more win and Alonso is tied with Mansell for number of wins, which would place him 4th overall.

 

[Risk Breaker]

Kimi 4th only 12 points behind Vettel is so awesome.

Can we give this title to Alonso and move on? He has the best car, he has the luck every champion needs, and everyone is getting punished by the FIA or his own team.

Why so much hate bro? Oh wait, you are spanish, that's why.

 

[Psychotext]

Really odd how this year has worked out.

Edit - Why are people saying 44 points ahead? 154 minus 120 is 34 not 44.

 

[fu3lfr3nzy]

Really odd how this year has worked out.

Edit - Why are people saying 44 points ahead? 154 minus 120 is 34 not 44.

People are discussing Vettel, not Webber

 

[Psychotext]

Why? I know there's a bit of an inferiority complex / paranoia around Webber... but he's still very much in second place.

 

[brotkasten]

Wait what?

He must confuse him for another driver or team.

 

[chrislowe]

They had a fantastic car since the first race, but that mid-season testing really helped them even more.

I guess you havent followed F1 at all this year