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[chrislowe]

Must give respect to Alonso!.
I loved him when he was driving for Minardi, and later when he was driving for Renault!.

But when he was cheating at Mclaren, I really didnt like him at all.. but i think all is forgiven now.

Alonso and Räikkönen in the same team would be awesome

 

[Wes]

KOBAYASHIIIII

 

[MrPonx]

Kimi broke his duck with the German GP? not the best way to celebrate a podium by not being in it, but its his first nevertheless


Great race.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Kimi broke his duck with the German GP? not the best way to celebrate a podium by not being in it, but its his first nevertheless


Great race.

Kimi was on the podium when Maldonado won (Catalunya)

 

[Chris R]

Watching now... Terrible luck so far for Hammy

 

[Adamm]

Kimi broke his duck with the German GP? not the best way to celebrate a podium by not being in it, but its his first nevertheless


Great race.

This is kimi's 4th podium this season

 

[criesofthepast]

Kinda unfair that a guy that shouldn't have been on the podium gets to celebrate and shower hot babes with champagne and Kimi doesn't get to celebrate anything.

 

[Chris R]

Watching now... Terrible luck so far for Hammy

 

[brotkasten]

Kinda unfair that a guy that shouldn't have been on the podium gets to celebrate and shower hot babes with champagne and Kimi doesn't get to celebrate anything.

Even if Kimi got on the podium, he would've reacted like always.

"I didn't win, so it doesn't matter"

 

[Dilly]

Kinda unfair that a guy that shouldn't have been on the podium gets to celebrate and shower hot babes with champagne and Kimi doesn't get to celebrate anything.

Chances are he does this like every night anyway.

 

[kiyomi]

Found a stream today, not a bad race but not one of the better ones either.

Pretty happy for Koba though it sounds like he feels they could've done better if they had qualified higher.

I think this is my first F1 GAF thread post, hello all, fan since '06, etc.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Found a stream today, not a bad race but not one of the better ones either.

Pretty happy for Koba though it sounds like he feels they could've done better if they had qualified higher.

I think this is my first F1 GAF thread post, hello all, fan since '06, etc.

Welcome.

 

[RukusProvider]

Dumb penalty. Maybe next time Vettel will just Maldanado into Button. Would be fitting.

 

[brotkasten]

Dumb penalty. Maybe next time Vettel will just Maldanado into Button. Would be fitting.

How is it a dumb penalty? It was pretty clear in every single video, that he was off the track and used the runoff area to pass button. Even the Maldonado-Hamilton accident wasn't that clear.

 

[kharma45]

Dumb penalty. Maybe next time Vettel will just Maldanado into Button. Would be fitting.

He overtook off the track, it's as clear cut as it could've been.

 

[Scuderia]

Dumb penalty. Maybe next time Vettel will just Maldanado into Button. Would be fitting.

Spa 2010 if i remember correctly?

 

[Sleeplessnights]

Dumb penalty. Maybe next time Vettel will just Maldanado into Button. Would be fitting.

Maybe you missed it:

FIA clarifies defensive driving guidelines in Formula 1

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101147

 

[brotkasten]

Kimi on the result:

"It's nice to have another podium, but obviously we would rather get it on the track," said Raikkonen. "Having said that I think we did the best we could today from the position we started. Maybe if we had found a bit more pace in the wet yesterday we could have started higher, avoided the traffic and pushed the leaders, but it is what it is.

"We were hoping for a bit better, but the car worked well all through the race and we still brought home some good points for the team so there are some positives to take to the next race."

The result allowed Raikkonen to move into fourth place in the championship with 98 points.

The Finn - returning to F1 following a two-year absence - admitted he had mixed feelings about his position, feeling he could have scored better results in some of this year's races.

"If you had told me in January that we would be fourth halfway through the season, I think I would have been pretty pleased. It's not a bad place to be, but I think we have a car good enough to have scored more points.

"I want to win and the whole team is pushing hard to make it happen, so let's see what we can do in the second half of the season..."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101444

 

[Sleeplessnights]

Kimi on the result:


http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101444

There's a space between each word, that's not Kimi.

 

[Ark]

There's a space between each word, that's not Kimi.

It's also completely understandable, that's definitely not right.

 

[hanzo]

Great race from Alonso. So glad that Koba got 4th.

 

[Pepto]

From BBC:

The Red Bull driver attempted a pass around the outside of the Turn 6 hairpin, but Button defended his position while giving Vettel space.

 

[Sleeplessnights]

From BBC:

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/61737000/jpg/_61737840_mmvettelbuttonpassv1.jpg

The Red Bull driver attempted a pass around the outside of the Turn 6 hairpin, but Button defended his position while giving Vettel space.

At that point, the move was done and dusted, go back a bit when Vettel and Button were side by side, Button clearly gives him space. At this point in the picture, Vettel's rear wheels are beside Button's front wing.

 

[Pepto]

At that point, the move was done and dusted, go back a bit when Vettel and Button were side by side, Button clearly gives him space. At this point in the picture, Vettel's rear wheels are beside Button's front wing.

Do you have a better pic?

 

[Megasoum]

I just finished the race... please tell me somebody got a gif of the dude wandering through the line of flag girls right before the start hahahaha.

 

[Dilly]

Do you have a better pic?

0.45
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awehPqX3iP0

 

[Sleeplessnights]

0.45
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awehPqX3iP0

He clearly flicks left instead of right.

 

[smiggyRT]

Could have made it.

 

[Pepto]

Could have made it.

If only two wheels have to be on the track the yes.

 

[Dilly]

If only two wheels have to be on the track the yes.

2 wheels have to be on the track.

 

[smiggyRT]

Jenson's pit stop vs Vettels pit stop.

I think that's the one where he managed to jump him.

 

[G-Unit]

Nailed schumie final position, man mercedes is such a dissapointment

 

[kharma45]

Nailed schumie final position, man mercedes is such a dissapointment

Yeah I expected greater race pace from them.

 

[Gor@n]

Was a meh race for me. Wanted Button to win actually so Alonso's lead doesn't get too great. Disappointing race from Webs, that gearbox penalty hurt him more than i thought. Would've thought RB would've told Vettel to give the place back, better to drop to third than fifth.

 

[NihonTiger90]

Hells yeah; working on catching up to that top 50. I actually threw some points away this week (switched from Koba to Perez and could have gone with Sauber engine instead of Force India) but I'm content.

In case you're wondering why I'm so far down ... I forgot to register before the Australia race. :x

 

[navanman]

YES, powering on up that leaderboard!

 

[mblitek]

Just finished the race and about to have dinner so I'll catch up on the thread tonight but...Kobayashi in 4th & Perez 6th! Pretty good! Too bad Schumacher couldn't do better and Webber was no where to be seen sadly.

As for F1RM, damn Felipe gave Lewis a puncture and ruined my upgrade to McLaren as a team! Agh, oh well.

 

[kharma45]

YES! Powered up the leaderboard again, made up 13 places to sit pretty in 14th

As far as I can see I did the best out of everyone this weekend with 950 points, very pleased

 

[Shaneus]

How the fuck did I drop two spots? I had RBR and Sauber for my engine/chassis! Drivers weren't much chop (PDLR and Heikki) but still... fuck. Should've been worth more than that.

At least with those two teams, I think I can safely start focusing solely on drivers now. Been pretty much stagnant in that area since the start of the year (only real good result I ever had from it was when Prupose won and I fluked having him in my ranks. Had Schumi, but dropped him).

 

[RomanticHeroX]

Gentlemen, I believe the glory days are over for Romantic Racing.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Fernando now:

Michael Schumacher 91
Alain Prost 51
Ayrton Senna 41
Nigel Mansell 31
Fernando Alonso 30


By the end of his career:

Michael Schumacher 91
Alain Prost 51
Fernando Alonso ??
Ayrton Senna 41
Nigel Mansell 31

 

[Shaneus]

Could have made it.

Hey, it looks just like that crappy Codemasters online game.

 

[RomanticHeroX]

How cute, they let Felipe have a trophy too.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

I hope they continue to have the same podium procedure for the rest of the season.

 

[RukusProvider]

A racing driver should make that move 10/10 times. The FIA can always bring back gravel traps to avoid it.

What was Hamilton doing interfering with the race being well out of contention?

 

[Chris R]

So I'm watching today's Indycar race and kinda like how they have setup their "KERS" like system (It is called "Push to pass"... not the best name but whatever). Each driver started the race with 120 seconds of boost, available for them to use at any given time. Most drivers were using it on the straights to pass, but some were also using it defensively at different points on the track.

I think something like that could work well in F1. Instead of giving the driver just 6.67 seconds per lap, give them a pool they could use as they want, either burning through it early in the race or saving the power for later in the race after the fuel has burned off. I don't know, just something different to think about maybe...

 

[Leunam]

(It is called "Push to pass"... not the best name but whatever)

Not a great name, no, but I've also heard KERS referred to by this name in a few radio transmissions.

What was Hamilton doing interfering with the race being well out of contention?

He was trying to unlap himself. And he was doing a good job supporting his teammate who was having a great race. Personally, I can't fault him for that.

 

[Shaneus]

How cute, they let Felipe have a trophy too.

Nando has a serious case of Benjamin Button syndrome. Every photo he's in, he looks younger.

A racing driver should make that move 10/10 times. The FIA can always bring back gravel traps to avoid it.

10/10 times? Good one. If it was made for overtaking it would be made of asphalt.

What was Hamilton doing interfering with the race being well out of contention?

Had every right to. Wasn't given a flag, so he was allowed to race. And even if a flag was given, it would've been inappropriate anyway:

During a race, a light blue flag waved on the track warns the driver that they are about to be lapped by a faster car and must let it pass. A driver may incur penalties if they ignore three successive blue flags.

So guys. Do we have the Beeb this weekend? Because I'd hate to go into our break (ARRGGHHHH) with that bad taste of Sky in my mouth.

 

[IISANDERII]

Fernando now:

Michael Schumacher 91
Alain Prost 51
Ayrton Senna 41
Nigel Mansell 31
Fernando Alonso 30


By the end of his career:

Michael Schumacher 91
Alain Prost 51
Fernando Alonso ??
Ayrton Senna 41
Nigel Mansell 31

Who knows but Alonso is turning 31yrs old next week. I think Schumacher also won his 3rd world championship and 1st with Ferrari at 31.

 

[duckroll]

Yup, they gave a 20 second penalty as expected. Nothing controversial or surprising about it. Anyone familiar with the rules knew exactly what was going to happen! Dumb move on Vettel's part because it actually cost him valuable points.