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The Formula 1 2012 Season |OT2| WHY AREN'T YOU WATCHING THIS SEASON?!
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marvelharvey
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GAF since 2001 and this is the first thread I've subscribed to.
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME COMMUNITY!
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME COMMUNITY!
It would have been more fun if Vettel emulated Senna and started a fist fight with Hamilton, but alas those days are long gone. We have to get all excited over stupid and cucumber.
What about fuel economy though? Lowering torque at lower revs seems like it would promote less fuel usage as well. I don't understand what's wrong with a throttle map that is still directly tied to the throttle even if it doesn't have a traditional looking torque curve. Whether it affects fuel economy, traction, or any other factor I see no reason that it shouldn't be allowed.
fu3lfr3nzy
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Psychotext
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Apparently they only used it for the wet session where it was most advantageous.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/18957703
BBC's 10th greatest driver of all time: Fernando Alonso
BBC's 10th greatest driver of all time: Fernando Alonso
brotkasten
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I can't wait for his new song.
Nothing on his Twitter suggests he's back to how he was in 2011.
I have no idea why you think this.
This better not mean Vettel is ranked higher... :|
Plus wouldn't be a Benson article without a dig at Schumacher "Renault faced a determined fightback from Ferrari and Michael Schumacher, who employed the sort of dirty tricks they had perfected over the years to try to derail their rival."
Would be hilarious since they're always claiming Alonso is the best driver on the current grid.
I dont think it would be that bad if vettel was 8/9. His career at this stage is as good/better than alonso's was at the same age. As long as hes not top 3 or something stupid like that.
I guess he could not be in the list at all, but then they would have to explain why hamilton is 15th and vettel is not top 20, despite vettel being a double champion.
brotkasten
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Domenicali about their current situation:
and Felipe Massa
She does look like his girlfriend, but I'm not 100% sure.
You're a lucky man, Dilly!
While I obviously don't agree that Vettel is a better driver than Alonso, the article made a good point about Alonso's missed opportunities and how he could already have more championships under his belt.
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/281917/ferrari-we-can-t-think-everything-is-fine/
and Felipe Massa
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101466
She does look like his girlfriend, but I'm not 100% sure.
You're a lucky man, Dilly!
While I obviously don't agree that Vettel is a better driver than Alonso, the article made a good point about Alonso's missed opportunities and how he could already have more championships under his belt.
Ah, but championships != great drivers. Missed because of his choices but not because of what made him a great driver. Who knows how many championships Webber would've had a shot at had he been driving a car more reliable than the RBR post 2009? Doesn't make him a worse driver. (crappy example, but you get the idea)
Wax Free Vanilla
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brotkasten
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According to The Sun, he already recorded an R&B album last winter, but there are no plans to release it.
I've never liked ranking drivers in such a list.
Having said that, I do think Hamilton and Alonso are the best drivers on the grid at the moment.
I feel Hamilton is probably the faster of the two (albeit slightly), whereas Alonso is more consistent and can adapt better (thanks to more experience).
Hamilton's consistency has been better this year, it's just McLaren have let both him and Button down immensely.
Having said that, I do think Hamilton and Alonso are the best drivers on the grid at the moment.
I feel Hamilton is probably the faster of the two (albeit slightly), whereas Alonso is more consistent and can adapt better (thanks to more experience).
Hamilton's consistency has been better this year, it's just McLaren have let both him and Button down immensely.
What a lucky bugger.She does look like his girlfriend, but I'm not 100% sure.
You're a lucky man, Dilly!
I'd skip work to meet Lewis Hamilton.
brotkasten
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It doesn't look like Perez is definitely going to replace Massa next year.
But would you skip work to meet Narain Karthikeyan?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101495
But would you skip work to meet Narain Karthikeyan?
We've all seen him a billion times at the grocery store already.
Boom headshot!
He should be skipping work to meet me.
brotkasten
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Hahaha ... But seriously, I'd love to ask him what it feels like to drive such a shitty car. It think it was last year, when Chandok did some commenting during a free practice session for BBC and he mentioned that he once sat down with Narain to watch the qualifying (as both of them obviously didn't make it to Q2) and they were amazed by how smooth the other cars would go around the track and how little the other drivers had to fight the car.
You should ask him next season. I don't think there's any work for him to skip.
Glad to have ya mate!
I was thinking. If F1 Race Stars is a mix of Mario Kart, it's guaranteed that Massa will be the best player in the game. Ramming ability, debris slips, high armor and don't get me started on power ups.
Schumi hasn't been too bad of late tbh for his price, I'm thinking of swapping him for Button though myself.
Edit - Or I can upgrade both Koba and MSC to Perez and Hamilton... decisions...
Crap, I've had 10posts stored in replies and just lost them all
Community section makes our Formula 1 thread seem plebian like NASCAR or something. We have lost our glory!
Get some RBR up in ya. After a few mistakes here and there (Schumacher for one. Maldonado during the weekend he won kinda made up for that though) I have RBR and Sauber form my engine/chassis but only(!) Heikki and PDLR for my drivers. The money I have in the bank'll get me up to someone like Petrov but that's it :/Despite making some good changes last race and getting more points from it, I can't even make any competitive changes before this race.
No this is perfect:
Unrelated, but this cracked me up
It was posted on the official Lotus website for the team section. No caption needed lol
brotkasten
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Now this is perfect.
Amazing pic above!!
What the hell is wrong with the weather this year? It's going to rain for this weekend in Hungary which is always known for its blue skies and baking hot temperatures, this time looking like it'll rain on Sunday.
Should make for an entertaining race.
What the hell is wrong with the weather this year? It's going to rain for this weekend in Hungary which is always known for its blue skies and baking hot temperatures, this time looking like it'll rain on Sunday.
Should make for an entertaining race.
Wasn't it a wet race last year?
brotkasten
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It looks like it's going to be the opposite of Germany. Dry qualifying, wet race.
The huge shower is coming down after the race, though.
If there is a track where rain is needed is the Hungaroboring. It's the only way to have an exciting race there. However a mixed conditions race would be even better, just to see Ferrari pit wall making silly mistakes.
McLaren is the only team that should be praying for dry weather. They looked like the fastest car last weekend on dry but their car doesn't work very well with wet tyres, so if it rains it's probably going to be another race to forget.
Psychotext
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I quite like Box Box Box.
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