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[Blablurn]

Wow,that stat was something.

After pits: Alonso 19, Vettel 17
Now: Alonso 14, Vettel 3.

Alonso must have a problem.

He said steering feels off after the first stop.

 

[Psychotext]

Wow, Sauber so quick in straight line.

Edit - Makes sense re Alonso.

 

[Tugatrix]

Alonso overtake...not lol

 

[Addnan]

Third race in a row Alonso stuck behind Sauber. That cars straight line speed is crazy.

 

[PolarGamer]

Lotus twitter said it was slow because they checked for damage.

Ah, thanks Eddie

 

[Omiee]

Webber should at least make it to lap 30 right? they said the tires can go 30 laps?

or is he going to pit lap 25 and again on lap 55 for a 5 lap stint on the softs.

Vettel only has to pit on lap 28, can he make it to the end of the gp?

 

[Psychotext]

Feisty Alonso!

 

[AxeMan]

Even when Vettel isn't in the lead we all know he is still going to win easily

 

[Psychotext]

Finger boy is coming for you...

 

[kmag]

Webber should at least make it to lap 30 right? they said the tires can go 30 laps?

or is he going to pit lap 25 and again on lap 55 for a 5 lap stint on the softs.

Vettel only has to pit on lap 28, can he make it to the end of the gp?

Vettel should be able to just do the one stop until the end. If he can't then Webber will probably win, but the Vettel will almost certainly be able to eek out his 2nd set of mediums til the end without massive performance issues

Bottom line Webber needed around a 17-18 second 'lead' to have a chance on the 6 laps of softs he'll have at the end. The gap is 11.6 and slowly coming down. Barring a mechanical or a puncture then Vettel has this comfortably won.

 

[Omiee]

lol massa came out just behind vettel and he is 25 seconds behind now

 

[PdotMichael]

I guess that's a race for Vettel. Going fastest lap after fastest lap without a Horner who tells him that he should drive slower.

 

[Jucksalbe]

It's sad how big the (real) gap behind the Red Bulls is.

 

[Omiee]

Webber really pushing it. Rosberg pitting earlier than webber.

 

[Psychotext]

Here we go then.

 

[PdotMichael]

It's sad how big the (real) gap behind the Red Bulls is.

No surprise. The other teams gave up after the summer break while Red Bull still introduced some updates.

 

[Omiee]

Never thought of this but that could be the winning strategy for webber. Get this tire out of the way and then go for the medium one.

 

[kmag]

Interesting change in strategy for Webber. It won't accomplish anything but he may as well see what he can do with 5 laps of clear air and soft boots.

 

[Psychotext]

I think it makes sense, especially as it removes safety car risk.

 

[Shaneus]

Gun it, Webs. How many laps could he get out of these softs, or will he just do what everyone else did and get rid of them ASAP?

 

[Addnan]

Gun it, Webs. How many laps could he get out of these softs, or will he just do what everyone else did and get rid of them ASAP?

4 maybe 5. Grosjean did 11, but was very slow

 

[Psychotext]

Thought Vettel would have gone a bit longer, but I guess he did drive the hell out of those tyres.

 

[Omiee]

so webber has to win 8 or 10 seconds on this tire to come behind or in front of vettel?

webber is going to pit in 3 laps and come 2 or 3 seconds behind vettel.

 

[Addnan]

3 laps then. This tyre is a joke.

 

[Krilekk]

And that's it.

 

[moojito]

I love bbc weekends. Need a toilet break? Open iplayer on my phone, take it downstairs to the bog with me, come back up, carry on watching the same stream on my PC.

Truly we are living in the future.

 

[kmag]

And that's game over.

 

[Omiee]

Yeah game over vettel won if nothing happens to his car

 

[Jucksalbe]

Thought Vettel would have gone a bit longer, but I guess he did drive the hell out of those tyres.

Vettel made pretty much exactly half of the race on those tyres, so no problem there. Massa on the other hand came in a bit early I thought.
And lol at those soft tyres, Webber already pitted again. Those tyres are a joke.

 

[Psychotext]

I can't even imagine how Webber feels. Vettel on 'wrong' strategy and still manages to pass half the field and put 10 secs on him.

 

[Krilekk]

so webber has to win 8 or 10 seconds on this tire to come behind or in front of vettel?

webber is going to pit in 3 laps and come 2 or 3 seconds behind vettel.

Yeah, it was never going to happen. Soft tyre is .8 seconds faster than medium but only lasts six quick laps. Plus Vettel is .5 seconds faster than Webber on average. Webber did what he could, shaving 1.5 seconds off of Vettels lead.

 

[DrM]

No surprise. The other teams gave up after the summer break while Red Bull still introduced some updates.

To be fair, Red Bull also moved to 2014 development after Monza, their upgrades just worked as they hoped

 

[Addnan]

Sutil on 36 lap old tyres. Holy shit.

 

[cmr-94]

Whoever thought webber could beat vettel is having a laugh. vettel is just a quicker driver. end of

 

[Addnan]

Whoever thought webber could beat vettel is having a laugh. vettel is just a quicker driver. end of

Webber didn't actually do anything wrong today. Got passed cars when he needed to. Vettel's strategy just worked.

 

[nny]

Sutil on 36 lap old tyres. Holy shit.

"We need to push harder"

 

[Zeknurn]

Sutil on 36 lap old tyres. Holy shit.

They are going to blow the tires.

Force India is still angry that Pirelli was forced to revert last years tyres which basically ruined the season for everyone except Red Bull.

 

[Omiee]

woow at sutil. really pushed those tires

 

[kharma45]

lol sorry Shaneus.

 

[nny]

Luckiest driver everTM

 

[Krilekk]

Lol Webber

 

[ElTorro]

lol, Webber again...

 

[Jucksalbe]

Webber's car damaged AGAIN.

 

[Juz]

Wow Webber. Unluckiest driver ever.

 

[Omiee]

are you kidding me? webber just cant catch a fucking break

 

[cmr-94]

It really is amazing...

 

[Ce-Lin]

that alternator was worth destroying Alonso' race, not that it matters with Vettel flying, congrats.

 

[Shaneus]

OH YOU'RE FUCKING KIDDING ME. JESUS CHRIST AGAIN YOU CUNTS.

 

[theignoramus]

shitty luck all around for Mark

 

[curlycare]

Oh my. Webber's teh unluckiest man..