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The Formula 1 2013 Season |OT| End of the Webber Era
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Sleeplessnights
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They don't even like each other on twitter, that's how I know it's fake.
Joseph Merrick
Member
Confirmed: Webber starts at the back of the grid.
:-DDDD
Red Bull does not have the pace advantage they had at Abu Dhabi though.
What's the chance of a Safety Car at the Chinese GP in the dry?
edit: 38% according to Williams preview.
It's true though.
Being Renault powered webber should start the race much lighter on fuel then most of the other cars around him, with a large selection of tyres and a naturally faster car I can see him getting a couple of points. Will need to beast the DRS zones though.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Anyone attending Le Mans this year?
Massa seemed to be easiest on his tired during practice
Yeah but he is still Massa. I know he has done amazing work this season but he is still a wild card and I never bet on him.
Psychotext
Member
That was a properly strange decision by Red Bull. I know they were unlikely to get pole but they had a good shot at top 4.
brotkasten
Member
I can't wait for the conspiracy theories. I bet Vettel sucked some fuel out of Webber's car when no one looked. What a Vettel.
Psychotext
Member
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE.
Argh fuck. Well, best we can hope for is that he dominates the field and gets a top 5 finish. Certainly takes the pressure off Vettel and any concerns he would've had with having to tough it out with his teammate.
As much as the penalty fits the evidence, it still fucking sucks that he has to cop a full penalty for it. With any luck he gets a clean, quick start a la Malaysia but being amongst the backmarkers, will allow him to jump even more places.
At least, I hope so. Best I can hope for is a points finish with a Vettel DNF. Which is a possibility... he could well get over-ambitious/anxious at the start, what with having an STR (and a 2 min-qualifier in Button) ahead of him.
As much as the penalty fits the evidence, it still fucking sucks that he has to cop a full penalty for it. With any luck he gets a clean, quick start a la Malaysia but being amongst the backmarkers, will allow him to jump even more places.
At least, I hope so. Best I can hope for is a points finish with a Vettel DNF. Which is a possibility... he could well get over-ambitious/anxious at the start, what with having an STR (and a 2 min-qualifier in Button) ahead of him.
PdotMichael
Banned
Worldrecord pitstop and pro Webber team order in last race. And people are still in tin foil mode?
Vettel had also a similiar problem in Singapore last season.
Vettel had also a similiar problem in Singapore last season.
I would just go with a fixed 5 place penalty, but even then it wont stop the possibility of a driver cruising around at 30mph and setting a token lap on almost pristine tyres.
It would probably have to be something like within a certain time of pole, or they would do just do what Button did.
Adam Scott Aukerman
Member
I reckon he'll be 26th by the first corner.
So then what happens if someone qualifies in the top 10 in Q2, but doesn't make it back to the pits due to a car failure or an unavoidable collision? Or suffers a similar fate during Q3 before they set a time?
Psychotext
Member
You do realise that Vettel's engineers aren't Webber's engineers right? What possible reason would they have to screw over Webber?
brotkasten
Member
Webber shamed the team with his whining and ruined the team morale. They want him out too.
mind blown! two teams. wow. this changes everything.
Gareth Bale
Member
Jenson seemed happy with his grid position. Hopefully McLaren don't fuck it up for him tomorrow and he can pick up a decent amount of points. I can see the strategy working perfectly for Vettel because as Lewis said Sebastian is pretty lucky.
Hamilton is a better sportsman than Vettel.
brotkasten
Member
But is he the better driver?
definitely yes
My cat is a better sportsman than Vettel.
Psychotext
Member
Considerably more adept at falling on its feet rather than its face too.
I love his glance at the camera. You really can imagine him thinking "great a camera! A good chance to let them see how great a sportsman I've become...". He really has become likable again since he got to Mercedes though..
Thank you pirelli for these tires
If they don't help Vettel in the race, will you still be thanking Pirelli?
Last time I looked, it was called Formula One not 'Formula Manage Tires'.
I was being sarcastic. I hate these new pirelli tires. Vettel should have set a time in stead of going with the medium tire.
Its all fun and stuff that they bring another tactical element to the sport but now its just to big of an factor.
Really funny btw that hamilton was bashing the tires but is on pole tomorrow.
PdotMichael
Banned
Well, not sure if it was what he thought but it looks more that it was rather Button who congratulated Hamilton for his pole. Hamilton was basically just there.
Do they use the same fuel pumps? It doesn't seem like the sort of thing that they would have individual ones for (unless they're used when the car is actually in the garage itself, in which case, they definitely would).
No idea how the fuck one guy can have mechanical issues in over half of his races at this point in the season. Fucking sucks.
His starts this year have been markedly better than last. Mechanical failure in Melbourne and the last one he jumped five spots. Providing he has KERS from the start, there's no reason he couldn't be at least 20th by the first corner.
Ping me when you're thinking of going, I'd love to make a pilgrimage up there. We can watch Webber beast that LMP-1 Porsche together
just because you get pole doesn't mean you have to like the tires
Adam Scott Aukerman
Member
Way to suck the life out of my joke, you Vettel.
It isn't if you actually understand what the problem with the tires is.
It wouldn't be a long trip for me to go to Le Mans, but it's always during my finals.
Ping me when you're thinking of going, I'd love to make a pilgrimage up there. We can watch Webber beast that LMP-1 Porsche together
I'd say Webber would make an excellent endurance driver (yes, I know he already did) but does he want to return to prototypes after his CLK GTR crash?