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[Elvin Atombender]

Having just four cars eliminated in Q1 and Q2 has removed a bit of excitement, hasn't it?

I didn't think there would be much difference but this feels a bit boring.

 

[Zeknurn]

Q1 hasn't been exciting all season. It's nothing new.

 

[Mohonky]

Do all the celebs just goto Redbull or something? Never see them anywhere else.

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Yeah. Given that this is a qualifying session at the sharp end of a pretty dramatic championship, it's just not giving me that buzz.

There's nothing to get excited about, after Spa Rosberg has shit the bed, but maybe it's all part of the master plan? I'm still expecting a Hammy DNF and Rosberg win in Abu Dhabi for that manufactured drama.

The German brass in Stuttgart want Rosberg to win the championship, so it will happen. Hammy will meltdown and Alonso will get his dream Mercedes drive.

Book it!

 

[DBT85]

Damn, 1:36.290 from Rosberg at the end of Q2.

Fastest time we've seen at all by about 7/10ths.

 

[kharma45]

Nice to see Nico have a good lap.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Incredible time that Rosberg set at the end

 

[itsgreen]

Nicola Pohl @NicolaBILD
News from @SauberF1Team ! They should've decided for @GvanderGarde & @Ericsson_Marcus as driver pairing for 2015! No confirmation yet

 

[massivekettle]

Incredible time that Rosberg set at the end

Completely useless. These are his race tyres and he took much more life out of them than Lewis did.

 

[Zeknurn]

Did Lazenby borrow glasses from Suzi?

 

[DieH@rd]

Keanu!

 

[Gareth Bale]

Completely useless. These are his race tyres and he took much more life out of them than Lewis did.

Oh well, not complaining!

I have a terrible feeling that he has one final cunt move left in him.

 

[DBT85]

I wonder how much they think about setting that kind of time to unsettle the other guy. Lewis was a second faster than Nico in Q1 when he had absolutely no need to run again.

I do wonder sometimes why they bother.

Though as you say, They start the race on these tyres, so going THAT fast seems a bit wasteful. TBH they could both turn it right down for Q2.

 

[massivekettle]

I wonder how much they think about setting that kind of time to unsettle the other guy. Lewis was a second faster than Nico in Q1 when he had absolutely no need to run again.

I do wonder sometimes why they bother.

Psychological edge... and extra practice.

 

[Chris R]

Does NBC have a filter on the footage? Honestly looks like the footage is being filmed at 20fps or something, very "slow"

 

[TCRS]

Hulkenbergs visor thingy got stuck on his tyre in one corner and he lost 0.2 s there, that's why he is on P13.

 

[DieH@rd]

I wonder how much they think about setting that kind of time to unsettle the other guy. Lewis was a second faster than Nico in Q1 when he had absolutely no need to run again.

I do wonder sometimes why they bother.

Maybe he was not satisfied with first tire run in Q2, so he drove again so that he could race with better tires.

 

[Zeknurn]

Yeah, Rosberg is just better today. He's killing it.

 

[massivekettle]

Yeah, Rosberg is just better today. He's killing it.

Unfortunately he seems to struggle to carry Saturday form into Sunday...

 

[TCRS]

PSA: Sauber has the best breakfast in the paddock according to the RTL commentstors.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Rosberg has pole

wasn't even close

 

[kharma45]

Rosberg smashed him.

 

[TCRS]

flawless quali by rosberg. hamilton didn't even get close. lets see what happens tomorrow.

 

[Chris R]

And two stops tomorrow. Should be a decent fight if Lewis's car doesn't fall apart

 

[RoKKeR]

Wow Nico fucking murdered that lap, amazing.

Nice 3/4 from Williams, could be interesting tomorrow if Mercedes gets hit with technical issues.

 

[Zeknurn]

Merc 1-2, Williams 3-4. Red Bull 5th.

As expected.

 

[Mohonky]

Oh well, not complaining!

I have a terrible feeling that he has one final cunt move left in him.

This plus Hammy DNF in Abu Dhabi will ruin it I bet.

 

[nature boy]

Wonder what Lewis was missing today. Nico still needs to bring it tomorrow.


And once again Alonso spanks Raikonnen. Ferrari are pathetic.

 

[FuturusX]

Lewis struggled with braking I suspect. We'll see in the interviews.

 

[DrM]

That was flawless lap from Rosberg

Williams should have a very good race if they do not botch with strategy. They can pull from Ferrari in WCC on very safe distance tomorrow

 

[Psychotext]

What the hell, I expected this thread to have a lot more action.

Great job from Rosberg, though he messed up my predictions. Hopefully he's up for a fight in the race tomorrow.

 

[nature boy]

Force India considering boycotting the race.

Not the right place to do that.

 

[AcridMeat]

Hello friends. Forgot quali was actually in a decent time for me and only caught the interviews at the end. Will watch the race live for the first time in a very very long time tomorrow.

How's the season been in general? I know it's been primarily a two horse race, but it's great to see the emergence of Ricciardo. I see Bottas is 4th in the tables too which is awesome.

Which races should I watch? I've got Budapest, I think Canada as well? Was Spa good?

Cheers fellas, I miss the community.

 

[massivekettle]

Hello friends. Forgot quali was actually in a decent time for me and only caught the interviews at the end. Will watch the race live for the first time in a very very long time tomorrow.

How's the season been in general? I know it's been primarily a two horse race, but it's great to see the emergence of Ricciardo. I see Bottas is 4th in the tables too which is awesome.

Which races should I watch? I've got Budapest, I think Canada as well? Was Spa good?

Cheers fellas, I miss the community.

Spa was actually terrible, despite Ricciardo winning.

Best races this season:

- Bahrain
- Canada
- Germany
- Hungary
- Singapore

 

[Psychotext]

Spa was actually terrible, despite Ricciardo winning.

Drama was entertaining though, especially at the track.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Ericsson confirmed for Sauber next season.

 

[itsgreen]

Ericsson confirmed for Sauber next season.

Adam Cooper @adamcooperF1
Interesting situation at Sauber with @Ericsson_Marcus confirmed for '15, SUT under contract, and GVDG very confident that he has a seat

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Ronbo says McLaren won't run a third car because it'll cost $35m, also confirms that he still hasn't got a title sponsor lined up.

 

[Zeknurn]

@alanbaldwinf1: Select group of reporters (self included) had a long chat with Bernie here at the circuit this afternoon. #F1
@alanbaldwinf1: Lauda and Mattiacci joined us towards the end. No easy solutions apparent.
@alanbaldwinf1: Mr E clear on U.S. GP boycott threat, though: "Forget all that crap. I promise you they will be racing. I give you an absolute guarantee."

Sounds like a challenge to me.

 

[scorcher59]

Ronbo says McLaren won't run a third car because it'll cost $35m, also confirms that he still hasn't got a title sponsor lined up.

Wow by start of the season they allegedly would announce a title sponsor by the 3rd or 4th round, now they have nothing? Don't like the sound of that...

 

[DrM]

Ronbo says McLaren won't run a third car because it'll cost $35m, also confirms that he still hasn't got a title sponsor lined up.

That would mean that Mercedes would get 3rd car...

 

[kiyomi]

Adam Cooper @adamcooperF1
Interesting situation at Sauber with @Ericsson_Marcus confirmed for '15, SUT under contract, and GVDG very confident that he has a seat

3 car teams confirmt

also why is ericsson even getting a drive next year

 

[Ark]

3 car teams confirmt

also why is ericsson even getting a drive next year

.

 

[cmr-94]

Serious talks going down in austin tonight. Bernie admits some blame for inequal distribution of money. Also,

Ian Parkes ‏@ianparkesf1 27m27 minutes ago
Bernie claims he is hamstrung by regulations and contracts with the teams. If he had his way he would rip up all contracts and start again

 

[Ruruja]

Impressive from Rosberg. Hoping for a great battle between the two tomorrow with no reliability issues.

 

[Ark]

Serious talks going down in austin tonight. Bernie admits some blame for inequal distribution of money. Also,

Ian Parkes ‏@ianparkesf1 27m27 minutes ago
Bernie claims he is hamstrung by regulations and contracts with the teams. If he had his way he would rip up all contracts and start again

He's only saying that because it's become a public issue now.

Impressive from Rosberg. Hoping for a great battle between the two tomorrow with no reliability issues.

This season seems intent on not providing that ;__;

 

[Dead Man]

Serious talks going down in austin tonight. Bernie admits some blame for inequal distribution of money. Also,

Ian Parkes ‏@ianparkesf1 27m27 minutes ago
Bernie claims he is hamstrung by regulations and contracts with the teams. If he had his way he would rip up all contracts and start again

Isn't that fucking convenient for him. The contracts he negotiated are now stopping him. Fucking tosser.

 

[Chuck]

I'd rather have three car teams than two teams competing for second to last place every race

 

[Norwegian Rudo]

Fastest quali time this year 3 tenths faster than last year. Yes, the tires were softer, but the downforce is significantly less and the cars are heavier.

One thing is for sure, the people bitching about how the new engines were "so slooow" were full of shit. These engines with last years downforce would easily blow last years times away.

 

[Dead Man]

I'd rather have three car teams than two teams competing for second to last place every race

You'll have that no matter how many teams there are. There will always be a worst two teams.