Cheeseman Battitude
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CheersWhere's the best place to find them?
And did the Hondas blow up or something? Geez.
McLaren probably stopped them before they did blow up.
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McLaren probably stopped them before they did blow up.
I felt the same when I saw it live and after the replays.
As did I.
frontieruk
Member
As nice as it is to see Ferrari winning, they finished 8.5s ahead of a team that pitted one more time, made a bad strategy call at the start of the race and then were matching if not bettering the Ferrari on a supposedly 2s slower tyre.
I'm not sure the gap has really been closed, good strategy and inspired driving won this race, not sure that combination will work again as Mercedes will be more aware of the Ferrari's pace and tyre usage.
I'm not sure the gap has really been closed, good strategy and inspired driving won this race, not sure that combination will work again as Mercedes will be more aware of the Ferrari's pace and tyre usage.
Nicktendo86
Member
Ers cooling issue for Alonso and turbo issue for button.
Horner has brembo in his sights.
Cheeseman Battitude
Member
Brembo rep in China press conference confirmed?
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Schumacher somewhat ruined Ferrari for me at the time.
I hated him. Still do.
He's one of histories greatest monsters.
olore
Member
That must be a major alarm call, question is what Horner is gonna do about it. Or rather, in what direction to direct his complaints, if it´s all in the engine and the rest of the car is fundamentally sound barring the high wear rate of the brakes
jesus christ. the DC and Button part yesterday was hilarious.
DC: "look at that beautiful tight end" button: "yeah it's geat"
seconds later:
button: "Maybe it's because of that that we are having cooling issues" etc.
WELL THEN MAKE THEM BIGGER YOU FUCKING IDIOTS
Cheeseman Battitude
Member
His current situation is very sad, but he was a constant cheat in his F1 career and he remains the only driver to be disqualified from the championship. Hard to have any respect for him.
Frankfurter
Member
They both had the same tire at the end. Plus Vettels last stint was longer (i.e. older tires).
Nicktendo86
Member
Lol nope. No point in compromising your package for cooling, work on reliability and it will come together eventually. Thus was always going to be a testing year
Elvin Atombender
Member
They will switch cars with Toro Rosso.
freakzilla149
Banned
Same. Congrats to Vettel and Ferrari. That was amazing. Looking forward to a Ham/Vettel fight... as long as Vettel comes lol.
Mercedes really fucked shit up, Lewis must be having some McLaren flashbacks.
I hope Rosberg is happy now.
Well, they should be happy even to finish, i fully expected that their front brake discs will explode any time
Cock.
Cheeseman Battitude
Member
Vettel did say he is going to get pissed tonight.
Yessssssss
Cheeseman Battitude
Member
Respect for following through.
brotkasten
Member
Someone please tell Button to shave. It looks so bad.
I say well done for following through, and yes, keep it!
Back from the track. I was so mad, I didn't feel like watching the podium celebration. Hell, I went and copped a smoke for the last handful of laps.
Sunday notes:
- Good win for Vettel. The Ferrari has legit pace. I'm impressed. Merc is still quicker over a lap, but Seb drove a brilliant race.
- Can someone explain to me why Lewis was put back on a second set of hard? Wasn't the first stint enough? Was he lacking an extra set of mediums or something? I thought he would catch Seb easily on the last stint, if he had sorts. It makes ZERO sense to make him to an extra stop, then give him two stints on the slowest tire. Fucking stupid. If I was home watching this, I'd have thrown something at the TV. Unfortunately, I think that sort of thing is frowned upon at the track. So I hurled a bunch of expletives instead. This was one of the dumbest strategic races I've ever seen. Impossibly stupid.
- Who cares about anyone else in the race? I'm mad.
- In the Malaysian sports car series, the fat guy won again. He's good.
- The same blue Integra I spoke of yesterday also placed once again. Dude knows how to drive, flat out.
- The second place car was driven by a Claire Jedrek. I only made note because she drove the wheels off the car, and I was surprised to discover she was a woman. I just Googled her, and she's like a fitness model too. I'd like to see her in a higher series. She showed well today
- TCR International is about cost reduction. The Opal Astras had overheating problems but solved it by buying an otc radiator from a local shop.
- Apparently the car formula overlaps with other series, so teams can run the same car in multiple leagues.
- Both the safety car and medical cars are faster than the TCR cars.
- Lines for autographs were retarded long. Didn't even attempt to get in the queue.
- Race headphones are a scam. All you need is an FM tuner. My phone has an FM radio app. Win!
- I sat in the upper level across from the television on the back straight. There's no way in hell I was going to fly all this way and not see the race on my terms. It also helps that ticket checkers paid a pittance give no fucks.
My disappointment notwithstanding, it was an interesting race for the first half, but a procession the second half. With the oppressive heat, that made for some tedium. People were eager to gtfo the moment the checkers flag flew. Now I'm going to spend the next two days trying to drown my sorrows in whatever wild action KL has to offer. It was a fun weekend, boys. Cheers. PEACE.
Sunday notes:
- Good win for Vettel. The Ferrari has legit pace. I'm impressed. Merc is still quicker over a lap, but Seb drove a brilliant race.
- Can someone explain to me why Lewis was put back on a second set of hard? Wasn't the first stint enough? Was he lacking an extra set of mediums or something? I thought he would catch Seb easily on the last stint, if he had sorts. It makes ZERO sense to make him to an extra stop, then give him two stints on the slowest tire. Fucking stupid. If I was home watching this, I'd have thrown something at the TV. Unfortunately, I think that sort of thing is frowned upon at the track. So I hurled a bunch of expletives instead. This was one of the dumbest strategic races I've ever seen. Impossibly stupid.
- Who cares about anyone else in the race? I'm mad.
- In the Malaysian sports car series, the fat guy won again. He's good.
- The same blue Integra I spoke of yesterday also placed once again. Dude knows how to drive, flat out.
- The second place car was driven by a Claire Jedrek. I only made note because she drove the wheels off the car, and I was surprised to discover she was a woman. I just Googled her, and she's like a fitness model too. I'd like to see her in a higher series. She showed well today
- TCR International is about cost reduction. The Opal Astras had overheating problems but solved it by buying an otc radiator from a local shop.
- Apparently the car formula overlaps with other series, so teams can run the same car in multiple leagues.
- Both the safety car and medical cars are faster than the TCR cars.
- Lines for autographs were retarded long. Didn't even attempt to get in the queue.
- Race headphones are a scam. All you need is an FM tuner. My phone has an FM radio app. Win!
- I sat in the upper level across from the television on the back straight. There's no way in hell I was going to fly all this way and not see the race on my terms. It also helps that ticket checkers paid a pittance give no fucks.
My disappointment notwithstanding, it was an interesting race for the first half, but a procession the second half. With the oppressive heat, that made for some tedium. People were eager to gtfo the moment the checkers flag flew. Now I'm going to spend the next two days trying to drown my sorrows in whatever wild action KL has to offer. It was a fun weekend, boys. Cheers. PEACE.
Good summaries throughout the weekend, thanks...any plans for more race visits this year?
Exactly the bolded.
nature boy
Member
James Allison and his easy-on-the-tyres cars (Lotus 2013) is really becoming a hot commodity in this Formula Pirelli.
Cheeseman Battitude
Member
And he said it's easier to add downforce and power than it is to make a car handle, so after this performance I think we can expect them to be right with Mercedes more often.
Cheeseman Battitude
Member
Damn, Nico aint happy in these interviews!
brotkasten
Member
I forgot that tyres never played a role in this sport, before Pirelli took over. Thanks for reminding me.