Round 03: Chinese Grand Prix

freestyla

ATI eyefinity first itme on test here:
screen1 BBC live
screen2 boards.ie
screen3 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/f1-information/f1-live/f1-fanatic-live-chinese-grand-prix-practice-qualifying/

..recommended

StephenHendry

great race, excellent stuff from rosber, mercedes showing the kind of potential they have

dastardly00

Oooooh this is great!

amacachi

I still have a feeling Hamilton's tyres could go with a few laps to go, Button really needs to push past Massa.

amacachi

What the hell tyres is Webber on!? Looking good for 4th.

thewheel2.0

Yet another race where the camera work is awful. Come on Hamilton, I want those 60 points!

dastardly00

Vettel's KERS not working?

StephenHendry

i think this is a sign of things to come, some really close finishes to races in 2011!!, arguably the two best drivers atm at the front, possibly fighting it out over the wc

proulx

Come on Webber

Glico Man

freestyla wrote: »

F1 got very interesting after Schumi retired. I was watching for a many years until stopped in 2002 because of boring races . After 2006 got more entertaining every year.

I didn't mind that so much and I say that as a McLaren fan. There's always going to be a time when one team is better than everyone else... I mean look at Lotus in the late 60's/70's. It was quite remarkable how quick and reliable the Ferraris were during those years. Only McLaren, Williams at a time, BAR and Renault provided any threat, with Renault challenging towards the latter years.

Last year was the best racing year in recent memory (other than when Hamilton won the title ), but this year, the first two races were pretty ordinary, bar the odd incident and this race has been completely turned on its head.

C'mon Lewis!!

C'mon Button!!

amacachi

Why didn't Vettel take out Hamilton? Stupid gambling.

Button doesn't seem to be able to close up to Vettel at all.

amacachi

Mark if you're going to pass Button you better fcuking pass Vettel too. :pac:

amacachi

Webber is going to take Button and I'm wondering if Vettel has a problem with a Force India unlapping himself.

StephenHendry

Quote:
Originally Posted by aaronh007
F1 has come alive for the first time this season...

5 drivers able to win the race? Cannot remember the last time 3 drivers were able to win let alone 5!

F1 got very interesting after Schumi retired. I was watching for a many years until stopped in 2002 because of boring races . After 2006 got more entertaining every year.

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yeah the first two races showed vettel and red bull are the team/drive to beat but mclaren have suprised everyone as to how far they have caught up with redbull

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amacachi

As disappointed as I am with the result it has to be said; what a fcuking race. I'd defy anyone to come up with a better one.

I also wonder if it was a record for number of overtakes, I'd assume it did for a dry race at least.

proulx

Driver of the race surely Webber.

freestyla

proulx wrote: »

Driver of the race surely Webber.

if he had pass Vettel then yes

amacachi

I wonder how long it'll take Webber to realise that if he'd pitted a lap or two earlier on the first stint he could've won this race. :pac:

CarrickMcJoe

No way Hamilton driver of the day.

Webber would have won the race had he not been held up by Schumacher for so long.

Grim.

red bull lost vettel that one imo should have changed his strategy and pit him with the macs on there 2nd stop suprised the tyres even lasted 25 laps

but what a race brilliant drive by webber

vectra

Brilliant race.... Best in a long while for me..
Hotting up for a great season :cool:

Ghost Train

Great to see the two strategies so close, have to say Vettel probably would have had first on the other strategy, Webbers strategy shows the advantage of getting rid of the hards early.

gonedrinking

Ghost Train wrote: »

Great to see the two strategies so close, have to say Vettel probably would have had first on the other strategy, Webbers strategy shows the advantage of getting rid of the hards early.

Wasn't it more a case of him having 3 sets of fresh tires which enabled him to change the hards early. And he wouldn't have had 3 sets of fresh tires if qualifying had of gone the way he wanted. So it was more a case of dumb luck, though I'm sure a lot of teams will look at this and rethink their whole qualifying/race strategy with a view to having 3 fresh pairs of tires for the race.

amacachi

gonedrinking wrote: »

Wasn't it more a case of him having 3 sets of fresh tires which enabled him to change the hards early. And he wouldn't have had 3 sets of fresh tires if qualifying had of gone the way he wanted. So it was more a case of dumb luck, though I'm sure a lot of teams will look at this and rethink their whole qualifying/race strategy with a view to having 3 fresh pairs of tires for the race.

It'll vary massively from track to track though. Also I get the impression the teams are still figuring the tyres out massively, as seen with Webber at the end. Fair enough they were fresh but they were so much faster and lasted longer than the others'.


Button will be absolutely sickened, messed up the pitstop by coming in a lap late which would've given him an advantage over Vettel and when he did come in he messed up.

freestyla

Hamilton overtook all top drivers.. and in few different corners, not just on backstratight.. not a fan but must say impressive

amacachi

Took me a minute to work out who Webber reminds me of as he sits in the press conference and then it hit me:

Ghost Train

gonedrinking wrote: »

Wasn't it more a case of him having 3 sets of fresh tires which enabled him to change the hards early. And he wouldn't have had 3 sets of fresh tires if qualifying had of gone the way he wanted. So it was more a case of dumb luck, though I'm sure a lot of teams will look at this and rethink their whole qualifying/race strategy with a view to having 3 fresh pairs of tires for the race.

Hard to know I guess, maybe Kers would have still given McLaren the edge.

frostie500

gonedrinking wrote: »

Wasn't it more a case of him having 3 sets of fresh tires which enabled him to change the hards early. And he wouldn't have had 3 sets of fresh tires if qualifying had of gone the way he wanted. So it was more a case of dumb luck, though I'm sure a lot of teams will look at this and rethink their whole qualifying/race strategy with a view to having 3 fresh pairs of tires for the race.

We saw in Malaysia with Vettel, and Hamilton today, that teams are doing their best to use as few sets of tyres in qualifying so that they can have as many sets of fresh rubber for the race. The teams are learning how best to deal with the new tyres so that they have an advantage in the race

amacachi

frostie500 wrote: »

We saw in Malaysia with Vettel, and Hamilton today, that teams are doing their best to use as few sets of tyres in qualifying so that they can have as many sets of fresh rubber for the race. The teams are learning how best to deal with the new tyres so that they have an advantage in the race

I'm still confused by just how fast and how long-lasting the last set of tyres for Webber were though.


Also is this Red Bull mechanic srs!?

lolie

amacachi wrote: »

I'm still confused by just how fast and how long-lasting the last set of tyres for Webber were though.


Also is this Red Bull mechanic srs!?

What did he say? I missed that bit.