2013 Formula One Thread

DLSTR · 10-06-2013, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

what a race from Raikkonen... 9th to 2nd...

can't imagine what's gonna happen next season when he is in a Ferrari.

Totally great race. Predictions from alot of fans and forums was for another boring Vettel run-away. Hardly. I hope they keep Korea on the calendar. Great track with lots of room for battling and passing. Exactly what F1 needs!!

Nismo89 · 10-06-2013, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

what a race from Raikkonen... 9th to 2nd...

can't imagine what's gonna happen next season when he is in a Ferrari.

Beast Mode.

alcheng · 10-07-2013, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DLSTR

Totally great race. Predictions from alot of fans and forums was for another boring Vettel run-away. Hardly. I hope they keep Korea on the calendar. Great track with lots of room for battling and passing. Exactly what F1 needs!!

The domination from Red Bull and Vettel really make the race boring... at the front...

when seeing Vettel blasting away from the field before half of the 1st lap, it was clearly he will win the race unless his car has mechanic failure...

almost a 2sec lead after the first lap... it's not fun to watch and not fun to race against him....

the good is so far in for this season, the actions from 2nd to 12th is always exciting.

The battle between Hulkenberg, Hamilton and Alonso + Roseberg...

Then Massa, Perez, Gutiérrez and Maldonado... the move from Massa on lap 50(?) was bravo... jump from 12th to 9th...

That move shows his experience and smartness very very much...

Look forward to Suzuka

blackcherry20 · 10-07-2013, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

The domination from Red Bull and Vettel really make the race boring... at the front...

when seeing Vettel blasting away from the field before half of the 1st lap, it was clearly he will win the race unless his car has mechanic failure...

almost a 2sec lead after the first lap... it's not fun to watch and not fun to race against him....

the good is so far in for this season, the actions from 2nd to 12th is always exciting.

The battle between Hulkenberg, Hamilton and Alonso + Roseberg...

Then Massa, Perez, Gutiérrez and Maldonado... the move from Massa on lap 50(?) was bravo... jump from 12th to 9th...

That move shows his experience and smartness very very much...

Look forward to Suzuka

How and why? what does he do that makes him so much faster?

alcheng · 10-07-2013, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by blackcherry20

How and why? what does he do that makes him so much faster?

he is a fast driver.. plus he has the best car in the field....

MC · 10-07-2013, 05:58 PM

F1 is becoming hard to watch... There I am at 2am sitting on the couch with nice plate of food i warmed up settling down for some me time (lol) and..........its over after the 3rd turn lol

Nismo89 · 10-07-2013, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

what a race from Raikkonen... 9th to 2nd...

can't imagine what's gonna happen next season when he is in a Ferrari.

makes me think of Ayrton Senna! when he went from 6th to 1st in 1 lap!

alcheng · 10-07-2013, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MC

F1 is becoming hard to watch... There I am at 2am sitting on the couch with nice plate of food i warmed up settling down for some me time (lol) and..........its over after the 3rd turn lol

did you finish the whole plate by turn-3 too???

gomer_110 · 10-07-2013, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

The domination from Red Bull and Vettel really make the race boring... at the front...

when seeing Vettel blasting away from the field before half of the 1st lap, it was clearly he will win the race unless his car has mechanic failure...

almost a 2sec lead after the first lap... it's not fun to watch and not fun to race against him....

the good is so far in for this season, the actions from 2nd to 12th is always exciting.

The battle between Hulkenberg, Hamilton and Alonso + Roseberg...

Then Massa, Perez, Gutiérrez and Maldonado... the move from Massa on lap 50(?) was bravo... jump from 12th to 9th...

That move shows his experience and smartness very very much...

Look forward to Suzuka

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Originally Posted by MC

F1 is becoming hard to watch... There I am at 2am sitting on the couch with nice plate of food i warmed up settling down for some me time (lol) and..........its over after the 3rd turn lol

Just my 2 cents but if Pirelli would make a good tire that doesn't go off in just a handful of laps it would make the racing much better. Right now it's more about tire management than actual driving talent/car design. If Pirelli just made a tire that allowed them to race hard even for 20-30 laps it would make a huge difference. I say blame Pirelli not the teams/drivers for the poor racing.

DLSTR · 10-10-2013, 01:19 PM

Nice BBC link to setting up for Suzuka -- BBC Sport - Japanese Grand Prix: How to approach the Suzuka track

Love this track!

DLSTR · 10-10-2013, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by gomer_110

Just my 2 cents but if Pirelli would make a good tire that doesn't go off in just a handful of laps it would make the racing much better. Right now it's more about tire management than actual driving talent/car design. If Pirelli just made a tire that allowed them to race hard even for 20-30 laps it would make a huge difference. I say blame Pirelli not the teams/drivers for the poor racing.

The FIA and Bernie asked Pirelli to make tires that degrade quickly. The teams pushed for changes after the Brit GP this year. The tires now are almost what we had last year. Alonso asked Paul Hembrey why they chose the super soft at Korea.

He told Alonso his boss(Alonso's) asked for them!!! Hoping to slow Red Bull down. OOPS! Red Bull are winning on the same tires. Doing a better job. Wanna beat Red Bull - Do a better job with your car. Im liking this year even with the Bulls being so successful. They have earned it!

Read this for some nice analysis - http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/22...-gp-tyre-issue

alcheng · 10-10-2013, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DLSTR

The FIA and Bernie asked Pirelli to make tires that degrade quickly. The teams pushed for changes after the Brit GP this year. The tires now are almost what we had last year. Alonso asked Paul Hembrey why they chose the super soft at Korea.

He told Alonso his boss(Alonso's) asked for them!!! Hoping to slow Red Bull down. OOPS! Red Bull are winning on the same tires. Doing a better job. Wanna beat Red Bull - Do a better job with your car. Im liking this year even with the Bulls being so successful. They have earned it!

Read this for some nice analysis - How the desire of rivals to rein in Red Bull contributed to the Korean GP tyre issue | Features & Experts | Sky Sports Formula 1

I personally believe the characteristic of the current tyre adds much more element into racing, drivers have to have different driving style to conserve the tyre according to the strategy, designer has to fine tune the chassis even more in order to max out between the performance and lifespan of the tyre too.

I found the races are more exciting, and especially to the midfield.

Regarding Red Bull vs others, they are using the same tyres, they do have a better car... can't complain about it...

DLSTR · 10-12-2013, 07:46 AM

Nice qualy. I wont post results. Dry sunny race tomorrow! 25C maybe a bit of wind. Should be a good one!

EDIT - SKY has the replay on.... http://www.viponlinesports.eu/motors...am-online.html

alcheng · 10-13-2013, 01:37 AM

20 mins to go

DLSTR · 10-13-2013, 01:58 AM

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20 mins to go

SkySports F1 : SkyF1 Live Stream Online

Its almost time! Good day Alcheng!

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