Sport The Formula 1 Thread

[mexos]

I give it 2 years before the first US race is off the calendar and 4 for the other to expire.

The first races will be marginal successes due to the more hardcore fans from round the world wanting to go. As soon as they've been and gone - and the locals need to be making up the lions share of the audience, the races will die.

[morcs]

I dunno New York in particular has a lot of "tell the wife it's a holiday" potential!

[marsh]

Ah, another dogshit poor country that can't really afford to be hosting a race (though in the current climate, can anyone?). Bernie getting a hard on about silverstone as usual and JS moaning about drivers standards. I've no idea how rich CVC is getting out of these new races but it must be filthy, filthy rich.

I'm going out.

[AnimeExpert2003]

Ah, another dogshit poor country that can't really afford to be hosting a race (though in the current climate, can anyone?).

India? Dogshit poor? Err no.

[morcs]

Nice pyjamas Jenson

[mexos]

I'm going out.

But you still keep coming back

[keineboom]

Turn 10 seems different to the version on F1 2011, IRL it just bends gently to the right from short straight, on the game I seem to recall it being more of a severe right hander, and then a much tighter exit from the curve. Maybe I'm imagining things!

[Paradigm]

India? Dogshit poor? Err no.

A ticket is the same as a month's salary. That's quite poor. A few people controlling the country's wealth doesn't mean it's not a poor country.

[myoozikk]

Rowan

[myoozikk]

Massalol

[Paradigm]

Massive Massalol

[mexos]

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[Paradigm]

Even on a scooter he's a number two driver.

[mexos]

No way Button's getting a penalty for that.

[myoozikk]

Well that was dull. Vettel & the FIA oh & sky next year are all ruining F1 for me.

[Bruciebabie]

A ticket is the same as a month's salary. That's quite poor. A few people controlling the country's wealth doesn't mean it's not a poor country.

India has a PPP GDP per capita of $3,408 according to IMF figures. $3,586 according to the World Bank.

So the average is about ten times what the programme said.

[mexos]

Personally I think it will be a great race. Dusty and tricky, there's going to be spins and safety cars aplenty. Anyone in the top 5 can win this race.

[mexos]

oh & sky next year are all ruining F1 for me.

I'm feeling a bit more positive about it now I've resigned myself to it. The anger's gone. Maybe they'll actually pull it off and do a good job?

[Halkyon]

Massa was hitting that curb all through the practice sessions (and qualifying) as well as going off in turn 6 regularly, he just didn't learn. Rob Smedly must have a bloody hard job managing Massalols.

[Bruciebabie]

Personally I think it will be a great race. Dusty and tricky, there's going to be spins and safety cars aplenty. Anyone in the top 5 can win this race.

On a fantastic circuit that really sorts out the drivers.

The best "new" circuit. Some great bends.

Two DRS zones and a very long straight to use it on.

Excellent all round.

[myoozikk]

Meh! Unless the sort quali & not have 1 driver totally dominating I can't see myself getting too excited about it whatever station it's being shown on.

[Bruciebabie]

I'm feeling a bit more positive about it now I've resigned myself to it. The anger's gone. Maybe they'll actually pull it off and do a good job?

Every sport that Sky have gone into they have done a lot better than terrestrial TV. They revolutionised the coverage of soccer.

I am still not going to pay them though.

[mexos]

How exactly are they going to 'sort' qually? RB have a car that's just waaaaay better than any other in qually trim and one driver that's waaaay better than the other.

There's nothing wrong with qually, this year is a one off.

[myoozikk]

How exactly are they going to 'sort' qually? RB have a car that's just waaaaay better than any other in qually trim and one driver that's waaaay better than the other.

There's nothing wrong with qually, this year is a one off.

3 cars not setting times to save tyres? I'd say that's pretty wrong. They need an extra Q3 only set of soft's so teams will go out & set a time.

[Paradigm]

India has a PPP GDP per capita of $3,408 according to IMF figures. $3,586 according to the World Bank.

So the average is about ten times what the programme said.

GDP isn't salary.

[morcs]

Just to remind everyone, you're arguing over whether marsh was correct in saying shit poor country, which doesn't really matter.

You've been Bruced!

[mexos]

3 cars not setting times to save tyres? I'd say that's pretty wrong. They need an extra Q3 only set of soft's so teams will go out & set a time.

Yeah but that's another issue, Vettel's dominance is an annomoly.

Personally I couldnt give a toss if the midfield teams don't run. I will admit it doesnr look good tho.It's an easy think to sort for next year with a regs tweak. A use em or loose em rule would do the trick.

[merman]

Going back to the Hamilton penalty, if it was just him then it wouldn't matter. But it was Perez as well who sped through that section. So either there was faulty information or they both made the same mistake, which seems more likely. From what we could see on the coverage Button was close or past Massa's crash before the yellows came out, so he should avoid a penalty.

And I can see why Massa was trying to cut the inside of that corner repeatedly, but several of the drivers had trouble there, the inside kerb throwing them off balance and then wide through the next turn.

As for the lack of effort from teams in Q3, I think the best solution is to give everyone a clear track for a single run in that session, based on the reverse order of finishing in Q2. So 10th would go out and set a time, then 9th and so on.

[Dandy_Sephy]

I haven't seen any of the coverage so far Is it worth me bothering with iplayer?

edit:never mind, I've got a couple of hours to kill so I'll watch it now

[MrPogo]

Going back to the Hamilton penalty, if it was just him then it wouldn't matter. But it was Perez as well who sped through that section. So either there was faulty information or they both made the same mistake, which seems more likely. From what we could see on the coverage Button was close or past Massa's crash before the yellows came out, so he should avoid a penalty.

That would be inconsistent application of the rules though. Either Button should have reacted to the flag/lights which appeared after he passed the incident, on the presumption that there was another crash up ahead, or Hamilton did nothing wrong by reacting to the lights going green and assuming the flag wavers were simply slow to react.