Sport The Formula 1 Thread

[Sidewaysbob]

that's the last HRT, not bad then 19 laps

better than virgin

[Sidewaysbob]

i wonder if Schumachers is enjoying being a best of the rest runner ?

[BigShimmeryWall]

I wish I hadn't swapped Sutil out of my Fantasy F1 team a couple of days ago now.

[SteveH]

i wonder if Schumachers is enjoying being a best of the rest runner ?

He is probably thinking "I'm 41 years old, out of retirement and ahead of the current world champion"

[Bushtopher]

I hope this gets more exciting - new rules fail so far. Seems everyone being conservative as needing to take care of tyres. Dull.

[dayte]

What an exciting opening race in Bahrain this has been, eh.

[SteveH]

The track is terminally dull, and there is something wrong seeing cars drive around a track lined with sand and the odd tree, and not a spectator in sight.

[Sidewaysbob]

there we go, cruse up behind vettel, cook the tires, drop back. hmmmmm dull-a-thon

[dayte]

Is anyone thinking that these "cheaper, longer" units are killing off the pure competitiveness of the sport? Instead of flat out racing, the drivers are thinking about saving the engine, gearbox for the next 2/3 races, or the tyres for this race - they interviewed Kobayashi and he said both Saubers had to retire so they wouldn't incur a grid penalty for the next race. WTF? It's like Gordon Brown's "Prudence" rubbish all over

[Sidewaysbob]

hurrah excitment

[Bushtopher]

Formula 1 shouldn't be like this. Looking after the tyres, looking after engines. Should be all out go-for-it racing

Edit: spot on dayte!

[SteveH]

Is anyone thinking that these "cheaper, longer" units are killing off the pure competitiveness of the sport? Instead of flat out racing, the drivers are thinking about saving the engine, gearbox for the next 2/3 races, or the tyres for this race

Yeah I agree. F1 should be about squeezing every drop of power out of the car. They should be building Usain Bolts, but instead are churning out Paula Radcliffes.

[Sidewaysbob]

expensive though, that was the problem. only the manufacturers could afford to go racing like that

[Bushtopher]

The 1990's weren't dominated by manufacturers though and they managed it then....

[BigShimmeryWall]

Is anyone thinking that these "cheaper, longer" units are killing off the pure competitiveness of the sport? Instead of flat out racing, the drivers are thinking about saving the engine, gearbox for the next 2/3 races, or the tyres for this race - they interviewed Kobayashi and he said both Saubers had to retire so they wouldn't incur a grid penalty for the next race. WTF? It's like Gordon Brown's "Prudence" rubbish all over

It's ridiculous. That's not what you want from Kobayashi, is it? You want him to be able to stay out there and actually race like the mental he is.

[Sidewaysbob]

it's all about the tire ware isn't it

[metallicfrodo]

Very impressive drive by Alonso, great pass at the beginning setting him up for what looks like the win. Also the 6 seconds he pulled out on Massa after taking Vettel really shows who is likely to be the boss of that team this year. Although to be fair to Massa it's amazing to see him back racing let alone where he is.

[dayte]

Bring back the turbo (the proper one, not KERS), standardise the gearbox and other major parts bar the engine and aero so costs are kept down, then abolish this 3 race engine + gearbox limit, with no penalties if they blow prematurely. That will make it better.

[metallicfrodo]

it's all about the tire ware isn't it

Or even the tyre wear ....

Yeah it was very disappointing to see Alonso catch Vettel and then just have to drop back . Lets hope the cooler European races make it more interesting.

[McSpeed]

Bring back the turbo (the proper one, not KERS), standardise the gearbox and other major parts bar the engine and aero so costs are kept down, then abolish this 3 race engine + gearbox limit, with no penalties if they blow prematurely. That will make it better.

All this.

And for fuck's sake, bring back refueling!

[Naysonymous]

Aye, another year where I will be more interested in the results than the actual racing. I watched the first ten minutes and the last ten minutes of this GP. Did I miss anything?

[dayte]

Haha Alonso seemingly waving at the sand

[T Pot]

Did Vettel run out of fuel as he was running down the final straight?

[Hackign]

Aye, another year where I will be more interested in the results than the actual racing. I watched the first ten minutes and the last ten minutes of this GP. Did I miss anything?

If Vettel's exhaust hadn't cracked I think we'd have had an excellent race at the end.

[metallicfrodo]

Did Vettel run out of fuel as he was running down the final straight?

I can't imagine that he was doing the car a lot of good driving it around in the state it was in. They probably just told him to park it to avoid running it any longer than absolutely necessary.

[metallicfrodo]

If Vettel's exhaust hadn't cracked I think we'd have had an excellent race at the end.

I doubt it, I don't think the Ferraris would have been able to keep the hear down. I think it would have ended up in the same procession as Schumacher, Button, Webber. If Webber couldn't pass Button in a car that was at times almost a second quicker seemingly than the Mclaren I can't see that Alonso would have got past Vettel.

[Sigourney Beaver]

All this.

And for fuck's sake, bring back refueling!

No thanks. I think Alonso had the pace to catch Vettel in the latter stages without that exhaust problem. We need to give this a few races. I liked it. No fuel stops to cloud things over. I've had visitors during the race so I've not been able to pay full attention, but there was some overtaking, mechanical failures etc. An interesting race rather than a thriller. It needs time to develop IMO.

I doubt it, I don't think the Ferraris would have been able to keep the hear down. I think it would have ended up in the same procession as Schumacher, Button, Webber. If Webber couldn't pass Button in a car that was at times almost a second quicker seemingly than the Mclaren I can't see that Alonso would have got past Vettel.

Yeah, but Webber was driving it. He's shit. At one point he was over 35 seconds behind Vettel.

[Sidewaysbob]

there we go then, well done to ferrari, with 4 races before we see europe again, i think Ferrari will be feeling pretty happy tonight.

Historiaclly, the winner of the first race, wins the big cup at the end. I'm off to williams hills

[Sidewaysbob]

i think it needs more tire changes. fine no refueling but more tire changes means the cars can be racing at the end.

[dan_tm]

I can't unsee the blank-space '1' in the F1 logo any more, after someone pointed it out in another thread recently. I'm not sure how I never noticed it before.

That's the most interesting contribution I can make to this thread after watching that massive waste of 3 hours.