Ferrari won the last race with smart strategy calls and we learned that they are easy on tyres unlike the Mercedes who are still known for being generally hard on those primes. Mercedes have politely admitted the defeat but hopefully will bounce back. Renault are still making news that they will recover soon but I have the least trust in them. We hope to see more and better races from now on.
Drivers
Championship Points
Lewis Hamilton 43 Sebastian Vettel 40 Nico Rosberg 33 Felipe Massa 20 Kimi Raikkonen 12 Felipe Nasr 10 Valtteri Bottas 10 Daniel Ricciardo 9 Nico Hulkenberg 6 Max Verstappen 6 Carlos Sainz 6 Marcus Ericsson 4 Daniil Kvyat 2 Sergio Perez 1
Constructors
Championship Points
Mercedes AMG 76 Ferrari 52 Williams 30 Sauber 14 Toro Rosso 12 RBR 11 Force India 7 Mclaren 0 Lotus 0 Manor 0
I for one am hoping this might rattle Mercedes a little and we could actually see a more mixed podium. A girl can dream.
Would love to see the Williams boys on the podium steps.
I just hope Kimi has a clean weekend and can show his pace in his car.
Oh and LOL @ STR leading RBR in the WDC. Last time that happened a certain Ferrari driver was at STR.
Joking aside, I am sure Red Bull will get its act together soon.
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Hunter S. Thompson -“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
Hunter S. Thompson -“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
Me too want to see Iceman up front all the way. And, yes, I giggled a little bit when I was making the second table and saw TR ahead of RBR by one point.
Who doesn't want to see him up front. Some of the funniest interviews have been with him on the podium. I'd like to see how good Seb really is too so it isn't just for the interview.
I'm really hoping Honda can get their heads out of their rear this weekend because I think the McLaren car is pretty darn good from what little we have seen of it. Williams also really needs to get back up front, it would be awesome to see 3 different teams going for first.
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Originally Posted by Jeremy Clarkson
Yeah, just get him in top five quali spot and he shouldn't have problems dealing with the mid pack down at the first corner. If he can get away after the first corner without a scratch then show the world what you're capable of. Even Seb too. This way we can have 4 car battle. I don't know what to say about Williams because they have the speed but just not enough. They are just not enough on par with the Mercs. They really have to push harder and harder.
Look at this... actual interest in the next race. I never dreamed it after the first race.
Thank you Ferrari.
Hunter S. Thompson -“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
How much you want to bet that both Mercedes drivers and Ferrari crash into each other and out of nowhere Crashdonaldo wasn't blamed for it and actually won the race?
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http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns30456.html
Not sure what to do after reading this.
Should I or
"After 50 years of work, I will not allow formula one to be destroyed out of pure selfishness."
LoL, what a statement coming from Bernie.
"It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes."
-DNC
Did he take wrong medication or what's going on with him?
Formula 1 faced the same problem in 1987. For the 1988 season Belestre allowed budget teams to run 3.5L naturally aspirated engines. Despite the McLaren domination Belestre saw that spectators likes very loud 3.5L engines, so for 1989 season turbo engines were gone and everybody had to have 3.5L. This made it cheap enough for more teams to join, making it 40 car season. That is when Formula 1 really started becoming very popular. Bernie never wanted these turbo engines, he was forced to say Yes.
Bernie was one of the main driving forces behind the new engines from last I remember. He suddenly changed his tune when he heard the new engines and started bashing it. The guy is seriously off his rocker and needs to retire.
In other news RBR is starting to really annoy me with threatening to pull out. They look like spoiled kids now that they aren't winning and think they are the only ones with problems.
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Originally Posted by Jeremy Clarkson
Like Briatore used to say that F1 is all about action, entertainment, and drama.
I don't take as much issue with the current formula, as much as how it was applied. Bring all new power units, limit the number of units and handcuff development the first year? Seems more reasonable to allow broad development the first couple of years, with a scheme to reduce to a freeze once some semblance of parity is achieved, or at least the opportunity. There in lies Red Bulls issue, I think, development is retarded. With no opportunity to become competitive, why play?
"It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes."
-DNC
Therein lies the crux of the issue, and you worded it perfectly.
The development rules are simply too restrictive. Restrictive to the point of reducing the sport to a guessing game before Oz and hoping that whatever you put together is good enough to lock down your place in the pecking order for the rest of the season. That's ridiculous.
Engines, gear ratios - really? Might as well add spec chassis to the list and let Dallara build it.
FP2
Times
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:37.219 32 laps
2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:37.662 0.443 35 laps
3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:38.311 1.092 24 laps
4 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:38.339 1.120 30 laps
5 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.399 1.180 35 laps
6 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 1:38.737 1.518 10 laps
7 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:38.850 1.631 27 laps
8 Felipe Nasr Sauber 1:39.032 1.813 26 laps
9 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:39.142 1.923 32 laps
10 Jenson Button McLaren 1:39.275 2.056 29 laps
11 Pastor Maldonado Lotus 1:39.444 2.225 30 laps
12 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:39.743 2.524 27 laps
13 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:39.751 2.532 33 laps
14 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 1:39.894 2.675 32 laps
15 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1:39.971 2.752 28 laps
16 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:40.151 2.932 28 laps
17 Felipe Massa Williams 1:40.423 3.204 7 laps
18 Sergio Perez Force India 1:40.868 3.649 24 laps
19 Roberto Merhi Manor 1:42.973 5.754 27 laps
20 Will Stevens Manor 1:44.564 7.345 8 laps
Shaping up to look like Ferrari's pace isn't a fluke.
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