ApexHead Syndication Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:11:50 +0000 wez@totalf1.com (TotalF1.com Forums) IP.Blog 60 http://www.totalf1.com/forums/blog/83/entry-781-apexheads-2012-f1-bahrain-gp-rapid-fire-review/ Another race, another benchmark for what is turning out to be a very competitive season. Plenty to discuss and debate, but here’s my initial thoughts…
1. Vettel’s win looks familiar, but the Red Bull is still not its 2011 form

Lightening start? Check. Gapping the field early on? Check. Running away with the race? Not so fast....]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:01:00 +0000 http://www.totalf1.com/forums/blog/83/entry-781-apexheads-2012-f1-bahrain-gp-rapid-fire-review/ http://www.totalf1.com/forums/blog/83/entry-780-apexheads-2012-f1-bahrain-gp-preview/ Just a handful of things to consider heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix, where the political and social backdrops will gather more headlines than the race itself. That said, these thoughts are strictly about the race itself.
1. Pirelli tires have never endured a race in Bahrain

...]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.totalf1.com/forums/blog/83/entry-780-apexheads-2012-f1-bahrain-gp-preview/ http://www.totalf1.com/forums/blog/83/entry-779-apexheads-2012-f1-chinese-gp-rapid-fire-review/ Could I have been more wrong when I stated this in my Chinese GP preview?:

Then again, who can blame me? Mercedes had shown very strong in the first two rounds, a pace that was cast aside when the lights went out on race day. But not this day — not for Nico Rosberg...]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:54:00 +0000 http://www.totalf1.com/forums/blog/83/entry-779-apexheads-2012-f1-chinese-gp-rapid-fire-review/ http://www.totalf1.com/forums/blog/83/entry-778-apexheads-rapid-fire-thoughts-on-qualifying-for-the-chinese-grand-prix/

• Rosberg, Schumacher, Kobayashi. Yeah, I figured that would be the starting three. No really, I did.
• Sauber’s pace is real. Kobayashi qualifying 4th (technically 3rd, but Hamilton’s grid penalty moves him up) is impressive. Sergio 8th. McLaren, Red Bull, Mercedes — they are on notice.
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]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:52:00 +0000 http://www.totalf1.com/forums/blog/83/entry-778-apexheads-rapid-fire-thoughts-on-qualifying-for-the-chinese-grand-prix/ http://www.totalf1.com/forums/blog/83/entry-777-apexheads-2012-f1-chinese-gp-preview/ Malaysia Summary
It’s only been two races, but already 2012 is shaping up to be vastly different than 2011 – and thank heavens. No one (sans the team/driver in question) wants to see a WDC title wrapped by Suzuka.

...]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:49:00 +0000 http://www.totalf1.com/forums/blog/83/entry-777-apexheads-2012-f1-chinese-gp-preview/ http://www.totalf1.com/forums/blog/83/entry-776-apexheads-2012-f1-malaysian-gp-preview-thoughts-questions-heading-into-malaysia/ Melbourne proved to be an opener with plenty of surprises to start the 2012 season. Some questions that there were raised for me, heading into Round 2 in Malaysia:
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1. Will the pace of Lotus hold?...]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:47:00 +0000 http://www.totalf1.com/forums/blog/83/entry-776-apexheads-2012-f1-malaysian-gp-preview-thoughts-questions-heading-into-malaysia/ http://www.totalf1.com/forums/blog/83/entry-775-lewis-hamilton-sebastian-vettel-it-could-happen/ Red Bull’s current #2 driver, Mark Webber, is only signed through the end of 2012. The always feisty and popular Aussie isn’t getting any younger either.
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