No doubt there will be more BBC generated hype surrounding di Resta again. Even when Hulkenberg beats him.
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Posted 07 February 2012 - 06:22 PM
di Resta second! This clearly means he is one of the best drivers ever! He was only one tenth away from a former champion!!! It's the 2006 Formula Three Euro Series all over again, eat that Vettel!
No doubt there will be more BBC generated hype surrounding di Resta again. Even when Hulkenberg beats him.
No doubt there will be more BBC generated hype surrounding di Resta again. Even when Hulkenberg beats him.
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Posted 07 February 2012 - 07:16 PM
F1 pre-season testing is like four play, you get all excited but still don't know how the main event is going to be like.
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omgwtf massa, on 07 February 2012 - 07:16 PM, said:
F1 pre-season testing is like four play, you get all excited but still don't know how the main event is going to be like.
"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the Universe, and it has a longer shelf life" - Frank Zappa
"Great drivers are the ones who win the races they're not supposed to" - K.Chandhok
"On the rare occasions that I play a racing game I often think ‘you know what this needs? A boss battle or two.’ A Formula One game in which, suddenly, everybody else has a monster truck and their sole desire is to squash you. A street racing game with a tank or two blowing the roads and buildings to bits. A Nascar game with a track that occasionally bends to the right" (Adam Smith - RPS)
"Great drivers are the ones who win the races they're not supposed to" - K.Chandhok
"On the rare occasions that I play a racing game I often think ‘you know what this needs? A boss battle or two.’ A Formula One game in which, suddenly, everybody else has a monster truck and their sole desire is to squash you. A street racing game with a tank or two blowing the roads and buildings to bits. A Nascar game with a track that occasionally bends to the right" (Adam Smith - RPS)
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Posted 07 February 2012 - 08:26 PM
omgwtf massa, on 07 February 2012 - 07:16 PM, said:
F1 pre-season testing is like four play, you get all excited but still don't know how the main event is going to be like.
Ohhh foreplay! Must explain why I've been walking with a limp all day! ;-)
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David Adams, on 07 February 2012 - 08:26 PM, said:
Ohhh foreplay! Must explain why I've been walking with a limp all day! ;-)
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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Posted 07 February 2012 - 11:41 PM
I'm happy to see Raikkonen back on top of a session in F1. Okay, it's a meaningless session, as he said himself, but it's still good to see.
Other than that, as everybody said, it's too early to draw any conclusions from the times. The best idea is to look at/read comments about how well the cars handle through the curves...
Other than that, as everybody said, it's too early to draw any conclusions from the times. The best idea is to look at/read comments about how well the cars handle through the curves...
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I'd say it's more like all my relationships: it doesn't matter if they want to go fast or taking things slow, they are all faking it anyways.
well played sir, well played.
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Quiet One, on 07 February 2012 - 07:30 PM, said:
I'd say it's more like all my relationships: it doesn't matter if they want to go fast or taking things slow, they are all faking it anyways.
well played sir, well played.
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 04:48 AM
Massa, on 07 February 2012 - 03:48 PM, said:
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Oh god do Brits really talk like that?
Oh god do Brits really talk like that?
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 08:19 AM
It's gonna be interesting to see what Ferrari's pace is today. A fast car is a fast car. RBR shows glimpses of it, the 300 k/ph over the speed trap at the first straight showed glimpses that MW and machine have time to find. Force India lived up to the expert's view that it was the best package aerodynamically before RB8 was launched.
Today will be very interesting...
Today will be very interesting...
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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HERE WE GO!!!!!!!!!!
09:10 Button is now back in the pits. Interestingly, he set the fastest trap speed anyone has yet recorded in sector three.
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RBR is flying at the mo at the hands of Webber. They're trading fastest laptimes, Webber and whitshisname Ricciardo...
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Yep, the RB8 is FAST
10:14 Webber sets the quickest time of the day so far, a 1m19.459s
10:14 That puts him 0.8s clear of Ricciardo, and is 0.2s ahead of Raikkonen's Tuesday benchmark.
10:14 The Red Bull RB8 is stretching its legs.
10:17 Another 1m19s from Webber - this time a 1m19.769s. The Red Bull is looking nailed to the circuit.
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Raikkonon had an off-excursion
10:16 Raikkonen gravel aftermath update from @Lotus_F1Team: "As we have the E20 in the garage, we've decided to change the steering rack at the same time.
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Might have been a qualifying run
10:18 After that quick spurt, Webber ducks back into the pits. Job done.
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10:32 Webber is really cranking it up - he lowers today's top time to a 1m19.184s.
10:32 Red Bull has the RB8 dialled in, it seems.
10:32 The champion team and its revitalised Aussie are now 1.1s clear of the pack.
10:32 That's a storming time in sector 1 from Webber, the only driver under 19s there.
10:33 And of course another blinding sector two time, almost two tenths faster than his previous best.
Hoping for that domination, hoping for it...
either that or hoping for Kimi to really suprise this year
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The Iceman is BACK!!!!
10:51 While Raikkonen gets straight down to business with a 1m19.605s.
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10:51 Ricciardo closes on Webber at the front with a 1m19.667s.
What is RB breeding here??? a team to follow them 2nd in the constructers????? Too early to tell of course
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Webber going out agin.... Will we see a 1m18s time?
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10:55 New personal best for Massa, who gets down to a 1m21.060s.
10:56 Doesn't seem to be one particular area where Ferrari is struggling for speed, the car has a consistent deficit in all three sectors. But it is of course early days.
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10:57 We were all looking at Webber, but Schumacher just went to the top.
10:57 The Mercedes - a 2011 car, remember - just lapped in 1m18.622s.
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11:10 Schumacher - a new fastest lap in 1m18.561s.
11:12 Another low 1m19s for Schumacher, relentless stuff.
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Button only 18 laps,must be doing checks again. I hope it balances for his and Hammy's sake
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09:10 Button is now back in the pits. Interestingly, he set the fastest trap speed anyone has yet recorded in sector three.
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RBR is flying at the mo at the hands of Webber. They're trading fastest laptimes, Webber and whitshisname Ricciardo...
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Yep, the RB8 is FAST
10:14 Webber sets the quickest time of the day so far, a 1m19.459s
10:14 That puts him 0.8s clear of Ricciardo, and is 0.2s ahead of Raikkonen's Tuesday benchmark.
10:14 The Red Bull RB8 is stretching its legs.
10:17 Another 1m19s from Webber - this time a 1m19.769s. The Red Bull is looking nailed to the circuit.
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Raikkonon had an off-excursion
10:16 Raikkonen gravel aftermath update from @Lotus_F1Team: "As we have the E20 in the garage, we've decided to change the steering rack at the same time.
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Might have been a qualifying run
10:18 After that quick spurt, Webber ducks back into the pits. Job done.
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10:32 Webber is really cranking it up - he lowers today's top time to a 1m19.184s.
10:32 Red Bull has the RB8 dialled in, it seems.
10:32 The champion team and its revitalised Aussie are now 1.1s clear of the pack.
10:32 That's a storming time in sector 1 from Webber, the only driver under 19s there.
10:33 And of course another blinding sector two time, almost two tenths faster than his previous best.
Hoping for that domination, hoping for it...
either that or hoping for Kimi to really suprise this year
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The Iceman is BACK!!!!
10:51 While Raikkonen gets straight down to business with a 1m19.605s.
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10:51 Ricciardo closes on Webber at the front with a 1m19.667s.
What is RB breeding here??? a team to follow them 2nd in the constructers????? Too early to tell of course
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Webber going out agin.... Will we see a 1m18s time?
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10:55 New personal best for Massa, who gets down to a 1m21.060s.
10:56 Doesn't seem to be one particular area where Ferrari is struggling for speed, the car has a consistent deficit in all three sectors. But it is of course early days.
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10:57 We were all looking at Webber, but Schumacher just went to the top.
10:57 The Mercedes - a 2011 car, remember - just lapped in 1m18.622s.
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11:10 Schumacher - a new fastest lap in 1m18.561s.
11:12 Another low 1m19s for Schumacher, relentless stuff.
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Button only 18 laps,must be doing checks again. I hope it balances for his and Hammy's sake
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Edited by BradSpeedMan, 08 February 2012 - 11:16 AM.
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 11:18 AM
A lot of wind tunnel calibration checks for Ferrari perhaps? Or checking their new pull rod front suspension? Poor Massa doing all the leg work, surprised they didn't put Alonso in, he can gain 6 tenths from a car! :-D
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 11:23 AM
David Adams, on 08 February 2012 - 11:18 AM, said:
A lot of wind tunnel calibration checks for Ferrari perhaps? Or checking their new pull rod front suspension? Poor Massa doing all the leg work, surprised they didn't put Alonso in, he can gain 6 tenths from a car! :-D
Edited by BradSpeedMan, 08 February 2012 - 11:34 AM.
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 11:26 AM
Button back and improving a little on his time...I think they're doing heavy fuel loads. Massa down in 7
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11:26 Button dives into the pits after a four-lap run.
11:27 He started that stint with a 1m20.6s, slowed to 1m26s while AUTOSPORT Live was reminiscing about UK local newspapers, then got back down to 1m21.3s and 1m21.6s.
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Not to bad, not to bad...I tell you what, everyones been saying what a competitive year this could be... it looks like we're in for a real cracker, ugly cars or not!!!...
unless that RBR just runs away at the front, it will be inetersting for the 2nd places hehe...
13:57 That was a 13-lap run that Raikkonen just finished, almost every lap in there solidly in the mid-1m24s. 1m24.392s was his average, he only once rose to a 1m25s, and got down to a best of 1m23.9s on the sixth lap of the run.
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Heavy stints at the moment...
14:22 Raikkonen, Ricciardo, di Resta and Button are in the 1m25s region.
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14:27 This is what happens when you get six world champions on the grid - there's always one in front of you when you're running lighter in testing...
heheheeheheehehe
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11:26 Button dives into the pits after a four-lap run.
11:27 He started that stint with a 1m20.6s, slowed to 1m26s while AUTOSPORT Live was reminiscing about UK local newspapers, then got back down to 1m21.3s and 1m21.6s.
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Not to bad, not to bad...I tell you what, everyones been saying what a competitive year this could be... it looks like we're in for a real cracker, ugly cars or not!!!...
unless that RBR just runs away at the front, it will be inetersting for the 2nd places hehe...
13:57 That was a 13-lap run that Raikkonen just finished, almost every lap in there solidly in the mid-1m24s. 1m24.392s was his average, he only once rose to a 1m25s, and got down to a best of 1m23.9s on the sixth lap of the run.
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Heavy stints at the moment...
14:22 Raikkonen, Ricciardo, di Resta and Button are in the 1m25s region.
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14:27 This is what happens when you get six world champions on the grid - there's always one in front of you when you're running lighter in testing...
heheheeheheehehe
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Edited by BradSpeedMan, 08 February 2012 - 02:29 PM.
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 03:26 PM
Bianchi quicker than di Resta! Oh my word this is definite proof Bianchi is the better driver, get this kid to replace di Resta now!!!!
(Yeah, I'm not taking testing seriously)
(Yeah, I'm not taking testing seriously
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JHS18, on 08 February 2012 - 03:26 PM, said:
Bianchi quicker than di Resta! Oh my word this is definite proof Bianchi is the better driver, get this kid to replace di Resta now!!!!
(Yeah, I'm not taking testing seriously)
(Yeah, I'm not taking testing seriously
)“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 03:53 PM
I know it's only the first 2 days of testing, but there's something fishy going on at Ferrari. Are they struggling to unlock the speed of their car...or what? It has'nt shown any fast sector times etc.... We'll see what Alonso does with it...
15:50 Massa does his best time of the week so far.
15:50 It's a 1m20.454s, but he doesn't improve on his current seventh place.
15:50 And as @InsideFerrari immediately says "the stopwatch means nothing today."
15:51 Took Massa 86 laps today to get to that time.
I might be very wrong, but two days of testing and you don't do some fast times????
15:50 Massa does his best time of the week so far.
15:50 It's a 1m20.454s, but he doesn't improve on his current seventh place.
15:50 And as @InsideFerrari immediately says "the stopwatch means nothing today."
15:51 Took Massa 86 laps today to get to that time.
I might be very wrong, but two days of testing and you don't do some fast times????
Edited by BradSpeedMan, 08 February 2012 - 03:56 PM.
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 04:01 PM
Kimi went off AGAIN.... and these are the thoughts...
15:58 Shall we throw in an obvious reference to how it's an appropriate way for his first test back in F1 after two years on the gravel surfaces of rallying to conclude...?
LOL
15:58 Shall we throw in an obvious reference to how it's an appropriate way for his first test back in F1 after two years on the gravel surfaces of rallying to conclude...?
LOL
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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FASTEST TIMES
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1 Schumacher Mercedes 1m18.561s 132
2 Webber Red Bull 1m19.184s +0.623 97
3 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1m19.587s +1.026 100
4 Bianchi Force India 1m20.221s +1.660 46
5 Raikkonen Lotus 1m20.239s +1.678 117
6 Di Resta Force India 1m20.272s +1.711 69
7 Massa Ferrari 1m20.454s +1.893 95
8 Button McLaren 1m20.688s +2.127 85
9 Perez Sauber 1m20.711s +2.150 68
10 Maldonado Williams 1m21.197s +2.636 97
11 Kovalainen Caterham 1m21.518s +2.957 139
12 De la Rosa HRT 1m22.128s +3.567 64
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1 Schumacher Mercedes 1m18.561s 132
2 Webber Red Bull 1m19.184s +0.623 97
3 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1m19.587s +1.026 100
4 Bianchi Force India 1m20.221s +1.660 46
5 Raikkonen Lotus 1m20.239s +1.678 117
6 Di Resta Force India 1m20.272s +1.711 69
7 Massa Ferrari 1m20.454s +1.893 95
8 Button McLaren 1m20.688s +2.127 85
9 Perez Sauber 1m20.711s +2.150 68
10 Maldonado Williams 1m21.197s +2.636 97
11 Kovalainen Caterham 1m21.518s +2.957 139
12 De la Rosa HRT 1m22.128s +3.567 64
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
Chris Cameron-Dow
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Lap times means very little, but I bet Mercedes are wishing that lap time had been set with their new car...
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JHS18, on 08 February 2012 - 05:21 PM, said:
Lap times means very little, but I bet Mercedes are wishing that lap time had been set with their new car...
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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I take it Marussia are doing all their pre-season testing on EA Sports F1 Challenge 99-02. Pic really needs some seat time, pull out last year's sled and send it some runs if you have to.
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 08:09 PM
I think we can discount Schumi in a blown diffuser car and my contacts tell me, despite Macca's lowly placings, their long race pace sim in the the 1.25s was impressive. Clearly, RBR are still very tasty but Lotus and STR appear to have quick cars in the new spec as Force India.
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Insider, on 08 February 2012 - 08:09 PM, said:
I think we can discount Schumi in a blown diffuser car and my contacts tell me, despite Macca's lowly placings, their long race pace sim in the the 1.25s was impressive. Clearly, RBR are still very tasty but Lotus and STR appear to have quick cars in the new spec as Force India.
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 08:34 PM
BradSpeedMan, on 08 February 2012 - 08:31 PM, said:
and Ferrari is struggling...
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"Great drivers are the ones who win the races they're not supposed to" - K.Chandhok
"On the rare occasions that I play a racing game I often think ‘you know what this needs? A boss battle or two.’ A Formula One game in which, suddenly, everybody else has a monster truck and their sole desire is to squash you. A street racing game with a tank or two blowing the roads and buildings to bits. A Nascar game with a track that occasionally bends to the right" (Adam Smith - RPS)
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 08:42 PM
The logic is that since the Ferrari is a completely new car (new suspension and all that jazz) they're more interested in data gathering/experimenting (also known as "testing") than anything else. We'll see.
Edit: http://www.jamesalle...t-test-of-2012/
Edit: http://www.jamesalle...t-test-of-2012/
Edited by #46, 08 February 2012 - 08:44 PM.
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 09:00 PM
Quiet One, on 08 February 2012 - 08:34 PM, said:
Hard to tell, my friend. Another guess could be that Ferrari does not trust Massa for anything more like testing the rearview mirrors...which is highly probable, ridiculous as it seems. Wait...this time you are talking about Ferrari so I should end up talking about Kimi, right?
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 11:54 PM
BradSpeedMan, on 08 February 2012 - 08:31 PM, said:
and Ferrari is struggling...
Yes, after 2 days of testing Ferrari should totally give up on this junk of a car and start on the '13 car already.
Quick, call the Daily Mail!
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 01:52 AM
STOP EVERYTHING: http://www.thesun.co...fter-split.html
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 05:13 AM
JHS18, on 08 February 2012 - 11:54 PM, said:
Yes, after 2 days of testing Ferrari should totally give up on this junk of a car and start on the '13 car already.
Quick, call the Daily Mail!
Quick, call the Daily Mail!
Edited by BradSpeedMan, 09 February 2012 - 05:33 AM.
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
Chris Cameron-Dow
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