Jump to content



- - - - -

Our Beloved Chairman's China Grand Prix

Started by HandyNZL , Apr 02 2012 09:58 AM

  • Please log in to reply
203 replies to this topic

#121 LabradoRacer

LabradoRacer

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 3,533 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 06:39 AM

View PostQuiet One, on 15 April 2012 - 06:21 AM, said:

Ok, no rain expected and rather high temps.

Dafuq? F1.com says the temp's going to be19ºC max & 11ºC  min.

Edited by LabradoRacer, 15 April 2012 - 06:43 AM.

#122 Quiet One

Quiet One

    The balding avenger

  • Senior Members
  • 10,484 posts
  • Location:Argentina

Posted 15 April 2012 - 06:49 AM

Yes, I've just watched that temp is lower than initially predicted. In any case I meant higher temps than in previous days, not as an absolut term.
"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)

#123 LabradoRacer

LabradoRacer

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 3,533 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 06:54 AM

View PostQuiet One, on 15 April 2012 - 06:49 AM, said:

Yes, I've just watched that temp is lower than initially predicted. In any case I meant higher temps than in previous days, not as an absolut term.


Ah yes, read on Autosport (I think) just now, that race day is warmer than quali day.

#124 LabradoRacer

LabradoRacer

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 3,533 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 07:15 AM

Schumacher losing time in sector 1. Button reeling him in. Rosberg pulling away from him. I don't like this at all.

#125 LabradoRacer

LabradoRacer

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 3,533 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 07:24 AM

Incredible racing in the pitlane!

#126 LabradoRacer

LabradoRacer

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 3,533 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 07:27 AM

I don't believe it. Schumi yet again out of the race. :(

#127 AleHop

AleHop

    The Scourge of Alonso

  • Senior Members
  • 4,927 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 07:30 AM

DRS train.


Fray Luis de León said:

As we were saying yesterday...
Fray Luis de León wrote mystical poems which prompted Cervantes to proclaim León "a genius who astounds the world and who, in ecstasy, might rob us of our senses." León was also an active man who taught at the University of Salamanca, translated classical and biblical literature, and wrote on religious themes. Twice denounced before the Inquisition, he was imprisoned for "heresy," though he returned to the University to later hold the chairs of Moral Philosophy and Biblical Studies.

Tradition has it that he began his lecture the first day after returning from four years' imprisonment with the words "as we were saying yesterday..."

#128 AleHop

AleHop

    The Scourge of Alonso

  • Senior Members
  • 4,927 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 07:32 AM

View PostLabradoRacer, on 15 April 2012 - 07:27 AM, said:

I don't believe it. Schumi yet again out of the race. :(
Awful stop.





Massa leading!



Fray Luis de León said:

As we were saying yesterday...
Fray Luis de León wrote mystical poems which prompted Cervantes to proclaim León "a genius who astounds the world and who, in ecstasy, might rob us of our senses." León was also an active man who taught at the University of Salamanca, translated classical and biblical literature, and wrote on religious themes. Twice denounced before the Inquisition, he was imprisoned for "heresy," though he returned to the University to later hold the chairs of Moral Philosophy and Biblical Studies.

Tradition has it that he began his lecture the first day after returning from four years' imprisonment with the words "as we were saying yesterday..."

#129 LabradoRacer

LabradoRacer

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 3,533 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 07:34 AM

Schumi's front-right tire wasn't bolted on properly, I think.


I hope the McLaren duo overtake Rosie. Fat chance, though. Rosie's driving like a possessed man.

#130 LabradoRacer

LabradoRacer

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 3,533 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 07:38 AM

The bitter consolation, if any, is that Mercedes isn't suffering from any tire issues so far.

#131 HandyNZL

HandyNZL

    F1 Ace

  • Pit Crew
  • 5,020 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:The Tron, NZL

Posted 15 April 2012 - 08:45 AM

What a race!  That was racing boyeeees.  F'ing great finish by everyone in the top then....

Well done Britney....now hit me one more time!!!

Woohooo hoooooooooo

And go Webber stamping his mark on Vettel...those two will have fun this year.

However, Button was unfortunate...he had the pace all race for the win...but that's motorsport.

Posted Image

#132 Quiet One

Quiet One

    The balding avenger

  • Senior Members
  • 10,484 posts
  • Location:Argentina

Posted 15 April 2012 - 08:48 AM

Epic race.

Goodnight.
"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)

#133 HandyNZL

HandyNZL

    F1 Ace

  • Pit Crew
  • 5,020 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:The Tron, NZL

Posted 15 April 2012 - 08:49 AM

Best Passer Award goes to Hamilton...how many did he get on turn 6?

Best Thanks For Coming Award goes to Kimi....so close, yet....so...............................................................................................................................................................................................far.

Best Upskirt goes to Webber.....showing a clean underside.

Driver of the Day...Rosberg...perfect lap yesterday for pole....great start...did what a driver has to do....bring the car home.

Vice Driver of the Day....Button....he's got to have shortened odds for the WDC at the bookies after another fine performance.

Posted Image

#134 HandyNZL

HandyNZL

    F1 Ace

  • Pit Crew
  • 5,020 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:The Tron, NZL

Posted 15 April 2012 - 08:52 AM

Three Merc engines on the podium....wonder if that has been the case before?  Would really have to dig into the history books to find the answer to that one.

Posted Image

#135 mikathegreat2

mikathegreat2

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 4,897 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Lucan, Ireland
  • Interests:fapping.

Posted 15 April 2012 - 08:52 AM

Happy now Jay? :)
Dan is currently playing: with himself...

"There is nothing lower than the human race except the French."
- Mark Twain

#136 AleHop

AleHop

    The Scourge of Alonso

  • Senior Members
  • 4,927 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 08:52 AM

Alonso: "I pass them in a corner and they pass me on the straights".

Any chance of rain in Bahrain? :ph34r:


Fray Luis de León said:

As we were saying yesterday...
Fray Luis de León wrote mystical poems which prompted Cervantes to proclaim León "a genius who astounds the world and who, in ecstasy, might rob us of our senses." León was also an active man who taught at the University of Salamanca, translated classical and biblical literature, and wrote on religious themes. Twice denounced before the Inquisition, he was imprisoned for "heresy," though he returned to the University to later hold the chairs of Moral Philosophy and Biblical Studies.

Tradition has it that he began his lecture the first day after returning from four years' imprisonment with the words "as we were saying yesterday..."

#137 yurp

yurp

    Prostate designate

  • Senior Members
  • 2,836 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:China

Posted 15 April 2012 - 08:53 AM

What a ****ing great race - and I actually got to see it on TV. The Chinese authorities have obviously decided that there wasn't a more important badminton tournament going on that needed showing this year.
It will be the only F1 race I'll see live this year, but it was worth it. Brilliant.
Back.

#138 mikathegreat2

mikathegreat2

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 4,897 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Lucan, Ireland
  • Interests:fapping.

Posted 15 April 2012 - 08:54 AM

View PostAleHop, on 15 April 2012 - 08:52 AM, said:

Alonso: "I pass them in a corner and they pass me on the straights".

Any chance of rain in Bahrain? :ph34r:
Yep, rain of terror is expected at Bahrain from the local revolutionaries! ;)
Dan is currently playing: with himself...

"There is nothing lower than the human race except the French."
- Mark Twain

#139 HandyNZL

HandyNZL

    F1 Ace

  • Pit Crew
  • 5,020 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:The Tron, NZL

Posted 15 April 2012 - 08:55 AM

Good job Peter Sauber is already bald....Perez and Kobayashi showing each other the grass....sparks flying off the wheels....enough to make you turn grey and lose your hair all at once :P

Posted Image

#140 LabradoRacer

LabradoRacer

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 3,533 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 08:55 AM

Congrats to Rosie. He was flawless.


About the rest of the field, my non-existent god, what an incredible amount of wheel-to-wheel racing! Lap 55 with Hamilton, Vettel & Webber...phwooooarrr! Hamilton's move on Vettels was brass ballsy. Webber's move on Vettel was also good.


Good showing by the Williams guys. Sauber must be kicking themselves for making a hash of it. Grosjean did well, but Kimi missed out on podium because of poor tire strategy.


All in all, an excellent race with a big blot on it - Schumi's ouster for no fault of his. FFS, Lady Luck, I'm not asking you to give him a bj, but don't bobbitize him, either. It's really disappointing not to see your favourite driver on the podium. Almost seems like every anti-Schumitic on this forum gets their wish granted.

#141 LabradoRacer

LabradoRacer

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 3,533 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 08:57 AM

View Postmikathegreat2, on 15 April 2012 - 08:52 AM, said:

Happy now Jay? :)


No, Dan, but it was an exciting race.




#142 HandyNZL

HandyNZL

    F1 Ace

  • Pit Crew
  • 5,020 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:The Tron, NZL

Posted 15 April 2012 - 08:58 AM

F*** Hamilton looks gay with two ear rings....

Posted Image

#143 LabradoRacer

LabradoRacer

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 3,533 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 08:59 AM

Norbert Haug seemed a bit clueless about the formalities. Funny. When Brawn jogged towards him, Haug didn't know whether to give a double-high-5 or a hug.

#144 LabradoRacer

LabradoRacer

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 3,533 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 09:02 AM

View PostHandyNZL, on 15 April 2012 - 08:58 AM, said:

F*** Hamilton looks gay with two ear rings....


**** Hamilton is leading the WDC. Not gay, is it?

#145 HandyNZL

HandyNZL

    F1 Ace

  • Pit Crew
  • 5,020 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:The Tron, NZL

Posted 15 April 2012 - 09:03 AM

View PostLabradoRacer, on 15 April 2012 - 08:59 AM, said:

Norbert Haug seemed a bit clueless about the formalities. Funny. When Brawn jogged towards him, Haug didn't know whether to give a double-high-5 or a hug.

No matter how asinine the Germans can be with all their Germaness, I'm sure that they don't have "How to Celebrate the Mercedes Way" in any race manual :P

Posted Image

#146 HandyNZL

HandyNZL

    F1 Ace

  • Pit Crew
  • 5,020 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:The Tron, NZL

Posted 15 April 2012 - 09:04 AM

View PostLabradoRacer, on 15 April 2012 - 09:02 AM, said:

**** Hamilton is leading the WDC. Not gay, is it?

No, but two ear rings is.  Ain't no number of world championships he can win that will ever change that fact :P

Posted Image

#147 LabradoRacer

LabradoRacer

    F1 Ace

  • Senior Members
  • 3,533 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 09:06 AM

View PostHandyNZL, on 15 April 2012 - 09:04 AM, said:

No, but two ear rings is.  Ain't no number of world championships he can win that will ever change that fact :P


You're the only one in this forum to have noticed his earrings. What does that say about you? :eekout:

#148 AleHop

AleHop

    The Scourge of Alonso

  • Senior Members
  • 4,927 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 09:21 AM

It looks Merc is a serious candidate for the title and Rosberg did awesomely this weekend. Poor Schumi, he might have been on the podium. McLaren is a solid car with two very good drivers, today nobody could have finished ahead of Rosberg. Red Bull not too far from the Mercedes powered teams, good race both Webber and Vettel. More Renault powered teams like Lotus and Williams behind mother red cow and then Ferrari powered teams.

Was the engine what made the difference in China?  



Fray Luis de León said:

As we were saying yesterday...
Fray Luis de León wrote mystical poems which prompted Cervantes to proclaim León "a genius who astounds the world and who, in ecstasy, might rob us of our senses." León was also an active man who taught at the University of Salamanca, translated classical and biblical literature, and wrote on religious themes. Twice denounced before the Inquisition, he was imprisoned for "heresy," though he returned to the University to later hold the chairs of Moral Philosophy and Biblical Studies.

Tradition has it that he began his lecture the first day after returning from four years' imprisonment with the words "as we were saying yesterday..."

#149 Delta

Delta

    Established Driver

  • Members
  • 406 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 15 April 2012 - 09:24 AM

First half of the race was a snooze fest, but it really came alive as the different tyre strategies started to converge. And what excites me most is that there has been no clear frontrunner with different cars being fast at each circuit (although the most consistent performers have to be the McLarens). All bodes well for a really close season.

#150 brambilla

brambilla

    Rookie Driver

  • Members
  • 102 posts

Posted 15 April 2012 - 09:59 AM

View PostLabradoRacer, on 15 April 2012 - 07:15 AM, said:

Schumacher losing time in sector 1. Button reeling him in. Rosberg pulling away from him. I don't like this at all.

I liked it. I liked it a lot :)
Back to F1 Discussions


0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users


This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.

  1. GPToday.com Forums
  2. → Formula 1 Discussions
  3. → F1 Discussions
  4. GPT Forum Terms & Rules