Hope Macca & Lewis get back on pole & do their winning business.
Expect Macca & RBR to have first rights on podium.
Alonso will go for broke. He's got nothing to lose now. Won't be surprised if he gets a podium.
Will be happy if Sauber get another podium.
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Posted 08 October 2012 - 07:13 PM
lol Jay, love the heading!
“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 October 2012 - 10:46 PM
JB all the way. Great title, Jay. Makes we want to dust off me racing boots again 
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Posted 09 October 2012 - 10:37 AM
I didn't see last year's race in Korea, all new circuit for me. But as you've said, it's McLaren and RBR all the way and "let's see what we can salvage" for the rest.
+1 for a Sauber on the podium, and then a Lotus too, please
+1 for a Sauber on the podium, and then a Lotus too, please
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Posted 10 October 2012 - 12:04 AM
Ah, yes.. The return of the unsafe pit exit...
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Posted 10 October 2012 - 12:36 AM
I've never seen this track before and holy crap...that's the pit exit? Oh man that's sort of awesome but sort of terrible too.
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Posted 10 October 2012 - 07:48 AM
I fear a Red Bull 'demonstration of utter superiority fest'.
Conventional wisdom would suggest that this unorthodox season has finally settled into some sort of predictable order and that it's Seb's for the taking. I'm sure I'm not alone in hoping that there is still a sting in the tail and that Alonso can take it to the wire, with Lewis right there in the mix. Either way, if Sebastian does run and hide in the remaining races, this season will still be regarded as a classic.
Conventional wisdom would suggest that this unorthodox season has finally settled into some sort of predictable order and that it's Seb's for the taking. I'm sure I'm not alone in hoping that there is still a sting in the tail and that Alonso can take it to the wire, with Lewis right there in the mix. Either way, if Sebastian does run and hide in the remaining races, this season will still be regarded as a classic.
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Posted 10 October 2012 - 03:36 PM
LabradoRacer, on 08 October 2012 - 03:37 PM, said:
Hope Macca & Lewis get back on pole & do their winning business.
Expect Macca & RBR to have first rights on podium.
Alonso will go for broke. He's got nothing to lose now. Won't be surprised if he gets a podium.
Will be happy if Sauber get another podium.
Expect Macca & RBR to have first rights on podium.
Alonso will go for broke. He's got nothing to lose now. Won't be surprised if he gets a podium.
Will be happy if Sauber get another podium.
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Posted 10 October 2012 - 03:39 PM
Caesar, on 10 October 2012 - 03:36 PM, said:
too many people on podium!!!
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Posted 10 October 2012 - 03:57 PM
dribbler, on 10 October 2012 - 07:48 AM, said:
I fear a Red Bull 'demonstration of utter superiority fest'.
Conventional wisdom would suggest that this unorthodox season has finally settled into some sort of predictable order and that it's Seb's for the taking. I'm sure I'm not alone in hoping that there is still a sting in the tail and that Alonso can take it to the wire, with Lewis right there in the mix. Either way, if Sebastian does run and hide in the remaining races, this season will still be regarded as a classic.
Conventional wisdom would suggest that this unorthodox season has finally settled into some sort of predictable order and that it's Seb's for the taking. I'm sure I'm not alone in hoping that there is still a sting in the tail and that Alonso can take it to the wire, with Lewis right there in the mix. Either way, if Sebastian does run and hide in the remaining races, this season will still be regarded as a classic.
Only scenarios ("If only...") that could pose some challenge:
1) Alonso on a McLaren.
2) Kimi on a Ferrari
3) Lewis on a RBR
4) Maldonado in an McLaren and Grosjean in the sister Red Bull, and both starting alongside and behind Vettel.
A man can only dream...
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"Great drivers are the ones who win the races they're not supposed to" - K.Chandhok
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Posted 10 October 2012 - 05:46 PM
"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 10 October 2012 - 06:32 PM
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari Team Principal.
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Posted 10 October 2012 - 07:16 PM
Rainmaster, on 10 October 2012 - 06:32 PM, said:
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari Team Principal.
Better than Felipinho, Ferrari Team Principal:Ok, guys, we need a good resoolt! So..er...let's do something with the car here. Maybe something...I don't know...to make it fast, y'know? I brought my crayons here and made some drawings. We can put a rocket and...mmmh...oh, yeah, you know what will be cool? If it could transform into some kickass robot and go zooooom rat-tat-tat!!! Oh, and something to make it easier to drive around those chicanes. I don't like the chicanes no, no! Fernando likes them. With some olive oil. He always uses olive oil you can tell when your car is approaching his from a mile because of the stench!
And what about some "easy" settings? Y'know, like videogames. And a tutorial!
Rob, help me here!
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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 10 October 2012 - 09:16 PM
Let's hope Ferrari never give Massa some kind of "advisory" role.
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Posted 11 October 2012 - 07:06 PM
Coolest picture of the F1 year? Most if not all of the drivers sit down for dinner in Korea.
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Posted on Ricciardo's and Perez's Twitter. Feels like a throwback to the past, somehow. Reminds me of:
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19 downloadsPosted on Ricciardo's and Perez's Twitter. Feels like a throwback to the past, somehow. Reminds me of:
Edited by Rainmaster, 11 October 2012 - 07:07 PM.
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Posted 11 October 2012 - 11:20 PM
Very good picture. Never saw so many F1 drivers around a table before a GP.
Alonso maybe believes on his title chances but his words sound like Domenicali usual PR talking before the boat sinks.
Alonso maybe believes on his title chances but his words sound like Domenicali usual PR talking before the boat sinks.
Fray Luis de León said:
As we were saying yesterday...
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..."
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Vettel & RBR are looking strong, though Macca is slightly ahead in long run pace. Puzzling why Hamilton struggled in FP2. Mercedes may garner some decent points.
By the way, Schumi said Vettel's now the clear favourite for the WDC.
By the way, Schumi said Vettel's now the clear favourite for the WDC.
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LabradoRacer, on 12 October 2012 - 08:40 AM, said:
By the way, Schumi said Vettel's now the clear favourite for the WDC.
“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 12 October 2012 - 08:51 AM
I predict a RB top 2 for the race btw
“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 12 October 2012 - 09:23 AM
BradSpeedMan, on 12 October 2012 - 08:50 AM, said:
others share the same opinion
If you selected all of one line from my post, there wasn't any need to highlight it
Edited by LabradoRacer, 12 October 2012 - 09:24 AM.
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LabradoRacer, on 12 October 2012 - 09:23 AM, said:
If you selected all of one line from my post, there wasn't any need to highlight it
“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 12 October 2012 - 11:22 AM
About Schumi:
You know it's going to be one of "those" fridays when you are reprimanded for impending both HRTs...
You know it's going to be one of "those" fridays when you are reprimanded for impending both HRTs...
"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the Universe, and it has a longer shelf life" - Frank Zappa
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"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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Quiet One, on 12 October 2012 - 11:22 AM, said:
About Schumi:
You know it's going to be one of "those" fridays when you are reprimanded for impending both HRTs...
You know it's going to be one of "those" fridays when you are reprimanded for impending both HRTs...
Real life is funny.
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Posted 12 October 2012 - 07:56 PM
So after doing some reading on the track, did i get this right: The Koreans built a $250 million track to host only a formula one GP each year? As far as I can tell there are ZERO other events that take place here.
I have to hand it to Bernie on this one. He went to the koreans and said: "I have a briudge to sell you...." And they actually bought it.
I have to hand it to Bernie on this one. He went to the koreans and said: "I have a briudge to sell you...." And they actually bought it.
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Posted 12 October 2012 - 08:54 PM
The Ferrari doesn't look as horrible on the timesheets as I expected it to be, but good enough just won't be. I figure a Vettel retirement will be the only way Alonso really gets back in this, but every prediction I've made this year was wrong, so who knows?
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Posted 12 October 2012 - 09:09 PM
Massa, on 12 October 2012 - 08:54 PM, said:
The Ferrari doesn't look as horrible on the timesheets as I expected it to be, but good enough just won't be. I figure a Vettel retirement will be the only way Alonso really gets back in this, but every prediction I've made this year was wrong, so who knows?
"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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Odd to see someone other than Vettel or Hamilton on pole. Interesting that leading 4 guys are lined up one after other. Should be a good battle. Kimi ahead of Grosjean, nice.
Unhappy that Schumi didn't qualify ahead of Rosie. Hope he finishes ahead in the race, though.
Unhappy that Schumi didn't qualify ahead of Rosie. Hope he finishes ahead in the race, though.
Edited by LabradoRacer, 13 October 2012 - 06:09 AM.
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Posted 13 October 2012 - 01:56 PM
Alonso might possibly have one shot at it with a perfect start, but I think it's inevettelble that Sebastian will win.
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Posted 13 October 2012 - 02:34 PM
Massa, on 13 October 2012 - 01:56 PM, said:
Alonso might possibly have one shot at it with a perfect start, but I think it's inevettelble that Sebastian will win.
You and Witmarsh must go.
"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 13 October 2012 - 05:12 PM
Well, I think there's a Webber in there who might mix it up in the fight. Even if Vettel wins it looks like it will be very interesting 
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