South Korea's Oppa Gangnam Style Grand Prix For Making Oldboy Kim Jong Ill At Ease

[LabradoRacer 2]

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.

[BradSpeedMan 6]

lol Jay, love the heading!

[Insider 0]

JB all the way. Great title, Jay. Makes we want to dust off me racing boots again

[freaky2 1]

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

[The Shadow 0]

Ah, yes.. The return of the unsafe pit exit...

[Massa 0]

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.

[dribbler 6]

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.

[Caesar 0]

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.

too many people on podium!!!

[LabradoRacer 2]

too many people on podium!!!

[Quiet One 15]

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.

Yup, Seb's Grand Chelem was not a good omen for the future. Not much to do against a car that is almost half a sec or more faster than the rest of the field. Maybe it was a combination of circunstances that won't repeat, but if RBR is back on form I would not count on Seb making any mistake.

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...

[Quiet One 15]

Pep talk from Alonso. Not bad!

http://www.totalf1.com/full_story/view/431539/Alonso_upbeat_over_title_chances/

[Rainmaster 7]

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari Team Principal.

[Quiet One 15]

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!

[Rainmaster 7]

Let's hope Ferrari never give Massa some kind of "advisory" role.

[Rainmaster 7]

Coolest picture of the F1 year? Most if not all of the drivers sit down for dinner in Korea.

Posted on Ricciardo's and Perez's Twitter. Feels like a throwback to the past, somehow. Reminds me of:

[AleHop 0]

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.

[LabradoRacer 2]

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.

[BradSpeedMan 6]

By the way, Schumi said Vettel's now the clear favourite for the WDC.

others share the same opinion

[BradSpeedMan 6]

I predict a RB top 2 for the race btw

[LabradoRacer 2]

others share the same opinion

If you selected all of one line from my post, there wasn't any need to highlight it

[BradSpeedMan 6]

If you selected all of one line from my post, there wasn't any need to highlight it

lol, point taken

[Quiet One 15]

About Schumi:

You know it's going to be one of "those" fridays when you are reprimanded for impending both HRTs...

[LabradoRacer 2]

About Schumi:

You know it's going to be one of "those" fridays when you are reprimanded for impending both HRTs...

Real life is funny.

[F1 FANatic 1]

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.

[Massa 0]

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?