Seb vs Nando will continue to be close.
Hammy will be stymied one way or other.
Merc will continue to shine as the fastest backmarkers.
Kimi will continue to be winless & consistent.
Just another race day, folks.
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Posted 22 October 2012 - 08:41 PM
...and Jenson will win? I'm going to bet me goat biryani on it!
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Posted 23 October 2012 - 12:33 AM
The fact Vettel and Alonso are that close despite the latter having an IndyCar's suspension is pretty spectacular, but I think the gap only broadens from here. I'd love to know what Red Bull figured out before Singapore to unseat McLaren. It's kind of sad when you can't innovate in public for fear of penalty. They had to find something to see that jump.
Another new track for me. This is the first full season I've stuck with since 2008, so I get that joy from time to time. I really liked Korea as a track, actually.
Another new track for me. This is the first full season I've stuck with since 2008, so I get that joy from time to time. I really liked Korea as a track, actually.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 11:50 AM
Come on guys...Whats going on here????????? Wake up Wake up!!!!!!
Vettel on top in both practise!!!! hehehehehehehehehhehehe... So, unless there's rain or mechanical breakdown, expect the same from the last 3 races!!!!
hehehehehehheheeheheheheeheheehhe
Vettel on top in both practise!!!! hehehehehehehehehhehehe... So, unless there's rain or mechanical breakdown, expect the same from the last 3 races!!!!
hehehehehehheheeheheheheeheheehhe
“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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"One might be tempted to say Ferrari are inconsistent this year. I think the opposite.
They are having one very good race followed by one very poor race. Consistently."
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 11:50 AM
hheheheheehheheeheheheheheheheheheeheheheeheheheheeheheehehehheeheh
“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
"One might be tempted to say Ferrari are inconsistent this year. I think the opposite.
They are having one very good race followed by one very poor race. Consistently."
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 03:03 PM
Both RBRs faster by a mile than anybody else in qualy pace. Closer in race pace but nobody seems fast enough to compensate.
So a fight between Mark and Seb for wins in the last races? How thrilling.
It was a wonderful championship until RBR ruined it all
They will end up alone patying with their few fans. Hope next year isn't like these last races or it will be 2004 all over again.
And nno, I am only half bitter because this means Alonso not winning the WDC. You still will have to consider the other half of my bitterness
So a fight between Mark and Seb for wins in the last races? How thrilling.
It was a wonderful championship until RBR ruined it all
They will end up alone patying with their few fans. Hope next year isn't like these last races or it will be 2004 all over again.
And nno, I am only half bitter because this means Alonso not winning the WDC. You still will have to consider the other half of my bitterness
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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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I'll wait until Sunday to comment, since I fully intend to ignore the obvious superiority of the RBRs and hope for a miracle. There
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 04:28 PM
Ok, this brightened my day 
[...]Sam Michael openly telling reporters that the 2008 world champion’s car was on Friday fitted with some experimental parts for 2013.
But when asked about the new parts after Friday’s track action, Hamilton furrowed his brow and answered: “No, we don’t have anything new.”
Source: http://www.totalf1.c...India_practice/
If McLaren intend to hide things from his driver at least they should try not to tell the rest of the world about it.
I hope Lewis punches Sam Michael in the face for that.
Whitmarsh has to go!
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[...]Sam Michael openly telling reporters that the 2008 world champion’s car was on Friday fitted with some experimental parts for 2013.
But when asked about the new parts after Friday’s track action, Hamilton furrowed his brow and answered: “No, we don’t have anything new.”
If McLaren intend to hide things from his driver at least they should try not to tell the rest of the world about it.
I hope Lewis punches Sam Michael in the face for that.
Whitmarsh has to go!
"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the Universe, and it has a longer shelf life" - Frank Zappa
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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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Apparently Alonso's a bit miffed that Ferrari's "all talk, no upgrades". Wonder how long will the non-WDC streak will have to continue for one of them to walk out on the other. Bah, I'm just trolling unsuccessfully.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 06:21 PM
Whatever that dumb idiom is about whatever always rising to the top of whatever it's in, that's this. Red Bull and Vettel are the best in Formula One. Rather than complain it's starting to look over with four races left, we should be glad it wasn't over with twenty races left, because pre-season, that's what a lot of us expected. Ferrari and Alonso put up an improbably wonderful fight this year while McLaren blew things early and never really got back to being McLaren after that. Let us not get spoiled into thinking Pastor Maldonado steering a Williams to victory is something that's supposed to happen in F1. The best car, team, and driver win. I see nothing wrong with the projected outcome of Red Bull/Vettel cleaning up the rest of the season...
...and nothing conclusive to say we should award anyone the title until it's clinched and the stewards have had a month or two to think about which borderline-legal part they want to make black-and-white illegal (a big reason, I think, it stayed so close for so long).
...and nothing conclusive to say we should award anyone the title until it's clinched and the stewards have had a month or two to think about which borderline-legal part they want to make black-and-white illegal (a big reason, I think, it stayed so close for so long).
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 07:19 PM
Massa, on 26 October 2012 - 06:21 PM, said:
Whatever that dumb idiom is about whatever always rising to the top of whatever it's in, that's this. Red Bull and Vettel are the best in Formula One. Rather than complain it's starting to look over with four races left, we should be glad it wasn't over with twenty races left, because pre-season, that's what a lot of us expected. Ferrari and Alonso put up an improbably wonderful fight this year while McLaren blew things early and never really got back to being McLaren after that. Let us not get spoiled into thinking Pastor Maldonado steering a Williams to victory is something that's supposed to happen in F1. The best car, team, and driver win. I see nothing wrong with the projected outcome of Red Bull/Vettel cleaning up the rest of the season...
...and nothing conclusive to say we should award anyone the title until it's clinched and the stewards have had a month or two to think about which borderline-legal part they want to make black-and-white illegal (a big reason, I think, it stayed so close for so long).
...and nothing conclusive to say we should award anyone the title until it's clinched and the stewards have had a month or two to think about which borderline-legal part they want to make black-and-white illegal (a big reason, I think, it stayed so close for so long).
If our pessimistic pronostics come true then we will see Vettel racing himself for the remaining races. Will he be worthy of that championship? "The winner is always worthy, because he won" is the tauthological (sp?) phrase usually uttered in these cases, which albeit patently a logical fallacy will be true in this case. Will we be more ntertained because of that? I doubt so.
(I had a bad day, in case you couldn't tell, I am sorry if I sound grumpier than usual!)
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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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Quiet One, on 26 October 2012 - 07:19 PM, said:
(I had a bad day, in case you couldn't tell, I am sorry if I sound grumpier than usual!)
“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
"One might be tempted to say Ferrari are inconsistent this year. I think the opposite.
They are having one very good race followed by one very poor race. Consistently."
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Posted 27 October 2012 - 06:13 AM
Hulkenberg really looks like a star of the future, hope the Sauber is really a gem next year....
Edited by BradSpeedMan, 27 October 2012 - 06:13 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
"One might be tempted to say Ferrari are inconsistent this year. I think the opposite.
They are having one very good race followed by one very poor race. Consistently."
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Posted 27 October 2012 - 06:24 AM
Quite a "competitive session"...Webber losing his rear and then coming in the pits. It must be discouraging to be a one-lap specialist but getting constantly beaten by a great....
“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
"One might be tempted to say Ferrari are inconsistent this year. I think the opposite.
They are having one very good race followed by one very poor race. Consistently."
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Posted 27 October 2012 - 06:25 AM
The real fun should start now...final run boys
“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
"One might be tempted to say Ferrari are inconsistent this year. I think the opposite.
They are having one very good race followed by one very poor race. Consistently."
Multi21 on JA blog
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Button looking competitive, he's behind the wunderkind in 2nd at the mo, splitting the 2 RB's...tell u what, Alonso is gonna have his work cut out here, many teams showing competitiveness.....
“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
"One might be tempted to say Ferrari are inconsistent this year. I think the opposite.
They are having one very good race followed by one very poor race. Consistently."
Multi21 on JA blog
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Posted 27 October 2012 - 06:31 AM
Right now I'm the only poster in this thread but I'm quite enjoying this.... it feels like I'm communicating to some alien in space.... quite cool I dare say
Edited by BradSpeedMan, 27 October 2012 - 06:33 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
"One might be tempted to say Ferrari are inconsistent this year. I think the opposite.
They are having one very good race followed by one very poor race. Consistently."
Multi21 on JA blog
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Posted 27 October 2012 - 06:44 AM
Alonso's best lap - 1m26.521s - is 0.679s down on Vettel's morning benchmark.
Are they in for struggle in qualifying???
Are they in for struggle in qualifying???
“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
"One might be tempted to say Ferrari are inconsistent this year. I think the opposite.
They are having one very good race followed by one very poor race. Consistently."
Multi21 on JA blog
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Posted 27 October 2012 - 08:55 AM
BradSpeedMan, on 27 October 2012 - 05:38 AM, said:
could'nt tell, your posts is still as brilliant as ever
Wait...and exactly how brilliant I usually am?
"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 27 October 2012 - 09:16 AM
Vettel ran 8 laps to finish 2nd in Q1 and first in Q2. Lewis needed 16 laps, Alonso 13...and those guys finished more than 05.s behind Vettel.
"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 27 October 2012 - 09:33 AM
RBR 1-2 yay!! Big surprise!!
Edited by Quiet One, 27 October 2012 - 09:33 AM.
"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 27 October 2012 - 10:06 AM
Alonso: This isn't fighting Vettel. When we all had a similar car I was leading the championship. Now we're fighting Newey.
Wise words.
Wise words.
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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Posted 27 October 2012 - 11:20 AM
Just don't let Vettel hear you!
Aaaaand, wait for it, oh yes, Kimi is 7th once again >.<
EDIT: Yes, it does look like a team battle now, what's with the pairs??
Aaaaand, wait for it, oh yes, Kimi is 7th once again >.<
EDIT: Yes, it does look like a team battle now, what's with the pairs??
Edited by freaky2, 27 October 2012 - 11:21 AM.
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Rosberg is sandwiched between Maldonado and Grosjean at the start, I wonder if he is nervous...
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Posted 27 October 2012 - 12:07 PM
AleHop, on 27 October 2012 - 10:06 AM, said:
Alonso: This isn't fighting Vettel. When we all had a similar car I was leading the championship. Now we're fighting Newey.
Wise words.
Wise words.
"At the moment we are not fighting against Sebastian only," Alonso said following qualifying. "We are also fighting against Newey let's say - [the team] has finished first or second in the last four races.
"It is not so easy to fight, especially on Saturday, but on Sunday we are normally more competitive."
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So he admits its a team effort. If Alonso brings onboard his infamous 6h of a second, they may well dominate
Edited by BradSpeedMan, 27 October 2012 - 12:10 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.”"
Chris Cameron-Dow
"One might be tempted to say Ferrari are inconsistent this year. I think the opposite.
They are having one very good race followed by one very poor race. Consistently."
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Posted 27 October 2012 - 12:11 PM
Ikyrotz, on 27 October 2012 - 11:58 AM, said:
Rosberg is sandwiched between Maldonado and Grosjean at the start, I wonder if he is nervous...
“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
"One might be tempted to say Ferrari are inconsistent this year. I think the opposite.
They are having one very good race followed by one very poor race. Consistently."
Multi21 on JA blog
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If Seb gets a clean start and his car holds up, he should win handily. Hamilton will finish 2nd, at best. Alonso has slotted himself at the highest place possible, and waiting to maximise his chances. A podium will be a bit difficult for him, though.
Schumi...sigh.
Schumi...sigh.
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Posted 28 October 2012 - 07:29 AM
If Hamilton had left the track twice in a Q3 run to achieve pole he would have been punished - Schumi too. Obergruppenführer Markus would have ran sniffling to Charlie in the blink of an eye. It doesn't help that these Tilke tracks are like a kid's playground and don't demand the levels of driving skill that was demonstrated by the stars of yesteryear.
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Posted 28 October 2012 - 08:07 AM
Can we have more honesty like this in Formula 1 please....
Kimi "That is why I am a bit disappointed. I am disappointed in myself because I made the decision. It was my choice, I made it and it didn't pay off."
Kimi "That is why I am a bit disappointed. I am disappointed in myself because I made the decision. It was my choice, I made it and it didn't pay off."
“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
"One might be tempted to say Ferrari are inconsistent this year. I think the opposite.
They are having one very good race followed by one very poor race. Consistently."
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Posted 28 October 2012 - 08:09 AM
Insider, on 28 October 2012 - 07:29 AM, said:
If Hamilton had left the track twice in a Q3 run to achieve pole he would have been punished - Schumi too. Obergruppenführer Markus would have ran sniffling to Charlie in the blink of an eye. It doesn't help that these Tilke tracks are like a kid's playground and don't demand the levels of driving skill that was demonstrated by the stars of yesteryear.
“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
"One might be tempted to say Ferrari are inconsistent this year. I think the opposite.
They are having one very good race followed by one very poor race. Consistently."
Multi21 on JA blog
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