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#1 Quiet One

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 01:32 AM

YESSSS!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

FINALLY!!!!!!!

So green light and already...nothing is going on.

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 01:46 AM

15 minutes and still nothing, not a single timed lap...Alonso's Ferrari engine died just as he was leaving the pits. D'oh!
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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)

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 01:52 AM

Sergio Perez already displaying "the McLaren Haircut"

If McLaren had placed as much attention in the championship as they paid on their drivers' hairdos, they would've won more championships than Ferrari by now.
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 02:08 AM

Apparently, Hungry Heidi got a nosejob. Hideous Heidi would have been a more appropiate name.

It hurts to know that the ugly car and the ugly driver with his ugly finger will probably win this championship as well.
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 02:20 AM

Big boys letting the other cucumbers clean the track up at the moment, not feeling the need to go out. So much for "we need all the data we can get" and "we don't understand the car"!

Nice onboard laps with Bottas, the future world champion who I'll be hyping throughout the season.
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 02:34 AM

Ferrari, Lotus looking good. Red Bull looking better.
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 02:42 AM

Business as usual so far.

Where's Roscoe?
"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the Universe, and it has a longer shelf life" - Frank Zappa

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 03:25 AM

View PostRainmaster, on 15 March 2013 - 02:20 AM, said:

Nice onboard laps with Bottas, the future world champion who I'll be hyping throughout the season.

Valtteri Bottas is an American's worst nightmare.  In "Valtteri," the emphasis is really placed on the twin tees.  It's a hard sound to make.  I'm a big proponent of Spanish, because the emphasis stays on the vowels, and is either predictable or marked.  The first syllable in Räikkönen is a bit, tough, too, with all the gusto on the "R."  Sharlapeak at Caterham, however, is just fun to say.

(An utterly useless contribution from me.  F1 is truly back).

Really excited that it's all beginning! :)
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#9 BradSpeedMan

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 04:24 AM

Yes yes, Vettel back on top, where he belongs!!! Nothing else matters, except him or Kimi topping the timesheets...lovely lovely. Remember Button was fastest in FP1 last year and went on to win the race!!!

Lovely stuff!!!!!!
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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 15 March 2013 - 06:52 AM

RBR showing at the mo who's boss!! heheheheehehehe Lotus looking good too, this weekend might be heaven!!! Degration on the super-softs pretty bad as they discovered...

lovely stuff man!!
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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 15 March 2013 - 06:54 AM

"1m32.8s on the next lap for Vettel and for the moment he is the quickest driver on the circuit. But bear in mind he was one of the last onto his high fuel run.

heheheheheheehehehehehhe
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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 15 March 2013 - 06:57 AM

It looks like barring mechanical failure or retirements, it's gonna be hard to stop the RBR train!


heheheheheeheheheheeheheheh
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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 15 March 2013 - 06:57 AM

"85 min: Oh and look at this. Within two minutes of Hamilton's incident, Rosberg is also pulling off the track with a problem."

gearbox problem
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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 15 March 2013 - 07:00 AM

Ferrari really really seem to struggle on supersoft

Edited by BradSpeedMan, 15 March 2013 - 07:04 AM.

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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 15 March 2013 - 07:00 AM

oh, I forgot, in relation tho above...


heheheheheehehehehehehe
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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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Posted 15 March 2013 - 07:16 AM

"07:02 Sebastian Vettel tops second practice at Albert Park with a time of 1m25.908s - 0.264s clear of Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber.
07:03 Rosberg ends up in third spot, but more than four-tenths of a second back, with Raikkonen fourth for Lotus and team-mate Grosjean fifth.
07:04 Alonso is sixth in the leading Ferrari and Hamilton ends his day on foot, walking back to the paddock after an incident towards the end"

autosport.com

Edited by BradSpeedMan, 15 March 2013 - 07:17 AM.

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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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Posted 15 March 2013 - 09:05 AM

Andre Bensons twitter feed...

"Vettel looks on another planet - high or low fuel"
Leading engineer from rival team: "I agree unfortunately"
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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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Posted 15 March 2013 - 09:05 AM

heheheeheheeheheheh
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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 15 March 2013 - 09:36 AM

Mclaren...what can I say....I think they're so delusional that after the first 2 races they'll start to realise what they have done and let go...
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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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Posted 15 March 2013 - 10:46 AM

RBR was sandbagging!!

Film at 11.
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 01:10 PM

View PostQuiet One, on 15 March 2013 - 10:46 AM, said:

RBR was sandbagging!!

Film at 11.
They did'nt sandbag, their programme dictated them running with high fuel loads to accurately assess one lap performance during the first day of FP1 MelbournePosted Image  Incidently, it also dictated that they should run even faster come qualifying by another second or so...Posted Image
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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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Posted 15 March 2013 - 04:34 PM

Hamilton leaves McLaren, McLaren are suddenly struggling big time. Co-incidence?
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 05:02 PM

Well, of course, he must have taken a second or something with him...

McLaren have struggled at other times when Hamilton was still helpfully there
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 06:32 PM

Not so fast! BR might have the best car - not the best driver - but then again I believe Ferrari is has not shown all their cards the second time around, nor may be Mercedes.

Edited by Jean-Pierre, 15 March 2013 - 06:46 PM.

The driver is more important than the car.

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 06:42 PM

Well, a Mclaren with a Hamilton in would probably be further up the timesheets, given he's better than Button in a bad car. That's one sense in which you could say "Mclaren are struggling because they don't have Hamilton". But that approach isn't particularly useful since it wouldn't change the actual issue, which is that Mclaren have produced a poor car and Mclaren still wouldn't be anywhere near the front with Hamilton in it.

The other argument to use would be that Mclaren were much more likely to produce a bad car after the demotivating event of losing their fastest driver. Of course there may well be some truth to the fact that drivers can have a strong motivating affect on a team, but it's completely unquantifiable (we don't know how much difference a driver makes to team spirits), untestable (we'll never know whether Macca would have produced a good car if Hamilton stayed), and what's more motivation itself does not necessarily equal performance gains anyway (see: Alonso/Ferrari).

So all in all, it's true that Mclaren are weaker for losing Hamilton, and it's true that we don't know if they'd be any stronger if he'd stayed. Think on that one.
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 07:48 PM

It's too hard to think, and you don't need the fastest car to win a race.

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 08:11 PM

True, but no team ever wants to be an example that you don't need the fastest car to win the race. Anyway, we didn't have a race yet and Mclaren are well known for their ability to develop over the season.

Edited by Rainmaster, 15 March 2013 - 08:12 PM.

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Posted 16 March 2013 - 01:57 AM

Nope. This is it. If you can't win the first race, quit.

I'm sure that's what they learn you in school these days.

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Posted 16 March 2013 - 07:09 AM

God's p**sing on the quali.

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Posted 16 March 2013 - 07:18 AM

At this rate, they have to cancel due to darkness... should've just slept and watch the thing in the morning.




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