I'm kinda glad I fell asleep half way though now !
After the GP2 race I was expecting some real fun and games.
It was deadly dull. Seems like a bit of a wasted opportunity.
I think everyone was just waiting for someone to stuff it into the wall (I know I was)! Red flag, bit of carnage, spice it all up again. But yes, really really dull as it was. Shame really, there was tonnes of overtaking, should have been interesting on paper.
Gutted Lewis didn't just prod buttons to see what happens, but loved the 'compliant' reply: "errr... We really don't recommend doing that Lewis".
Not just an acicdent, but a tactical breakdown would have been nice to get the safety car out.
The SC restarts in GP2 were spectacular. I'm sure they were 6 wide going into the first corner in one restart.
Gutted Lewis didn't just prod buttons to see what happens, but loved the 'compliant' reply: "errr... We really don't recommend doing that Lewis".
Makes you wonder what his piano playing is like.
I thought this was the most entertaining thing all day.
Yep, it definitely was!! 🙂
that sofa looks like the ropey old thing we had in a shared house back in the early eighties 😯
Also in that clip it's quite funny watching Nico's face when Vettel asks him if he took turn 13 flat.
Hamilton is such a fanny grumbling about settings in his car.
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I expected a lot more of a hectic race at Baku after watching GP2, was a little disappointed.
Onto Austria.
Various drivers complaining about the new Yellow Kerbs designed to keep the drivers on the track
Kimi Raikkonen on Sky Sports: "We didn't get too many laps done with the conditions. So it's a bit unknown."What about the yellow kerbs?
"It doesn't matter what colour the kerbs are."
We'll miss his wit in 2017.
Well Rosberg and Merc bosses deserved that. They royally screwed Lewis over with their strategy. They should have managed an easy clean run to a win for Lewis.
Hahahaha - Rosberg can't beat LH in a clean race
nice lederhosen race overalls
nice lederhosen race overalls
Aye - thought that when I saw them on Friday.
One of those things they'll look back on in 15yrs and think "what were we thinking!?"
Ha. Only Rosberg is under investigation (falling to stop with a seriously damaged car).
At worst he could be disqualified. If he is found to be at fault at best it'll be a points deduction.
Oh bloody hell! Dozed off with two laps to go. Bloody Australian time zone!
Austrian?
Didn't see it but sounds quite "dramatic", there are going to be reprocussions for sure
No, Australian: it's nearly midnight here.
Bit too exciting at the end for a tyre preservation procession 😉
Oh dear, and predictably NR thinks he did nothing wrong because he "had the racing line" - well that sure isn't the racing line you're on here Nico
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Ha, confused, me! Who knew you were in Australia during the Austrian gp...
Slam-dunk guilty from onboard cameras on Nico's car - what a complete arse he if thinks there's someone else to blame.
Well apparently LH "turned into him" because he "went a bit deep in the corner" as he was "struggling with his brakes" and he thinks he is in the right because he's on the inside so can go as wide as he likes and force LH off. I think he should check who is under investigation for causing a collision...
Ze Germans just love driving into other drivers.
A hint of Schumi v Villeneuve there. Britney had lost the corner fair and square and so 'forgot' how to drive. A dnf for the pair of them would have suited him just dandy.
Then he had a second attempt as LH tried to rejoin.
Thing is when LH goes in hard he knows exactly what's going to happen. Britney seems to be more of the hit and hope school.
That crash was completely of mercs own making, keeping Lewis out for 3 laps longer than was needed to give Rosberg track position was never going to end well.
I would say the the crash was entirely of Britney's making as she completely failed any attempt to make the corner.
Now LH is in front of the stewards. Haven't said why yet...
Indeed - it wasn't LH being wound up which caused that - the only blame which can be laid directly on Merc is them not giving NR enough of a kick up the backside when he was last an arse.
edit: you'd assume the stewards would want LH's take on the incident - though probably only if they were considering issuing a penalty...
There's a bit of a question of passing under the yellow by Lewis.
He'll likely be alright as bits were flying off the other Merc
What yellow?
The first yellow just a LH was overtaking NR was a flag and not the light initially shown on TV.
The LH past the flag marginally before starting his overtake on NR's now knackered car.
Touch and go as a) LH may not have seem the flag and b) you can overtake a clearly damaged car under yellow caution anyway (otherwise you could be sick behind a car doing 10 mph on its way back to the pits).
Yellow flags but just after LH overtook 'Britney'
What were the yellows for?
Not sure, possibly the Perez incident
[url= http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10332607/lewis-hamilton-and-nico-rosbergs-late-austrian-gp-crash-analysed ]the Anthony Davidson analysis [/url]
What were the yellows for?
Either for all of the debris coming off Rosberg's car or for Perez ploughing into the barriers up ahead.
@Andyd- LH actually past the first yellow marginally before starting any overtake. It was a flag on the right of the circuit but came out just as LH was approaching where the martial was stood and was probably a bit distracted by the amount of crap flying off NR's car.
10 second penalty for Britney.
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ginge is filing for divorce 😉
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