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Getting the tyres changed was another example of muscle flexing.
The strong teams get the rules changed to show they were innovative, the weak get proved to have cheated, it will be an interesting face off.
Remember the flames in the Bematon pit which was caused by them cheating by interfering with the filler?
They were a weak team because they got fined even when they showed the fault had nothing to do with ey tinkering and the FIA introduced fire proofs for all in the pits
So, wet qualifying... Any predictions ?
Button
Should the safety car be a Toyota Prius these days? & not sound soooo sexy...
No qualifying today (my prediction), they have about 3 hours of daylight left at the moment
Or they may end up running Q3 tomorrow?
How good is this year's William's livery, so good to see Martini's colours back sponsoring top level motorsport.
Cheeky Nico 🙂
Yep Williams looks awesome and it's going well. I hope they can get closer to the top this season .....
Missed what he said
Here we go....
Missed what he said
Commented on Suzi Perry wearing a white top in a monsoon.
Looks like the Beeb have got their F1 viewing demographic sussed then. 😉
Moving onto the actual event, I missed qualifying, so have just checked the grid list. Are RB still using their own method of fuel flow? Vettel seems very close in time, although by the looks of it, it was heaving down with rain and full wets.
Surprised not to see Button higher up, although something about him choosing inter's rather than everyone else with full wets.
I'm yet to be convinced as to how different this year will pan out to the last few years, would love to see Williams in amongst the front and for Hulkenburg to show his skills with some strong finishes this year.
Loved the Lotus tweets during P3
Anyone up and watching back home?
Groesjon or whatever his name is wins the prize for nonchalent arm crossing. Masa fastest arm crosser.
Webber Mk II ahead of finger pointer 🙂
Bugger, that didn't last long...
Shame for ricciardo
This race needs rain now
"Valterri is faster than you".
Bit of a kick in the balls
Good lad 😀
Looks like RedBull have found the "Ozzy spec" parts cupboard again.
+1 on Webber spec parts...
http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/03/24/red-bull-apologises-for-mark-spec-part/
And now a 10 place grid penalty for Bahrain - I reckon his mechanics are running a book on when he stops smiling...
So did it rain or did it stay dry and boring? I switched off after 2 laps, will it be worth watching the highlights later , or was it dry and dull all the way?
Dry and dull. 😐
i like f1, but even that was quite dull - seems the fears of the new rules causing chaos and issues are a little unfounded - its a little early in the season yet though to think merc are going to dominate...
[url= http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/03/30/2014-malaysian-grand-prix-lap-times-fastest-laps/ ]lap time analysis up on f1fanatic.[/url]
Lewis had 0.8 over Nico on their fastest lap.
Jenson Button, a former teammate of Hamilton's at McLaren, thinks Sepang on Sunday was a psychological as well as an actual victory for the 28-year-old. "Looking at what Lewis did is going to hurt (Rosberg) a little bit. He was super-fast," he said. "That is a lot to put between you and your teammate when you have both had a clear race. I am sure that is strike one to him," Button added.
[url= http://www.f1today.net/en/news/hamilton-claims-he-blew-rosberg-away-in-malaysia ]link[/url]
nice to see Button doing a bit of shit stirring 😀
Just watched this on iPlayer, great to see a victory for Lewis Hamilton! Very happy with that result. Shaping up to be a good season (for Hamilton fans 😉 )
mmm theres 2 things to consider for Lewis' win. yes he drove great but
1 - less engine mileage on that one in his compared to rosberg
2 - rosberg happy to cruise around and consolidate his points - this early in the title no need to hammer the car round to challenge someone who is on form in this race.
if lewis wins the next 2 or 3 races on the trot, then for sure he's got it dialed in and in the title hunt,
there is a long way to go yet
Massa - so why didnt he "not" pull over for Alonso, Schumacher, and the rest ???? why grow a pair now Massa - perhaps because you bring a lot of money to a team without it, unlike before.
No comment on [url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26885624 ]today's news[/url] about Schumi's condition? Even [url= http://formerf1doc.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/moments-of-conscious-and-awakening/ ]Gary Hartstein[/url] seems more positive. Maybe the news about Massa disobeying team orders shocked him back into consciousness?
"massa, schumi is faster than you"
Very satisfying to see Vettel go out in P2 there 🙂
Bottas kicks massa's arse as predicted 😉
Vettal will currently be engineering a fault on Ricardo's car...
What a fantastic race! Best for ages. Loved every lap.
Go Lewis!
Yeah have to agree , best race for a long time 😀
Ricciardo going past Vettel too. Fab.
10sec lead before safety car?
Kept his head under Nico attack?
Looks like hamo is nurturing/finally growing his natural raw speed advantage.
bbc just now "if you don't want to know the result look away now"
reporter then SAYING "another win for lewis hamilton!" WTF 👿
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IMO that's Hamiltons best ever race.
To keep Rosberg at bay at the start, then coolly build a 10 second lead that would have given him the win, only to see it wiped out at the end. Then to hold 1st while Rosberg was all over him on faster tyre - just stunning.
And how quick is that Merc - they've been playing with everyone else in the first two races! Nearly 2 seconds a lap faster at the end than anyone else.
And to top it off Ricciardo beats Vettel in a clean fight.
Hamilton might have the edge in raw speed but I still reckon they'll be nothing between those two at the end of the year. Rosberg is a clever kid.
Really enjoyed that race. Cracking drive by Hamilton and some great racing/overtaking
the rest of the field will have to raise their game a lot or this will the most one sided championship ever. 7 seconds lead in 2 laps after the safety car restart !!!!
Brilliant race, Crashtor Maldonardo should have got a harsher punishment though.