The F1 Thread…

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…

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.

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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 today’s news about Schumi’s condition? Even 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 👿

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.

Good result for Hamilton.

Hope he drops the American accent though.

Good drive, completely ridiculous accent

Stop it Lewis. It’s irritating

The engines sound bobbins too

rosberg saved the team from a double dnf cos lewis was OTT in defending. he had the mindset of not letting him past at all costs…

where was the medical car / safety team for that flip?

mclaren, no sponsor, no pace, no finishers

ferrari have about 4 more races before heads will roll
. hello ross, ferrari calling , weve signed vettel, please come back

That race was almost MotoGP exciting. Definitely the best F1 race I have seen for a long time

rosberg saved the team from a double dnf cos lewis was OTT in defending. he had the mindset of not letting him past at all costs…

It’s called “racing”.

I’ve just gone on Facebook to find someone has tagged me 2 hours ago in a photo of Lewis winning – despite them knowing full well I was watching at 10, them having asked me if that was the case. WTF is that all about?

Cracking race. I was bouncing on the sofa!

Back2basics don’t be silly.

It is motor racing . The driver with the slower tyres was able to stop the driver with the quicker tyres – the better driver won with no doubt.

Amazing race.

#pook – me to. Jumping like a loon.

Do you think the stupid droopy nose flipped Gutierrez?

No, for me it looked like Gutierrez’s rear wheel tried to roll over Maldonado’s front wheel and that caused the flip.

Do we think the new noses are structurally strong enough to lift a car enough to initiate a flip? How much of it is thin carbon fibre for aero/cosmetic reasons that would collapse quite easily under those sorts of loads?

back2basic

On the Mercedes that is motor racing, LH didn’t do anything reckless Rosberg just could pull off the moves that many other drivers were able to do.

On McLaren Button was heading for a 3rd of 4th place finish before the safety car came out and his clutch went boom, KMag had his clutch issues since the end of quali which is one of the reasons for slower performance.

I think you are right about Ferrari I think heads will roll

Caption?

“One of us is going the wrong way here”

I dunno a couple of times Rosberg was alongside and had to back out when Hamilton cut across the track.

That said, Nico was lucky with the safety car.

“Maverick to iceman, did you give him the bird?”

Sooooooo why didnt Lewis get investigated then? Who were the Stewards this time? Ex-racing drivers or expert JCL?

Upside down you’re turning me
You’re giving love instinctively
Around and round you’re turning me

Myth busting backwards upside down overtake fails abrubtly when tunnel finishes.

Oops, upside ya head i said oops upside ya head…

Sooooooo why didnt Lewis get investigated then? Who were the Stewards this time? Ex-racing drivers or expert JCL?

I think the Stewards probably were shocked that team mates were actually really racing to think about anything.

I don’t think it was crazy on Hamiltons part, just a bit much at this stage of the season.