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?
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…
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.
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 seems more positive. Maybe the news about Massa disobeying team orders shocked him back into consciousness?
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.
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 !!!!
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?
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?
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