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2012 Gulf Air Bahrain GP Chat and Predictions Thread

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by genjigonzales, Apr 15, 2012.

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Who will quash the opposition in Bahrain?

Poll closed Apr 20, 2012.
  1. Lewis Hamilton

    41.9%
  2. Jenson Button

    32.6%
  3. Fernando Alonso

    2.3%
  4. Mark Webber

    2.3%
  5. Sebastian Vettel

    7.0%
  6. Nico Rosberg

    2.3%
  7. Sergio Perez

    4.7%
  8. Kimi Räikkönen

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. Kamui Kobayashi

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. Bruno Senna

    2.3%
  11. Romain Grosjean

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  12. Pastor Maldonado

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  13. Paul di Resta

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  14. Felipe Massa

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  15. Other

    4.7%
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  1. allsaintchris.

    allsaintchris. Well-Known Member

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    Do you want a job in our accounts department?! They'd love you!
     
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  2. Delete Me

    Delete Me Well-Known Member

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    Lewis and Jenson will not drive at Mugello for testing.

    But I bet a certain German and Spaniard will be there...
     
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  3. genjigonzales

    genjigonzales Active Member

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    By the way, this is the circuit that looks like a duck shaking its fist:

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    Or possibly a duck-nosed F1 car.
     
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  4. Delete Me

    Delete Me Well-Known Member

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    For me it looks like one of those wheelie wagons old people use.
     
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  5. genjigonzales

    genjigonzales Active Member

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    Or a jet-ski.
     
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  6. BrightLampShade

    BrightLampShade Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Wonder why not
     
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  7. Delete Me

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    Maybe to have some free time?
     
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  8. EternalMSC

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    Sorry for being ignorant and not reading the comments before, but why has the track layout changed again? Is it because the cars are slower?
     
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  9. genjigonzales

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    The endurance format was for 2010 only, to 'celebrate' 60 years of F1.
     
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  10. BrightLampShade

    BrightLampShade Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    More from Xevi Pujolar, Race Engineer for Pastor Maldonado...

    @xevipujolar - Worth "following"
     
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  11. Delete Me

    Delete Me Well-Known Member

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    cheers BLS
     
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  12. u408379965

    u408379965 Well-Known Member

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    Didn't know that. I thought they just got rid of it because the race was so appalling. <laugh>
     
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  13. BrightLampShade

    BrightLampShade Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    In that case I assume Alonso, Vettel, Webber et al won't be there either. They all essentially copy each other anyway :)
     
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  14. Di Resta is faster than u

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    oh thanks thats a mile away from what I thought it meant.

    TBH I think thats just coincidence, although given its hamilton leading it could comtinue for another race.

    If its race winner, Rosberg should be on a crest of confidence and he could break it
     
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  15. Di Resta is faster than u

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    2012 so far is a lot more like 2010 than 2011.

    In fact its more like the 2010 championship with 2011 racing which is what we all wanted (unless we were Red-Bull fans)

    straight 3rd places would give him 300 points and he got 240 in 2010 and champion Vettel got 256

    so straight 3rd places would put him in a very strong position, especially with webber taking straight 4th places.

    I doubt he will continue this streak though, I'd say he will take one of the other 23 places at bahrain.
     
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  16. Delete Me

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    I see bits of 2010 and 2009.

    2009: Top team in the ****, Vettel now the old Lewis, Brawn Mk 2 with a new innovation, Kimi and his ice-creams, Alonso not in a very good car.

    2010: Top car cant run away with the lead, top 4 teams are bunched up, new driver leading the WDC every weekend, Helmut Marko not helping the situation.

    A good year I say, though from very biased point of view I highly enjoyed 2011 more ;)
     
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  17. Di Resta is faster than u

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    Parfett and turvey develop the car all year in the simualtor so maybe getting loads of real life teting in the 2012 car under their belts will help for more accurate development?

    Surely it must be an advantage over teams whose test drivers havent sat in an F1 car in years and yet still get the simulator jobs?
     
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  18. u408379965

    u408379965 Well-Known Member

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    Isn't the Mugello test supposed to be for young drivers?
     
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  19. Di Resta is faster than u

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    No I don't think so, I think your thinking of the silverstone/abhu dhabi test
     
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  20. Delete Me

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    That's at Silverstone I think.
     
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