Any possibility of excitement is welcome. I hope it's not just the BBC trying to hype one of 'their' races which, otherwise, promises to be dull and predictable.
Bit of tension between Nico and Seb it seems after the 'soaking testicles' comment after Singapore. http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns26445.html This quote made me laugh "Maybe he shouldn't be thinking about my balls,"
The new F1 game has been released today, so that and FP1 will keep me awake tonight. Rosberg is right. It's one thing to say your success is through hard work, it's another to say your success is because others don't work hard enough. Very silly thing from Vettel.
"Hanging their balls in the pool" is certainly an odd choice of phrase... In English at least. Anyway, it's this kind of arrogant, faux frat-boy stuff that always puts me off him. Maybe he's working on a new, post-win, cockpit whoop-up: "Yes! that's whad ah'm talkin' about, we did it, yes! Hangin' their balls in the pool... Yes! Tanks guys"
It's a shame that Marussia have to run the incompetent Gonzalez. And why is he replacing Bianchi again? The team are supposed to alternate between their race drivers, but he replaced Bianchi at Monza as well.
Looks like Red Bull have this easily won. They are a match for Mercedes on single lap pace, which means they should be easily quicker on race pace. That Red Bull is so planted, even on a green track.
Aussies the fastest in a straight line! [TABLE="class: raceResults, width: 715"] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Pos[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]No[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Driver[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Time of Day[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Speed[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]19[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Daniel Ricciardo[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:05:55[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]320.8[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Mark Webber[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]15:29:27[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]320.2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Fernando Alonso[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:19:54[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]318.4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Jenson Button[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:17:41[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]318.3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]18[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Jean-Eric Vergne[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14:06:09[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]317.9[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Felipe Massa[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]15:09:14[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]317.7[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Best sector times: [TABLE="class: raceResults, width: 715"] [TR] [TH="class: Sectors, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4"]Sector #1[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Pos[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]No[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Driver[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Time[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sebastian Vettel[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]34.686[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]19[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Daniel Ricciardo[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]34.772[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Mark Webber[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]34.791[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]11[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Nico Hulkenberg[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]34.891[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Paul di Resta[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]34.900[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Felipe Massa[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]34.906[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: raceResults, width: 715"] [TR] [TH="class: Sectors, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4"]Sector #2[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Pos[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]No[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Driver[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Time[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]10[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Lewis Hamilton[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]43.169[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Mark Webber[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]43.428[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]9[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Nico Rosberg[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]43.452[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Felipe Massa[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]43.487[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]8[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Romain Grosjean[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]43.487[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sebastian Vettel[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]43.668[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: raceResults, width: 715"] [TR] [TH="class: Sectors, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4"]Sector #3[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Pos[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]No[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Driver[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Time[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]9[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Nico Rosberg[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20.399[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sebastian Vettel[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20.427[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]10[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Lewis Hamilton[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20.516[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]8[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Romain Grosjean[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20.562[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Mark Webber[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20.625[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Felipe Massa[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20.721[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] It interesting that Vettels weakest sector was the high downforce one. I can only assume Red Bull are playing as I have a sneaking suspicion thats what the Red Bulls are good at Combination of best sector times: Merc ======== 98.514s Red Bull ====== 98.541s Ferrari ======= 99.114s Lotus ======== 99.226s McLaren ====== 99.647s STR ========= 99.776s Force India ==== 99.824s Sauber ======= 100.032s Williams ====== 100.703s
He was pretty rapid in S1 which is all straights and 'hairpins' so I assume (hope) so. Although he was one of the slowest through the speed trap and 8kph off Webber. That said he was quickest in all the sector speed traps so he was accelerating up to speed the quickest. Scary stat, there has been 3 GPs at Yeongam and Vettel has led 92.73% of those laps!
I'd be delighted if Alonso could qualify 5th. Webber's penalty would promote Alonso to 4th, and the dirty side was better than the clean side last year.
Andrew Benson ‏@andrewbensonf1 1m Race sim avgs, supersoft: HAM 1:43.895 (5 laps) VET 45.311 (12); RAI 44.855 (12); GRO 44.994 (8); ALO 46.373 (12); ROS 46.405 (10) (FWIW) Lotus are dangerous then with Mercedes only being quick in qualifying.
Looks like Mercedes were playing with the DRD this morning please log in to view this image and when do we start the jaws music? please log in to view this image
According to those in the know... Craig Scarborough ‏@ScarbsF1 1m The residual heat seen on the Red Bull T-tray is not the plank but from a metal reinforcement above the splitter please log in to view this image
Will Seb and his Red Bull be whipped up by the wind and carried off to Oz, leaving someone else the chance to win? Or will Yeongam turn out to be another damp squib?