Not606 2013 Korean Grand Prix Race thread

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.

 

Anyone staying up for FP1?

Fly away races are the only reason I haven't cured my insomnia!

 

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"

 

Come on Seb lets see what you got against the Mercs!

 

What's that Ted? Newey isn't the reason for Red Bulls dominance but Renault?

 

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.

 

Vettels just teasing us, probably taken a bung from the TV companies

 

Aussies the fastest in a straight line!

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[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:
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[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]

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[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

 

Was Vettel running the skinny wing again in FP2?

 

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!

 

Webber sounding like they want a strong 1st sector so they can overtake people, aka the Mercedes.

 

Only he has led a lap at India. Even more scary..

 

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

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and when do we start the jaws music?

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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

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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?