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Not606 2013 Korean Grand Prix Race thread

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by El_Bando, Oct 1, 2013.

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Whos the gangnam star?

Poll closed Oct 5, 2013.
  1. Vettel

    57.1%
  2. Alonso

    10.7%
  3. Raikkonen

    3.6%
  4. Hamilton

    21.4%
  5. Webber

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. Rosberg

    7.1%
  7. Massa

    0 vote(s)
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  8. Button

    0 vote(s)
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  9. Perez

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. Grosjean

    0 vote(s)
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  11. Other

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  1. Max Whiplash

    Max Whiplash Well-Known Member

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    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.
     
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  2. JonnyBaws

    JonnyBaws Well-Known Member

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    Anyone staying up for FP1?

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

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    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,"
     
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  4. Forza Bianchi

    Forza Bianchi Well-Known Member

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    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.
     
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  5. Max Whiplash

    Max Whiplash Well-Known Member

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    "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"
     
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  6. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    Come on Seb lets see what you got against the Mercs!
     
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  7. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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

    Forza Bianchi Well-Known Member

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    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.
     
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  9. Forza Bianchi

    Forza Bianchi Well-Known Member

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    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.
     
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  10. BrightLampShade

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    Vettels just teasing us, probably taken a bung from the TV companies <laugh>
     
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  11. BrightLampShade

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    Aussies the fastest in a straight line!

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    [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]
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    [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]
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    [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]
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    [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]
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    Best sector times:
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    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sebastian Vettel[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]34.686[/TD]
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    [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]
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    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Felipe Massa[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]34.906[/TD]
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    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]10[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Lewis Hamilton[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]43.169[/TD]
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    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Mark Webber[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]43.428[/TD]
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    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]9[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Nico Rosberg[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]43.452[/TD]
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    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Felipe Massa[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]43.487[/TD]
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    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]8[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Romain Grosjean[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]43.487[/TD]
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    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sebastian Vettel[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]43.668[/TD]
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    [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]No[/TH]
    [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Driver[/TH]
    [TH="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Time[/TH]
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    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]9[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Nico Rosberg[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20.399[/TD]
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    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sebastian Vettel[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20.427[/TD]
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    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]10[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Lewis Hamilton[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20.516[/TD]
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    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]8[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Romain Grosjean[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20.562[/TD]
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    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Mark Webber[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20.625[/TD]
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    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Felipe Massa[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20.721[/TD]
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    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
     
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  12. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    Was Vettel running the skinny wing again in FP2?
     
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  13. BrightLampShade

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    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!
     
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  14. 51LV3R8RR04

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

    di Fredsta! Well-Known Member

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    Only he has led a lap at India. Even more scary.. ;)
     
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  16. Forza Bianchi

    Forza Bianchi Well-Known Member

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    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.
     
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  17. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    Andrew Benson &#8207;@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.
     
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  18. BrightLampShade

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    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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  19. BrightLampShade

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    According to those in the know...

    Craig Scarborough &#8207;@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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  20. Max Whiplash

    Max Whiplash Well-Known Member

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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?
     
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