Official Not606 Bahrain GP Chat and Predictions

Maldonado is a bloody moron... Honestly. He's going to bloody really hurt somebody one of these days.

 

It's called racing.

 

and I have a soft spot for Everton.... awkward

Ahh yeah, Rosberg is a bit of a China specialist. Same again in the next race please, either way round suits me as long as its that close

 

Where is this "Lauda confirms team orders" coming from?
On German TV Niki Lauda didn't say anything about team orders. Quite the opposite. He enjoyed especially the tough fights between the team mates (of the various teams).

 

Was surprised by Alonso's reaction, was like he won the race or something!

 

Go Force India!


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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]111[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Force India[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]44[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]McLaren[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]43[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Red Bull[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]35[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]33[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Williams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]30[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Toro Rosso[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]7[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Lotus[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]0[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Sauber[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]0[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Marussia[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]0[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Caterham[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]0[/TD]
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Nico knows Mercedes haven't and won't give him favours. So the gloves are out, my interest has been recovered.

 

Paddy told them to bring the cars home... They apparently didn't get the message. Defective radio or something.

 

Seems lenient to me:

 

Wow 3 seconds a lap!

 

What was amazing was that neither Rosberg or Hamilton cracked under immense pressure at the start and more so at the closing stages of the race....brilliant driving from both. I used to say before that Rosberg doesn't have the killer instinct but I know better now. Both drivers deserve a 10.

 

Lauda to Mr Todt's room.

 

So who were the Red and Blue guys again? Didn't they use to lead F1?

 

Fastest lap suggests a slight pace advantage to Mercedes......

Vettels fastest lap however... lap 18?

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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Nico Rosberg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Mercedes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]49[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]19:30:52[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]200.816[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1:37.020[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]44[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Lewis Hamilton[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Mercedes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]49[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]19:30:51[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]200.634[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1:37.108[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]27[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Nico Hulkenberg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Force India-Mercedes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]37[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]19:07:47[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]197.228[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1:38.785[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Daniel Ricciardo[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Red Bull Racing-Renault[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]38[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]19:09:43[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]196.266[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1:39.269[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]19[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Felipe Massa[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Williams-Mercedes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]40[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]19:13:03[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]196.260[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1:39.272[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sebastian Vettel[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Red Bull Racing-Renault[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]18[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]18:35:30[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]196.181[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1:39.312[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sergio Perez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Force India-Mercedes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]36[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]19:06:04[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]196.165[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1:39.320[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Kimi Räikkönen[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]35[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]19:04:44[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]195.933[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1:39.438[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Romain Grosjean[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Lotus-Renault[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]39[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]19:12:00[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]195.923[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1:39.443[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]22[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Jenson Button[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]McLaren-Mercedes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]37[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]19:07:50[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center"]195.683[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1:39.565[/TD]
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Di Montezemolo left the track before the race ended? Way to go... It's on your watch pal!

 

Mercedes acting like they have won the wcc. Theyhave

 

Vettel's DRS was working when Ricciardo passed him, and Vettel's tyres were only a lap or 2 older, so not much in it, Ricciardo just outdrove him at the end, shame there wasn't another lap, would have been nice to see him on the podium (this time without getting DSQ'd).

Shows what a positive outlook can do for you, instead of Webber's constant bitching and moaning.

 

Yeah Ricciardo was on another level in that Red Bull, Daniel just seemed so much more comfortable to put the power down and attack the corners.

 

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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]25[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+1.0 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]18[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sergio Perez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Force India-Mercedes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+24.0 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]15[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Daniel Ricciardo[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Red Bull Racing-Renault[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+24.4 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]12[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]27[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Nico Hulkenberg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Force India-Mercedes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+28.6 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]10[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Sebastian Vettel[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Red Bull Racing-Renault[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+29.8 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]8[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]19[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Felipe Massa[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Williams-Mercedes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+31.2 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]77[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Valtteri Bottas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Williams-Mercedes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+31.8 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Fernando Alonso[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+32.5 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Kimi Räikkönen[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+33.4 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]26[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Daniil Kvyat[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]STR-Renault[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+41.3 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"][/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Romain Grosjean[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Lotus-Renault[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+43.1 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]16[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"][/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Max Chilton[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Marussia-Ferrari[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+59.9 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]21[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"][/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Pastor Maldonado[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Lotus-Renault[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+62.8 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"][/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]15[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Kamui Kobayashi[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Caterham-Renault[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+87.9 secs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]18[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"][/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]16[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Jules Bianchi[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Marussia-Ferrari[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]56[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+1 Lap[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]19[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"][/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]22[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Jenson Button[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]McLaren-Mercedes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]55[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]+2 Laps[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6[/TD]
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One of the best races in many seasons, and first with an all dry weekend I might add...

This shows that the Mercedes are really dominant at this stage of the season. But those suggesting 3 seconds a lap quicker than the rest might want to recheck their maths. 12 laps after safety car. Hamilton finished 24 seconds ahead of Perez (24.4 seconds ahead of Riccardo). 24/12 = 2 seconds a lap.

This was one of Rosbergs better tracks (like China and Monaco), so getting beat by Hamilton was much worse for him than Rosberg beating Hamilton would have been for Hamilton... Add onto that Hamilton did it on worse tyres and was beaten to pole... This is going to be a great battle this season and its only just begun! The only disappointing thing is that no-one else will be able to compete for the title this year with these two...

Also, with hindsight, I bet Perez is laughing being chucked from McLaren. Walking past their garage with a trophy whilst both McLarens retired.