1094 replies to this topic

[Ev0d3vil]

No race thread yet? So here it goes! Mercs on front row, Williams in third, Ferraris in 4th and 5th. Can they jump start the sole Williams on the grid (pending Bottas's condition)? Or will the Mercs clash? We shall see!

 

 

LH's Pole Lap

Edited by Ev0d3vil, 15 March 2015 - 00:57.

[MikeV1987]

Merc will drive off into the distance, the only interesting battle will be the one for 3rd place.

 

1AM race start for those of us in eastern standard time, not too bad.

Edited by MikeV1987, 14 March 2015 - 15:52.

[hollowstar]

I do expect Ferraris to overtake the Williams, pretty early in the race. It would be cool to see Kimi and Vettel fight for 3rd. I think Kimi could surprise some.

[ferrarifanf1]

Baah bahh  13 hrs more need to sleep as soon as i wake up ITS LIGHTS OUT  

[Emilvang]

How many cars will lap the McLarens?

[DutchQuicksilver]

Sole Williams? There hasn't been any news on Bottas yet. I'm pretty sure he'll start the race, he might even try some painkillers. I believe Raikkonen drove loads of races with backpain back in 2013.

[Ev0d3vil]

Sole Williams? There hasn't been any news on Bottas yet. I'm pretty sure he'll start the race, he might even try some painkillers. I believe Raikkonen drove loads of races with backpain back in 2013.

 

Hmm i read that he might not be able to race but i hope he is well enough to! 

[ferrarifanf1]

How many cars will lap the McLarens?

 

Min-4

[Jimisgod]

Hopefully something goes catastrophically wrong for both Mercedes so we might have a race.

[Anja]

Who says the McLarens will be on the track long enough to get lapped?

[ferrarifanf1]

Who says the McLarens will be on the track long enough to get lapped?

 

Oh i forgot that hahahha   

[paulogman]

I do expect Ferraris to overtake the Williams, pretty early in the race. It would be cool to see Kimi and Vettel fight for 3rd. I think Kimi could surprise some.

you do?
I expect that ferrari can't use the power as effectively as williams yet.
and the williams chassis is good as well.
it will come down to race strategy.
can williams bring it home?

[ferrarifanf1]

you do?
I expect that ferrari can't use the power as effectively as williams yet.
and the williams chassis is good as well.
it will come down to race strategy.
can williams bring it home?

 

But ferrari drivers are more talented than williams... its gonna be close   

[Seanspeed]

I expect that ferrari can't use the power as effectively as williams yet.

Why not?

I'm not saying they can, but we haven't really seen anything to indicate they cant, either.

[Massa_f1]

I am looking forward to hopefully a good fight for 3rd involving the two drivers I support Seb and Massa. it's not often they have battled in the past so looking forward to that.

[MensRea]

Turn 1 accidents not to be underestimated , quite a few happened in the past!

 

Tyres will play a role too , especially the mediums might be particularly slower as the temperatures will probably be cooler.

[Sunnyy]

Who says the McLarens will be on the track long enough to get lapped?

 

Ouch  It must be hard being a McLaren fan. They are the butt of everyone's jokes. For their sake lets hope they don't turn out to be like Honda was. The scary thing is they might just end up being like them. 

[muramasa]

1. Dan

2. Seb

3. LH

[Jvr]

Hopefully something goes catastrophically wrong for both Mercedes so we might have a race.

You suggest something as both crashing with both McLarens while lapping them on the first lap?

[Jvr]

1. ROS

2. RAI

3. BOT

[Zesus]

1. hamilton

2. rosberg

3. raikkonen

4. vettel

5. massa

[F1Champion]

Prediction on the point where the McLaren's get lapped? Between 4-5 seconds a lap slower plus field spread means between lap 20-22? Maybe lapped twice in the race maybe...that is unless they break down.

[EcurieEcosse69]

Ros

Ham

Vet

 

Ver(6th)

[ninetyzero]

But ferrari drivers are more talented than williams... its gonna be close   

 

Neither of Ferrari's drivers had a particularly good 2014 though. If Williams can sort the operational side of things there's no reason they won't be able to beat Ferrari.

[whitewaterMkII]

The only race I'll be seeing this evening will be the Williams/Ferrari, the MB crew will be in front by a mile. I'm hoping Seb does well, but it is good to see the Williams being contenders again

Edited by whitewaterMkII, 14 March 2015 - 17:08.

[JHSingo]

First time in years I'm not bothering getting up to watch first race of the season.

 

5am on a Sunday isn't worth it to see two cars blast off into the distance.

 

But enjoy it, for those who are.

[paulogman]

Why not?

I'm not saying they can, but we haven't really seen anything to indicate they cant, either.

I'm just responding to the folks who think ferrari will just clear off from the Williams.
I guess I just have to get used to their perception. lol.

I think it will be incredibly close.

[whitewaterMkII]

5am on a Sunday isn't worth it to see two cars blast off into the distance.

 

C'mon now. That's weak beer. I have to get up at 3-4am to see almost every race. It's tough being a F1 fan when you live in California!

[Atreiu]

Which is the favoured strategy, 1 or 2 stops?

[surbjits]

C'mon now. That's weak beer. I have to get up at 3-4am to see almost every race. It's tough being a F1 fan when you live in California!

 

mate i'd rather be back in sunny Cali than gloomy Britain!

[Baddoer]

Anybody got new Seb's helmet yet?

Edited by Baddoer, 14 March 2015 - 18:05.

[whitewaterMkII]

mate i'd rather be back in sunny Cali than gloomy Britain!

i get to see how gloomy it is, never been there, but i leave for london mid june for a swing through the uk/ireland, should be nice, at about that time it a 100+ dgrees here an will be for months...

[surbjits]

i get to see how gloomy it is, never been there, but i leave for london mid june for a swing through the uk/ireland, should be nice, at about that time it a 100+ dgrees here an will be for months...

 

the weather mid-june is pretty decent, then again the weather over here is pretty unpredictable. could be sunny one minute, raining the next

Edited by surbjits, 14 March 2015 - 18:17.

[RubalSher]

Lewis

[RubalSher]

Any updates on weather forecast and preferred tyre strategies.

 

This race is likely to feature a SC period, maybe the VSC, so still a small chance of it being a lottery.

[jonpollak]

Worst season starting race OP ..EVER

Jp

[MortenF1]

Hopefully something goes catastrophically wrong for both Mercedes so we might have a race.

I've never understood this notion that the race is only for the win.

[whitewaterMkII]

Worst season starting race OP ..EVER

Jp

yep, they need to take lessons from the NASCAR looneys...

[DrF]

Merc will drive off into the distance, the only interesting battle will be the one for 3rd place.

1AM race start for those of us in eastern standard time, not too bad.

Merc's sponsors must be delighted at the amount of screen time they are going to get during the race.

[jonpollak]

yep, they need to take lessons from the NASCAR looneys...

Not EVEN expecting that..

Just links and race info and a few graphs or even a stinkin' picture of a koala or something.

Slack ass mo fo's ..Prolly listen to Kanye West or some Bull$hit.

 

Jp

[1Devil1]

Lewis

 

Vettel

Rosberg *drives his wing of in the first lap*

Raikkonen

Bottas

Massa

[Dolph]

My prediction for race finish:

 

Lewis

Nico

Vettel

Räikkönen

Grosjean

 

Massa will hit some sort of trouble

Bottas won't start. Back problems don't go away overnight. Sure he could race with painkillers, but the race is long and he has to recuperate for the next one, not aggravate the problem.

 

That's just my prediction. Don't shoot me.

[Dolph]

Not EVEN expecting that..

Just links and race info and a few graphs or even a stinkin' picture of a koala or something.

Slack ass mo fo's ..Prolly listen to Kanye West or some Bull$hit.

 

Jp

 

 

Not wanting to be too harsh on the OP, as everyone has a right to post, but yeah I agree with your diagnosis - he put almost no effort init.

[robefc]

First time in years I'm not bothering getting up to watch first race of the season.

5am on a Sunday isn't worth it to see two cars blast off into the distance.

But enjoy it, for those who are.

Bahrain last year 2 cars blasted off into the distance twice....I think most would agree that race wasn't tooo boring though

Edited by robefc, 14 March 2015 - 20:04.

[kimister]

My prediction goes like that:

 

Hamilton

Kimi

Seb

Massa

Ric

Sainz

Kvyat

 

I feel Rosberg will retire from race. 

[whitewaterMkII]

I feel Rosberg will retire from race. 

Oddly enough I feel the same vibe. His qually position doesn't reflect it, but he seems a bit off for some reason.

[Paincake]

Hamilton will retire, Vettel and Raikkonen will crash.

 

1. Rosberg

2. Maldonado

3. Grossjean

 

 

 

1. Lewis Hamilton

2. Sebastian Vettel

3. Felipe Massa

 

Just a gut feeling based prediction. Don't think Raikkonen will make the podium, but I'd be happy if he did. Bottas back issues. Rosberg will inherit Hamilton's underdog curse from 2014. 

[paulogman]

well, I'm going to counter the ferrari are going to beat williams buzz.
merc's will clear off
the Williams will benefit from the ability to use more of their power potential more of the time and the car is at least equal to the ferrari chassis wise

if bottas is feeling well enough to race, he will be pushing the ferraris so they will have to cover him during their pit stops. massa will run a clean race and not be threatened

Edited by paulogman, 14 March 2015 - 20:42.

[Sunnyy]

Looking forward to Ferrari vs Williams and how many cars will lap McLaren

[Amin]

I never used to understand why people bothered predicting retirements, but now I get it:

 

1) Raikkonen

2) Vettel

3) Massa