No rain!
Indian GP FP1 FP2 FP3 and Qualifying
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, Oct 26 2012 04:28
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 04:30
No rain!
Doesn't seem so!
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jrg19
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 04:38
Mercedes running the "device" on Schumachers car.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 04:46
Is there ever decent air quality in Delhi or Shanghai? Bloody terrible haze.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 04:48
How dusty is the tarmac? (Some one who is at the track, please).
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 04:53
How dusty is the tarmac? (Some one who is at the track, please).
I don't think its dust, its rubber that's not there
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 05:22
No sand on the tarmac at all then? Is the track green (no previous races on it)?I don't think its dust, its rubber that's not there
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 05:57
So, looks pretty close between the top teams? A close race between multiple teams would be the perfect medicine from the dullness of the last few races.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 06:03
Looks like a Red Bull pole.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 06:12
Delhi is very polluted. I wish they had built it somewhere in south.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 06:35
Who would've thought that the last quarter of this awesome season would turn into another 2011.. 
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 06:39
So far so good.Who would've thought that the last quarter of this awesome season would turn into another 2011..
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 07:16
Who would've thought that the last quarter of this awesome season would turn into another 2011..
Yeah, huge let down indeed.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 07:16
Too early to know what the last quarter will be like. Just 3/4 races ago, McLaren looked like the best car. Now it's RB, but things could change again.Who would've thought that the last quarter of this awesome season would turn into another 2011..
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 07:27
But a lot of smog in FP1....No rain!
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 07:54
Barring a DNF....this is redbull's to lose .....not much in it amongst the top teams but just enough for vettel to clinch......
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 07:58
But there is Narain!No rain!
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 08:03
It is the start of a double header weekend. Not much can be done in betweek the Indian and Abu Dhabi GPs. Definitely looks good for Vettel and the Red Bull, but it was only FP1.Barring a DNF....this is redbull's to lose .....not much in it amongst the top teams but just enough for vettel to clinch......
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 08:10
Mercedes running the "device" on Schumachers car.
What device? Option 13 back in action?
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 08:22
Brundle just saying that no one technically has entered the championship next year
Has a team ever taken a year off to try and perfect the following years car? In 20 years no one would remember that Merc didn't race in 2013 just that they won the championship in 2014.... I suppose there would be all sorts of financial issues with that though(sponsors, CC money...)
Has a team ever taken a year off to try and perfect the following years car? In 20 years no one would remember that Merc didn't race in 2013 just that they won the championship in 2014.... I suppose there would be all sorts of financial issues with that though(sponsors, CC money...)
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 08:47
What a great powerslide by Massa!
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BernieEc
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:04
Didn't they christen that Kerb the "Massa kerb"........the guy is really trying to prove why
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:21
Massa. 
Quick, give him a contract for 2013.
Quick, give him a contract for 2013.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:21
Massa is comedy gold so far, silverstone 2008-ish production but without the rain
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:23
Massa destroying all his tyres and complaining about the car... lol
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:29
Pole will be in the region of mid 1:25s .....I reckon
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:30
Red Bull make you want to cry...
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:31
Anyone got a link to an alternative to f1.com's timing?
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:35
Red Bull make you want to cry...
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:36
Same top 3 as the podium in S. Korea
Not a fan of Herbert. Just doesn't seem very bright.
"That was a slow time!?" on Raikonnen's high fuel run...
Not a fan of Herbert. Just doesn't seem very bright.
"That was a slow time!?" on Raikonnen's high fuel run...
Edited by SamH123, 26 October 2012 - 09:40.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:39
To be fair, Alonso had a lot of laps on them tyrews before his fastest lap, i doubt RB are that far clear
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:43
To be fair, Alonso had a lot of laps on them tyrews before his fastest lap, i doubt RB are that far clear
Spot on. Alonso was on lap 8 of his stint when he set that time whilst Vettel only did a 3 lap stint.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:55
Kimi pace very good but it's not as though it would be enough to pass the RBs on track in the race (imo)
Hamilton's engineer tells him his long stint pace is the best every fp2 lol (but it's not
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Hamilton's engineer tells him his long stint pace is the best every fp2 lol (but it's not
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Edited by SamH123, 26 October 2012 - 09:58.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 10:02
The RB is starting to look dominant now to the tune of 0.5s. Really taking the pressure of Seb, not what the neutrals want to see.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 10:04
Vettel 295kph without DRS. Anybody got McL and Fer top speeds on long runs?
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 10:10
The last races are going to be a massive disappointment to end the season, considering how it started.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 10:11
What the hell is with Lotus?! The difference in performace between the hard and soft is outrageous!
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 10:11
Yep, not to mention 2013...The last races are going to be a massive disappointment to end the season, considering how it started.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 10:22
First 7 races of 2012 = WOW! OMG! Sooo unpredictable! This is best F1 season ever! 
2nd part of the season, 6 races = OMG this will be interesting! We have a great fight between couple of drivers for the title, cars almost identical, every1 can win! Hell yeah!
3rd and the last part of the season, last 7 races = WOW! OMG! He is back! Return of the finger! Domination by big bad Bulls! We are doomed! Nooooooooo!
2nd part of the season, 6 races = OMG this will be interesting! We have a great fight between couple of drivers for the title, cars almost identical, every1 can win! Hell yeah!
3rd and the last part of the season, last 7 races = WOW! OMG! He is back! Return of the finger! Domination by big bad Bulls! We are doomed! Nooooooooo!
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 10:29
Who honestly still believes the titles are going anywhere but Milton Keynes? Adrian Newey and his gang are simply better than the rest - they had a set back with the loss of the EBD which hurt them more than anyone else, but already they've overhauled the rest and now normal service is resumed. This doesn't bode well for 2013 either which is more or less a continuation of this year's rules.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 10:34
As others have said this championship is at serious risk of ending not with a bang but a whimper.
This isn't the way I want Vettel to win his third championship: it just doesn't feel like a true battle for the title anymore. Either Vettel will not run into problems and he will win or he will run into problems and Alonso might sneak it. It seems unlikely to me that they will be battling each other on track and, what's worse, given the Red Bull's car advantage over the rest of the field since McLaren were neutered by the load tests in Suzuka Vettel is unlikely to be battling anyone.
I'd be amazed if we don't have another Red Bull 1-2 in qualifying.
This isn't the way I want Vettel to win his third championship: it just doesn't feel like a true battle for the title anymore. Either Vettel will not run into problems and he will win or he will run into problems and Alonso might sneak it. It seems unlikely to me that they will be battling each other on track and, what's worse, given the Red Bull's car advantage over the rest of the field since McLaren were neutered by the load tests in Suzuka Vettel is unlikely to be battling anyone.
I'd be amazed if we don't have another Red Bull 1-2 in qualifying.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 10:35
As a couple of users already pointed out above,The RB is starting to look dominant now to the tune of 0.5s. Really taking the pressure of Seb, not what the neutrals want to see.
Gary Anderson: "The Red Bulls are quick for sure but Ferrari are not going to lie down. That was Alonso's eighth lap on the same tyres, while Vettel was on his third timed lap. You don't quite know how much fuel they are on.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 10:46
Sadly I think the championship is over now.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 10:46
?As a couple of users already pointed out above,
Gary Anderson: "The Red Bulls are quick for sure but Ferrari are not going to lie down. That was Alonso's eighth lap on the same tyres, while Vettel was on his third timed lap. You don't quite know how much fuel they are on.
Vettel had an outlap, and 3 timed lap before the 26.2 (1 fast and 2 cruising) Alonso had an outlap, and 6 timed lap before the 26.8 (2 fast and 4 cruising)
http://en.mclarenf-1...so#.UIppXW8xo70
