Formula One 2010

[2jayzgte]

A little bit off top[ic but did anyone catch the V8 Supercars in Adelaide yesterday that was some seriously good racing especially with Triple 8 HRT and FPR.

The FIA keep changing the rules and this is what we are left with.

I preferred F-1 when V-10s were the motor of choice.But oh well at least Ferrari are back with avengence I like that.

[fivebob]

Maybe TVNZ should have done their Boy Racer Doco in Melbourne

[Sideros]

I noticed the commentators during practice 3 were loving it!

[fivebob]

Guess Hamilton's mind was elsewhere in qualifying. Either that or Button is better than most people rate him

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Pos  Driver         Team                   Q1        Q2        Q3
 1.  Vettel         Red Bull-Renault      1:24.774   1:24.096  1:23.919
 2.  Webber         Red Bull-Renault      1:25.286   1:24.276  1:24.035
 3.  Alonso         Ferrari               1:25.082   1:24.335  1:24.111
 4.  Button         McLaren-Mercedes      1:24.897   1:24.531  1:24.675
 5.  Massa          Ferrari               1:25.548   1:25.010  1:24.837
 6.  Rosberg        Mercedes              1:24.788   1:24.788  1:24.884
 7.  Schumacher     Mercedes              1:25.351   1:24.871  1:24.927
 8.  Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth     1:25.702   1:25.085  1:25.217
 9.  Kubica         Renault               1:25.588   1:25.122  1:25.372
10.  Sutil          Force India-Mercedes  1:25.504   1:25.046  1:26.036
11.  Hamilton       McLaren-Mercedes      1:25.046   1:25.184
12.  Buemi          Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1:26.061   1:25.638
13.  Liuzzi         Force India-Mercedes  1:26.170   1:25.743
14.  de la Rosa     Sauber-Ferrari        1:26.089   1:25.747
15.  Hulkenberg     Williams-Cosworth     1:25.866   1:25.748
16.  Kobayashi      Sauber-Ferrari        1:26.251   1:25.777
17.  Alguersuari    Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1:26.095   1:26.089
18.  Petrov         Renault               1:26.471
19.  Kovalainen     Lotus-Cosworth        1:28.797
20.  Trulli         Lotus-Cosworth        1:29.111
21.  Glock          Virgin-Cosworth       1:29.592
22.  di Grassi      Virgin-Cosworth       1:30.185
23.  Senna          HRT-Cosworth          1:30.526
24.  Chandhok       HRT-Cosworth          1:30.613


[CHOMPA]

Didn't lewis hamilton get done for doing a skid on the melbourne street in his merc ?

[Sideros]

Didn't lewis hamilton get done for doing a skid on the melbourne street in his merc ?

I believe he had his car impounded.

[Mr Revhead]

you mean the local dealers car

[2jayzgte]

Good race today again the RBR poohed itself with Vettel at the wheel with seemingly having the race in hand.

I thought Alonso got held back by Massa and could'nt understand why Ferrari held him back behind Massa.

Hamilton would have been disappointed as he was charging all day.

Kubica to Ferrari 2011 thats the rumour to replace Massa,that'll be interesting to see how that pans out.

[Adamal]

Hamilton had a bit of a hard one there, but shouldn't have expressed his anger on the radio!

Gutted for Vettel, but a bit of an eyebrow raise in Webber's direction!

I'm just gutted about that crash in the begining. Poor Kob isn't having a good season so far.

[2jayzgte]

1 thing is quite disturbing to me about F-1 is how many really slow cars there are on the grid.Now I understand its the 1st year in for alot of these teams but the speed these front runners are doing in comparison in some situations is just straight up dangerous.

Agreed Webber that was real amateur with his incident with Hamilton.

Kubica drove a really good race.

Alonso got absolutely hosed I really feel its clear that he is better than Massa and to be fair I no team orders and what not are'nt allowed but if that costs Alonso the Championship if I were Alonso I'd be really disappointed.

[Adamal]

You could see Alonso was holding up Hamilton. Hes really aggressive though, which is why his tyres were wearing out quite a lot.
The front 3 were being more consistent. Especially impressed with Button as I thought he was doomed after changing to slicks when he did. Like, the first few corners I thought it was all over for him!

I can understand why Hamilton is mad, but I think hes perhaps starting to develop a superstar complex, where he used to be quite modest when he first got into F1.

A lot of cars seem to be having problems though.

[2jayzgte]

You could see Alonso was holding up Hamilton. Hes really aggressive though, which is why his tyres were wearing out quite a lot.
The front 3 were being more consistent. Especially impressed with Button as I thought he was doomed after changing to slicks when he did. Like, the first few corners I thought it was all over for him!

I can understand why Hamilton is mad, but I think hes perhaps starting to develop a superstar complex, where he used to be quite modest when he first got into F1.

A lot of cars seem to be having problems though.

I personally think Hamilton is alot quicker and all things being even I think Hamilton will eat Button for breakfast,I just think Hamilton is a better driver.

It was Button's day today though Hamilton had no choice as he cakked Qualifying and had to really aggressive to come through the field and hence the reason why he used up all the goodness in his tyres.

[thornz]

Was a great race, but as above, its bullshit when a car running 2 secods a lap faster has next to no show of getting by as soon as they near the car ahead. Good drive by Button, great racing by Hamilton all day, but has ruined it for me by mouthing off about the team, bad form!

I think it should be madatory for all circuits to install heavy duty water sprinklers, and at some stage during teh race, let it rain!!

[2jayzgte]

You could see Alonso was holding up Hamilton. Hes really aggressive though, which is why his tyres were wearing out quite a lot.
The front 3 were being more consistent. Especially impressed with Button as I thought he was doomed after changing to slicks when he did. Like, the first few corners I thought it was all over for him!

I can understand why Hamilton is mad, but I think hes perhaps starting to develop a superstar complex, where he used to be quite modest when he first got into F1.

A lot of cars seem to be having problems though.

Your right he Alonso was holding Hamilton up but I found it interesting that he could'nt find away past as Alonso's tyres were also shot I think it show's if that were Massa in front of him I think Hamilton would have got past so I think Massa should be thanking Alonso alot for holding Hamilton down so Massa could have get his podium.

[GTTpower]

Much better race compared to the snore fest of Bahrain. Button definitely picked it on the pit stop. Well deserved win.

[Dragger_Dan]

I reckon Lewis is one of the more entertaining drivers in the sport. He keeps the pressure on constantly when he wants to overtake, pulling out off the racing line then darting back in just before braking begins almost every corner, never going to miss an oportunity if somebody locks a brake or muffs the downchange. Having that Mclaren in your mirrors all the time must apply a bit of psychological pressure as well.

[Adamal]

Yea, he was really starting to apply the pressure on Alonso towards the end there, pulling out to 'overtake' near the end of the straight, getting right up his ass. You could see he got to him when he went to brake late and locked up.
Just unfortunate that Webber gave Hamilton tap and spun him.

[2jayzgte]

Yea, he was really starting to apply the pressure on Alonso towards the end there, pulling out to 'overtake' near the end of the straight, getting right up his buttocks. You could see he got to him when he went to brake late and locked up.
Just unfortunate that Webber gave Hamilton tap and spun him.

The only reason Hamilton was able to do that was because Alonso's tyres were cake I'll put money on it if they had the same tyre condition theres no way Hamilton's doing that to Alonso.

[Adamal]

Well thats all part and parcel of it all, Hamilton knew it and was taking advantage of that. He was pretty much shouting to Alonso "I've got more grip than you"

[fivebob]

Alonso got absolutely hosed I really feel its clear that he is better than Massa and to be fair I no team orders and what not are'nt allowed but if that costs Alonso the Championship if I were Alonso I'd be really disappointed.

After two races it's not clear at all who the better championship contender is. What if it cost Massa the championship if he let Alonso through?

Team orders are all well and good when there is a clear favourite for the championship, but you'd have to be a fool, or have a contract for a #1 driver, to favour one driver over another this early on.