350 Russ Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 im going to miss kobayashi, really liked his aggressive style of driving, also the new force india car is a real looker
JetSet Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 No Heikki Wouldn't be surprised if he turned up in Indycar, Kobayashi too. Pete
Daryl Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 ITS HERE! At last! The RB9 lives,though as per other cars in a basic format. Looking forward to seeing how well it goes round a track. Hope people like the new colour scheme.
Ekona Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 Lols at Seb forgetting Jenson Car looks good, can't see it being anything other than astounding really. Fingers crossed for Mark to win the championship this year in it, I'd love to see him do that before he retires from F1.
ATTAK Z Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 anything going to be on BBC this year or is it exclusive Sky coverage ?
Beavis Posted February 5, 2013 Author Posted February 5, 2013 BBC are down to cover 10 +1 Same as last year
glrnet Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 He's crashed, brake hydraulic failure apparently;- http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21353306
M13KYF Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 some interesting stuff in Teds Notebook last night on sky. More tonight of day2 testing and another Notebook from 9pm onwards
Beavis Posted February 6, 2013 Author Posted February 6, 2013 some interesting stuff in Teds Notebook last night on sky. More tonight of day2 testing and another Notebook from 9pm onwards Will check that out. I see the Mclaren stopped again on circuit yesterday..........................fuel pump failure again!
Ebized Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Lots of info here about the testing: http://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36101:f1-2013-jerez-february-test-formula-1-wednesday-results-grosjean-rules-day-2&catid=1:f1&Itemid=157
Beavis Posted February 7, 2013 Author Posted February 7, 2013 Is it a Merc supplied fuel pump? The other worry for McLaren is the fuel-pump failure that affected Jenson Button on day one. That was a new part aimed at solving the problem that cost Lewis Hamilton victory in Abu Dhabi last year. It's a Mercedes part, but it's odd that it's now failed twice on a McLaren and not on any other Mercedes-engined cars."
Chris`I Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 Is it a Merc supplied fuel pump? The other worry for McLaren is the fuel-pump failure that affected Jenson Button on day one. That was a new part aimed at solving the problem that cost Lewis Hamilton victory in Abu Dhabi last year. It's a Mercedes part, but it's odd that it's now failed twice on a McLaren and not on any other Mercedes-engined cars." Maybe McLaren should make their own
DoogyRev Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-21395171
AJRFulton Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) Am I the only person that thinks whilst Vettel is good, his ability is nowhere near the level his stats (relative to his rivals) over the last 3 seasons would suggest? Edited February 10, 2013 by Badgeronimous
DoogyRev Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Am I the only person that thinks whilst Vettel is good, his ability is nowhere near the level his stats (relative to his rivals) over the last 3 seasons would suggest? Vettle is just consistent, still a good driver, but very much less volatile and unpredictable than some of the others.
AJRFulton Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 He's a very very consistent driver, however I find it hard to pick many Grand Prix whereby you can say he had a truly outstanding drives in his career. I just find that wrong for a triple World Champion.
DoogyRev Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Most of Vettles wins seem to be from pole and he just scampers off in to the distance and looks like he cruising to the finish. Not many have been battles to win, He is very good at getting through the field to got more points though, but does not take undue risks. I really like watching him in qualifying, the number of times he gets pole in the dying seconds is amazing. For me the best championship battle in recent times is Button with Brawn GP
Ekona Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 He is an outstanding driver. He won the title last year despite having the third best car, which tells you a lot. His win in 2011 was blighted by every other car being completely awful until 3/4 of the way through the year, but 2011 was supremely impressive as well, bearing in mind he didn't lead the championship once until he won it. If it was just the car, then Webber would be up there too fighting for the title.
JetSet Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 Am I the only person that thinks whilst Vettel is good, his ability is nowhere near the level his stats (relative to his rivals) over the last 3 seasons would suggest? He's 25 and already has 26 wins, MSC had 19 wins at that stage of his career, Senna just 2. An all time great in the making? I think so. Pete
Ebized Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 Nice vid there, jumping350 No doubt Vettel is a class act, although like we have seen in recent years the designer that has best engineered their car to make the most of the rules applying at the time is the most instrumental factor in race results unless a set of circumstances, that no one could have predicted, dictate the outcomes.
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