About what factors lead to success or failure in these races? Or just how close everybody is?
BOTH
― Clive "The Chip" Crinkly (King Boy Pato), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 13:49 (twelve years ago) link
I mean, Formula 1 is supposed to be about boring consistency, right?
Er...well, by that I'm surprised that Mercedes can be winners one week and midfielders the next, with Red Bull at the opposite poll. China and Bahrain aren't radically different circuits, you know (lol Tilke lol) except in climate.
― Clive "The Chip" Crinkly (King Boy Pato), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 13:51 (twelve years ago) link
btw I don't "get" everyone getting butthurt about The Ros...oh no wait I get Alonso being butthurt because he's the Spanish Mansell.
― Clive "The Chip" Crinkly (King Boy Pato), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 13:53 (twelve years ago) link
Couple things I would say about that (confusion re success/failure): Everyone is really close this year. It doesn't take very much at all to fall five places back in quali, and conversely it doesn't take much to get on the front row - tenths or hundredths of a second are the difference.There have been unpredictable events that set people way back - Schumi in Bahrain, the McLaren pit stops.Biggest factor, again - tires. Lotus and Sauber seem to have perfect car balance that evens wear, whereas McLaren seem to be really heavy on the rear tires, especially if the track is cooler.
At this point Red Bull are sorting themselves out by giving Vettel a config that he can drive well. I wouldn't expect him to completely own the rest of the season, but I would bet he'll pick up a number of wins.
― Brakhage, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 16:25 (twelve years ago) link
Aye, otm about tyres...it's obvious on one level but not apparent on the surface. The FIA's backstage shenanigans with Pirelli is highly underrated when you think about, the crazy variability at different temperatures amongst the teams is a somewhat genius...but it's not as visible as DRS ZONES!!!!
― Clive "The Chip" Crinkly (King Boy Pato), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 05:34 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah the tires really create a tenterhook of randomness ... but isn't that kind of the point to em?
I wonder if anybody does a game featuring tracks that don't exist/aren't used like Detroit, that would be a blast
― Brakhage, Thursday, 26 April 2012 23:15 (twelve years ago) link
waht is a "Williams", guys
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 13 May 2012 13:37 (twelve years ago) link
this is fantastic. bring it home pastor!
― Health Services Union (euphemism) (haitch), Sunday, 13 May 2012 13:37 (twelve years ago) link
COME ON PASTOR, BEAT EL MANSELLO!!
VENEZUELA REPRESENT
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 13 May 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
What a fun race. One of the best from an often boring track.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 13 May 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
This is only the most incredible result in ever. I mean, a Venezuelan dude winning in a Williams?
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 13 May 2012 13:44 (twelve years ago) link
For a driver oft-derided as a "pay to play" competitor I'm very happy for Maldonado.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 13 May 2012 13:45 (twelve years ago) link
that was really impressive when alonso was putting the pressure on - didn't flinch once.
loving this stuff with the tyres. i always thought they should've been engineered to brutally drop off like that from the point they went with a single supplier.
― Health Services Union (euphemism) (haitch), Sunday, 13 May 2012 13:49 (twelve years ago) link
seemed doubly worse this weekend. how often do they jump a tyre grade (i.e. soft to hard)?
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Sunday, 13 May 2012 14:08 (twelve years ago) link
Is it me or does this thing look impossible to overtake on?
― Brakhage, Thursday, 17 May 2012 16:04 (twelve years ago) link
Who is Michael Schumacher? Is this a new guy or something?
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Saturday, 26 May 2012 13:12 (twelve years ago) link
LIKE MONZA 1971 UP IN THIS AREA
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 27 May 2012 13:38 (twelve years ago) link
no actually like that time with gilles villeneuve at jarama
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 27 May 2012 13:47 (twelve years ago) link
Put your hands up for Mark Webber, he's got the widest car on the track.
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 27 May 2012 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
What a beautiful parade with announcers hoping desperately for some rain-soaked drama.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 27 May 2012 14:10 (twelve years ago) link
"The McLaren garage says it'll be raining in FIVE minutes!""Well, from here, I can see a really dark cloud..."
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 27 May 2012 21:14 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seqYJ9azUbw
― Brakhage, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 21:19 (eleven years ago) link
Good race! Hamilton deserved it. Good for Grosjean and Perez.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Sunday, 10 June 2012 21:54 (eleven years ago) link
Liked Mercedes' high tech attempts to fix the DRS problem.
― if, Sunday, 10 June 2012 22:59 (eleven years ago) link
when all else fails...
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Sunday, 10 June 2012 23:09 (eleven years ago) link
Everyone's tyres falling off a cliff makes for interesting finishes but it is no way to determine who is the best driver or who has the best car.
― a permanent embarrassment and an occasional disgrace (onimo), Monday, 11 June 2012 15:00 (eleven years ago) link
Didn't watch this live (lol 3am), so I tormented the Sky Sports coverage thinking this will be great...and then they had Jacques Villeneuve co-hosting.
Anyway, lol at Alonso's tyres.
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 09:18 (eleven years ago) link
Vettel was on David Letterman last night, having done a promo event for the NJ track earlier. Apparently that's a thing that's actually happening.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 15:26 (eleven years ago) link
Supposedly for next season. Austin looks possible for this fall, but it doesn't seem close to finished. Either would be better than racing at Indy ever again.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 15:33 (eleven years ago) link
Letterman was really repping for Indy and Vettel was just saying "yeah yeah".
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 15:39 (eleven years ago) link
Austin better be finished, i just bought tickets.
24 hours of Le Mans this weekend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJDGaiAZm6M
― that's why ZOG controls the radio (brownie), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
I want tickets but need some things to align first. Sure aren't cheap.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
EZ, do you live in Austin?
― that's why ZOG controls the radio (brownie), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 17:06 (eleven years ago) link
Dallas.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 17:35 (eleven years ago) link
ah ok
will revive an Austin thread when the time comes
― that's why ZOG controls the radio (brownie), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 17:38 (eleven years ago) link
cool.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 17:39 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWa2ZSZcUq8
― Brakhage, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 21:20 (eleven years ago) link
Apparently that's a thing that's actually happening.
Not until the millions have been processed into the account of Bernie Ecclestone, Esq.
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 11:23 (eleven years ago) link
ahahahahaha
Speaking of Indy and IndyCar, THEY HAD TO DELAY THE BELLE ISLE RACE FOR TWO HOURS WHILE THEY FIXED UP THE TRACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RACE.
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 11:26 (eleven years ago) link
I'm looking forward to Le Mans because this reject IndyCar chassis the car of the future is racing!
http://www.motorward.com/wp-content/images/2012/03/Nissan-DeltaWing-1.jpg
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 11:28 (eleven years ago) link
We probably should mention Anthony Davidson's broken back, because some random Euro dudes in an Audi hybrid won Le Mans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsG0LUMrNsk
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 08:42 (eleven years ago) link
Alonso doesn't make Q2 (at Valencia!) because both Force India cars are in the Top Ten.
Good times.
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Saturday, 23 June 2012 12:45 (eleven years ago) link
Shout out to Luca di Montezemolo: you might be Italian but this isn't the 1970s, dude.
― Gentlemen Take Instagram Photos (King Boy Pato), Saturday, 23 June 2012 12:47 (eleven years ago) link
lol
Fun qualifying. Wacky season.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Saturday, 23 June 2012 16:21 (eleven years ago) link
2 tenths of a second between pole and first.
― Three Word Username, Saturday, 23 June 2012 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
uggggghhhhh alonso
― Vitaly Petrov Boys (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 24 June 2012 13:07 (eleven years ago) link
hahahahahahahaha Vettel.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 24 June 2012 13:08 (eleven years ago) link
c'mon Kimi.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 24 June 2012 13:09 (eleven years ago) link
^^ overtaking under yellow flags, wtf go back to rallying
COME ON GROSJEAN
― Vitaly Petrov Boys (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 24 June 2012 13:16 (eleven years ago) link