I'm not happy - why does McLaren have the nicely contoured nose while all the other teams have the ugly (non-aerodynamic) step down nose? I'm not a conspiracy guy - but something tells me the powers that be really want McLaren to win after Red Bull's dominance. I cannot believe no other team figured out how to get the same measurements without the nasty step down.
I tend to root for Alonso - can't believe Ferrari still can't come up with a decent car. Wouldn't mind seeing Kimi have some good results too.
Also not happy with the price of the 2012 F1.com Timing app for the iPhone. $28.99? How many mansions do you need Bernie?
i like the way the season has begun so far, way better that last year, its nice to see 2 different drivers win in the first 2 race of the season, i hope lewis can get a win soon after starting on the pole twice, i am also very impressed with kimi in his first 2 starts, he finished good last race even being penalized, alonso got a some luck throw his way last race, alot of the younger drivers are looking better seems there finding there way, i just hope lewis can put a win up so we can bring home another world champion ship for 2012
yeah i think mclaren made the right choice not goin with the stepped nose, there are looking really fast
I believe that McLaren already a lower front wing position than the rest of the field last season, so therefore it wasn't a massive stretch for the engineers to find a solution for this season's regulations.
As for Lewis, the pit crew cost him the opportunity to take the win, had the rear jack man been clean, Lewis would have been out in front of Fernando and had the chance to take the win. Fair play to Alonso though, that Ferrari has no business being out in front, it's a real pig by all accounts, but he absolutely drove the wheels off it!
Looking a good season!
Cheers
Lewis will get his wins. I still think that if he had pitted first and hadn't had that bit of bad luck with the jack man, that he would have been in the lead instead of Alonso.
But I can't say that I am really mad about the result because I love the Ferrari history with that team and definitely want to see them have success.
I think that Kimi is a bit of a wildcard and that is definitely something that F1 needed.
I think that the more important question is HOW did McLaren get away with that nose. Considering how much the teams spend on engineering and aerodynamics, It just doesn't exactly match up that only one team out of all of them would figure out how to pull of that type of nose design.
WCA,
I'm looking forward to Austin. I know that I will probably only be able to afford GA tickets but that would be better than nothing. I would love to sit up on the grandstands but I just think that the cost will be too much.[/
yeah lewis did have some bad luck
its great to see the best drivers and some of the younger guys scoring points, mix things up a little
i love mclaren, but its nice to see ferrari back in the mix and running strong in a race, i enjoy it when its competitive, and im glad things didnt start the way they did last year !
im really excited about austin, i wont mind a GA ticket cause that is def all i will be able to afford , if i can afford it at all, ill stay in a crapy hotel if i have to just to be there , and i have no problem going alone, i just need to see and f1 race before i die !!!!!!!!!!
Lewis will get his wins. I still think that if he had pitted first and hadn't had that bit of bad luck with the jack man, that he would have been in the lead instead of Alonso.
But I can't say that I am really mad about the result because I love the Ferrari history with that team and definitely want to see them have success.
I think that Kimi is a bit of a wildcard and that is definitely something that F1 needed.
I think that the more important question is HOW did McLaren get away with that nose. Considering how much the teams spend on engineering and aerodynamics, It just doesn't exactly match up that only one team out of all of them would figure out how to pull of that type of nose design.
WCA,
its great to see the best drivers and some of the younger guys scoring points, mix things up a little
i love mclaren, but its nice to see ferrari back in the mix and running strong in a race, i enjoy it when its competitive, and im glad things didnt start the way they did last year !
im really excited about austin, i wont mind a GA ticket cause that is def all i will be able to afford , if i can afford it at all, ill stay in a crapy hotel if i have to just to be there , and i have no problem going alone, i just need to see and f1 race before i die !!!!!!!!!!
Impressive flat out from Nico.
After Malaysia Ross Brawn described their car as a conundrum puzzle, so it is obvious that the team has done a really good job in the past three weeks. The car worked the tyres perfectly. The weather conditions of course were ideal for them, as well as the track layout. Had Schu survived his first pitstop Mercedes could even have made an one-two finish.
Behind Nico it was a close call between McLaren, RB and Lotus, with a slight edge for McLaren. Without his mishappen second pitstop Button would have been much closer to Nico, but I don't think close enough to actually challenge him, since Mercedes' strategy seemed the superior one today.
Allthough RB struggles a lot in qualifying, they are still competitive in the race. The tyre degradation issue seemingly hit Kimi the most as he dropped from the second place outside of top 10 in just 1 1/2 laps short before finish. Thus Lotus together with Sauber were the under performers today, while I think Ferrari made the most of their car under their present configuration.
Heading for Bahrain I hope we won't see any tanks on the circuit:shock:
Dull as dishwater until the last 12 laps and then one of the best periods of racing i've seen in years!
Great race. A lot of action without rain. This yr's Pirelli's have really made things interesting.
Congrats to Nico on #1. Don't think it will be his last this yr.
Let's all hope Bahrain goes off without any incidents.
Side note: if you haven't already, watch the 'Senna' documentary.
great race in china, some of the best racing towards the end of the race, great job nico, my mclaren boys 1,2 in the points,plz lewis lets get a win , kimi is getting better an better,
...I guess now he won't be a total failure in the eyes of his Dad.
Did you see it on DVD or in theatres? The DVD version is about 45 minutes longer.I watched Senna last night. A great documentary. I really enjoyed the way that it was put together. Definitely makes you wish Ayrton were still around.
Did you see it on DVD or in theatres? The DVD version is about 45 minutes longer.
Oddly, despite how often he featured, the doco doesn't really get any commentary from Gerhard Berger. I'd have thought, as one of Senna's good friends and ex team-mates, would have been a good go-to person for the doco.
There are quite a few subtle changes in the front wing of MP4-27. I suspect they are working on their own double DRS system. According to Martin Whitmarsh there will also be some changes in their pit-stop crew aswell.
Yep, what a complete clown. He even tried to blame it on Perez by saying, in complete contrast to what the video shows, that he swerved in the braking zone. Nothing new there though, Schumy is just being the same unsporting prat he's always been.The biggest disappointment was Schu's senseless running into Perez, for which he justfully got handed out a grid penalty for Monaco by the stewards.