15 wet/dry races in a season and Button would absolutely walk the title.
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Sorry, I may have completely missed this, but do they not have a Championship Podium? I saw the one for the race but I assumed another would follow with Vettel, Alonso and Kimi? 
It just seemed a bit anti-climatic...
It just seemed a bit anti-climatic...
Originally Posted by abby103:
“Sorry, I may have completely missed this, but do they not have a Championship Podium? I saw the one for the race but I assumed another would follow with Vettel, Alonso and Kimi?
It just seemed a bit anti-climatic...”
“Sorry, I may have completely missed this, but do they not have a Championship Podium? I saw the one for the race but I assumed another would follow with Vettel, Alonso and Kimi?
It just seemed a bit anti-climatic...”
There is an FIA ceremony later I believe.
Originally Posted by Liamforking:
“Ron Dennis will be delighted that the 'right' McLaren driver won
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“Ron Dennis will be delighted that the 'right' McLaren driver won
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Well the other driver pressed "No" when asked if he wanted to continue and was never seen outside the M-ulator again!
Originally Posted by R410:
“They are expected to announce who is replacing him at the Autosport International show in January.
Whether HRT will be back next is not known yet known.
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On to the overtake of Kobayashi by Vettel, those flags were not yellows, they were orange (red and yellow) warning the drivers that the track was slippery. So the overtake was legal.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...t_kob_ipad.jpg
[Credit to DavePusey for this image]”
“They are expected to announce who is replacing him at the Autosport International show in January.
Whether HRT will be back next is not known yet known.
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On to the overtake of Kobayashi by Vettel, those flags were not yellows, they were orange (red and yellow) warning the drivers that the track was slippery. So the overtake was legal.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...t_kob_ipad.jpg
[Credit to DavePusey for this image]”
It wasn't Kobayashi's overtake on Vettel that the Beeb thought was deserving of a drive through, but an earlier one, a couple of minutes before he overtook Vettel (which rendered the whole thing moot).
Another exciting race in Brazil...the weather does create decent ones.
Shame for Alonso as I do think he is the best driver but well done Vettel and good for Button to end on a win and move up a place.
Shame for Alonso as I do think he is the best driver but well done Vettel and good for Button to end on a win and move up a place.
Originally Posted by Caro07:
“It wasn't Kobayashi's overtake on Vettel that the Beeb thought was deserving of a drive through, but an earlier one, a couple of minutes before he overtook Vettel (which rendered the whole thing moot).”
“It wasn't Kobayashi's overtake on Vettel that the Beeb thought was deserving of a drive through, but an earlier one, a couple of minutes before he overtook Vettel (which rendered the whole thing moot).”
I was actually talking about the way the idiots over at Sky Sports were banging on about this particular overtake being outside of the rules.
Originally Posted by R410:
“I was actually talking about the way the idiots over at Sky Sports were banging on about this particular overtake being outside of the rules.”
“I was actually talking about the way the idiots over at Sky Sports were banging on about this particular overtake being outside of the rules.”
Well? The video footage showed the boards at the side of the track on yellow. There were no marshals at that section waving the slippery flags, so as far as anyone can tell, they were yellow flags.
It obviously wasn't just Sky who thought of it though, as the FOM feed itself replayed the incident!
For the record, your 'idiots at Sky' remark, having watched both, and as much as I disliked the original deal, Sky have given far better coverage this year with a better presenting team, better commentary team, and better productions. Sorry to any BBC fanatics out there.
The BBC just don't care about Sport any more, sad but true.
An eventful and exciting finale and while Vettel was lucky to get away with no serious damage in the incident early on he drove very well to ensure he got enough points to win the WDC. A pity Hamilton didn't sign off with a victory, Button was a tad lucky to get the win but drove very well. As for Alonso despite all his efforts he basically ran out of luck in a car that was never really at any time the best on the grid.
Originally Posted by R410:
“I was actually talking about the way the idiots over at Sky Sports were banging on about this particular overtake being outside of the rules.”
“I was actually talking about the way the idiots over at Sky Sports were banging on about this particular overtake being outside of the rules.”
Yeah, sorry. I don't have Sky Sports so I didn't realise that they had started a controversy until I saw it on other sites.
It was hardly a controversy? They simply asked the question on air. They even mentioned that they didn't know if there were any other circumstances and even said, quite categorically, that nothing is being investigated so either the stewards didn't see it, or there's nothing to worry about.
Really? Why is this still a headline on their web site then?
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“Controversy continues to rage about lap nine incident
Last Updated: November 26, 2012 8:02am”
“Controversy continues to rage about lap nine incident
Last Updated: November 26, 2012 8:02am”
Wow what a great race. Worthy of a title decider. In the end Vettel won, and there was no dirty tricks by the number 2 drivers from Ferrari and RB. Whilst I believe Alonso may have deserved the title (as he had an inferior car to the RB), I am glad Vettel won. I am not a big fan of Alonso, but do recognise that he is the best driver on the grid.
Vettel drove another excellent race, from last to 6th. He was lucky the accident with Senna didnt end his race. However he still had to drive a car with messed up aero. He kept calm didnt panic and brought the car home.
After the way hamilton has been over the last month, I did kind of wish he won the race. He has been a totally different person over the last month. A much more likeable chap.
Love the way Button was talking about how the strategy was brilliant and that what won him the race. However according to Ted Kravitz, the reason why Hamilton pitted first was that they couldnt get the tyres out in time for his pit stop. He was ahead of Hamilton, so closer to the pits. Which is why Hamilton came in first. Not sure how true this is though. As Button wasnt that far ahead of Hamilton.
Other surprising thing during the race was Button overtaking Hamilton on a slippery surface. I thought Hamilton was a better driver in the rain and would be able to hold Button of easily. The overtake wasnt in a DRS zone either.
Kimi trying to pop to the shops during the race Lucky for him it was wide enough for him to do a U-turn. It would have been a tad bit embarrassing if he couldnt.
Martin Whitmarsh said in the sky build up, that Hamilton has gone on a years (or two) sabbatical, and he will be back. Not sure if it was wishful thinking, or Whitmarsh planting a seed in Hamiltons head. Either way I cant see Perez being to happy about that comment.
In summary well done to Vettel and RB on winning two more championships this season. Well done to Alonso for dragging that Ferrari to 2nd place. Also well done to Kimi for finishing 3rd.
Hopefully next season will be as exciting, but I doubt it. There are no drastic rule changes for next year. So you can bet the RB will be very strong from the start of the season. Whilst McLaren has the best car for the last two races (arguably), it will be interesting to see if the can stay ahead over the close season.
Vettel drove another excellent race, from last to 6th. He was lucky the accident with Senna didnt end his race. However he still had to drive a car with messed up aero. He kept calm didnt panic and brought the car home.
After the way hamilton has been over the last month, I did kind of wish he won the race. He has been a totally different person over the last month. A much more likeable chap.
Love the way Button was talking about how the strategy was brilliant and that what won him the race. However according to Ted Kravitz, the reason why Hamilton pitted first was that they couldnt get the tyres out in time for his pit stop. He was ahead of Hamilton, so closer to the pits. Which is why Hamilton came in first. Not sure how true this is though. As Button wasnt that far ahead of Hamilton.
Other surprising thing during the race was Button overtaking Hamilton on a slippery surface. I thought Hamilton was a better driver in the rain and would be able to hold Button of easily. The overtake wasnt in a DRS zone either.
Kimi trying to pop to the shops during the race
Lucky for him it was wide enough for him to do a U-turn. It would have been a tad bit embarrassing if he couldnt.Martin Whitmarsh said in the sky build up, that Hamilton has gone on a years (or two) sabbatical, and he will be back. Not sure if it was wishful thinking, or Whitmarsh planting a seed in Hamiltons head. Either way I cant see Perez being to happy about that comment.
In summary well done to Vettel and RB on winning two more championships this season. Well done to Alonso for dragging that Ferrari to 2nd place. Also well done to Kimi for finishing 3rd.
Hopefully next season will be as exciting, but I doubt it. There are no drastic rule changes for next year. So you can bet the RB will be very strong from the start of the season. Whilst McLaren has the best car for the last two races (arguably), it will be interesting to see if the can stay ahead over the close season.
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