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Old 23-03-2013, 10:33
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Whitmarsh yesterday said he didn't expect any real improvement this weekend over last as they've done nothing to improve the car other than gather more data about how it works and hence are able to set it up a bit better. I suspect therefore any improvement this weekend is morw about the conditions than the car itself. He was clear though that they had to show a big improvement from China onwards which suggests they have some new parts which they hope will help. Hope is not a great word to be using, though!
Hmmm, he must have changed his mind between interviews.
In the one I heard, just after quali', he said they'd made progress but that most of what they'd achieved had been to do with improving the dry setup rather than the wet setup which, coincidentally, reflects exactly the results we saw in the dry, where they weren't that far away, and in the wet, where things weren't so great.
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Old 23-03-2013, 16:15
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look for Ferrari to monster Vettel at the start

can lotus do one less stop than RBR?

weather will of course turn it on its head
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Old 23-03-2013, 19:52
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Yes the result would stand at the 2 hour limit.
Another point to note, If less than 3/4s (not sure about this number) of the laps are completed then only half points are awarded for the race.
I believe the limits for each race are 200 miles or 2 hours of racing and an overall limit of 4 hours for an entire event (in the event where there's a restart or a red flag).

IIRC, the final positions are established on the lap before the 2 hour limit is reached.
I seem to recall that there have been some unlikely "winners" due to situations like this, where people who happened to pit or not pit just before a race was red-flagged have subsequently been declared the winner.
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Old 23-03-2013, 20:58
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weather will of course turn it on its head
That's the trouble with Malaysia.

You can have 45 laps of the best racing in the world but then, if most drivers pit for a new set of dry tyres just before it starts to rain (thus forcing them all to come in again for wets), you can end up with somebody coming from nowhere and winning.

S'funny but, given how Oz is usually an oddball race, Malaysia is unpredictable due to the weather and the China race is often a bit odd too, due to the super-smooth track, it's got to the point where it takes a month or more of racing before we really get much of an idea of the real pecking-order.

I wonder if it might be better if Bernie shuffled the races around a bit so we didn't get Oz, Malaysia and China all one after the other?
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Old 24-03-2013, 05:01
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I see Raikkonen has copped a 3 place grid drop for getting in Nico Rosberg's way during quali'.
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Old 24-03-2013, 07:52
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Height of desperation.....listening to the race on BBC5L :'(
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Old 24-03-2013, 07:54
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Height of desperation.....listening to the race on BBC5L :'(
Nah,

Height of desperation is Sky interviewing Nicole Sherzinger about how the rain in Malaysia messes up her hair.

Seriously, is there nobody else they might have interviewed instead?
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:06
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Alonso is out

Why didn't Ferrari pit?
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:07
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If I was being malicious, I'd suggest Alonso deserves a penalty for deciding to continue driving an unsafe car.

As it is, I'll suffice to say he was just being a dick who got what he deserved.
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:07
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Oh that's a shame.

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Old 24-03-2013, 08:09
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Yes where was the "You've got something dangerous hanging from your car and must pit ASAP", flag for Alonso?
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:13
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Yes where was the "You've got something dangerous hanging from your car and must pit ASAP", flag for Alonso?
He crashed too quickly

Shame it is going to be a Red Bull walk. Hulkenberg is doing really well at the moment.
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:17
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a horrendous pit stop from Force India - Especially having both cars queuing as well.
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:18
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Lewis went to Mclaren!
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:18
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Haha!

Hamilton pits at McLaren garage!
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:18
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Ha Ha Lewis went to the wrong garage!!!

He will never live that one down.

Cost him time though
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:20
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That was so funny! Old habits die hard.
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:20
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Ha Ha Lewis went to the wrong garage!!!

He will never live that one down.

Cost him time though
That's the downside

Still funny. Didn't Button do the same at one point (think he went into Red Bull?)
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:20
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Haha!

Hamilton pits at McLaren garage!

So funny, at least he has an excuse unlike Button.
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:25
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He will never live that one down.
Indeed.

That's a sort of F1 driver's version of accidentally calling your teacher "mum" or calling your missus by the wrong name.
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:29
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Mercedes are doing very well here, and could both end up in the mix for podium placings. Good to see.
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:30
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Mercedes are doing very well here, and could both end up in the mix for podium placings. Good to see.
I think they have a shot at the win...
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:42
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Force Kwikfit having a bad day.
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:43
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Two disasterous pitstops for di Resta.
Race over this time?
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:44
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Two disasterous pitstops for di Resta.
Race over this time?
Wasn't it Sutil last time?
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