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Old 11-05-2013, 20:12
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Rosberg only 13/2 to win despite being on pole.
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Old 11-05-2013, 20:44
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Rosberg only 13/2 to win despite being on pole.
Not surprising as the Mercedes' race pace is known not to be as good as that of the Red Bull. I predict another Vettel win tomorrow.
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Old 11-05-2013, 21:34
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The Mclaren need Pace from somewhere -because i cannot seem winning for the rest of the year and if that carries on i can see Jenseon leaving for a more Competitive car next year
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Old 12-05-2013, 02:34
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The Mclaren need Pace from somewhere -because i cannot seem winning for the rest of the year and if that carries on i can see Jenseon leaving for a more Competitive car next year
It's a bit odd the way McLaren lack pace at the moment.

When Coulthard did the commentary on the lap it was all "Well, that's not too bad"...."Oh, that's fairly tidy"....."That's okay" etc.
About the only place where the car looked noticeably poor was in the final chicane.

Soooo, that being the case, it's a bit worrying that they lost over a second in the first 2 sectors without any really noticeable shortfall in performance.

I honestly think there's more to their problems than their "new direction" to design.
It seems like the whole car has been designed to be rather "calm" and "safe" in it's handling and as a result of that it doesn't seem like there's much performance to be extracted from it, even if the driver is pushing hard.
And, I gotta say, it seems like that kind of handling has Button's fingerprints all over it.

I think Button has a gift for taking an unruly car and taming it with his smooth driving style but I worry that, perhaps, building a car that he actually approves of might yield a rather tame car.
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Old 12-05-2013, 10:55
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That little bit from Gary Anderson on the BBC yesterday showed the front end of the McLaren bouncing all over the shop, that can't be good.
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Old 12-05-2013, 12:45
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For shame lewis wouldn't talk to the british public.

Not cool
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Old 12-05-2013, 12:47
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Lol at the red bull guys trying to hide their car.
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Old 12-05-2013, 13:02
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Vettel is moaning already! Bloody hell.
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Old 12-05-2013, 13:24
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Our cats no hair on he has to wear a wig.

COME ON SAMURI.
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Old 12-05-2013, 13:29
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Looks like yesterday's qualifing from Mercedes was all bluster.
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Old 12-05-2013, 13:31
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Not exactly a thriller, is it?

Classic example of the whole "22 cars on track together but nobody racing" thing.

Everybody's too busy looking after their tyres and driving to a lap-time to consider doing much motor-racing.
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Old 12-05-2013, 13:33
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Its turned into a tyre management race. :yawn:
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Old 12-05-2013, 13:39
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3 wheels on my wagon.......
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Old 12-05-2013, 13:40
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Its turned into a tyre management race. :yawn:
Does management include keeping them on the car?
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Old 12-05-2013, 13:48
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'Now I've been overtaken by a Williams'

Lewis not impressed...

When was the last time this circuit produced anything other than a dull race?

Edit: now 'I can't drive any slower'...

I don't know whether to laugh or cry... They need to find a lot more race pace, it is a joke to qualify on the front row and be that crap in the race.
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Old 12-05-2013, 13:50
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Rubbish race so far.

Horrific race pace from the Mercedes. Absolutely horrific. It says a lot when Hamilton qualified on the front row and is now in 12th.. That car really is a qualifying car and nothing else.

Kudos to Rosberg for actually keeping a lead for the first stint.
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Old 12-05-2013, 13:51
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'Now I've been overtaken by a Williams'

Lewis not impressed...

When was the last time this circuit produced anything other than a dull race?

Edit: now 'I can't drive any slower'...

I don't know whether to laugh or cry... They need to find a lot more race pace, it is a joke to qualify on the front row and be that crap in the race.
Trouble is, the combination of a twisty circuit and the current tyres means that nobody wants to risk doing anything other than trundling around and then using DRS on the main straight.

There's more excitement on lane 3 of the M25.
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Old 12-05-2013, 13:57
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This race is so sedate. Really dull to see the drivers protecting their tyres and driving on eggshells. Very dull race.
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Old 12-05-2013, 13:58
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Hamilton may as well park up and get out a picnic table by the side of the track and wave at the passing cars!
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Old 12-05-2013, 14:06
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Trouble is, the combination of a twisty circuit and the current tyres means that nobody wants to risk doing anything other than trundling around and then using DRS on the main straight.

There's more excitement on lane 3 of the M25.
As Spanish GP's go, this hasn't been the worst. Last year was worse. Some people, Alonso/Ferrari being the obvious examples, have just decided that the best strategy is to just go for it. The tyres don't help, but it's just a boring track.

Plus, if you think this is dull, wait for the next race...

Disaster for Sauber and Nico there.
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Old 12-05-2013, 14:09
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Hamilton is only about 14 seconds away from being lapped by Alonso!
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Old 12-05-2013, 14:09
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All the tye talk is a massive turn off. Millions goes into the design of the cars and it all comes down to tyre wear.
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Old 12-05-2013, 14:16
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All the tye talk is a massive turn off. Millions goes into the design of the cars and it all comes down to tyre wear.
I preferred it when the tyres lasted a good reasonable time and when they use to refuel as well. Let's get back to the good old days of leaving the pits with the fuel hose still connected!
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Old 12-05-2013, 14:17
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I see JEV's tyre delaminated.

That's Hamilton (who suffered a grid-penalty as a result too), di Resta and JEV who've suffered with that now.
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Old 12-05-2013, 14:20
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Plus, if you think this is dull, wait for the next race...
Well, at least Monaco tends to be chaotic, which is a decent substitute for excitement when there's none to be found.

Speaking of which, gonna be fun in Monaco if Merc' qualify on pole.
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