Formula One ( F1 )

Loving the fact everyone is nigh on ignoring the fact the Kimi is making it look easy and fastest.

So much chat in the media about Hamilton this, Red Bull that, Alonso next...

Fine by me.

It's all about the long runs people. Tyres are the number one factor.

Lotus + Kimi FTW.

Watched the BBC highlights during this morning's commute.

Kimi is barely mentioned.

Kimi is barely mentioned because he's a forgotten quality by the general public. The more recent names keep being mentioned, so that the casual viewer has a tiny idea of what may be happening. For the knowledgeable rest of us, Kimi, and more importantly Lotus, are looking dominant. If the reliability stays together, a championship looms.

I also believe that the media keep on mentioning Nicole Shirtswinger for the very reason that they're attempting to drum up some casual interest in people that normally would never watch Formula 1. Which of you has not heard........... But it's only cars going round and round! :-D Relationships eh.

We need more repeat coverage of the shorts and ice cream moment, Kimi rocks.

Er, .....have I inadvertently stumbled upon a very man-friendly thread?
I sense the elegantly lavender whiff of Homo Eroticus.

^ err not that I can see. Unless you're talking about your crazy man love for Lewis?

Kimi just rules. As does his car.

Mine is noted as a Grenadian thingy; where one comes from a country so tiny (100,000 population), that any Grenadian that achieves anything on the world stage, is followed (in a cult-like manner). Lewis' dad is first generation, like mine. Like Lewis, I'm second generation......born here.

Anyway, I was only joshing.

3rd practice has just ended. These were the placings.

S Vettel
L Hamilton
A Sutil
M Webber
K Raikkonen
P Di Resta
J Button
F Massa
N Rosberg
F Alonso
P Maldonado
S Perez

I'm going to miss the Qualies. I'll have to listen to it on radio. Grim times.

Some notes:-

Vettel and Lewis looked genuinely quick. Jenson is still ahead of Perez (good). Massa is looking a tad quicker than Alonso (good too). The Lotuses may have been running race-trim, like anyone else actually, so no-one knows where they'll be in Qualies.

What I do believe, it will be tight as fark. I hope you lot enjoy it.

mutters to oneself, ......doing favours for the missus bites

So, Massa beats Alonso again in qualifying, great to see a properly tight battle between teammates. Hopefully they let them race fairly. Red Bull's heavy tyre use is clearly advantageous as it gets the tyres quickly up to temperature in the wet. It'll be a bit difficult for them to keep that position in the dry I imagine.

Hoping (and for the first time in a long time, not in vain) for a Ferrari 1-2!

It was interesting when they mentioned that Fezza had been giving Massa a lot of simulator time to work on his speed- sounds like he's really been working on it.

If this continues I'll have to seriously reconsider my opinion of him.

He was able to give Raikkonen and Schumacher a good run for their money before his accident. Definitely not someone to be ruled out.

Yup, he looked really good today, definitely one to watch. Mclaren seem to have found some speed which is nice.

It's a shame Grosjean isn't up there. He seems to have calmed down a bit too much now. The fast/accident prone drivers are great to watch but the attitude usually changes after a season or two. Like Hamilton or Maldonado.

The qualifying was a bit deceptive, rather than an honest snapshot of speed. The track was drying fast, and any of the top 6 that went last, would have probably got pole. Hamilton, Webber and Rosberg all went too early. Those who went later and had clean laps, surpassed their times. I think the race will show the real speed of those that mistimed the beginning of their flying laps.

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Trying to decide if I can be bothered to get up and watch it live.

What time is it on/is it on a terrestrial channel?

2:30 on BBC IIRC.

I've just had a coffee, may be still awake.

Should've added that was pm, race starts at 8am.

any streams around ?

Well that was interesting!

......track was drying fast, and any of the top 6 that went last, would have probably got pole. Hamilton, Webber and Rosberg all went too early. Those who went later and had clean laps, surpassed their times.....

Prophetic? Does Gaggle actually know something, or wild fluke? Hamilton, Webber and Rosberg did go too early in Qualy, and they were faster than that result showed.

Good result for Mercedes, who really improved. McLaren has come on a bit too. Bad luck for Ferrari. But I do think the order at the end was correct, teamwise. Lotus seem to prefer a different type of track, and will probably win in their favourite scenarios.

By the way, Vettel is a twat of the highest order for his treatment of Webber.

Still, a brilliant race (for all but Farrari fans).

Surprised to see vettel being such a douche, he usually comes across as being quite a nice chap. It is a race after all, though and they are all racing drivers...

Hamilton seems to have grown up though, and lolz for pulling into the McLaren pit stop.

Just watching the beeb, alonso's front wing, exciting!

Good race, interesting webber/vettel situation