The speed traps recorded during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix show more or less the same ranking order as in 2015. While Force India and Williams continue to be among the fastest in a straight line, McLaren are still at the bottom of the charts.
That is a fair point. I did not consider that at all. But towards the tail end of the race one would think the cars would get faster and faster and they do...but not fast enough. Didn't the older era cars routinely match or get awfully close to their qualifying lap times during the race even with their low fuel payloads?Juzh wrote: 100 kg fuel.
Pfff. Meanwhile, I now have lots of tattoos, started to like bling, cool sun glasses..................George-Jung wrote: I feel you man! I do not buy Red Bull...
I totally respect that.. you're still risingPhil wrote:Pfff. Meanwhile, I now have lots of tattoos, started to like bling, cool sun glasses..................George-Jung wrote: I feel you man! I do not buy Red Bull...
I generally agree with your sentiment and wouldn't normally even consider Pirelli's, however I had to replace the continental tires on my 3 (big mistake, tires were terrible) and I got offered a deal I couldn't refuse on some Pirelli P1 tires.digitalrurouni wrote:. Man I hate the Pirelli tires. In fact I hate it so much I am considering tearing my brand new PZeros off my brand new Porsche Spyder and putting Michelin Supersports on them. UGH!
Phil wrote:Maybe we would have seen better times if Hamilton hadn't been stuck behind traffic for most of the race and then on a strategy that meant he had to make his mediums work for ~39 laps. Same for Rosberg, he too was limited by most of Ferrari's pace and by the time he was in clear air, he too was on a strategy that meant he needed to conserve his tires. Though I still think that the pace on mediums was very very impressive directly compared to the Ferrari of Vettel.
Phil wrote:Bear in mind that Rosberg never showed his true pace when running on equal tires. He was stuck behind Kimi, so of course Vettel was able to build a bit of a gap. That gap was nothing extraordinary though - 7 secs is effectively 3.5 seconds between cars. Rosberg clearly dropped back a bit after he realized he wasnt going to easily pass him on track, yet the gap was sufficient enough to comfortably undercut him in the pits.. When you re-watch the race, note how close Rosberg actually got to Vettel when Vettel came out after covering Rosberg. Yes, they covered Vettel, not Kimi, but evidently by the gap to Vettel, Kimi never stood a chance once Rosberg pitted, that much was evident.
Teenage angst. Didn't he apparently slam Franz Tost's door after the race, like his bedroom after a telling off? No one doubts his pace only his character at his age.djos wrote:Back on topic: max is an amazing talent but his whining on Sunday was just at full spoilt brat levels and a real turn off, he needs to STFU and just drive the dam car!
Do you really have to hate on Hamilton in every other post you make?Juzh wrote:Hamilton so lucky he's got that mercedes, otherwise he gets eaten by the field in seconds. Average. It doesn't matter how much you screw up yourself, car will ultimately carry you to the podium.
I got that feeling too, although i have no idea why. He wasnt even the winner too. Either way, it's extremely uncalled for and i expect more from the Australian fans - well any fans really.komninosm wrote:Was there booing fans in the podium ceremony? Were they booing Hamilton? Why?
Perhaps they were booing Vettel; after his time with Webber perhaps Aussies don't like him.komninosm wrote:Was there booing fans in the podium ceremony? Were they booing Hamilton? Why?
That's much more likely, some of the stuff mark documented in his book didnt show Vettel in the best light - he still hasn't been forgiven for denying Mark his last win in Multi21-gate.Just_a_fan wrote:Perhaps they were booing Vettel; after his time with Webber perhaps Aussies don't like him.komninosm wrote:Was there booing fans in the podium ceremony? Were they booing Hamilton? Why?
