2013 Indian GP - Buddh

[dxpetrov]

RBR are very slow down on the straight so it'll be very interesting to see Vettel how is managing the situation after 5 or 6 laps into the race when he will hit the traffic ...

Another thing : bearing in mind that the softs lasts very short time, could anyone in top 10 be thinking to start on the primes? who could be and what's the advantages vs. disadvantages?

I dont see how being 8th and 9th and ahead of all direct competitors could be considered ''slow in speed trap''.
Maybe what you guys referring is from yesterday, but they seem ok in that respect for me.
http://www.formula1.com/results/season/ ... _trap.html

[atanatizante]

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I dont see how being 8th and 9th and ahead of all direct competitors could be considered ''slow in speed trap''.
Maybe what you guys referring is from yesterday, but they seem ok in that respect for me.
http://www.formula1.com/results/season/ ... _trap.html

Yeah, after FP2 they've notice that are slow on the straight and with the soft tires problems (knowing they have also the qualy pace) they sacrificed their downforce and went to a increased top speed with 4-5km in order to have better chance on the straight against a drs train chain or under a Button or Hulk after the first pit stop ...

[atanatizante]

Does anyone have some analysis for the race pace between Lotus, Merc and Ferrari after the FP2 ?

[SamH123]

I noted down
GRO - lap 16-19 of race practice 1'30''4xx
ROS - around half a second down on Grosjean generally
VET - Up to 0.5s quicker than Grosjean on some laps but lap times a little inconsistent
ALO - a bit slower than Rosberg generally

[Helios]

Hamilton going to disappoint me again? Looks to be the case...

[komninosm]

Oh it's on now. I didn't miss it.

[Rikhart]

Its probably just a coincidence that once Lotus have to rely on Raikkonen alone in qualy, he finds a ton of speed, right guys?

[Blackout]

Its probably just a coincidence that once Lotus have to rely on Raikkonen alone in qualy, he finds a ton of speed, right guys?

lol the conspiracy theory
KR was already fast in FP3, he and his team solved part of the problems

[iotar__]

Its probably just a coincidence that once Lotus have to rely on Raikkonen alone in qualy, he finds a ton of speed, right guys?

Are you saying that messing up qualifying after qualifying (race after race) is not because of "tyres" and without reference point even Raikkonen can look good? How rude!

Lotus managed to beat Bahrain in qualifying sabotage department because it can't be even called stupidity. It wasn't even close after first runs on mediums. They really don't want to achieve anything this season, they didn't want to win in Germany or get second place in Japan and now this. I can't wait for their explanation - "unfortunately we can't count to five ". I bet Mercedes and Ferrari are laughing their a.. off, again.

[Shrieker]

Gimme dat car and i'll put it on pole lol.

So cutting and extending corners in qualifying is permitted by charlie whiting. Expect some serious off-roading when things get real.

I was shocked to hear that as well. Apparently, Charlie Whiting argues that drivers aren't gaining an advantage during qualifying by leaving the track with all four tyres. Consistency anyone?!

This is a complete joke. I thought Charlie was a sane man, apparently not. Can the FIA's credibility fall any further ?

[Helios]

autosport:

Oooh, controversy here? Hamilton is asked: “Just confirm it was a Red Bull in the way, Vettel not Webber?” He replies: “Yeah.”

[Sevach]

What happened to "stay within the limits of the track" ?

Boring session.

[Juzh]

Is the "incident" with ham and vet under investigation?

[Helios]

Is the "incident" with ham and vet under investigation?

Seems to be the case.

[atanatizante]

So had Vettel is 2 sec. faster than anybody on the same tyre, then he could be 3 sec. faster than those one primes, hence bearing in mind that here a stop worth 24 sec. he needs just 8 laps on options to go in front of Webber who is the first one on primes ...