As far as I know they are FOM directors, Bernie's guys, every race the same brilliant people ( I know it must be hell of a difficult job, but c'mon today was awful). Even the commentators of my broadcast were begging them for the important pictures...DaveKillens wrote:... Although criticism of the Spanish director's choice of TV feeds is questionable...
The juggernaut is the RB7. No KERS or DRS and the car is still flying. There will be a response. I think this would make a nice thread.DaveKillens wrote:
And now to the one and only relevant question .. can anybody have a response for Vettel, can anyone stop or slow this German juggernaut?
Sorry, I'm very tired, so I must ask -- was this post a joke?ringo wrote:Vettel loses monaco next week, today has shown he's not cut from the same cloth as THE BOSS.
The gap is reducing and Hamilton is smelling redbull blood. Had it not been a redbull track, we would have seen a repeat of china.
Truth is Vettel was saved by turns 3 and the final corner.
Lewis has Vettel's number, i think he knows he's the better driver, based on the machinery.
Vettel escaped today thanks to the track being a non overtaking track.
Both are 2 of the best on the grid, but with 14 races left it's hard to see redbull holding off Lewis "the pressure cooker" Hamilton for the rest of the season.
He'll break them.
Sebasitian Hamilton is in range!!
Tired of this redbull dominance.
Given that Hamilton was closing in a second a lap before getting into dirty air, yes, I absolutely do think Vettel escaped. If the last corner were tighter, Hamilton would have got him – i.e. exactly what ringo said – if this weren't a no-overtaking track, we would have seen a china repeat.donskar wrote:Sorry, I'm very tired, so I must ask -- was this post a joke?ringo wrote:Vettel loses monaco next week, today has shown he's not cut from the same cloth as THE BOSS.
The gap is reducing and Hamilton is smelling redbull blood. Had it not been a redbull track, we would have seen a repeat of china.
Truth is Vettel was saved by turns 3 and the final corner.
Lewis has Vettel's number, i think he knows he's the better driver, based on the machinery.
Vettel escaped today thanks to the track being a non overtaking track.
Both are 2 of the best on the grid, but with 14 races left it's hard to see redbull holding off Lewis "the pressure cooker" Hamilton for the rest of the season.
He'll break them.
Sebasitian Hamilton is in range!!
Tired of this redbull dominance.
Hamilton had the advantage of DRS and KERS and you say "Vettel escaped"!?
I root for Ferrari, don't like Vettel, and strongly dislike Hamilton, so I ask with little or no bias: how close would Ham have been if Vettel had had KERS throughout the race? And how close will future races be when RB get their KERS sorted out? Hoping I'm wrong, but I am not optimistic about a close race for WDC or WCC.
I'm not convinced – given how he was able to stay on Vettel even once Vettel was in clean air, I don't think that was necessary.ringo wrote:@ donkstar Hamilton would have been nowhere without a few things falling into place I concede. Many things had to happen to give lewis a chance today. Alonso slowing up the front of the race.
Again, I don't think necessary – Hamilton was eating a second a lap out of vettel, even with the most generous estimates of KERS's benefits, that's still half a second he would have been chasing Vettel down at.KERS issues etc.
Hell yeh, looking forward to Canada/Spa – those U pods driving the beam wing will let them strip off a huge amount of rear wing and they'll be hugely quick.There will be tracks where the mclaren will be more competitive
Even without that, I think we've seen that McLaren have pretty much caught RBR now – their Q pace is no where near, clearly RBR are doing something special there, but their race pace is right on them. Give it a race or two and I wouldn't be surprised to see McLaren having a clearly faster race car.In the long run the championship is not over like most think. Too many kinds of tracks and variables like engine failures, gearbox failures, wet races etc.
Again, not convinced, Button should consistently beat Webber, the only question is can Hamilton beat Vettel – I would bet that if HAM makes the WDC, McLaren will make the WCC.The WCC is a lost cause
Doesn't really matter how much you outqualify the field or your teammate when the winning move is to deliberately take out your rival on the first lap. Senna was dirty through and through. Lewis isn't. Why people compare Lewis, the best and cleanest passer in Formula 1, with someone who deliberately put his competitors at risk so he could pass them is beyond my understanding.HampusA wrote:That doesn´t necessarily mean he´s the best over a championship, even Senna had two Championships decided at the last race but still managed to out qualify his teammate with 1.5 seconds or lap a whole field in the wet except for the runner-up.
Vettel maximized his advantages, didn't make a mistake and drove a beautiful race. That's 'escaping'? At least your consistently biased, I'll give you that.ringo wrote:Vettel escaped thanks to the final turn and turn 3.
And when RBR have their KERS working at every race, on every lap, we'll see that McLaren don't have an equal car. Vettel had a partially functioning KERS the last bit of the race and Lewis still couldn't pass him with KERS and the advantage of the DRS. The cars aren't equal obviously. The only reason Lewis was that close is because he drove his heart out.beelsebob wrote: Even without that, I think we've seen that McLaren have pretty much caught RBR now – their Q pace is no where near, clearly RBR are doing something special there, but their race pace is right on them. Give it a race or two and I wouldn't be surprised to see McLaren having a clearly faster race car.