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It's down at the Garage at the moment the fluxcapacitor is broken.
And It's not that Ironic!
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Hamilton on the razors edge.
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Nakajima's in Q3. That's new
button almost knocked him out but he's 11th by less than 0.010 of a second
button almost knocked him out but he's 11th by less than 0.010 of a second
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Massa.
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yay massa
Great lap, completely unexpected to be so far ahead. But boy do I feel for Alonso, he had a Top 5 car this weekend and now he'll struggle for a points finish. 👎
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He had what seemed like a top5 car for sure. I feel really bad for him, just like how he had bad luck in Spain this year.
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Well well well. That certainly sucks for Renault. 👎 Just hope that Alonso doesn't retire after the first 3 corners on the 1st lap. Anyways, that was a really close cut battle for pole and Hamilton almost made it into Q3 with that effort. Too bad he did a mistake somewhere, could have done better but would still be nowhere close as Massa was. He was 0.6 seconds up on that final run!!!! 
As daan has mentioned, the pit lane entry is going to cause some problems during the race, as well as the high kerbs at turn 10. Now lets just hope the race would live up to its hype and not be a complete let down like Valencia was..... 👎
Anyways, that was a really close cut battle for pole and Hamilton almost made it into Q3 with that effort. Too bad he did a mistake somewhere, could have done better but would still be nowhere close as Massa was. He was 0.6 seconds up on that final run!!!! As daan has mentioned, the pit lane entry is going to cause some problems during the race, as well as the high kerbs at turn 10. Now lets just hope the race would live up to its hype and not be a complete let down like Valencia was..... 👎
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Heidfeld demoted 3 spots for blocking Barrichello, Barrichello fined 10'000 Euros for not slowing down.
Story: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70945
Heidfeld's view on the matter: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70947
Story: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70945
Heidfeld's view on the matter: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70947
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I missed knockout qualifying because I had to go to the barber. My concern was the likelyhood of showers and thunderstorms after reading a weather report online. Congratulations to whomever won pole.
So... what kind of storyline(s) do you have regarding this Singapore Grand Prix? My storyline is about the adaptation process to a new challenge like this. Who will adjust quickest to make the absolute best effort to win (or at least finish strong)? How about your storylines?
So... what kind of storyline(s) do you have regarding this Singapore Grand Prix? My storyline is about the adaptation process to a new challenge like this. Who will adjust quickest to make the absolute best effort to win (or at least finish strong)? How about your storylines?
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Bourdais Future In F1?
4 Races to now prove his mettle, the STR is a damn decent car and he'll really need to start producing some top-10 results. Vettel has really given him a thumping lately.
Piquet's Future In F1?
Nelson is in the same boat, with both Luca Di Grassi and Romain Grosjean all waiting ever so patiently, Piquet really needs a spirited end to the season to avoid the chop from the ever-ruthless Flav.
Coulthard's Final Bow
DC's final 4 races in Formula 1. Let's hope he can atleast give Webber a run for his money, Quali was a good start.
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If I was team principal at Toro Rosso, I'd say Bourdais has proven himself at least 3 times now in races, though not getting the result, he has performed great anyway.
He needs a result to show he can bring them home though, because so far he's shown great qualifying and race pace but not the ability to finish in a good position.
I think he's just extremely unlucky, Spa he was overtaken by people who had decided to risk full wets and Monza he had that stall that cost him and then the safety car let the race start without him.
He has at least performed well at the last 3 Grand Prix's in Practice, Qualifying and certain parts of the races.
Piquet hasn't done anything to prove he deserves his seat and will be dropped next year, in my opinion. Unlike Bourdais, he hasn't done anything really notable in practicing, qualifying or in the races, though he has brought home a great result...it was completely from luck.
I hope Bourdais is kept and Piquet is shown the door...
My "storyline":
Can Hamilton keep it together till the end of the season?
Last year we saw him lose his bottle completely and make a series of rookie-mistakes, costing him the championship. Again, in this and the last Grand Prix' qualifying session, we have seen him make him some bad calls and drive over the edge. Can he get the pressure under control?
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What....the....hell:
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/9/8444.html
Ok, so now drivers are being fined because of stupidly designed pitlanes? My lord, the race stewards really like to cause controversey!
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Bourdais has proved himself quite a few times now. He's having to grapple with a difficult car, but has shown a few times that he is quite a capable driver. I sincerely hope he is kept for the next season, he deserves a spot in Formula One.
Piquet has done nothing this year. He is useless, and should be dropped. His only meaningful result was purely luck. Hopefully he is fired, and Di Grassi is given his seat.
Coulthard seems to have lost the plot, lately he has been racing Honda's and Nakajima more than the people he's supposed to be competing with. If he doesn't pick up the pace a bit, it's going to be a sad conclusion to a good career.
They did the same to Alonso in the Valencia pitlane if I remember correctly. Seriously, these places need to fix those bloody pits.
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But in that case, Alonso was running over the lines, he did just decide to go into the pits half-heartedly.
In this case, neither driver was in the wrong particularly, its just the pitlane entrance is stupidly on the racing line.
Perhaps Barrichello should have just continued onto the next lap, it was a bit naughty just to abandon it there and then and just go into the pitlane anyway. I don't really see what Heideld did wrong though, yes he held up Barrichello, but whats he meant to do? Activate the secret ghosting ability? Perhaps Gran Turismo is more realistic than we thought!
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Yes, great lap by Felipe! Too bad Kimi once again couldn't help. I have no idea what's going on with him. Maybe he does something on the race.
About Bourdais, i think he had a good season if you watched every race, not just the points table. He deserves another year.
As for Piquet, people here were really enthusiastic, but it seems he's not like his father. Maybe he's not ready yet, but i was disappointed with him. I say take a break and come back stronger in 2 or 3 years. In the meantime, let's see what Lucas Digrassi can do. (he had an awesome GP2 season).
Coulthard... well, he's just enjoying the ride, no pressure at all. He lives a good life, i can't be sorry for him. I hope he finishes well at Interlagos.
About Bourdais, i think he had a good season if you watched every race, not just the points table. He deserves another year.
As for Piquet, people here were really enthusiastic, but it seems he's not like his father. Maybe he's not ready yet, but i was disappointed with him. I say take a break and come back stronger in 2 or 3 years. In the meantime, let's see what Lucas Digrassi can do. (he had an awesome GP2 season).
Coulthard... well, he's just enjoying the ride, no pressure at all. He lives a good life, i can't be sorry for him. I hope he finishes well at Interlagos.
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But in that case, Alonso was running over the lines, he did just decide to go into the pits half-heartedly.
In this case, neither driver was in the wrong particularly, its just the pitlane entrance is stupidly on the racing line.
Perhaps Barrichello should have just continued onto the next lap, it was a bit naughty just to abandon it there and then and just go into the pitlane anyway. I don't really see what Heideld did wrong though, yes he held up Barrichello, but whats he meant to do? Activate the secret ghosting ability? Perhaps Gran Turismo is more realistic than we thought!
Oh my god. This is a revelation.
I'm gonna be an F1 driver now, and I'm gonna drive on the barriers, and the stewards can't penalize me like Polyphony can. Har har har.Seriously though, I don't think Rubens or Fernando deserved their penalties. The pit lanes in Valencia and Singapore are bloody jokes as far as I'm concerned. On another note, I feel so bad for Fernando, what with his car crapping out.
If it hadn't died, he'd probably be on the front row, and Lewis Hamilton would be outside of the top 10.
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I'm not a fan of Heidfeld but that punishment is a complete joke. I'd say that pit in and out is going to cause big problems in the race.
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But isn't the pit entry at Interlagos also on the racing line? I remember I used to have this racing game that showed you the perfect line to follow if you were a beginner, and it always led up across the beginning of the pit lane; if you didn't follow it, you ended up in the wall on the outside ofthe corner. If this is the case in real life, the drivers don't seem to have much trouble with it, and that corner at Interlagos is much quicker than the final curves of Singapore.
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True, but the entrance to the Interlagos pit is pretty much a straight line. With Singapore, drivers have to slow down for the turn to stay within the white lines still and thus could cause some problems..
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After watching the qualifying, I have to say that the circuit doesn't seem all that interesting. Hopefully it will rain during the race. Please, no more flat street circuits
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