2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

[dhandeh]

Apparently the Williams team is going for one-stoppers. Kobayashi up into 10th. Please, somebody show me the midfielders DURING overtakes!

Lewis made a mistake somewhere there... lost half a second of his lead on Alonso... now it's back up again. I think Hamilton is comfortable with his lead on Alonso. No need to take chances... as they've got to manage the tires and fuel against the temperature change issue that the McLarens suffered yesterday.

Dont forget the Ferrari's have gone backwards this season when using the harder tyre.

 

[niky]

True... but we won't know who's got it worst until they get on them.

Here's something interesting... Massa is finally catching Button up... but he's taken so long to do that that Webber's now close to being able to pull of a DRS maneuver on him.

Rob saying "This is good", but really... do you want to be the middleman in a 300 km/h sandwich?

 

[lbsf1]

Di Resta Is in the pits.

Possible one stopper??

 

[Brend]

Di Resta Is in the pits.

Possible one stopper??

Apparently that's the plan. Well, that's what the team Radio seemed to suggest.

 

[Joshua1994]

Di Resta's job today's going to be to demonstrate how bad this 1 stopper is..

 

[niky]

Ouch. Maldonado gets a drive-through for ignoring the blue flags.

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Webber's pace is helping Button. Massa is falling back from Button as he's trying to cover that Red Bull. Whew. Still, both of those cars should take Button eventually.

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OOooh... almost collided there... Massa takes the place back from Webber after being overtaken.

Bad form, Felipe, he forced Webber to back off, cutting the apex of that corner while Webber's car was right there.

So... if that were Alonso or Hamilton, that would have been a collision... is it just me, or is Felipe driving like a ****?

 

[dhandeh]

Felipe Massa has grown himself some balls!

 

[lbsf1]

Jenson has Kers back again and he is back on the pace.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Maldonado and Alguersuari should have more penalties for that.

 

[dhandeh]

Maldanado is a idiot, get rid of him.

 

[Famine]

What is Maldonado doing?

 

[niky]

Massa and Webber tangled up in traffic. Button has some breathing room. He's lapping close to Hamilton's time... KERS back?

Meanwhile, Hamilton has a comfortable cushion. Alonso is matching his pace in patches, but no way in hell can that Ferrari match the McLaren's long run pace. 5.6 seconds now between them.

I wonder if this infighting between Massa and Webber (whose DRS isn't effective enough for him to overtake in the second DRS zone) will allow Nico to catch up with them?

 

[dhandeh]

The blue flags must be invisible today, what a bunch of inept tools. Now petrov is being a moron.

Try this one Maldonado.

 

[niky]

How many yellow cards can you get before getting a red card?

Errh... in F1-speak... how many blue flags before you get black-and-blue?

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Good pit for Mark. Get away from that Ferrari, get some clean air.

 

[Famine]

Three, I believe.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

The blue flags must be invisible today, what a bunch of inept tools. Now petrov is being a moron.

Can they see them? It is dark. Would be interesting to hear from Maldonado at the end...

 

[TheBook]

Meanwhile, Webber pits. Out on options, and he hasn't used the primes yet.

 

[dhandeh]

Can they see them? It is dark. Would be interesting to hear from Maldonado at the end...

Its not actually flags, its high visibility flashing lights!

 

[Peter.]

Now Senna ignoring blue flags. Oh look at that, DTP.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Its not actually flags, its high visibility flashing lights!

I haven't seen many of them, put on Maldonado's onboard nao!

 

[Grayfox]

They must be color blind as they can't see the flashing LED signs.

 

[niky]

Interesting. Button takes primes early... will he try to go to the end of the race on those tires? Schumacher loses his cellphone, as it comes off his car and out into the run-off.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

They might have to start flashing the hotel blue if this keeps happening!

 

[astrosdude91]

Interesting. Button takes primes early... will he try to go to the end of the race on those tires? Schumacher loses his cellphone, as it comes off his car and out into the run-off.

I think that was his wallet. No, not big enough to be his wallet.

 

[niky]

Familiar sight... Webber behind Button. And since Button is on primes, it shouldn't be hard for Webber to overtake him this time.

Hamilton getting held up in traffic. Alonso inching closer and closer, but I don't think he can have a go at Hamilton before the pitstops... and the McLaren seems faster on fresh tires, so it's going to be tough to make anything happen.

I think that was his wallet. No, not big enough to be his wallet.

Doesn't look like half-a-billion in a billfold.

Hammy pits. Massa pits.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

1 stop hasn't worked for Di Resta, Sutil is half a minute ahead now in 8th.

 

[niky]

Red Bull KERS and DRS aren't enough for him to catch Button up... even with Button on those crappy primes. Ouch.

Lewis telling off Rubens... hello? I'm driving here!

Webber finally picks off Button, tweaks his nose.

19.9 between Hamilton and Alonso. Hamilton pushing hard to get past all the color-blind smurfs.

 

[Peter.]

Go Fernando! Win the race where you lost the title!

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Go Fernando! Win the race where you lost the title!

We need more Barrichello's in Hamiltons way!

 

[TheBook]

Webber on Button looked eerily close to Hamilton on Massa in India, except less crash-y.