Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Santander 2012

[Alex p.]

Fastest lap from Perez.

On hard tyres...

 

[niky]

Those Ferraris are looking really good. Massa passed Webber easily, and is coming up on Vergne quick.

But it might be that Webber is on a tire conservation game... we'll see.

 

[ZEROX]

Replay of start... that's all Ferrari power right there...

..and a little bit of [f1]pressure control experience.
It's really good to see that Maldonado match Alonso pace. *^*

 

[gorsad]

Nice to see Maldonado make a good start, he's so far matching the pace of the Ferrari. Epic 360 by Charles Pic, ha.

 

[GTPorsche]

Webber pitting for the hard tires.

 

[niky]

Don't forget... Maldonado has a potentially faster car... especially over race distance, if that Ferrari fades over time like they have all season.

On hard tyres...

We're five laps in. Those softs are all shot already. The Hards are supposedly only 0.7 seconds slower over one lap. By the fifth lap, they should be faster.

 

[Liquid]

Seeing that the Ferrari is a bit of a shed, if Ginsters can stay with Alonso, he should be able to make an attempt or two.

Nickname win.

Good ol' Pasty. Where's Senna again? 18th? Whoops.

Looks like we're going to have a typical Spanish GP. What we need is a good ol' fashioned race of attrition. Somehow.

 

[GTPorsche]

Both RBR have pit now.

 

[Alex p.]

We're five laps in. Those softs are all shot already. The Hards are supposedly only 0.7 seconds slower over one lap. By the fifth lap, they should be faster.

True.

 

[ZEROX]

Close call for Webber.

 

[dhandeh]

Mclaren with the fault free pit stop! Whatever next!

 

[RTSolvalou]

Lotus gambling on using softs until the rain comes? I think.

 

[ZEROX]

Mclaren with the fault free pit stop! Whatever next!

At least for now.

Lotus gambling on using softs until the rain comes? I think.

Rain? I don't see any clouds now.

 

[Liquid]

Ginsters leads! Dear me.

Good stop by the Ferrari crew.

 

[Watchman]

[...]

Good stop by the Ferrari crew.

Good enough?

~EDIT~ Yup.

 

[niky]

Hamilton up to P4... until he pits... fantastic blitz to the front...

 

[RTSolvalou]

Is that? Kovalainen in roughly 7th?

 

[gorsad]

Hamilton in 4th!!!! Has he made a pitstop yet?

 

[Watchman]

Schumacher out!

 

[ZEROX]

Contact for Schumi and Senna!

 

[Liquid]

Senna in the wars again...

No luck for Schumi!

 

[niky]

Senna on Schumi.

Never thought I'd hear that... I expect fisticuffs.

 

[C-ZETA]

Michael's car for this year is actually the Jordan from 2000. His lack of luck is saddening.

 

[RKanharn]

WTH was schumi doing. Kovalainen is 4th.
Edit: 5th.

 

[ZEROX]

Racing incident. Nothing else.
Schumi misjudge Senna's brake point.

 

[dhandeh]

Inb4 Prisonermonkeys says it was Senna's fault.

 

[Tom]

Oh, Schumi's fault. Wasn't expecting that..

 

[Liquid]

Fair play, it doesn't look like Senna's fault.

 

[GTFOREVER]

No senna and schumacher off but wow schumacher when right into him

 

[niky]

Scratch the last post. Race incident... Bruno had a damaged car, braked early, Schumi plowed into him.