Formula 1 2011 Thread!

Slavik

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Well things finally underway. And the first race we have already lost 2 cars for not meeting the 107% rule.

Red bull and Mclaren strong as usual, but some of the most experienced drivers struggling with some "basic" mistakes.

For the race tomrow I think top 4 will be Bed Bull and Mclaren, and given what we have seen of Ferrari so far they will be mid fielders.
 
Looks like it will be a game of catch the Red Bull again this season.

Almost a second faster than the next team, without using KERS.
 
Vettel is realy coming into his own as a driver, I said it last year, he will be the new schumacher, and his driving today realy shows his potential.

For the Grand Prix tomrow:
Pole: Vettel - Red Bull
2nd: Hamilton - Mclaren
3rd: Webber - Red Bull
4th: Button - Mclaren
 
Vettel is only good in clear air.

He still hasn't shown he can race or overtake.

he has a nasty/dangerous tendency to turn right into people too.

I think given the rule changes in the recent years overtaking is more a matter of "hoping the guy infront messes up" oppsed to anything else. Some driver skill yes, but nowhere like it used to be 5-6 years back.
 
It's been relatively stable since around 1996.

We have data back to 1982, it's members only though.
 
A good first race, not the most interesting but some nice building blocks.

The battle between button and massa was good to watch, wheel to wheel action for a while.

Unfortunaely the saubers were disqualified.

So as of the moment

Driver Standings
Possition - Name - Points
1st - Sebastian Vettel - 25
2nd - Lewis Hamilton - 18
3rd - Vitaly Petrov - 15
4th - Fernando Alonso - 12
5th - Mark Webber - 10
6th - Jenson Button - 8
7th - Felipe Massa - 6
8th - Sebastien Buemi - 4
9th - Adrian Sutil - 2
10th - Paul di Resta - 1
11th - Jaime Alguersuari - 0
12th - Nick Heidfeld - 0
13th - Jarno Trulli - 0
14th - Jerome d'Ambrosio - 0
15th - Timo Glock - 0
16th - Sergio Perez - 0
17th - Kamui Kobayashi - 0
18th - Rubens Barrichello - 0
19th - Nico Rosberg - 0
20th - Heikki Kovalainen - 0
21st - Michael Schumacher - 0
22nd - Pastor Maldonado - 0


Constructor Standings
Possition - Team - Points
1st - Red Bull -35
2nd - McLaren - 26
3rd - Ferrari - 18
4th - Renault - 15
5th - Torro Rosso - 4
6th - Force India - 3
7th - Lotus - 0
8th - Virgin - 0
9th - Sauber - 0
10th - Williams - 0
11th - Mercedes - 0
 
Well just won £140 on the grand national, of which I have re-bet it all into Vettel winning tomrow :)
 
Well that was an interesting race. Nick Heidfeld had a brilliant race, and given Webbers reported problems he realy drove the wheels off that car to get 4th.

Petrov driving a plane opposed to a car was good to watch.

I hope the remainder of the season follows on as interestingly as this race :)
 
I can't fathom why Vettel wasn't penalised for changing direction while defending, when Hamilton was.

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Inconsistent stewarding is a blight on Formula One.
 
Hmm, I guess it could be considered that he made his defensive move, then moved to follow the racing line.
 
It was interesting to see Vettel winning without KERS for the majority of the race. I'm a Mclaren fan but that guy is an amazing driver and it's a delight to watch him. I agree with you Paul, he's not much of a "pack" driver but he certainly knows how to drive.

Webber, not so much... :LOL:
 
Vettel killing the practice sessions.

If he keeps on like this he is going to wear out his engines before the season is over.
 
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