Grand Prix 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Practice, Qualifying & Race Discussion

This one's gonna be a classic.......

After the utterly amazing Indian Grand Prix where it's facilities wowed pretty much everyone worldwide and to be honest we are so lucky to have an Indian Grand Prix at the moment........

Thats would you would think if you were the BBC or any major commentator, for the fans it was a pretty dour race with little or no action throughout apart from the now routine crash between Hamilton and Massa and the rather humerous reaction of Rowan Atkinson in the Mclaren pitlane.

Sebastian Vettel continues to dominate the 2011 season with yet another win in the old jewel of the British Empire with Button consolidating his position in the WDC with another second place as his stock at Mclaren continues to rise.

However at the other side of the garage things aren't quite so rosy with Hamilton adding to his list of high profile accidents which included yet another crash with Felipe Massa. But this time it was Massa who was given a penalty as it was perceived by the stewards that he had turned in on the Mclaren, a decision which bemused the Brazilian as he felt he had given Hamilton enough room and he had the racing line, but both sides (and fans) have differing opinions and a definitive answer is unlikely to come any time soon.

Ferrari and Alonso continue to go through the motions as they wind down and focus on their 2012 after a poor season by their standards, while the car hasn't been awful like their 2009 car, Fernando is rarely anywhere other than third or fourth come the chequered flag. Ferrari have been a team that has been caught out my the ever changing EBD rules and clarity over this for 2012 should help them regain top end competitiveness at the start of next season.

In the midfield it is still close as drivers are fighting for championship places and also contract extensions as very little has been agreed for 2012 although we are now in November and approaching the second last race of a very long season. At Toro Rosso Jaime Alguesuari continued his impressive turnaround with yet more points in India to take his season haul to 26, more than Paul Di Resta and 11 more than his team mate Buemi which could be crucial with the likes of Ricciardo waiting in the wings for a possible seat and there is always the possibility of a Red Bull seat at some point in the future as there is still a question mark about Webbers future, particularly past 2012.

We go to Abu Dhabi for the third time and while the first two races have been pretty lacklustre with a lack of action and overtaking (just ask Alonso), with DRS maybe we might have more this weekend, but then, we can only hope really, just like we can hope Vettel isn't top of the podium by Sunday evening, but that usually ends up to be false hope as I expect another dominating performance from the young German.

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No need for the aggressive tone. I've posted you a link above and I used the word 'alluded' for a reason. Whitmarsh - "Sebastian was trying to pull a few seconds gap and you know do that startling first lap, when you do that you play a bit of a risk and i think he did and he paid for it".
I doubt this was the first time this Redbull's one lap mode/button call it whatever you want has been mentioned. Amongst the many reasons why Vettel had a considerable advantage coming out of turn one, grid slot was least glaring. Arguably, he gained more from the good start and Hamilton drove conservatively possibly to avoid contact. If grid slot was such a major factor, Alonso would not have been third within the first lap or was it just great driving.

I still can't see any mention of a one lap mode or button apart from your mention of it in reference to a quote that does not mention it. If you found aggression in the tone of my response, it is not because there was aggression in the tone of my response.

I don't understand your point about Alonso's position. Lewis was slower through turn one due to the inside line. This bunched the drivers behind him whilst allowing Vettel to escape with his superior corner exit speed due to the outside line.

I'm not going to bang on about it any more. You have drawn your conclusions and I have told you that I don't agree with them. I do think that if you watch it a few more times you might come round to my point of view. I'll let that be the end of it though. No more responses from me on the matter.
 
I wondered what happened there! thanks for that Keke.

Kobi also went in about the same time - anyone know what happened to him.
 
Thanks for posting that video Keke, I hadn't noticed Sergio's bump, he did very well to lap that Sauber with such a wonky wing.
I find it amazing (& slightly amusing) how much the teams go on about intricate aero and time after time we see cars with bits missing or hanging off keeping up with the pack. Wasn't it Massa who once went quicker with a broken front wing?
 
Nothing to do with F1.

But can someone tell me why none of our channels were showing the GP2 races? I know there wasn't any points involved but still they could have shown both races or have highlights?

I have no idea, but suspect it might have been because the contract only included the main series? :dunno:
 
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