Poll Out of Ten - 2013 Spanish Grand Prix

[Slyboogy]

It's not the first time that Hamilton has been heard saying this though- and not just at Mercedes.... It strikes me that he's never happy unless he can go flat out every lap... Which isn't a flaw per se, but it strikes me that it's not playing to the game that's been set!

I was just about to mention that.

Sky kept refering to this as if was one of the biggest stories in F1 since Schumacher returned.

 

[ramilas1]

I loved that fact that Alonso won I really did but the race was, just wrong it wasn't racing, there is no way that a driver should be heard saying "Guys I can't drive any slower."

WTF is that all about.....

What that is all about is that Mercedes have designed and built, at great expense, a car that is outrageously fast over a couple of laps but is, frankly, shit when it comes to trying to do 60 laps.

That is Mercedes' problem to deal with, assisted by constructive input from all personnel, including their drivers.

It is NOT the fault of the FIA or Pirelli, so the latter should not be moving the goal-posts to suit the players with two left feet.

 

[mjo]

Personally, I think the circuit layout contributed to such a low rating, and not the tyres - just look at past races at the venue; they haven't exactly been mindblowing. The tyre situation is the same for all teams, this it should be, as ramilas1 and others have elaborated on, up to the teams to adapt. If all teams had to strap an ice-cream tub to the front of their cars, it still would've been a crap race, because it's at Catalunya.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

This merc would probably have been unbeatable in the pre-Pirelli/DRS days but sadly overtaking is far too easy.

 

[Josh]

So that's the problem... They're stuck in 2009.

 

[sushifiesta]

The results from this poll are going to be very interesting because, as things stand, fourteen nutters people have decided to give the race a seven or above. There's a very large spread in votes.

 

[racecub]

I just don't get how that race could ever be a seven or above. I guess we all want something different from F1.

 

[ramilas1]

The results from this poll are going to be very interesting because, as things stand, fourteen nutters people have decided to give the race a seven or above. There's a very large spread in votes.

............ but, hey, 46 people nutters gave Bahrain 7 or more .....
- that has to be a clear case of a takeover of the asylum by the in-mates.

 

[The Pits]

Maybe people enjoyed the race? after all, is that not the entire reason for watching? otherwise, its just a waste of a precious couple of hours.

Personally, I think the nutters are those who spent 2 hours watching something that they clearly absolutely hated.

But each to their own, I suppose.

 

[Brogan]

I did the ironing

 

[racecub]

I played wordz on the IPad.

 

[mjo]

I did revision for my exam that was on Monday - with the F1 on also, of course - but I found A-level maths more interesting the F1 race.

 

[Jen]

I watch all races with a degree of optimism and look forward to each and every one. There is always a positive to be taken from each - yes, it is not the racing that we saw 50 years ago and not all the tinkering and improvements in the world will bring that back. However, it is the 'modern day' equivalent and still holds thrills, spills and upsets.

 

[sushifiesta]

It's not the racing we saw three weeks before! Once Alonso got in to the lead it was an extraordinarily dull race in my opinion, there were basically no battles anywhere and when there might have been it was usually prevented by a "don't fight him" or "look after the tyres" message.

 

[Jen]

Perhaps so, but I think you are not embracing my enthusiasm for the genre. None of it is a problem if you realise that every dog has his day and some have more days than others.

 

[The Pits]

And I quite enjoy the theater of changing dynamics. It all adds various different elements to the sport, not for all, I appreciate, but I enjoy it.

 

[F1ang-o]

Josh RasputinLives

I have been looking for the interview, it was on Sky last week-end & it was either Mikka H or Jacques V......but , I don't think they mentioned any driver.....by name.& neither did I..

 

[Josh]

Then I really have no idea how your post is connected to the Spanish GP.

 

[Fenderman]

I gave the race a low score. Had I hated it I'd have given it no score at all.

 

[F1ang-o]

Josh
Because it was mentioned over the Spanish GP ...... Sky coverage...