The 2013 Season

[P1]

I'm giving up on 2013. From my perspective it's going to be a tainted vettel championship thanks to FIA unfairly punishing Mercedes. I don't need to watch that.

 

[Josh]

I know right, they would have fared much better without the reprimand.

 

[RasputinLives]

Yeah there is no way Vettel would have won the title if Mercedes had been allowed to take part in the young drivers test.

odd point of view.

 

[Incubus]

we may yet be in for a title showdown according to this:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108900

Yet to see how the situationl pans out but race strategies could become a bit more complex over this season's remaining races.

 

[P1]

Their prr

we may yet be in for a title showdown according to this:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108900

Yet to see how the situationl pans out but race strategies could become a bit more complex over this season's remaining races.

Autosport's previous article on tire change impact by team was way off.

http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/5417/does-f1-cloud-have-a-silver-arrows-lining/

 

[Greenlantern101]

tyre

 

[FB]

I tire of these tire versus tyre tirades. Or, to quote Helen Lovejoy, "Won't someone think of the children?".

 

[RasputinLives]

I'm gonna start saying Tiryes

 

[Incubus]

Yes, they do get a bit tyresome.

 

[Il_leone]

Batman
Tainted because Vettel double crossed his team and teammate and probably forced Webber into retirement despite what Mark says

 

[RasputinLives]

Yeah because if Vettel hadn't overtaken Webber he'd be struggling to win the title too.

Seriously guys have you heard yourselves?

 

[Il_leone]

RasputinLives

Let's say its tainted a little bit by his double cross

who knows had Webber won they would have been tied on points then

F1 is always about the ifs, buts and maybes

 

[Josh]

Yeah maybe if Webber had won that race and had managed to get better results in the races following Malaysia or Vettel having bad luck/forgetting how to drive/getting injured, maybe they'd have been on equal points.

 

[Il_leone]

So far Malaysia 2013 has been the defining moment for two reasons

i) Alonso was told to stay out and promptly crashed

ii) Vettel's double cross

it cost Alonso 22pts not finishing and Vettel stealing 7pts at least

 

[Incubus]

Maybe if comets or whatever it was that brought loads of water onto this planet the human race would have never existed, and Vettel would have therefore never won any title.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I find hard to believe that somebody believes that if somebody breaks the rules then that somebody shouldn't be punished because in the view of the first somebody it taints the championship by punishing the somebody who broke the rules in the first place.....

Anyway enough of that nonsense, so to get to why I'm posting, I find this a bit harsh on the driver don't you..

http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1...car-released-without-wheels-properly-attached

 

[sushifiesta]

No different to penalising the driver for gearbox changes etc. but 10 places does seem too much, especially combined with the pit lane speed limit change. Bit of a knee jerk reaction to say the least.

 

[P1]

I find hard to believe that somebody believes that if somebody breaks the rules then that somebody shouldn't be punished because in the view of the first somebody it taints the championship by punishing the somebody who broke the rules in the first place.....

Anyway enough of that nonsense, so to get to why I'm posting, I find this a bit harsh on the driver don't you..

http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1...car-released-without-wheels-properly-attached

They didn't break the rules. Charlie Whiting gave them permission to do it. Even the FIA acknowledged there was no wilful wrongdoing. Their goal in the test ban was to level the playing field by counter-balancing any advantage mercedes may have gained from the test Charlie Whiting approved. Well based on today's timing, I would say Mercedes is way behind the competitive position they had before Barcelona - so I would say the FIA has unleveled the playing field. They failed. At least they are consistent in their efforts to make F1 arbitrary.

 

[LifeW12]

This season is over already. Move onto next year.

 

[Josh]

Batman

Did you know that in Monaco Vettel was P10 and P9 after FP1 & FP2, respectively? And did you know he came second in the race?
Did you also know that in Canada he was P9 and P7 after FP1 & FP? And did you know he won? Did you also know that Grosjean was 3rd in both practice sessions in Canada and that he finished down in 13th?

What's the point of this, you ask? The point is that free practice isn't always indicative of where a team/driver will be come race day.

LifeW12

You don't have to watch, you know?