The 2013 Season

[Josh]

Exactly

 

[RasputinLives]

Bernie just announced they'll be getting extra tyres on a Friday from Barcelona onwards. Whether thats true or his decision to make I don't know but thats what he just said.

 

[FB]

Let's be honest, Bernie shout's jump and the FIA ask how high. He's the circus master and will get his way to maximise the TV viewing appeal.

 

[RasputinLives]

I get the feeling our championship contenders are our first three GP winners. I think 2013 is going to be Alonso/Vettel/Kimi scrap throughout woth Lewis and Jenson lurking behind.

 

[Brogan]

The Race Hub has been updated: http://cliptheapex.com/pages/2013-race-hub/

FF1 next...

 

[Brogan]

Teams with rookies are getting an extra set of tyres for Friday practice, from the Spanish GP onwards.

Pirelli has proposed to supply an additional set of tyres, built to the same construction as the current race rubber but using a more durable compound, for any team running a rookie driver on Friday mornings.

Teams are currently allocated 11 sets of tyres for the weekend, with one set of the harder compound returned after the first practice sessions.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106779

 

[no-FIAt-please]

This idea I like. Encourages teams to give young drivers Friday outings and they can't complain because they could take advantage of it too if they wanted. Still I doubt it will change much, especially within the teams competing for the titles.

 

[no-FIAt-please]

Wasn't sure where to post this... It's a great article about possible future technology in F1. Definitely worth a read.

http://f1elvis.com/2013/04/13/graphene-in-f1/

 

[Brogan]

Wow!

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106695/

He even has control over where they park their motorhomes.

 

[teabagyokel]

Brogan - What a tosser.

 

[Brogan]

Maybe he's going to introduce high degradation Pirelli shoes, to increase overtaking by pedestrians?

 

[cider_and_toast]

Just goes back to what I was saying in your all things to all men thread Brogan, the commercial considerations of the sport take precedence over all other factors.

 

[FB]

Barcelona and then Monaco next - F1's equivalent of mogadon one after the other. Oh joy...

 

[Fenderman]

Not to worry we have DRS and unwrappable treads to keep it interesting.

 

[Brogan]

The Race Hub has been updated.

Four races in and Vettel already has more wins, podiums, pole positions and fastest laps than all other drivers and only Räikkönen and Hamilton are matching him on points finishes: http://cliptheapex.com/pages/2013-statistics/

His chart line is looking rather vertical: http://cliptheapex.com/pages/2013-standings/

 

[Fenderman]

Uh, oh, there they go. Adrian Newey and Sebastian Vettel have got the Red Bull by the horns and continue to give the rest the finger. SNAoFU.

 

[KekeTheKing]

They should suspend Seb 2 races for what he did to poor Webber in Malaysia. Just to keep the title chase interesting this year you know?

 

[Fenderman]

Don't worry. His turn for a tyre failure next race. Oh wait, Pirelli, Horner, Whitmarsh, BE, huddles to continue ... three weeks for sudden improved compounds to appear ... normal service resumed. Okay. Worry.

 

[sushifiesta]

only Räikkönen and Hamilton are matching him on points finishes

And Grosjean.

 

[Brogan]

Heh, I completely overlooked him.