hughesie27 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Predictions made. Come on Pic!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Has anybody went for anyone other than Vettel on pole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Qualifying was cancelled during Q2 due to torrential rain in Australia. It will re-start at midnight tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Has anybody went for anyone other than Vettel on pole? If its dry RBR and vettel will be on pole,the car looks sadly a class apart again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Qualifying was cancelled during Q2 due to torrential rain in Australia. It will re-start at midnight tonight. It wasn't that bad either. Rain mixes it up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 It wasn't that bad either. Rain mixes it up too. Agreed, genuinely don't even know why they bother with wets and interactive these days - a little bit of rain and they call it off... Getting worse every year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 It's because Albert Park is a road circuit. You tend to get additional surface water for that reason. The ironic thing is that the weather was boiling up until Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Agreed, genuinely don't even know why they bother with wets and interactive these days - a little bit of rain and they call it off... Getting worse every year Its usually a lot worse at Spa. As Geoff says being a normal road won't help. The white lines will be like ice. Get them running. Its great in the wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam11 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Was at Silverstone last year for the British GP when qualifying was red flagged due to rain. Only takes surprisingly little amounts of rain to change the track conditions. The amount of standing water on the track even after just 20 mins or so was bad. And it wasn't even raining heavily. The rain in Australia just there looked worse and ss mentioned earlier, there is more standing water with it being a street circuit. Safety for fans and drivers far outweighs the entertainment Value. Spot on to call it off IMO. Better time for me to watch it too being at midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 What time does the race start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 What time does the race start? 6.00 tomorrow morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:shitwine: Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Has anybody went for anyone other than Vettel on pole? Went for Webber - it has to work for him in his home race at some point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossthejambo Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Had originally had Button but switched to Vettel after practice. Shame they postponed quali, would mix up the grid a bit and make the race more exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Left Nut Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Qualifying coverage will start at 23:45 tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Gobi Racing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:shitwine: Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Qualifying coverage will start at 23:45 tonight. Highlights on BBC at 05.20, just before the race goes live on Sky/5 Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Had originally had Button but switched to Vettel after practice. Shame they postponed quali, would mix up the grid a bit and make the race more exciting. The Mclaren is a dog.. Won't finish top 10 IMO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 The Mclaren is a dog.. Won't finish top 10 IMO... It makes you wonder how good last years car actually was, well it makes me wonder anyway. For my money, we'll find out just how good Hamilton is this year. I reckon he's pulled an unintentional master stroke moving to Mercedes. I think he is a top driver but I place a lot of stock in the star in a reasonably priced car leaderboard rather than applying any actual knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 It makes you wonder how good last years car actually was, well it makes me wonder anyway. For my money, we'll find out just how good Hamilton is this year. I reckon he's pulled an unintentional master stroke moving to Mercedes. I think he is a top driver but I place a lot of stock in the star in a reasonably priced car leaderboard rather than applying any actual knowledge. Well no driver will win in a bad car, to be fair I think it's generally accepted that Mclaren was one of if not the quickest last year .... But they have gone in a new direction and taken a massive risk with the front pull rods... Also buttons sensitivity makes it hard to tell, he needs a car perfectly suited before he can do it... Remember for large parts of last year he was +1 sec behind Hamilton in qualy... Mclaren will fix whatever issues they have with the car, but neither button or Perez are good enough to mount a consistent challenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Well no driver will win in a bad car, to be fair I think it's generally accepted that Mclaren was one of if not the quickest last year .... But they have gone in a new direction and taken a massive risk with the front pull rods... Also buttons sensitivity makes it hard to tell, he needs a car perfectly suited before he can do it... Remember for large parts of last year he was +1 sec behind Hamilton in qualy... Mclaren will fix whatever issues they have with the car, but neither button or Perez are good enough to mount a consistent challenge As slightly more than a casual observer, but less than an enthusiast......did Rosberg and Maldanado not win in bad cars last year? I'll accept your position of authority as last years prediction league winner, but be assured I intend to fluke a win this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 As slightly more than a casual observer, but less than an enthusiast......did Rosberg and Maldanado not win in bad cars last year? I'll accept your position of authority as last years prediction league winner, but be assured I intend to fluke a win this year. Last year was a bit of an anomaly mate, the definitive factor was tyres - they had such a small sweet spot temp wise that early in the season it was pretty much a lottery as which team got it right... Of course in a one off event anything can happen but over a season, it's be a miracle to win in a bad car, alonso came as close as anyone last season but even then the Ferrari was on it pace wise by the European stages... They also had a lot of luck early in the season. Ps - my prediction win was lucky lucky in the extreme, 15th with 3 races to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Last year was a bit of an anomaly mate, the definitive factor was tyres - they had such a small sweet spot temp wise that early in the season it was pretty much a lottery as which team got it right... Of course in a one off event anything can happen but over a season, it's be a miracle to win in a bad car, alonso came as close as anyone last season but even then the Ferrari was on it pace wise by the European stages... They also had a lot of luck early in the season. Ps - my prediction win was lucky lucky in the extreme, 15th with 3 races to go... Tbh, I thought you were very lucky as well. I wasn't meaning the McLaren was bad last year. I had assumed it was amongst, if not the best. I wonder if Hamilton got more out of it than others could have. Alonso certainly got more out of his Ferrari than almost anyone else would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Ach, that picture was meant to be that troll face thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossthejambo Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I had Button to win as well but switched him to well down the field. Amazing the gulf that seems to have grown from testing to Melbourne between McLaren and the new big 3 (RB, Lotus and Ferrari). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:shitwine: Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I still have Button on the podium - he seems to like this track. BBC were commenting earlier that Hamilton looks 'happier than he's been in years'. I wonder why..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Tbh, I thought you were very lucky as well. I wasn't meaning the McLaren was bad last year. I had assumed it was amongst, if not the best. I wonder if Hamilton got more out of it than others could have. Alonso certainly got more out of his Ferrari than almost anyone else would have. Lucky or clever, seems I paid a little more attention to the rules ;-) especially around bonus points.... (Sadly rules changed this year) And I agree, Hamilton, alonso and vettel certainly worth a few tenths over the rest of the field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossthejambo Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 McLaren shafted Perez chucking him out on supersofts when the track was nowhere near dry enough. Vettel pole, Red Bull front row, Ferrari second row, Merc third row, Button tenth. The McLaren is worse than I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Vettel took pole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Vettel strolled that. Even the last lap he did on inters with a huge slide at the end was a second faster than anyone else. He is becoming a bit of a machine. I don't believe he has the natural talent of Alonso or the ability to nurse a rotten car but as long as Red Bull keep giving him the machinery he keep on churning out the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Hulkenburg doesn't start. Something wrong with the fuel pump on his car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Chance of rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Button pits after 4 laps. The tyres are shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Massa having a stormer so far.. Then they make him move over for Alonso! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Actually they will just make sure massa has a longer stop than Alonso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Actually they will just make sure massa has a longer stop than Alonso Don't think so. Massa's stop was quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Don't think so. Massa's stop was quick. Yeah I noticed! Given them equal billing so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Yeah I noticed! Given them equal billing so far Alonso will still finish ahead of him though. Kimi is flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Alonso will still finish ahead of him though. Kimi is flying. No doubt about that. Next step of stops I reckon. Won't be too obvious. Was going to say Sutil holding up Vettel but he is 1.1 sec infront. Hopefully Kimi can close in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 No doubt about that. Next step of stops I reckon. Won't be too obvious. Was going to say Sutil holding up Vettel but he is 1.1 sec infront. Hopefully Kimi can close in. Alonso pitting now. He'll get the jump on Massa now. Sutil is actually pulling away from Vettel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Alonso in. Trying something different ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Sutil ahead after stop. Alonso jumps both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Leading race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Vettel still looks unbelievably quick. I'm sure he'll still win this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Rosberg out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Light rain perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubby1973 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Rain will suit button. seems to excel in aus when its damp/wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Vettel still looks unbelievably quick. I'm sure he'll still win this. Alonso starts to pull away from Vettel as I said this. Raikkonen still got a massive chance if he can 2 stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Raikkonen pitted so down to 5th. Won't have to pit again though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Riakkonen in. Into 5th. Possibly his last stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Between Kimi and Alonso for the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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