British Grand Prix 2011, Silverstone Circuit - Race 9/19

DBT85 · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:27

Dr Who said:
Look at those saddos behind EJ looking like proper mouthbreathers

I honestly don't get it. If I'd paid that much to go I would be seeing everything I could, not standing behind some presenters just to get on TV.

JB uses the B word in a post Quali interview again. i'll let him off this weekend lol.

Irish_Tom · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:28

Todge said:
Just realised that Hamilton will be starting the race on a set of softs that have done Q1 and Q3. Should have more fresh left in the existing tyres?

If things tomorrow go the way they have today then I don't think an extra set of options is going to make much of a difference.

AcidHell2 said:
Nice interview with Hammy.

He did well there, was half-expecting another meltdown.

JB saying what we're all thinking "Don't know where the pace has gone but I can guess". :rolleyes:

Dr Who · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:29

Todge said:
I honestly don't get it. If I'd paid that much to go I would be seeing everything I could, not standing behind some presenters just to get on TV.

IDD

As a side note, this must be one of JB's best qualifications this season, yet still 1.5 seconds off the pace.

Yay... Nigel Mansell

utajoker · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:31

not good for mclaren at all

hope mclaren can pull of a race of the season and get a podium atleast.

Haiku · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:32

Todge said:
How bad must Sutil feel getting **** on by Di Riesta nearly every week?

To be fair, Sutil has tended to outperform Di Resta on race day which is really the more important part of the weekend.

Guerrilla · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:34

utajoker said:
not good for mclaren at all hope mclaren can pull of a race of the season and get a podium atleast.

A shower or two could certainly make it possible.

Dr Who · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:35

utajoker said:
not good for mclaren at all hope mclaren can pull of a race of the season and get a podium atleast.

The thought of driving that car looking that unstable in a wet race makes me shudder.

Indy500 · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:35

Maldonado getting 7th is pretty good for a rookie pay driver in a down-and-out Williams...

utajoker · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:37

it took button 10 seconds to mention the balance in his interview

Glaucus · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:38

sunama · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:40

Dr Who said:
The thought of driving that car looking that unstable in a wet race makes me shudder.

If it is damp/wet race tomorrow, I expect Button to do pretty well.

If it's dry, I fully expect Hamilton to finish ahead of Button (extraordinary incidents permitting).

However, the big talking point has to be Alonso - will he have a better "race" car tomorrow? If so, surely, he will win tomorrow's race. Right?

Irish_Tom · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:44

Thinking back over the first half of this season and their off-the-start-line performance;
I fully expect Alonso to jump Vettel (possibly even Webber) and for both McLaren's to lose at least one position by the end of the first lap.

Demon · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:45

sunama said:
If it is damp/wet race tomorrow, I expect Button to do pretty well.

If it's dry, I fully expect Hamilton to finish ahead of Button (extraordinary incidents permitting).

However, the big talking point has to be Alonso - will he have a better "race" car tomorrow? If so, surely, he will win tomorrow's race. Right?

Just looking at the on-board of Hamilton's car, it looks very badly setup, I can't see him challenging anyone of note to be honest.

There is something about MacLaren that just are very fragile with their setup/strategy, it doesn't take much to fall off the cliff..

CaptainRAVE · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:48

AcidHell2 said:
At least webbers in first.

Ferraris are only a smudge behind RBR now. Now if RBR are like normal and fall back in the race. Then Ferrari could easily win tomorrow.

Is the speculation that OTBD was benefitting Vettle more than webber true? Are we now going to see a much much closer gap between them. Or is it just that webber loves this track.

Mclaren have seemingly fallen of the ledge, what's happened there. Seems there OTBD was in fact very good and one of there biggest parts.

Certainly makes for some interesting speculation doesn't it.

It hasn't slowed RB much, so once again, the performance must be coming from somewhere else. I wonder what else the FIA will fail at banning.

sunama · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:52

Demon said:
Just looking at the on-board of Hamilton's car, it looks very badly setup, I can't see him challenging anyone of note to be honest.

On a dry track, if anybody can hustle a slow car, to make it fast, its Hamilton. Alonso being the other driver.

Of course, the above depends on whether tomorrow's race is in the dry or not.

BTW: I believe that the current regs are only in place for this weekend. The regs will revert back to the same spec we saw in Valencia, for the remainder of the season.

weyland yutani · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:54

Is it me or does Jake's enthusiasm for F1 sound a tad insincere?

Dr Who · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:58

sunama said:
If it is damp/wet race tomorrow, I expect Button to do pretty well.

I agree Button does better in the wet as he is very smooth if not as fast, I hope it is a wet race at the start and drying later on.

ZG002 · 9 Jul 2011 at 15:13

Anyone know what Mansell was on about regarding Nasa carbon fibre?

All the people at the top are holding the line "this is very technical stuff and the public know very little of what's actually going on"

arknor · 9 Jul 2011 at 15:15

weyland yutani said:
Is it me or does Jake's enthusiasm for F1 sound a tad insincere?

i thought everyone knew hes not that intrested in f1

ZG002 said:
ZG002 said:

Anyone know what Mansell was on about regarding Nasa carbon fibre?

All the people at the top are holding the line "this is very technical stuff and the public know very little of what's actually going on"

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high temprature self lubricating carbon fibre ? i guess its what the gearboxs are made off

Dr Who · 9 Jul 2011 at 15:19

arknor said:
high temprature self lubricating carbon fibre ? i guess its what the gearboxs are made off

Yeah assume this, http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinoff1997/ip5.html