Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2011, Yas Marina Circuit - Race 18/19

[Sparky]

Time for a change, I detested the last name For probably a decade and finally did something about it.

Wish they would let me change mine.

 

[Glaucus]

Wish they would let me change mine.

All you have to do is email a don.

 

[Skeeter]

Or start a thread

Thats always good for a laugh

 

[Sparky]

All you have to do is email a don.

Have done previously.

 

[Glaucus]

I emailed Jokester and ThundyCat, within a couple of hours it was changed, not sure which one did it.

 

[Jokester]

I emailed Jokester and ThundyCat, within a couple of hours it was changed, not sure which one did it.

Must have been Thundy, by the time I got home from work it had already been done. He's that quick!

 

[FrankJH]

those pit stop times are really amazing (particularly Mercedes)

Doesnt surprise that Mclaren are usually a significant amount different

 

[Skeeter]

I remember hearing reports from Williams that in practice for the loss of refueling they got tyre changes down to under 2 seconds.

Don't know what happened there then

 

[The_Abyss]

I think Jake tweeted earlier today - Alonso only has one overtake in the past 5 races. That says something.

 

[therealnerd2]

I think Jake tweeted earlier today - Alonso only has one overtake in the past 5 races. That says something.

He's good at qualifying?

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

I think Jake tweeted earlier today - Alonso only has one overtake in the past 5 races. That says something.

What does it say?
As far as I know, none of the drivers are magic, therefore they can only do what the car is capable of.

 

[Skeeter]

Yeah, what is says is that everyone who qualifies in front of him is faster than him, which is the whole idea of qualifying anyway.

 

[FrankJH]

The fact that quali trim and race trim are completely different should be a factor.......unless Ferrari go for quali glory to the detriment of the race in some factor

 

[Skeeter]

The fact that quali trim and race trim are completely different should be a factor......r

Except with Parc Ferme rules, they aren't

 

[TaKeN]

I dreamt last night that Lewis Hamilton won this race

 

[Kevin Clark]

Also, dibs on the claim of 2 DRS zones.

You win a cookie.

Two independent DRS zones will be in operation this weekend, the first on the long back straight between Turns 7 and 8, and the other on the following kinked straight towards the Turn 11/12/13 complex. Activation zones will be before the Turn 7 hairpin and in the middle of the Turn 8/9 chicane.

 

[Skeeter]

I was actually hoping the second one would be on the start straight to keep them separate. Having the 2 close together opens up the possibility of pass/repass situations.

 

[sunama]

No conspiracy just fact. They was racing Alonso but they used webber as bait to bring in Alonso..
RB chose webber and Ferrari took the bait vimto won..simples really.

At the end of the day rb wanted vimto to win not matter who had to fall.

I love a good conspiracy theory and I prefer to believe theory that RBR wanted to get rid of Webber and Alonso, to allow Vettel to win the race and title.

The truth...we shall never know. Only RBR truly know why they brought in Webber, so early, which is what ultimately allowed Vettel to the title last year.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

The fact that quali trim and race trim are completely different should be a factor.......unless Ferrari go for quali glory to the detriment of the race in some factor

*Checks calendar*

Nah, definitely still 2011, we haven't travelled back in time.

 

[arknor]

I think Jake tweeted earlier today - Alonso only has one overtake in the past 5 races. That says something.

yea is says the top 4 cars are to far apart and its a crap year..

its almost like the top 4 cars are in different formulas