Australian Grand Prix 2013, Melbourne - Race 1/19

I don't see why people are so down on Merc, compared to what they had at the end of last season they are doing fantastically well, and anyone can have unreliability.

They've got a great base to build on, and I'm sure they already knew that Lotus, Ferrari and RBR were possibly quicker.

Great way to start the season, roll on next weekend :)
 
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Sorry if it's been asked before but which races will the BBC be covering Live this year?

I stayed up til 12 thinking the practise will be on BBC, only to be disappointed by it being on Sky. I don't want to go into my reasons, as each to their own but I prefer BBC and want to see how Susan Perrie copes after JH departed.

I'm particularly staying away from reading previous comments as I don't want to know who won as the highlights are on later in the afternoon.
 
majnu said:
Sorry if it's been asked before but which races will the BBC be covering Live this year?

I stayed up til 12 thinking the practise will be on BBC, only to be disappointed by it being on Sky. I don't want to go into my reasons, as each to their own but I prefer BBC and want to see how Susan Perrie copes after JH departed.

I'm particularly staying away from reading previous comments as I don't want to know who won as the highlights are on later in the afternoon.
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http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18484842

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/17238688
 
Nismo said:
I don't see why people are so down on Merc, compared to what they had at the end of last season they are doing fantastically well, and anyone can have unreliability.

They've got a great base to build on, and I'm sure they already knew that Lotus, Ferrari and RBR were possibly quicker.

Great way to start the season, roll on next weekend :)
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I'm not, they look to be in a much better position than last year whereas McLaren have gone backwards.
 
Pirelli can bring tyres that would do 1 stops like the Bridgestones. BUT F1 is a global sport, and while some fans may relish the opportunity to go back to the Bridgestone days, others won't, and the people who want 'artificial racing' are outweighing those that don't.

Drivers don't have to keep the life in the tires, they could drive flat out for x-laps, but things deteriorate over time if you take them to the limit and beyond. All that looking after the tires is is just another skill, like in the pre-1994 days where you had periods of time where drivers had to save fuel. Its another skill that makes the racing more interesting.
 
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So you want a return to the soft tyres lasting a whole race leading to passing in pit stops rather than on track?
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If it means proper wheel to wheel battles and drivers going all out and making mistakes like they used to from pushing to hard sure

watching a car follow another for 1-2 laps and kill it's tyres because they don't have durability or they overheat is not exactly brilliant stuff
 
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If it means proper wheel to wheel battles and drivers going all out and making mistakes like they used to from pushing to hard sure

watching a car follow another for 1-2 laps and kill it's tyres because they don't have durability or they overheat is not exactly brilliant stuff
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It's a trap. Your first point is subjective because proper for you could be anything. If I argued that the overtaking stats comparison from the last era to the new show many more wheel to wheel battles, you would just argue that it's all fake because of the tyres and DRS.

You're second point inadvertently contradicts itself. That is exactly what happened in the last era, except that the 1-2 laps was strung out to 10-20. The rarity of cars being able to pass each other due to the turbulence and tyre durability was dull. If pit stops are the only way to overtake then I'm not interested.

Did they adjust the DRS from the last Aus race? I felt they had it dead on today. It wasn't an automatic pass, but nullified the disadvantage of catching a slower car.
 
It's a comedy of errors really. the Bridgestones lasted too long and all the aero effects meant that overtaking was very difficult so you ended up with a procession.

To counter this they introduced DRS, changed the tyres to a different manufacturer and the aero effects have reduced as well.

Now we're left with tyres that degrade too quickly, DRS that makes overtaking far too easy and overtaking possible elsewhere on track.

If they had introduced DRS with the Bridgestones or brought in the Pirelli's without DRS we might have had more balanced racing.

I guess we'll never know.
 
Hi, a good solid race for JB who did well to rescue a few points from what could have been a disaster. His lap time of 1:30.198 wasn't actually far off the ultimate lap set by KR. McLaren will have the car sorted out soon...
 
Just caught up with this on sky+. Nice to have F1 back and Red Bull struggling a little, but overall a dull race determined by the worst tyres we have seen yet. At least Vettel can overtake these days, although I guess that detracts from the entertainment also! Hamilton has definitely made the correct decision and I eat my words in that respect. I guess we will see what mclaren will do through the season.
 
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