Bahrain Grand Prix 2013, Sakhir - Race 4/19

Flibster · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:17

Webber and Rosberg incident will be investigated under the race.

OH FOR ***** SAKE!

Thomas. PLease. · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:17

Ah I'm really not sure I can watch the end of the race and podium without feeling ill.

CaptainRAVE · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:18

Fatjohn getting a bit aggressive.

utajoker · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:18

so the fia have had a 10 minute think about webber and rosberg and decided to not bother and do it after the race...

CaptainRAVE · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:19

Glaucus said:
It'll all comes down to the same thing. As to do one you almost certainly have to change other things. To get that much tyre shards you have to be losing strength, then there's making the sidewals softer etc.
They are very much capable of producing indestructible tyres like Bridgestone, but that's not the contract.

Do they? I am not a tyre engineer, but surely durability (the surface layer of rubber) and the strength of the tyre (construction underneath) are different things.

Psycho Ned · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:19

Is this some sort of new unannounced rule that the FIA won't dish any punishments out during the race anymore? Seems like everything no matter when it occurs is looked at at the end!

CaptainRAVE · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:19

utajoker said:
so the fia have had a 10 minute think about webber and rosberg and decided to not bother and do it after the race...

Seems to be a lot of that recently. Don't know why they can't just do it now.

FrankJH · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:20

Gary Anderson, BBC F1 technical analyst
On McLaren's Titanic battle: "I think Perez needed to have more respect. I couldn't live with that if I was manager of a team."

Glaucus · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:20

Toe biggest rule changes I want to see.

1) Get rid of DRS full stop.
2) any ruling has to be given with in 10laps, it's like they don't have several cameras and telemetry.

They don't need to speak to drivers, you can see their steering, throttle and another dozen inputs,

Rybo89 · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:20

Psycho Ned said:
Is this some sort of new unannounced rule that the FIA won't dish any punishments out during the race anymore? Seems like everything no matter when it occurs is looked at at the end!

Unless your black

utajoker · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:20

how many of the top 8 need to stop again?

hamilton could get 5th from webber.

utajoker · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:21

btw, button v perez act 2 incoming.

Guerrilla · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:21

I think the stewards must have great catering or something... They seem to want to drag it out as long as possible.

Glaucus · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:21

CaptainRAVE said:
Do they? I am not a tyre engineer, but surely durability (the surface layer of rubber) and the strength of the tyre (construction underneath) are different things.

Partly, but the rubber must add strength to the carcass. There's also been a lot of wing and wheel touching this race. All though you would have to check if any off those are a factor.
Sidewall stiffness is very much structural and perfomance, so there's parts you can't separate.

CaptainRAVE · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:21

Good job Perez

Irish_Tom · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:22

utajoker said:
how many of the top 8 need to stop again?

hamilton could get 5th from webber.

Doubt his tyres will last. Probably drop back behind the McLarens, Alonso and Rosberg at this rate.

Guerrilla · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:22

Alonso is such a classy driver.

utajoker · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:22

alonso doing great with no drs.

Jono8 · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:23

Alonso will get fifth

CaptainRAVE · 21 Apr 2013 at 14:23

FrankJH said:
Gary Anderson, BBC F1 technical analyst
On McLaren's Titanic battle: "I think Perez needed to have more respect. I couldn't live with that if I was manager of a team."

Gary is full of it tbh. It is racing, deal with it tbh Gary.