Brazilian Grand Prix 2013, São Paulo - Race 19/19

cuke2u · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:12

Button running low downforce as they are thinking about the race, but really he needed to qualify higher to take advantage of it. Still we will see...

deuse · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:13

Was it Bridgestone that had extreme wet tyres?

drunkenmaster · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:14

DiCe! said:
Doesnt mean anything, Button will make up places, Perez in the same car stays still or goes backwards.

Button has improved on his starting position 10 times this season, Perez 8 times, when you throw in Button's DNF vs Perez's two tyre blow out instances, that would likely be 11 vs 10...... massive difference.

Pigeon_Killer · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:15

Get to the choppaaaaa

Indy500 · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:18

deuse said:
Was it Bridgestone that had extreme wet tyres?

F1 should take a hint from these guys:

Of course, the above series use Bridgestone tyres...

sunama · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:20

Setroc said:
Button's strength in the wet though is knowing the right time to switch tyres, rather than his ultimate lap times in the wet. Or at least that's what I've always thought. I'm not 100% convinced that his tyre selection isn't down to luck, but he has gotten it spot-on several times.

In Canada 2012 (was it?), he was in last place and went through the field to beat the "unbeatable" Vettel. There wasn't any tyre changing going on - it was brute speed. Plain and simple.

Button is arguably the best driver in the wet and damp conditions.

In the dry, Vettel, Alonson, Kimi, Hamilton - are all ahead of him.

Flibster · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:21

deuse said:
Was it Bridgestone that had extreme wet tyres?

Yup. That was just what they called the wet tyre though.

sunama · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:23

What's with Vettel and his do-nuts?
Is he trying to win over the boo-boys by doing do-nuts?
Is he trying to be bad boy?

Skeeter · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:26

Dear FIA

GET ON WITH IT!

Sincerely
The Internet

Flibster · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:31

Skeeter said:
Dear FIA

GET ON WITH IT!

Sincerely
The Internet

Flibster · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:33

Oh look, they waited so long that the track is now ok for intermediate tyres...

USELESS FIA *******

Crippled Potato · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:37

sunama said:
In Canada 2012 (was it?), he was in last place and went through the field to beat the "unbeatable" Vettel. There wasn't any tyre changing going on - it was brute speed. Plain and simple.

Button is arguably the best driver in the wet and damp conditions.

I don't understand what you meant by the tyres. I'm pretty certain there were plenty of tyre changing, seeing how hey kept flipping between inters and wets and at the close it dried out and they finished on options on the last few laps.

deuse · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:38

Come on fat john

Glaucus · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:42

Epic drives from vet and alonso

sunama · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:42

Vettel, on top.
Some things never change.
And I think SMR did predict this.

Leeroy Jenkins · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:43

God i cant stand Vettel. Had to change when he was talking on the radio after he got pole.

TaKeN · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:44

Sighhhh

Merlin5 · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:57

I didn't see it, BBC seemed to stop coverage for Q3 after the delays?

this_is_gav · 23 Nov 2013 at 17:59

Indy500 said:
F1 should take a hint from these guys:

Of course, the above series use Bridgestone tyres...

I'm going to assume you've chose two poor screengrabs, as that's barely even wet. :\

Either that, or the Bridgestone tyres you so commend are lifting **** all water from the track.

Merlin5 said:
I didn't see it, BBC seemed to stop coverage for Q3 after the delays?

They switched to BBC2 (though then cut the coverage just after Q3 finished).

Indy500 · 23 Nov 2013 at 18:10

this_is_gav said:
I'm going to assume you've chose two poor screengrabs, as that's barely even wet. :\

What do you define as wet?

This was Q3: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/redb-vett-inte-2013-2-470x313.jpg