Japanese Grand Prix 2012, Suzuka - Race 15/20

Panzerbjorn said:
I think the point DM is trying to make is; because Alonso's engines have gone the full race distance in all but one race, whereas other driver's have had more DNFs, his engines have the potential to be more prone to failure come the end of the season.

On the other hand, Ferrari may have built an absolute rock of an engine, we just don't know.
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But the engines are designed with doing the full season. I think most have pretty much got rock solid engines especially with the engine freeze. Sauber ain't losing engines either so I would not be thinking too much into such hopes :)
 
Mr Men said:
But the engines are designed with doing the full season. I think most have pretty much got rock solid engines especially with the engine freeze. Sauber ain't losing engines either so I would not be thinking too much into such hopes :)
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It definitely seems as though the gear boxes are more prone to lunching themselves.
 
OK stupid question time.

If Alonso was impeded by Vettel on his only run in quali 3 and he ran through the yellow flags how on earth did he manage to to qualify 7th.

Surely his fastest sector 2 time was on his quali 3 lap and that was under yellow flags.
 
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Mr Men said:
So you think yellows at one corner means you should back off for the whole sector? if he slowed for the yellow flag area then that's just fine surely and as they should be doing, otherwise the rest of the track is green flag.
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Not but I'd suggest if you have backed off in the sector but have still managed to set a fastest time then cars are not backing off enough. Just dropping a few revs to go through the motions.

I'd like to know just how much he backed off to still be able to set his best sector time.
 
Just watched Ted's quali notebook on the sky site, and he reckons Alonso told him Vettel holding him up cost him a couple of tenths.
not quite sure how it all pans out then after seeing Alonso's three quali times

Q1
1:32.459
Q2
1:31.833
Q3
1:32.114

A couple of tenths would have put him right up with Grosjean and thats without counting for him backing off for the yellow flags.
 
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Lol at kimi's post quali interview.
Interviewer: kimi what happened?
Kimi: I spun.
...long awkward silence whilst interviewer thinks of new question...
Hehe
 
kimi doesnt care the yellow flag spoiled it for other drivers :P

you left that bit out.

nice to see someone who couldnt give a **** not coming out with a corporate pr drone answer.

why should he care? if someone leaves it to the end of the session with no margin for error **** them :D
 
bru said:
OK stupid question time.

If Alonso was impeded by Vettel on his only run in quali 3 and he ran through the yellow flags how on earth did he manage to to qualify 7th.

Surely his fastest sector 2 time was on his quali 3 lap and that was under yellow flags.
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He only done one flying lap, he said if not the yellows he would have qualified higher.
 
Mr Men said:
Was nothing to do with Alonso though :p
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if he wasnt going full throttle around a blind corner with flags waving all over he would have been able to avoid the wheel.

can you imagine if that wheel was webbers car? they would have been scraping him from the stands
 
Going to bed in a mo, will be up about 20 past 6 methinks, so I can get the grid walk and everything. Shame my bloody cat smashed the tv in my bedroom, so I have to get out of bed :(

See everyone in several hours. :)
 
Yeah teh Kimi Interview was quality ...

"waht happened"? (expecting long answer)

"I spun".

But this had me in stitches lol, had to do a few rewinds of it :D

 
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