Japanese Grand Prix 2013, Suzuka - Race 15/19

Guerrilla · 12 Oct 2013 at 07:07

Get it there, good lad Mark

One of the few times I'm going to be hoping for a pole lights to flag victory

Regy53 · 12 Oct 2013 at 07:07

Enjoyed that wel done mark

Regy53 · 12 Oct 2013 at 07:12

Whos the bird shes nice

deuse · 12 Oct 2013 at 07:16

Horner just gave it away TEAM ORDERS

well **** you.

this_is_gav · 12 Oct 2013 at 07:58

deuse said:
Horner just gave it away TEAM ORDERS well **** you.

He said racing for the team, as they were meant to be at Sepang.

I don't think Red Bull will order Webber behind Vettel again with Vettel's huge points lead. They're very aware of just much the fans are getting fed up of Vettel storming to the flag race after race (to the point where they tried to persuade him to not use the finger after the Korean GP).

To be brutally honest, I think if Vettel's KERS is fine tomorrow, then he'll be ahead of Webber on pace by the time the first stint is finished. Given Webber's average start gain/loss, Vettel will probably be ahead by the time the start-finish straight is finished.

Jono8 · 12 Oct 2013 at 09:00

What is this? It was VETTEL'S car that had the kers issue and not Webber's!?

What is going on!...

ZG002 · 12 Oct 2013 at 09:14

Well I for one enjoyed Susie on the sky team today. Vettel will be in front by the end of the first lap and gone.

Irish_Tom · 12 Oct 2013 at 09:50

Glad Webber got a pole in his final season. Shame it was due to a KERS failure for Vettel…

What's worrying is that if this 'KERS/TC' rumour has any merit, Vettel was still well ahead of Hamilton and the rest of the pack without it.

I really hope Webber doesn't give up first place easily tomorrow but I can't see Vettel staying in 2nd for long.

Once again hoping Hamilton can get a podium. I'm fed up of watching him go backwards every Sunday.

Duke · 12 Oct 2013 at 10:06

Going by autosport it was working for his final run but someone else said Horner said it wasn't.

Irish_Tom · 12 Oct 2013 at 10:17

Webber called it a 'hollow victory' due to Vettel having issues on the BBC website but Vettel said he didn't want to use excuses…

MooMoo444 · 12 Oct 2013 at 10:21

Webber will have an awful start (his trademark of course!) and end up around 8th.

Skyboat · 12 Oct 2013 at 10:41

Anyone else think Susie Wolff looks a lot like Emma Watson today?

deuse · 12 Oct 2013 at 10:51

Irish_Tom said:
Glad Webber got a pole in his final season. Shame it was due to a KERS failure for Vettel…

What's worrying is that if this 'KERS/TC' rumour has any merit, Vettel was still well ahead of Hamilton and the rest of the pack without it.

I really hope Webber doesn't give up first place easily tomorrow but I can't see Vettel staying in 2nd for long.

Once again hoping Hamilton can get a podium. I'm fed up of watching him go backwards every Sunday.

Maybe the TC part was working but using the Kers for extra speed wasn't?
vimto is on the dirty side so I hope Lewis has a good go at him at the start.

Irish_Tom · 12 Oct 2013 at 11:00

deuse said:
Maybe the TC part was working but using the Kers for extra speed wasn't?
vimto is on the dirty side so I hope Lewis has a good go at him at the start.

Could be. From what I've read, the TC is linked to the electric motor part of the KERS unit. Maybe Vettel's problem today was battery related.

Hamilton will be saving tyres on the formation lap so if Korea is anything to go by, Grojean will be past him into T1.

Skeeter · 12 Oct 2013 at 11:01

ZG002 said:
Well I for one enjoyed Susie on the sky team today. Vettel will be in front by the end of the first lap and gone.

Susie is very nice. But her accent is so odd.

MooMoo444 said:
Webber will have an awful start (his trademark of course!) and end up around 8th.

I have 0% confidence that Webber will be in P1 at turn 1.

deuse · 12 Oct 2013 at 11:10

Irish_Tom said:
Could be. From what I've read, the TC is linked to the electric motor part of the KERS unit. Maybe Vettel's problem today was battery related.

Hamilton will be saving tyres on the formation lap so if Korea is anything to go by, Grojean will be past him into T1.

Merc are using their new rims to keep the tires cool here so I'm hoping they got the gear ratios right as well.

And Lewis was doing good lap times on Friday so lets hope it all comes together for the race.
I emailed Merc and asked them to get rob smedley for Lewis

Danthus · 12 Oct 2013 at 11:26

this_is_gav said:
He said racing for the team, as they were meant to be at Sepang.

I don't think Red Bull will order Webber behind Vettel again with Vettel's huge points lead. They're very aware of just much the fans are getting fed up of Vettel storming to the flag race after race (to the point where they tried to persuade him to not use the finger after the Korean GP).

To be brutally honest, I think if Vettel's KERS is fine tomorrow, then he'll be ahead of Webber on pace by the time the first stint is finished. Given Webber's average start gain/loss, Vettel will probably be ahead by the time the start-finish straight is finished.

I will guarantee you that Red Bull will order Webber to let Vettel past is it means the Vettel will win the title.

ZG002 · 12 Oct 2013 at 11:33

Skeeter said:
Susie is very nice. But her accent is so odd.

Agreed but I quite like it lol. Could listen to her for hrs.

MooMoo444 · 12 Oct 2013 at 11:44

OldCoals said:
I will guarantee you that Red Bull will order Webber to let Vettel past is it means the Vettel will win the title.

I doubt it would come to that. They have Webber so under the thumb that h would just move over without being told.

Irish_Tom · 12 Oct 2013 at 11:57

MooMoo444 said:
I doubt it would come to that. They have Webber so under the thumb that h would just move over without being told.

I'm not so sure. After Multi21 I expect he's less likely to allow Vettel through.

I can see them taking each other out again.