Japanese Grand Prix 2013, Suzuka - Race 15/19

Duke · 13 Oct 2013 at 06:50

Think that's just a sensor, but does show the metal reinforced front lip. He mentioned the rake angle but that has been seen for years.

Housey · 13 Oct 2013 at 06:53

just watched entire bathurst need sleep but will see how this goes first

Spuj · 13 Oct 2013 at 06:57

Morning all,

Surprised I'm actually up

Housey, how was the Bathurst??

utajoker · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:01

hope this race is worth getting up for!

utajoker · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:04

ham got a puncture ?

Guerrilla · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:04

Grosjean great start.

drunkenmaster · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:04

Hamilton has an issue, badly, contact, puncture, something

Vettel gave Hamilton a puncture maybe?

Flibster · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:05

Looks like contact from Hamilton and Vettel has given Hamilton a puncture.

drunkenmaster · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:06

He had such a good start but you could immediately see in that first corner his tyre had gone, yeah, puncture and a Pirelli blow up, yay Pirelli..... thank god they got what a 5 year contract extension.

Possibly Grosjean shoving Vettel into Hamilton... wouldn't surprise me, I really didn't see where he came from tbh.

Actually Grosjean stayed pretty straight, Webber slid a little turned right a little, not really anyones fault really just a lot of bad luck

Flibster · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:06

And Pic pulls in for his drive through. :rolleyes:

413x · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:07

thanks RG 129 pounds from 2

Flibster · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:07

Van Der Garde and Bianchi under investigation - causing a collision

Spuj · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:08

In before that was Vettels fault....

utajoker · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:09

webber jink cause hamilton jink into vettel wing.

drunkenmaster · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:09

Hamilton needs an epically timed safety car now for any chance at all.

Spuj · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:10

utajoker said:
webber jink cause hamilton jink into vettel wing.

Indeed :/ you would hope a tyre could take a bit more than that, they barely touched it seemed.

413x · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:11

that was worth getting up for

Flibster · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:11

Sent Hamilton out on a new set of hard tyres. Makes sense. But with a mangled floor that'll not help with the tyres or aero balance or grip...

drunkenmaster · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:12

It was an insanely light touch, and because the tyre fails so completely, again, though a full on puncture for a whole lap in fairness usually gets pretty bad, but the sidewall taking such a stupidly light touch and puncturing is a joke.

Waits for close up of the spikes on the very edge of his front wing

Bah team and Hamilton saying basically car is useless, second slower than the front guys in clean air

It might come back to them as fuel comes off, probably not.

utajoker · 13 Oct 2013 at 07:12

wonder if they will retire.