Japanese Grand Prix 2013, Suzuka - Race 15/19

Pretty average and unspectacular race to be honest in my eyes. Good drive from RG and am happy for Webber he at least had a decent result. Was just a massive shame RB messed up his strategy completely and I guess Lotua just had to cover their move. Sorry for LH too, got off the line brilliantly and would've made things interesting if Seb had to race wheel to wheel with him. Fair play to Seb too, did what he had to but I still think they screwed Mark over with a terrible strategy, not sure that I buy it that his tyres had gone and wouldn't make the two stop window.
 
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lol

Ricciardo fumes at 130R penalty http://www.espn.co.uk/japan/motorsport/story/130177.html

what is he smoking? that penalty was textbook

sick of all these guys going off track (either to pass or not lose a place) and not paying the price. I understand why no sandpit since that would mean safety car, so they need to put wider strips of wet astroturf, between track and tarmac run off. that way they will spin ruin their tires and then can limp back to pits in shame. in fact they could use that stuff they use at Paul Ricard HSTT which is supposed to degrade tires if they run off.
 
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lunarwolf said:
Williams and Caterham also use Renault engines. Anyway article says nothing about illegal and goes on to say: "The legal use of engine cylinder cutting and exhaust blowing to the floor area to help in its quest has often wrongly been interpreted as evidence of traction control."
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smr said:
I can't see Red Bull doing anything illegal, they seem to value integrity too much.
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:confused: When did I say they were doing something Illegal? :confused:

I posted this > http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=25107659&postcount=394 Yesterday..

as for Williams and Caterham? They have **** aero!
 
lunarwolf said:
lol

Ricciardo fumes at 130R penalty http://www.espn.co.uk/japan/motorsport/story/130177.html

what is he smoking? that penalty was textbook

sick of all these guys going off track (either to pass or not lose a place) and not paying the price. I understand why no sandpit since that would mean safety car, so they need to put wider strips of wet astroturf, between track and tarmac run off. that way they will spin ruin their tires and then can limp back to pits in shame. in fact they could use that stuff they use at Paul Ricard HSTT which is supposed to degrade tires if they run off.
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Its about safety. With minimal ride heights F1 cars at speed don't dig into gravel traps, they skim across the top loosing little speed until they plow into a barrier. Putting down wet grass would just be comically bad. Having seen some of the BTCC support races yesterday have cars leave the track and continue at a speed that would carry them halfway across the county if there wasnt a tyre wall to hit, F1 cars on wet grass would do absolutely nothing to retard the speed.

An F1 car slows down best when its tyres are in contact with tarmac. They do need to make sure they can't just return to the track at full speed though.
 
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