Malaysian Grand Prix 2011, Sepang International Circuit - Race 2/19

utajoker · 9 Apr 2011 at 19:44

i much prefer this quali type to the 1 hour nothing happens for 58 mins then someone comes out and gets pole.

ZG002 · 9 Apr 2011 at 19:48

This qually works, Could see how it could be a little confusing for some people new to the sport though. I know the GF asked what was happening a lot when she started watching with me. She knows the score now.

If we had the old set up, You would have two HRT road blocks driving around lap after lap.

Kerming · 9 Apr 2011 at 19:51

Type_R said:
Surely they should have been doing this last year!! RBR have been perfecting, I mean cheating, with it since 2010. The other teams are well behind the game if it takes them a year to 'decide' to copy a concept that clearly works!

mhhh........but what I can't understand is the angle of the car, surly when the back of the car is higher than the fron you loose downforce? (going on the basis that lower is quicker, comming from Brundle) :confused:

timbob · 9 Apr 2011 at 19:52

AcidHell2 said:
Yep with no testing it could be used as extra miles for the smaller teams. Doubt front runners would use it though.

You're forgetting - for as long as I can remember in the single hour format, no driver was allowed to do any more than 12 laps. Making 4 flying laps with out and in laps. Or 3 pairs of flying laps, obviously. No laps for testing!

ZG002 · 9 Apr 2011 at 19:54

Ah yeah, totally forgot about the 12 lap thing Timbob, Good point.

Glaucus · 9 Apr 2011 at 19:54

Good point. Could just limit tyres though. One hour qauli was far more exciting though and was never bothered by no one on track. As they just did interviews like before race start.

arknor · 9 Apr 2011 at 20:12

im hoping the first 4 take each other out

Kerming · 9 Apr 2011 at 20:13

arknor said:
im hoping the first 4 take each other out

your just looking for a fight with that comment lol, but it would be funny, and thats saying a lot comming from a Lewis fan hehe

dannyjo22 · 9 Apr 2011 at 20:17

ZG002 said:
Ah yeah, totally forgot about the 12 lap thing Timbob, Good point.

It would have been far easier to fix than all the messing about they did with qually over the years. 16/20 laps lose 4/5 every 15 minutes.

I don't hate the cuurent format I just preferred the 1 hour one. It just needed a bit of refining.

Slam62 · 9 Apr 2011 at 20:24

Kerming said:
your just looking for a fight with that comment lol, but it would be funny, and thats saying a lot comming from a Lewis fan hehe

will you stop being such a fanboy!! just cos Vettel is German.

'Lewis Friend'

Alibaba99 · 9 Apr 2011 at 20:40

AcidHell2 said:
Both mclarens had poor start last race compared to rbr.

Both McLarens were also on the dirty side of the grid.

dannyjo22 · 9 Apr 2011 at 20:43

Slam62 said:
will you stop being such a fanboy!! just cos Vettel is German.

'Lewis Friend'

Nico is German, everyone likes him because he's not a ****, nothing to do with nationality

The fact that he's bumming MS is a bonus.

Slam62 · 9 Apr 2011 at 20:46

dannyjo22 said:
Nico is German, everyone likes him because he's not a ****, nothing to do with nationality

The fact that he's bumming MS is a bonus.

Nico isn't really German though is he? Only on a technicality.

Shimmy · 9 Apr 2011 at 20:56

People on this forum don't mind Sutil or Glock either and they're German, I'm guessing mainly because they don't compete with the title challenging Brits of recent years. Also Glock handing Hamilton the title helps his cause somewhat.

Rosberg for the most part has remained pretty anonymous and has only ever got on the podium. They all come across as nice guys tbh. Everyone on here liked Vettel before he became a force with RBR, the guy even has a good sense of humour.

I can understand why people don't particularly like Schumacher though.

Fr0dders · 9 Apr 2011 at 21:00

Type_R said:
Surely they should have been doing this last year!! RBR have been perfecting, I mean cheating, with it since 2010. The other teams are well behind the game if it takes them a year to 'decide' to copy a concept that clearly works!

its the Brawn Double Diffuser update all over again.

Car Designer spots gaps in the rules, exploits it.

Everybody whinges, complaints its illegal and doesn't copy them.

FIA rules its legal

everybody copies.

ZG002 · 9 Apr 2011 at 21:04

You forgot the next part MrLOL

Next season everyone agrees never to use said part again

FrankJH · 9 Apr 2011 at 21:08

Alibaba99 said:
Both McLarens were also on the dirty side of the grid.

They are tomorrow also arent they? Or is Malaysia one of the strange ones where the clean side is actually the even slots of the grid?

Slam62 · 9 Apr 2011 at 21:15

FrankJH said:
They are tomorrow also arent they? Or is Malaysia one of the strange ones where the clean side is actually the even slots of the grid?

they've swapped sides because of the marbles.

sunama · 9 Apr 2011 at 21:27

Type_R said:
Surely they should have been doing this last year!! RBR have been perfecting, I mean cheating, with it since 2010. The other teams are well behind the game if it takes them a year to 'decide' to copy a concept that clearly works!

My thoughts exactly.

I think the other teams have been slow to catch on. This assumes that the other teams didnt begin development over the Winter.

utajoker · 9 Apr 2011 at 21:49

are they are any pics of wings this weekend? have mclaren got their own version of the flexi wing?