Singapore Grand Prix 2012, Marina Bay - Race 14/20

Kenai said:
He's going to need to suffer a real drop in form or luck, wet or dry, to struggle to take the title now I think.
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Alonso has already had a large amount of luck though. Just in this race, Di Resta could have overtaken him at the start or the first restart, and Pastor and Lewis retired in front of him. If they finished where they should have and Alonso was fifth or sixth, the lead would be down to ~10 points.

Fernando's doing a great job with the car, but Ferrari need to find some low fuel speed to be confident of the title.
 
Schumacher penalty FIA notification

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The Stewards, having received a report from the Race Director, having heard from the driver and team representative and having examined video and telemery evidence, have considered the following matter, determine a breach of the regulations have been committed by the competitor named below and impose the penalty referred to.

No / Driver 7 - Michael Schumacher
Competitor Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
Time 21:24
Session Race
Fact Collided with the rear of car 17 at turn 14

Offence
Involved in an incident as defined by Article 16.1 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations

Decision
Penalty of a drop of 10 grid positions at the drivers next event

Reason
The driver admitted the collision was his error due to the failure to anticipate the braking performance of the car with lower tyre grip following a dafety car period.
The penalty takes into account that this is the second similar offence by the driver this season.
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Fluttershy said:
Fantastic news. Doesn't change the fact the race is too long and cutting the laps would seem like a cleaner solution than changing the max race time.
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We have had other races hit 2 hours and they are all the same distance? Why pander to a few drivers moaning?

If it was a more interesting race, or there weren't 2 safety cars with the retarded back markers rule it wouldn't even be being discussed.
 
It was clear Schumacher had a lapse of concentration, or that whatever it was was caused by him and not the car, hence the exclamation of his race engineer or whomever it was on the radio "What the hell happened???" kind of question.

Schumacher, unfortunately, has had a terrible come back to Formula 1, uneventful. It's been unfortunate that his car has had massive reliability problems but I firmly believe ( although I wish it wasn't) that he'll just carry on this season as he has been doing and then retire for good at the end of it.
 
Skeeter said:
We have had other races hit 2 hours and they are all the same distance? Why pander to a few drivers moaning?

If it was a more interesting race, or there weren't 2 safety cars with the retarded back markers rule it wouldn't even be being discussed.
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My point of view has nothing to do with the drivers opinions.

But this track doesn't lend itself to a more interesting race. And without the safety cars there may well have been even less action god forbid.
 
I don't think getting bored should be a reason to call for races to be shortened.

Cutting Valencia or Hungary down to 10 laps won't change the tracks being rubbish.
 
smr said:
It was clear Schumacher had a lapse of concentration, or that whatever it was was caused by him and not the car, hence the exclamation of his race engineer or whomever it was on the radio "What the hell happened???" kind of question.

Schumacher, unfortunately, has had a terrible come back to Formula 1, uneventful. It's been unfortunate that his car has had massive reliability problems but I firmly believe ( although I wish it wasn't) that he'll just carry on this season as he has been doing and then retire for good at the end of it.
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it was? oh wait its schumacher it must be his hold age...

mercedes had brake problems with schumachers car in the practice sessions.

he was told the car was to hot on lap4 but we dont know if that was the car or the breaks.

but lets just assume schumacher was busy thinking about boobs or something
 
Fluttershy said:
My point of view has nothing to do with the drivers opinions.

But this track doesn't lend itself to a more interesting race. And without the safety cars there may well have been even less action god forbid.
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Agreed, even the guy arguing that the race should be this length posted that he was bored.
 
arknor said:
it was? oh wait its schumacher it must be his hold age...

mercedes had brake problems with schumachers car in the practice sessions.

he was told the car was to hot on lap4 but we dont know if that was the car or the breaks.

but lets just assume schumacher was busy thinking about boobs or something
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Come on arknor, take the blinkers off for once:

Reason
The driver admitted the collision was his error due to the failure to anticipate the braking performance of the car with lower tyre grip following a dafety car period.
 
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