Singapore Grand Prix 2015, Marina Bay - Race 13/19

Destination · 20 Sep 2015 at 19:00

CaptainRAVE said:
That is pretty darn serious. Someone is going to lose their job over that.

Yeah, they're not used to people not doing what they're told, they're also not used to people being idiots and putting themselves in danger.

Wonder should that have been open.
Wonder should someone have been on it.
Either way, not a good thing.

I very much enjoyed Vettel's BBC interview, he can be quite hilarious at times.
No doubt the mercs will be back on form next race, unless it is something as major as tyres at correct pressures hurt their car incredibly, but I somehow doubt its as simple as that. Would love to see them flounder for a few races just to see a mix of podiums, and race for second place.

Joe! · 20 Sep 2015 at 19:08

Every track left (with the exeption of Brazil, I guess) depends a lot on power, so I wouldn't be surprised to see Mercedes wrap up the year.

Nevertheless, I do want Vettel to win once more, purely to see Arrivabene go hillclimbing. :cool:

Steampunk · 20 Sep 2015 at 19:18

One swallow does not a summer make. When we look back on this season, we'll see Merc had a couple of bad races, and dominated the rest. Any other team would bite your arm off for that. You can't win championships picking up crumbs here and there.

cu3ed · 20 Sep 2015 at 20:01

How long do we have to keep these awful awful races, Singapore, has it even been memorable?

smr · 20 Sep 2015 at 20:17

What F1 needs is more go kart esque tracks.

V F · 20 Sep 2015 at 20:55

cu3ed said:
How long do we have to keep these awful awful races, Singapore, has it even been memorable?

El_Watcher · 20 Sep 2015 at 21:26

Duke said:
There was no one on the gate post - https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPWXjtBUEAImsVG.jpg

If that image was taken during the race, it does show that Singapore is not that popular a track when there are empty seats in a grandstand 5 yards from cars travelling at 150mph :eek:

MissChief · 20 Sep 2015 at 22:22

I believe Singapore is quite popular with the teams and sponsors and not likely to be disappearing any time soon.

Skeeter · 20 Sep 2015 at 22:40

cu3ed said:
How long do we have to keep these awful awful races, Singapore, has it even been memorable?

Loooooool!

Your kidding, right?

dannyjo22 · 21 Sep 2015 at 07:54

smr said:
What F1 needs is more go kart esque tracks.

Such as?

No kart track layout I have seen would be suitable for F1. What is a Kart esque track? As they attack corners in a completely different way it doesn't seem that relevant to me

The_Abyss · 21 Sep 2015 at 08:28

cu3ed said:
How long do we have to keep these awful awful races, Singapore, has it even been memorable?

Singapore is incredibly important to the sponsors. More so than Monaco these days, given the different sponsors and the markets they operate in (Asia).

If I had to choose between the two I'd take Singapore every time. It is on the short list for tracks to visit next year, alongside Montreal and Austria.

Cavallino · 21 Sep 2015 at 08:42

Singapore can yield some awesome races, just a shame it wasnt the case this year.

Joe! · 21 Sep 2015 at 09:11

I think the tourism from the Singapore GP is incredibly important to Singapore as it is, so I don't think the race is going anywhere.

I like the track, the races may not be so exciting, but every track has its off day.

leaskovski · 21 Sep 2015 at 09:19

It wasn't that bad, heck actually it was good because of the fact that the mercs weren't panning everyone. Thats a good thing as it means the championship might not actually be dead.

MooMoo444 · 21 Sep 2015 at 09:51

That open gate next to the track is mental. Where was the marshal that was on that post lol

Mr Jack said:
Any word on who the numpty on the track was?

Rumour is that it was a McLaren fan who wanted to give the McLarens a chance to catch up under the safety car

smr · 21 Sep 2015 at 11:26

Looks like Jenson IS retiring this year, absolutely gutted. Wish he'd have stayed with Brawn / Merc so much. :|

Apparantly he'll be racing in Le Mans, Endurance and have a role on the new Top Gear show.

Blackvault · 21 Sep 2015 at 11:27

smr said:
Looks like Jenson IS retiring this year, absolutely gutted. Wish he'd have stayed with Brawn / Merc so much. :|

Apparantly he'll be racing in Le Mans, Endurance and have a role on the new Top Gear show.

Do you have a source for that?

Blackvault

ci_newman · 21 Sep 2015 at 11:29

Any news on what caused the failure in Hamiltons car yet?

smr · 21 Sep 2015 at 11:31

Blackvault said:
Do you have a source for that?

Blackvault

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/mo...Jenson-Button-poised-to-quit-Formula-One.html

smr · 21 Sep 2015 at 11:37

Kevin Eason /The Times reporting it too.

"Jenson Button is on the verge of quitting his 16-year career in Formula One after a disastrous final season.
Button is said to have made up his mind to take the decision into his own hands to walk away from the struggling McLaren Honda team. Jessica, his wife, and Richard Goddard, his close friend and manager, are said to have been instrumental in the decision, which could be announced within days."