Formula One 2012

G.Wood wrote:DJvonSmerk

A Fourth Reich taking seed in the valleys?

I've got a feeling things are going to go down to the wire this season. Button, Hamilton, Alonso, Vettell......Any of them can win it.

Not sure that Alonso can win it with his car but he'll be thrilling to watch as usual.

But still a cracking season coming up I reckon. All those world champs (even Schu and Kimi have had their moments so far), a highly competitive Webber, and a number of young guns in decent cars like Perez and Grosjean.

Nico Rosberg wins in China - his first career F1 victory.

Great battle for the positions behind him with Button 2nd, Hamilton 3rd, Webber 4th & Vettel 5th.

Not a half bad win for Rosberg, they really cocked up with Schumacher though.

WideWally wrote:Nico Rosberg wins in China - his first career F1 victory.

Great battle for the positions behind him with Button 2nd, Hamilton 3rd, Webber 4th & Vettel 5th.

aye Wally, it was a quality race with all but the old hun finishing & lots of skilful driving.

Webber the 4th. I'm shocked.

skully wrote:Webber the 4th. I'm shocked.

Overtook the little hun on the second last lap.

That was a good race. Didn't shake itself out until the last ten laps, with virtually the whole field wheel-to-wheel for the duration.

Lovely stuff. Shame Rosberg wasn't challenged and had a bit of an easy drive. Would've been a lot more fun if his last pit-stop was a disaster rather than Button's.

A No-Bahrainer?

None at all, it's a wonder that Farce India are still racing this one.

Anyone want to guess where Webber finished?

Since when can a Lotus go fast?

Since it was just a Renault with a paint job.

Big Dog wrote:Anyone want to guess where Webber finished?

Of course, "the positive" is that he wasn't 10th into the 3rd turn.

That nob slater and his mate claimed that Webber got another one of his poor starts. Obviously didn't watch or just likes making a d1ck of himself

FMD, so he started well but still ran 4th? His racing as as dreary as his personality.

The Nob has always engaged the mouth with the brain still in neutral.

skully wrote:FMD, so he started well but still ran 4th? His racing as as dreary as his personality.

Nah, Kimi Raikonnen makes Webber look like Eddie Murphy on speed.

Come to think of it, the majority of F1 drivers are dull. I guess that's what makes them so good- Focussed, driven, robotic, with the side effect being they are as boring as f*ck.....but hey, the awesome chicks they hang out with don't seem to give a f*ck about whether they have a personality or not.

G.Wood wrote:That nob slater and his mate claimed that Webber got another one of his poor starts. Obviously didn't watch or just likes making a d1ck of himself

He started 3rd & finished the lap 3rd, without being overtaken. Being as fair as I can to the nob, the bloke in fourth was closer to Webber than Webber was to Hamiltonbut sheeet that's splitting hairs.

Webber does drive conservatively, amongst traffic in the opening half lap but he finishes a lot more races than he has in the past. His speed off the line & being overtaken before the first corner is the problem that has cost him a shedful of podiums and more than a couple of wins..

Henry wrote:

skully wrote:FMD, so he started well but still ran 4th? His racing as as dreary as his personality.

Nah, Kimi Raikonnen makes Webber look like Eddie Murphy on speed.

Come to think of it, the majority of F1 drivers are dull. I guess that's what makes them so good- Focussed, driven, robotic, with the side effect being they are as boring as f*ck.....but hey, the awesome chicks they hang out with don't seem to give a f*ck about whether they have a personality or not.

Wouldn't mind a Villeneuve return, despite him being a knob, he could do something mental at any point.

skully wrote:FMD, so he started well but still ran 4th? His racing as as dreary as his personality.

Vettel had pole & didn't squander the advantage. The Lotus cars have been very fast at different times this year & Kimmi deserved his position. Webber went OK.

Vettel is Formula One's version of an FTB. Raikonnen is a better driver than Vettel (Button, Hamilton, and Alonso are as well for that matter) and his return after a two year break is welcome.

He did win races with an average Torro rosso car a few years ago.

I reckon Alonso is the best driver by some margin. Hamilton and Vettel would then come next in some order I am not sure of.