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[+Lovell]

http://www1.skysport...o/12870/7754160
http://www.bbc.co.uk...rmula1/18050463

[philcruicks]

Picture of the aftermath in the Williams garage...shame it spoilt a wonderful win.
http://t.co/npuOY4a4

[Mike]

mclaren2, on 13 May 2012 - 16:52, said:

schumachers penalty is just another fia blunder of this weekend. first the over-harsh penalty for hamilton, then, the penalty for vettel who could nothing do to avoid the accident in front of him, and now this.
my only hope is that these things will equal out over the year, so that others will get their share of bad-luck as well.

pretty sure vettel's penalty was a lap after, it showed him and button going to the corner. Vettel had DRS wide open and Button's was closed well before the corner, guess who had braked?

[philcruicks]

Mike, on 13 May 2012 - 21:11, said:

pretty sure vettel's penalty was a lap after, it showed him and button going to the corner. Vettel had DRS wide open and Button's was closed well before the corner, guess who had braked?

You are correct it was the lap after the shume/senna incident so he can and should have lifted/braked earlier. Penalty is fair and consistent with previous races.

[JoeC]

Awesome race, I felt sorry for Hamilton yesterday but he drove a cracking race to get some points, and the battle at the front was hugely entertaining. Roll on Monaco, with the racing we've been seeing so far this year even the bore-fest of Monte Carlo might actually be good to watch!

Also, stop feeding the troll; mc2 has been in here posting silly things for long enough

[mclaren2]

JoeC, on 13 May 2012 - 21:58, said:

Also, stop feeding the troll; mc2 has been in here posting silly things for long enough

forum rule 1: if you run out of arguments you claim your opponent is a troll.
thanks for this, gonna try it in the politics section next time.

[]SK[]

Räikkönen is looking awesome. Really pleased though that the usual teams this season are not dominating the points. Lewis drove very well. Shame about the fire at the end. Good weekend though.

[Fourjays]

The fire put a bit of a damper on what was a pretty good race. Sad to hear someone got hurt. On the plus side, nice to see all the teams scrambling to help out. One of those things that restores a little bit of my (otherwise fast diminishing) faith in humanity.

Nice to see Williams on the top step, although I still dislike Maldonado after Spa 2011. Wonder when a pattern will begin to evolve in the car strengths, or if the whole season is going to be as random as this. Charles Pic to win Monaco?

[White Man]

[+Mephistopheles]

Ferrari urges Felipe Massa to raise his game in Monaco

Ferrari has said it expects Felipe Massa to lift his performance at the Monaco Grand Prix, amid the first signs that the team is losing patience with his lack of results.

At the start of what was viewed as a vital campaign for the Brazilian driver, he has scored just two points so far, with team-mate Fernando Alonso jointly leading the world championship on 61.

Massa's lack of results means that Ferrari is currently lying fourth in the constructors' championships behind Red Bull, McLaren and Lotus.
In a statement issued on its website after the Spanish GP, Ferrari highlighted Massa's poor form this year compared to previous seasons, and said it was clear what was expected of him.

"In Montmelo, Felipe was very unlucky, both in the race and in qualifying, but everyone, he more than anyone, is expecting a change of gear starting right away with the Monaco Grand Prix," said Ferrari.

Although Ferrari remains committed to Massa for now, AUTOSPORT understands that the outfit is now seriously evaluating options for the future - both short and long-term – if the situation does not change.

While Sauber driver Sergio Perez remains a prospect for the longer term, Ferrari is also understood to be evaluating Force India duo Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg as well as Lotus test driver Jerome d'Ambrosio.

Although the latter's inclusion as a candidate is a surprise, the Belgian does have the advantage of being available immediately, and would be happy to take a half-year deal which would allow Ferrari to spend longer thinking about its options for a new team-mate for Alonso in 2013.

Source: Autosport

Adeus, Senhor Massa.

[+Lovell]

What a bunch of *****, they destroy his morale and turn him into a rolling road block to help Alonso and then they complain? he's a racing driver they have 1 goal to become an F1 champion you can't take that away from them then seem surprised when they lose the will to race.

[TheLegendOfMart]

Vladimir Putin, on 14 May 2012 - 15:42, said:

I loved that view, its amazing how many people have to work in harmony to pull it off, it was like watching a machine.

McLAREN need to study this over and over and over and......um over again to see how the pros do it.

[mclaren2]

TheLegendOfMart, on 15 May 2012 - 09:48, said:

I loved that view, its amazing how many people have to work in harmony to pull it off, it was like watching a machine.

McLAREN need to study this over and over and over and......um over again to see how the pros do it.

id say first, let mclaren find more mechanical grip, better aero and better race strategies in general, before "fine tuning" their pitstops... its the last priority atm.

[+Mephistopheles]

Regarding McLaren pit stops:

[]SK[]

Awesome