F1 World Championship 2010 Thread

[Billus]

Man, what's with the BBC broadcast, some random dude with a super deep voice keeps interrupting.

And damn that Alonso, cheeky lil' ******.

[MightyJordan]

BUTTON!!!!!!!!!! :D

[sundayx Veteran]

The Curious Case of Jenson Button once again.

[.mcman]

Awesome! Fantastic race and great result for McLaren! So happy right now. Too bad I have to go to sleep...

[Richard Hammond]

haha FU RBR, nice to see 2 union jacks on the podium Hamilton drove like a champ and yet again Buttons call on tyres paid off.

[Kerm]

Fantastic race. I know i sound like a Hamilton groupie but he was 15th at one point, pitted 4 times and still finished 2nd,

Also wonder whether McClaren told him not to try a move on Button as he was catching him in the last 15 laps.

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Excellent race, and well done to Button and Rosberg in particular. Hamilton overused his tyres once more, otherwise he might have won.

Now let's hope for the ash cloud to go away in time for Barcelona in 3 weeks. Or Bernie being able to rent a freight train. :p

[simonlang]

Does anyone know if the stewards are investigating the pit lane incident between Alonso and Massa? Alonso's being a real cheeky fecker today. He's already been penalised for jumping the start, and then he goes and cuts Massa on the inside of the pit lane entrance!

yep seen that and as a massa fan im not happy. but i never expected something else from alonso. this guy just has no class and is a very small character.

now both drivers have been going to stewards. i bet massa is being the good teamplayer again but i so hope he ll pays back alonso that move some time later on.

for the race: i loved it!!! lots of action and overtakings. i start to get more and more respect for button i have to confess. last year i thought his title was just because of the car but now he has 2 wins already and leading the wdc. :)

that championship will all about mclaren vs. redbull i say. they look like to have the best cars out there.

[ahmz]

There's nothing wrong with what Alonso did, he passed him fair and square just like Hamilton v Vettel in the same corner, that's racing.

[Mike]

Now let's hope for the ash cloud to go away in time for Barcelona in 3 weeks. Or Bernie being able to rent a freight train. :p

Didn't you hear? Bernie said they'll stay in China and move the Barcelona race to China :p

[Billus]

There's nothing wrong with what Alonso did, he passed him fair and square just like Hamilton v Vettel in the same corner, that's racing.

Common courtesy to his teammate. He basically shoved him into the dirt. Massa was there first and his pit crew were waiting, not Alonso's.

[ahmz]

Actually Alonso made it to the pit-lane first :)

[simonlang]

Actually Alonso made it to the pit-lane first :)

yep but only after pulling a very unfair trick to felipe massa. he has no ethic at all. i just cant respect such people.

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Mixed response to new Silverstone

The new 3.7-mile Silverstone 'Arena' Grand Prix track has received mixed reviews from drivers competing in this weekend's FIA GT World Championship round.

Some, like Aston Martin's Darren Turner and former GT1 Le Mans winner Oliver Gavin gave the new layout - which was originally designed to cater for the return of the British MotoGP in June ? a resounding thumbs up.

Others such as former Renault Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean believed the track not as good as its predecessor.

"It's nothing special," said Grosjean ? who raced on the previous track in GP2. "We have lost Bridge and the complex which was very nice and we didn't gain much with the new part. I'm not a 100 per cent convinced.

"With the single-seater cars they are flat-out through Abbey and in Formula 1 it is going to be very fast as well. I don't think it gives any overtaking opportunities. So that's a bit a shame."

Sumo Nissan drivers Warren Hughes and Jamie Campbell-Walter added that they reckoned the new Village/Loop section following the fast Abbey section had broken up the flow of the track.

"I've got very mixed feelings simply because I really liked the old layout," said Hughes. "If I was driving here for the first time then maybe I would have a different perception. But for me they have taken away two really challenging corners at Bridge and Priory and replaced them with some good kinks but also a slow-speed section which is very frustrating.

"I'm not sure what that brings to the whole thing. It spoils the flow of the rest of the track. Abbey and the left kink afterwards are nice, you can get your teeth into them. The kink onto the national straight is nice as well, and Brooklands is good because you arrive at good speed ? it's just that fiddly bit really breaks up the flow."

Campbell-Walter was more outspoken: "They have got no excuses. They had an open field and they could have done what they liked, but they chose a stop-start chicane.

"I know they have compromised for the bikes, but what's to stop us using the old Bridge section and keep the new bit for the bikes?

"Basically the new home of the British Grand Prix is a track suited to bikes and I don't think that should be the case."

Turner however, who took pole position for the qualifying race, was delighted with the changes.

"It's good," he said. "It will be even better when they get rid of all the mud, because at the moment it's quite easy to drag that back on the track. But I like the corners and it's got bumps ? which is a good thing.

"There are a few on the entry of Abbey at the part of the track that you'd want to turn in, which makes the corner difficult."

Gavin echoed Turner's views adding that he felt it would add a new dimension to car racing at Silverstone.

"I think the circuit flows very nicely I'm very happy with it," he said. "It's got a nice combination of corners and some nice challenging stuff for us. There are two are three corners that are nearly flat and one or two that you have got to have a lot of commitment.

"The style of Silverstone has been carried on. The first right of Abbey and then the following left is a good combination and then heavy braking into Village.

"Surprisingly the Tarmac has got good grip, great for getting the power down and it is really unusual running on the national straight! You have got so used to racing under that Bridge. They have done a cracking job with it, I'm really very happy with it.

"I think that it is going to be a fantastic track not only for us, but for Formula 1, for MotoGP, they have really ticked all the boxes."

Source: Autosport

[ahmz]

Schumacher looks like he's getting back on the pace, will have to wait til the whole weekend unfolds to see though.

[san.W10]

ham beats fred in his home turf, atleast today :p

MS's best performance so far.

[enigma-penguin Veteran]

Webber was on something for that qualifying, absolutely on fire.

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Red Bull are in a league of their own. If the car holds to the end it'll be a 1-2 for them.

Behind them the Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari are pretty close together. Schumacher could have been 4th hadn't it been for a bad sector 1 in his final lap. He clearly has the edge over Rosberg in the revised car.

I don't think the race will be too exciting - Barcelona has been a procession every time they raced in the dry there. The only interesting fight will be who can be best of the rest behind RBR. I bet MSC makes it onto the podium as 3rd.

[simonlang]

congratulations to redbull, they look even faster here than ever before. maybe hamilton can do something in the race, others stand no chance at all i think.

is there already a grid-penalty given for alonso? after rosberg complained much i think there should be at least an investigation.

[Billus]

Red Bull 700 tenths over the Mclaren's. Holy wow. Schumi's finally getting there now that the car is starting to suit his driving style. I wonder if Rosberg will keep the old chassis or not. Can't wait for tomorrow though, hopefully Webber takes it, generate more competition within Red Bull and he's Australian so that's an instant plus.

[ahmz]

Red Bull 700 tenths over the Mclaren's. Holy wow.

Wow indeed! 70 seconds faster! :laugh:

7* tenths

[san.W10]

congratulations to redbull, they look even faster here than ever before. maybe hamilton can do something in the race, others stand no chance at all i think.

is there already a grid-penalty given for alonso? after rosberg complained much i think there should be at least an investigation.

Ferrari fined for pitlane incident

Ferrari has been fined $20,000 in the Spanish Grand Prix after the incident between Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg during qualifying.

The Mercedes driver was forced to brake heavily to avoid contact with Alonso after the Spaniard had been released for his garage while Rosberg was travelling down the pitlane.

Stewards deemed the release had been unsafe and fined the team, but Alonso escaped any penalties.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83436

[simonlang]

Ferrari fined for pitlane incident

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83436

escaped is the right word here. alonso was very lucky again. lets see what happens tomorrow.

[san.W10]

Good race from Webber, Ham again shows he's no good at tyre management, VERY lucky Alonso, unlucky Vettle hit yet again by reliability (brake) issue, awesome stuff from MS keeping boring Button behind him.

Race news - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83476

Race result

Championship Standings

[Shibby]

Good race from Webber, Ham again shows he's no good at tyre management, VERY lucky Alonso, unlucky Vettle hit yet again by reliability (brake) issue, awesome stuff from MS keeping boring Button behind him.

Race news - http://www.autosport...rt.php/id/83476

Hamilton "tyre management" you point to for today problem could very well be rim failure. ?Vettle had problems with his front wing as well (not being able to move it) ?