Formula 1 2013

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Webber's gearbox conks out and he is out!

[GP]

Webber with a mechanical problem. I'm shocked. :coffee:

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Ah it was the alternator for Webber that conked out.

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Rosberg up to second ahead of Raikkonen.

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Grosjean and Raikkonen touch!

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Grosjean now does get away from Kimi in to third, Massa in to fourth now.

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I think Raikkonen's tyres might be a bit screwed, Perez and Hamilton ahead of him now.

Perez having a great race, Button is miles behind.

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Vettel wins again and win his fourth World Championship! :bow: Congrats to him. Red Bull also win the Constructor's Championship I think.

Rosberg second, Grosjean third! Then Massa, Perez, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Di Resta, Sutil and Ricciardo.

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Vettel does a doughnut (refusing to spell it the other way). :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Hey Maccy, are you a fan of Vettel?

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Not especially but I think he gets a rough ride in the criticism of him.

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Qualifying for the Abu Dhabi GP on soon.

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Hamilton fastest in Q1.

Gutierrez, Sutil, Van Der Garde, Bianchi, Pic and Chilton drop out.

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Rosberg fastest in Q2.

Alonso! drops out along with Di Resta, Button, Vergne, Maldonado and Bottas.

[GP]

Alonslow :lol:

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Ferrari are getting rid of the wrong driver. :whistle:

Also, Q3 under way.

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Webber takes pole! Congrats to him. Vettel second, Rosberg third. Hamilton, Rakkonen, Hulenberg, Grosjean, Massa, Perez, Ricciardo follow.

[GP]

Kimi's car failed scrutineering and will start dead last.

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Formation lap under way.

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Vettel takes the lead! Rosberg second.

Raikkonen out!

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Button having to pit early on, front wing damage.

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Muse are there. :lol:

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Webber passes Rosberg!

[GP]

Muse are there. :lol:

They played a concert there last night.

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No ILT updates for them on here anymore, otherwise I'd have known that.

Hamilton overtakes Sutil, Sutil gets it back with DRS, then Massa overtales Hamilton!

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Massa passes Sutil now.

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Grosjean is driving brilliantly, not just in this race. Ahead of Massa now.

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Vettel 31 seconds ahead of Webber. :blink:

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Alonso, Vergne and Massa having fun. :lol:

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Vettel wins, for the seventh time in a row! Congrats to him. Webber second and Rosberg third. Then Grosjean, Alonso, Di Resta, Hamilton, Massa, Sutil and Perez.

[GP]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7W-xodA2qU

:haha:

[GP]

Felipe Massa will drive for Williams next year, alongside Valtteri Bottas.

Maldonado :wave:

Though I expect Maldonado to go to Lotus.

[GP]

Looks like Perez is OUT of McLaren.

To be replaced by Kevin Magnussen :blink:

[GP]

Heikki Kovalainen will probably drive the Lotus for the last 2 races.

[Ollie the Optimist]

they asked Schumacher to come back for the last 2 races apparently. he said no :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Looks like Perez is OUT of McLaren.

To be replaced by Kevin Magnussen :blink:

Shame because he's far more entertaining than Button.

[GP]

I'm really surprised at McLaren's driver choice for next year.

Though the last time they put a rookie in a racecar it didn't turn out too badly.

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I think it's very harsh on Perez. Button is rather lucky he is old and British. Allegedly.

[GP]

I think it's harsh on Perez too. I like him a lot, but it's a cut-throat business.

Button, I think, gets a pass because his feedback and relationship with engineers is apparently much better. And he does have almost twice as many points as Checo. Though, for McLaren, both totals are woefully low.

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I suppose they can't really afford to have another season like this due to how much more money the other teams will get. Not sure I would have binned him after one year though, where drivers are asked to be a lot more circumspect in what they can do - something Perez isn't exactly in tune with (Suzuka last year springs to mind :lol:).

Magnussen has done really well in the other formulas though, so it could end up being a wise decision. Once he starts, so he'll finish. Sorry.

[GP]

:lol:

If Magnussen wasn't so highly rated I'm sure they would have given Checo another year, but he's supposed to be super, super quality.

All he needs to do is match Jenson, really. At least in qualifying, which has never been Button's strength.

[GP]

http://i.imgur.com/m7eeDV3l.jpg

:lol:

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WTF?

I did have a further think about the Perez decision. McLaren aren't the brightest at publicity - Mexican GP next year, get rid of Mexican driver. :doh:

Qualifying for the American GP on soon.

[GP]

It's likely we won't see a Mexican Grand Prix until 2015 at least, it's been removed from the provisional calendar.

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Has it? :lol:

Me. :haha:

Hamilton fastest in Q1.

Sutil, Maldonado, Van Der Garde, Pic, Bianchi and Chilton drop out.

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Q2 underway.

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Vettel fastest in Q2.

Ricciardo, Di Resta, Button, Rosberg, Massa and Vergne drop out.

Bottas. :bow:

Perez and Kovalainen. :bow:

Button. :lol: Three place grid pelanty for him too.

Rosberg. :doh:

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Maldonado whining about someone in the team messing with his car temperature. STFU.

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Q3 time. :popcorn:

[GP]

Maldonado is a bellend.

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Accurate and fair.

Webber going mental. Red Bull are letting the wrong man go. :whistle:

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Vettel gets pole and rips Webber's heart out. What a meanie. Webber second, Grosjean third. Then Hulkenberg, Hamilton, Alonso, Perez, Kovalainen, Bottas and Guttierez follow.

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Hopefully Claire Williams tears Maldonado to pieces in this interview.

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She's being nice. Shame.

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Formation lap underway.

[GP]

Lets go ABV!

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Vettel's gearbox is on its last legs apparently. :popcorn:

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Grosjean up to second, Hamilton up to third. Perez passes Alonso!

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Sutil crashes out!

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Safety Car in this lap.

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It's back on!

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I haven't seen a DRS overtake yet.

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Webber overtakes Hamilton. What a move, round the outside!

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Alonso pits and comes back out ahead of Perez.

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Webber's pitstop was 2.3 seconds. :blink:

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Matt LeBlanc. :bow:

[GP]

This is thrilling.

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Great pass from Bottas on Gutierrez earlier.

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Alonso passes Hulkenberg to sixth.

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Webber just can't get around Grosjean, seems like he has been trying for 20 odd laps now.

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Button up to tenth ahead of Ricciardo.

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Hulkenberg passes Alonso, only to have it taken away from him within a second. :lol:

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Vettel wins again! Eighth in a row and that's a record in a single season, nine is the overall record. Grosjean second, Webber third. Then Hamilton, Alonso, Hulkenberg, Perez, Bottas, Rosberg and Button.

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Gutierrez messes up right at the end. :lol:

[PGFC]

Brazil then and farewell to the V8s :(

2nd practice, wet.

[GP]

Wet as fuck in Brazil. Could make things interesting.

[GP]

So, according to EJ...

Maldonado > Lotus
Hulkenberg > Force India
Perez > Force India
Sutil > Sauber

Di Resta :pal:

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Di Resta. :lol:

Q1 under way.

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Hamilton fastest in Q1.

Maldonado, Gutierrez, Pic, Van Der Garde, Bianchi and Chilton drop out.

[GP]

Mal:doh:nado :lol:

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Q2 time.

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Perez crashes out!

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Grosjean fastest in Q2.

Kovalainen, Di Resta, Bottas, Perez, Button and Sutil drop out.

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Q3 not going to be on for a bit. Standing water on the track.

[GP]

F1 is broken.

They have rain tyres, fucking use them.

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Q3 on in a couple of minutes, finally.

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Vettel gets pole, again! Rosberg second, Alonso third. Then Webber, Hamilton, Grosjean, Ricciardo, Vergne, Massa, Hulkenberg.

[GP]

Wet as fuck in Brazil. Could make things interesting.

lol no

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Formation lap underway.

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Rosberg in to the lead!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Vettel leads.

Well that was fun.

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Vettel gets the lead back by the end of the first lap. Alonso on Hamilton.

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Webber passes Hamilton!

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Alonso now up to second!

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Ben Edwards. :haha:

Getting excited of a replay from the end of the first lap.

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Didn't even notice Grosjean is out.

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Webber up to third ahead of Rosberg.

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Webber passes Alonso in to second!

[GP]

Both McLaren's making some good progress.

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Red Bull giving Webber a long send-off in the pits. Alonso back ahead of him now.

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Webber second again.

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Bottas and Gutierrez very lucky they didn't go off track after touching at turn 1.

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Drive through pelanty for Massa. :rose:

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Bottas spins out, wheel goes flying!

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Now Hamilton's rear has gone!

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Red Bull fuck up Vettel's pit. :wacko:

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Drive through pelanty for Hamilton.

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Pic's car has conked out.

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Maldonado. :lol:

[GP]

Maldonado is a moron.

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Vettel wins again! Equals the 13 wins in a season of Schumacher and the nine in a row of Ascari. Webber second, Alonso third. Then Button, Rosberg, Perez, Massa, Hulkenberg, Hamilton and Ricciardo.

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Webber falls over. :haha:

[GP]

F1 is worse off without Mark Webber. Proper racer, proper bloke.

[GP]

Maldonado confirmed at Lotus, alongside Grosjean.

[GP]

Hulkenberg confirmed at Force India.

[PGFC]

So, no South Korea, Mexico or New Joisey Grands Prix next year then...ho-hum :shrug:

[Ollie the Optimist]

double points in the final race of next year.


i think i will file that in the "what the fuck" category

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Multiball!

http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aKzjyeg_460sa.gif

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I suppose I can understand the idea - it should help to make sure there is more to be decided on the final day but it all seems a bit like Double XP weekend on a spunkgargleweewee game to me.

[Niall_Quinn]

Surely the double points thing is bullshit? That can't be true, ruining the sport so that cunts like Ecclestone can buy his 15th yacht and 380th whore. Do they really think they'll get a bigger audience all year round just because the last race is being turned into a farcical gimmick? Why don't they just randomly spray the track with oil? Or have marshals running out in front of cars in clown shoes? They could have remote controlled exploding wheelnuts, or make half the drivers go around the track in the opposite direction. So many ways it could be fucked up without resorting to the seriously stupid ideas the FIA come up with.

[GP]

Don't be silly, they won't do anything remotely dangerous.

They dont' even run if it's a bit damp out.

[Niall_Quinn]

Don't be silly, they won't do anything remotely dangerous.

They dont' even run if it's a bit damp out.

Obviously I didn't mean they should do any of that in the wet.

[GP]

Perez confirmed at Force India.

Di Resta :lol:

[GP]

Michael Schumacher is in hospital with a serious head injury following a skiing accident.

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In a critical condition apparently.

[mkkreuk]

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/72030000/jpg/_72030455_arsenal.jpg

Nice to see from the boys.

[GP]

John Button, Jenson's dad, has passed away.

R.I.P. Papa Smurf :rose:

[GP]

Ron Dennis has returned as CEO of McLaren F1. I expect Martin Whitmarsh will be out the door fairly soon.

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And Ecclestone has stood down from the F1 board, at least for the time being.

Hopefully it ends up being permanently tbf.

[Niall_Quinn]

And Ecclestone has stood down from the F1 board, at least for the time being.

Hopefully it ends up being permanently tbf.

He'll have brown forearms from all the puppeteer work.