Formula 1 2016

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah it is. I'm astounded how they come up with them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton wins, Rosberg second. Ricciardo, Vettel, Verstappen, Raikkonen, Alonso, Sainz, Button and Hulkenberg follow.

[Power n Glory]

Uneventful. Hard to overtake on that track.

[Niall_Quinn]

Boring Hamilton cunt. Boring Rosberg cunt. Boring Mercedes cunts. Incompetent FIA cunts.

But great fight between the two Ferraris and Red Bulls on a comedy track that should have been chucked off the calendar 30 years ago.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

That guy's suit is.... interesting.

[Niall_Quinn]

At least Spa is coming up. I hope they don't put a pedestrian crossing on Eau Rouge.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Q3 for the German GP will be on soon.

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Rosberg on pole, Hamilton second. Ricciardo third. Verstappen, Raikkonen, Vettel, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Perez and Massa follow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Formation lap underway.

Speaking of which formation laps and Safety Cars (both variations) are in the new F1 game. :cloud9:

Just what I wanted.

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Rosberg drops down to fourth. :doh:

Vettel ahead of Raikkonen.

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Wehrlein knocks off Haryanto's front wing - his teammate no less.

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Pitstop fuck up for Rosberg. :haha:

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Not all the top 5 are on the same tyres so a bit interesting. Well later on.

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Rosberg sends Verstappen out wide, Rosberg ends up ahead of him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Linkin Park there. :blink:

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Five second time pelanty for Rosberg. :lol:

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Ferrari are mental. Looking for Vettel to utilise the undercut but there's nobody he's near!

Vettel rightly calling them out on being berks.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton wins. Ricciardo second, Verstappen third. Rosberg, Vettel , Raikkonen, Hulkenberg. Bottas, Button and Perez follow

That was not good fun.

[Niall_Quinn]

The mercs with so much extra pace the whole thing's just one huge bore.

[Power n Glory]

Williams have been shit this season. Mclaren looking at lot better at least. Not great in qualifying but decent on the day. Hopefully they have a competitive car by next season. Button needs a new contract.

Rosberg buckling under pressure again. Hasn't learned his lesson on forcing cars off the road. :lol:

[LDG]

[spoler]Hamilton wins. Ricciardo second, Verstappen third. Rosberg, Vettel , Raikkonen, Hulkenberg. Bottas, Button and Perez follow[/spoiiler[

That was not good fun.

Worst spoiler EVER

[Niall_Quinn]

Worst spoiler EVER

Apart from the one on the Ferrari.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Worst spoiler EVER

:haha:

Me. :bow:

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Q3 for Spa will be on soon.

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Hamilton given 55 grid place penalty acording to BBC, for a new engine. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosberg on pole, Verstappen second, Raikkonen third. Then comes Vettel, Ricciardo, Perez, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Button and Massa.

[GP]

Hamilton given 55 grid place penalty acording to BBC, for a new engine. :unsure:

You get grid penalties per PU component. He took a load of new components as he would be starting from the back anyway.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't get what it means though, does it mean those remaining penalties will continue on to the next race?

[GP]

I don't get what it means though, does it mean those remaining penalties will continue on to the next race?

No. They changed the rule. Penalties won't carry over. He'll just start from the back.

[Goonermerree]

Hope Hamilton can at least pick up a point. Spa is a good course for overtaking, if anyone can, Lewis can!

[Niall_Quinn]

Worst spoiler EVER

Sky topped it yesterday. I missed live qually, so I tuned in for the re-run. Just after the ads had finished on came a Sky promo clip that gave the 1,2,3 so they could hype today's race. Then the rerun started and on comes the commentator giving it the big, what's going to happen, who's going to get pole?

I looked on Sky's web site to find the list of people to telephone directly when you need to call them cunts. But they didn't even have a page for that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Formation lap under way.

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Raikkonen hits Vettel! :doh:

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Sainz's tyre explodes!

[Niall_Quinn]

All Max. His inexperience has handed it to Boreberg.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Raikkonen has a front wing change but has a fire too!

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Button is out.

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Magnussen crashes!

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That car is a bit dead.

[Niall_Quinn]

Red flag time. Good to get it out of the way early I guess.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Red Flag.

Magnusson fucked up the barrier with his crash.

[Niall_Quinn]

Red Bull sound like the are trying to convince themselves more than anyone else.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Who cares what Pascal Werhan thinks?

[Goonermerree]

Hamilton up to 5th, go on, get rosburg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Still under Safety Car.

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Back racing now!

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Raikkonen and Verstappen touch again. :lol:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

That Honda engine seriously needs improvement.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kimi. :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

:haha::haha:


Swearing on live TV.

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Alonso and Hulkenberg trying to go side-by-side in the pit exit.

Not good Alonso.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen at it again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosberg wins, Ricciardo second, Hamilton third. Hulkenberg, Perez, Vettel, Alonso, Bottas, Raikkonen and Massa follow.

Rosberg has quite literally hit everybody for six apparently.

[Goonermerree]

Rosburg would have hoped for Lewis to have been further back than that after the penalty he was given.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Nico getting booed when giving his interview on stage. :lol:

[Goonermerree]

He's a prick, that's why.

[GP]

Felipe Massa will retire at the end of the season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Button won't be racing next season.

Italian GP is on in 20 odd minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosberg in first, Vettel second. Hamilton somehow goes down to sixth after starting on pole.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nasr gets taken out after colliding with Palmer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wehrlein is out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great move from Ricciardo on Bottas.

This has been bollocks otherwise though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosberg wins, Hamilton second, Vettel third. Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Bottas, Verstappen, Perez, Massa and Hulkenberg follow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Qualifying for the Singapore GP is on.

Vettel went out in Q1 with a suspension problem.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosberg on pole, Ricciardo second, Hamilton third. Verstappen, Raikkonen, Sainz, Kvyat, Hulkenberg, Alonso and Perez follow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Formation lap under way.

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Hulkenberg crashes!

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Only a couple of laps for the SC. Not bad.

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The marshal was still on the track when they restarted. :doh:

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Raikkonen passes Hamilton!

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Interesting finish

Go on Ricciardo. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosberg holds on, Ricciardo second, Hamilton third. Raikkonen fourth as Ferrari chucked away a podium. Vettel, Verstappen, Alonso, Perez, Kvyat and Magnussen follow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Malaysian GP.

Hamilton leads after Rosberg collided with Vettel. Vettel and Verstappen were the ones to hit, I haven't seen it yet but apparently Verstappen turned in to Vettel? So says the BBC website anyway.

[Power n Glory]

Vettel's fault. Tried to squeeze down the inside lane on the first corner in the same way we've seen Max do this season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel. :doh:

Not been a good year.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Raikkonen and Rosberg touch!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That can't be a fair move from Rosberg. :lol:

[Power n Glory]

Yet the commentary thinks it was fair! :lol: it's under investigation.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton's engine has gone!

[Power n Glory]

Hamilton's engine has blown.

[Power n Glory]

Someone flicked a button.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gutierrez out now.

Tyre went off on its own.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

10 second time pelanty for Rosberg.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ricciardo wins, well done to him. Verstappen second, Rosberg third. Raikkonen, Bottas, Perez, Alonso, Hulkenberg, Button and Palmer follow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton's voice has changed a bit. :lol:

Also give him a collective hug? No.

[Goonermerree]

Hamilton is not a happy bunny, I want him to win the championship.

[Niall_Quinn]

Has Hamilton paused to consider it might be his fault the engines are blowing up? He's usually half a second faster than anyone else on the track, most of that down to the car he's criticising that gave him his last world title, but perhaps some of it down to himself pushing the limits a bit too far? Not saying that's the case, but it's at least as plausible as Mercedes blowing up their own car in a sport that rewards maximum points with maximum cash.

And not that it's a bad thing to be pushing the limits as far as they will go. That's the problem with the sport. Saving tyres, saving fuel, hybrid engines. What a farce. Big fucking V12 gas guzzlers would seem far more relevant in a sport that's supposed to showcase speed and power.

[adzzzbatch]

3.0 V10s :cloud9:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Japanese GP:

Rosberg wins, Verstappen second, Hamilton third. Vettel, Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Perez, Hulkenberg, Massa and Bottas follow.

Ferrari just gave away a great position yet again. They let Hamilton get from 19s behind Vettel to near 4 seconds before deciding it might be time to pit Vettel. By that time Hamilton got the undercut. :doh:

[GP]

Looks like Rosberg has the title in the bag. Just 4 races left so he can afford to play it safe.

Lewis has to win every race and hope Nice has some bad luck.

[GP]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTVmQk-VD_E&ab_channel=McLaren

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Q3 is under way for the US GP.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton on pole, Rosberg second, Ricciardo third. Verstappen, Raikkone, Vettel, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Massa and Sainz follow.

[Niall_Quinn]

Real love hate relationship with the States. They love themselves and I hate their fucking guts.

Helicopter gunships flying over during the anthem :doh: Why didn't they just fire off a nuke?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Formation lap under way.

[Goonermerree]

I've lost interest in this unless Hamilton is winning and Rosberg's engine blows up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ricciardo ahead of Rosberg, Raikkonen ahead of Verstappen.

Hulkenberg and Perez have both been damaged.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen gets back ahead of Raikkonen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

10 second time pelanty for Kvyat.

[Niall_Quinn]

The in-car coverage is great stuff.

[GP]

Red Bull :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen's car is knackered.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Successful pit stop for Kimi, car fucked on the pit straight.

Wheel gun still attached.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kimi reversing back in to the pit lane. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kimi is a little bit pissed and rightly so.

[GP]

Ferrari :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton wins, Rosberg second, Ricciardo third. Vettel, Alonso, Sainz, Perez, Massa, Button and Grosjean follow.

Alonso scewed Massa over near the end though.

[Power n Glory]

The in-car coverage is great stuff.

I really miss the BBC One red button. Being able to watch races from the in car view was something. Even on a dull race, that view alone could keep me glued.

[Niall_Quinn]

I really miss the BBC One red button. Being able to watch races from the in car view was something. Even on a dull race, that view alone could keep me glued.

Yep. Remember that, following Alonso in a Ferrari around Singapore for maybe 20 laps. Crazy how those guys can keep up that intensity without a break for so long. And it's violent in that cockpit. Yesterday the vibrations and bumps and jolts (and the noise) as the cars kerbed through the S bends - brilliant. That's a great track now that is has weathered-in.

[GP]

It is a good track. The best of the new ones.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mexican GP is on at 7pm.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Collision at the back!

One of the Mercedes went off roading.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Puncture for Vettel.

Safety Car out though so it could be worse.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel is still out there so he clearly doesn't know what is going on with his own car currently. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosberg went off roading too. He'll have to give a place back to Verstappen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No further action warranted against Rosberg. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The race stewards can't be arsed giving punishments today.

[Niall_Quinn]

The race stewards can't be arsed giving punishments today.

If they can't figure out Hamilton exceeded the track limits then they are probably asleep or pissed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah actually poor old Sainz is the only one that gets a punishment. 5 second time pelanty. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Ah actually poor old Sainz is the only one that gets a punishment. 5 second time pelanty. :lol:

Penalty for driving in a straight line.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ferrari thinks Vettel is pitting but he doesn't. :lol:

[Goonermerree]

Hamilton saying his tyres don't feel that great. Need Rosberg to blow up completely.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel finally pits.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'd forgotten how pointless this track is. Have to hope for rain or a sandstorm or something to get any action here today. So far it's a tyre testing session.

[Goonermerree]

Come on Max, get him!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ferrari might have strategised intelligently for once.

[Goonermerree]

Swithched to Ice Road Truckers.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kimi spins Hulkenberg out!

Well he is still in the race.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen goes off roading! Surely he has to give it up to Vettel?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen being a complete dick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ricciardo and Vettel nearly collide.

[Niall_Quinn]

Stewards are completely incompetent.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah they did touch. Somehow didn't crash out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen will get to be on the podium for a bit of a sham if he gets a time pel.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton wins, Rosberg second. Vettel finally. Ricciardo, Verstappen, Raikkonen, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Massa and Perez follow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Did Vettel tell Charlie Whiting to fuck off? :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Did Vettel tell Charlie Whiting to fuck off? :haha:

Yes, and he's right and it would be great for the sport if he did fuck off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Five second time pelanty for Verstappen. :lol:

He still goes up to the podium. :doh:

He's fifth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deck him Seb!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel finally makes it to the podium. :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

https://cdn-e1.streamable.com/video/mp4/fwxo.mp4?token=1479070018_8a78b8660721009ae43d599e e2b846b70af71bae

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:haha:

Great message.

[GP]

Charlie :lol:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDu7yYHxZr0&feature=youtu.be

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm surprised Whiting didn't send out a safety car to protect everyone from bad language.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Firstly:

https://cdn-e1.streamable.com/video/mp4-mobile/3y7n.mp4?token=1479072452_809d108dd229a56fc748a57a b7257e7f4aed7c90

Also, I hope they splice Vettel's storming walk back to the podium with Goldberg's entrance.

[Niall_Quinn]

So far Charlie Whiting resisting the urge to start the race behind a Gay Pride carnival float.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well I don't know, it is raining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Grosjean crashes out on his lap to the grid. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Grosjean crashes out on his lap to the grid. :haha:

That'll be a fairy milk cart start for sure now. Grosjean's fault, he was on the power way too aggressively.

[Niall_Quinn]

Start delayed by 10 minutes, for absolutely no reason.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bottas :bow:

Just wants to get on with the race.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Safety Car start. :o

[Niall_Quinn]

Safety Car start. :o

Shocker. How old is this Whiting bloke? He seems to have been around forever. Isn't it time for the cunt to retire?

[Niall_Quinn]

Does this mean the stupid cunt is going to make them start on the full wets? It's hardly raining now so this will just be a dud start followed by a bunch of pit stops.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sounds like rain for the first half of the race. Might be better to cancel the race.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shocker. How old is this Whiting bloke? He seems to have been around forever. Isn't it time for the cunt to retire?

He'll only leave with the Safety Car driving him out. And that's a bit busy.

[Niall_Quinn]

AND WE'RE OFF!!!

Hamilton blasts away at about 15mph, Rosberg tight behind at about 13mph. This is what we've all come to see!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton slows everyone down. Ricciardo nearly crashing in to Vettel. :lol:

[GP]

HERE'S A MESSAGE FOR CHARLIE... F*** OFF!

[Niall_Quinn]

Lap 3 - great stuff.

[Niall_Quinn]

Can you imagine Senna if he was trying to race today? They'd have to switch off all the radios.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

HERE'S A MESSAGE FOR CHARLIE... F*** OFF!

Still gets a :haha: out of me.

Vettel's best moment this season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Safety Car coming in, even though it's no different from Lap 1.

[Niall_Quinn]

How much fuel does the safety car have?

[GP]

Still gets a :haha: out of me.

Vettel's best moment this season.

His best moment ever tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen passes Kimi!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel spins out!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He got out of it eventually but pits for Inters.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ericsson crashes out, here comes the Safety Car!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jesus, one of the Red Bulls went in to the pits where Ericsson was resting. :yikes:

[Niall_Quinn]

Get the safety car out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FFS! Everyone is going to die!

[GP]

Can you please stop whining for 5 minutes?

[Niall_Quinn]

Can you please stop whining for 5 minutes?

When we get some racing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Safety Car in again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Raikkonen crashes out!

Here comes the Safety Car!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Red flagged!

[Niall_Quinn]

This has got to be that shitty tyre manufacturer. It was never any problem racing in the wet. Some of the best races were in the wet. Now, either these drivers have forgotten how to drive, or these tyres are shite.

[Niall_Quinn]

Vettel trying to get the race stopped :doh:

Retire then! Do something safer.

[Niall_Quinn]

Doesn't look like Whiting is in any rush to start this race again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Crowd booing that twat Whiting. Stupid fuck has red flagged it now. What a fucking cunt that guy is.

[Power n Glory]

This is some bullshit!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Red flag again.

[GP]

Why??

[Niall_Quinn]

Queer F1 :bow: Much better than the hetero version.

[Niall_Quinn]

I guess this is the end of wet weather racing. Crowd has been robbed considering it's some £200 a pop to stand in the rain. Surely they'll have to refund?

[GP]

BOOO

[Niall_Quinn]

Pirelli has designed a wet weather tyre that works provided it doesn't rain.

[Niall_Quinn]

Indefinite delay. FIA not happy to continue race. They seemed happy taking the money from the fans. Will they give it back now?

[Niall_Quinn]

It's not even raining :haha:

[Power n Glory]

How crooked is this shit if they call the race off? I'm calling fix for Rosberg.

[Niall_Quinn]

How crooked is this shit if they call the race off? I'm calling fix for Rosberg.

Doubtful they'll get the full race distance in now anyway, so looks like he's won it anyway. World has gone to hell, everything ruined by this PC and health and safety/ lawyer bullshit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Tough for teams like Manor too, with both cars running in the points. Could be the difference between them staying in business or not.

[Niall_Quinn]

Safety car will be out again in 10 mins. Why don't they put two fucking safety cars out and have them race FFS!

[Power n Glory]

Doubtful they'll get the full race distance in now anyway, so looks like he's won it anyway. World has gone to hell, everything ruined by this PC and health and safety/ lawyer bullshit.

It's looking like tame end to an already uneventful season.

[Niall_Quinn]

Safety car doing more than one lap. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Safety Car coming in for a pitsto.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen up to second!

Ignoring Toto Wolff's instructions.

Allegedly. :ninja:

[Niall_Quinn]

Verstappen is a crazy and brilliant motherfucker.

[Power n Glory]

Max has some balls on him. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen nearly crashed out!

Somehow he stays ahead of Rosberg. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

This kid's a genius racer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

These mentalists put on the intermediates. Heavy rain due in five minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel is on a tear, up to sixth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Button. :haha:

:bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Vettel's car control. Unbelievable.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That final turn is knackering everybody up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Massa crashes out.

Safety Car is back!

[Niall_Quinn]

Massa :doh:

Safety car. Doesn't that thing need an MOT by now?

[Niall_Quinn]

Provided Charlie Arsehole doesn't red flag this, Red Bull have to have a great chance.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Can we vote for Safety Car as driver of the day?

[Niall_Quinn]

Bernd Maylander wins driver of the day.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Felipe's dad is there.

Where's that gif?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ricciardo on to full wets. :o

Who saw that coming?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosberg, you have a chance to win the title today.

[Goonermerree]

I don't want him to win the title

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Safety Car in again.

Verstappen had to change on to wets. :o

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton. :lol:

Taking the piss a bit.

[Power n Glory]

Red Bull! :doh: No why they chose those tyres in the first place.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen passes Ricciardo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen up to seventh now. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen passes Vettel now. And Sainz. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen up to third.

[Niall_Quinn]

Huge smile on my face watching Verstappen :bow:

[Power n Glory]

Mad Max!

[Niall_Quinn]

If only they'd let this race run.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton wins, Rosberg second, Verstappen third. Perez, Vettel, Sainz, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Nasr and Alonso follow.

[Niall_Quinn]

Let's hope Ferrari doesn't try any nonsense to spoil the result.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Qualifying for Abu Dhabi is on now.

[Goonermerree]

I want Lewis to win, so I'm not watching it unless Rosberg blows a tyre or something. Hamilton would have had this sewn up but for a bad start, an engine blow up and a massive grid penalty. I don't think Rosberg has failed to finish a race.

[GP]

Lewis is much better than Nico, but reliability has taken it away from him.

He needs a lot of luck tomorrow.

[Goonermerree]

Lewis is much better than Nico, but reliability has taken it away from him.

He needs a lot of luck tomorrow.

He is a better driver.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bottas, Button, Gutierrez, Grosjean, Palmer and Wehrlein drop out from Q2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I want Lewis to win, so I'm not watching it unless Rosberg blows a tyre or something. Hamilton would have had this sewn up but for a bad start, an engine blow up and a massive grid penalty. I don't think Rosberg has failed to finish a race.

He has failed to finish in only one fewer than Hamilton, not that I am saying he isn't the better driver but I feel putting it down to luck seems a bit churlish.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Q3 under way.

[Goonermerree]

He has failed to finish in only one fewer than Hamilton, not that I am saying he isn't the better driver but I feel putting it down to luck seems a bit churlish.

I didn't put it down to luck. It's Hamilton own fault that he didn't get a good start in that one race, circumstances have helped Rosberg more than Hamilton.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Circumstances?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton on pole, Rosberg second, Ricciardo third. Raikkone, Vettel, Verstappen, Hulkenberg, Perez, Alonso and Massa follow.

[Niall_Quinn]

Mercedes 1 and 2. Who could have predicted that?

[Goonermerree]

Rosberg won, he can't lose really, he's more than capable of having a podium finish, unless bad luck caused him to retire or his engine blow up or something like that.

Dunno how to do a spoiler alert.

[Niall_Quinn]

Rosberg won, he can't lose really, he's more than capable of having a podium finish, unless bad luck caused him to retire or his engine blow up or something like that.

Dunno how to do a spoiler alert.

Just plug your microphone in and say OPEN SPOILER then press CTRL+Q.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Formation lap under way.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verstappen spins, I think contact with Vettel.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah the contact was with Hulkeberg, not Vettel.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Old Man Fed in the Mercedes garage.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Raikkonen's pit delays Hamilton getting out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel holds Rosberg up. :haha:

[Goonermerree]

Post me some good news, ie Rosberg's engine is on the blink and he's slowing dramatically.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Button is out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kvyat is out.

[Goonermerree]

Mercedes race engineer to Nico Rosberg: "Look after the right front tyre."

Is there some hope?