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@bradley13 Lol technically no – it’s like calling an Aussie a Brit. :P

@bradley13 It seems that you’ve started choosing everything that seems to look nice on a spreadsheet :P

I’m sure if I said that I had an ancestor from Nepal or something (I don’t), you’d put the flag next to me immediately :P

Not quite F1, but…

Bradley Downton -> Jeremy Clarkson

Korean Grand Prix Preview
We’re off to Korea to start the final five races of the season. Jamie Franklin and Lotus have a good points lead, though I’m sure both will be trying their best to get more wins under their belt.
Bradley Downton has been confident about his chances here, claiming it is his one of his favourite tracks.
The teams to watch though will be Ferrari, Sauber, Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes. Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes have all been suffering a dip in form of late, and could be threats, whilst Caterham and Sauber will be looking to capitalise on their recent pace in order to catch Mercedes and Williams, and Ferrari and McLaren respectively, in the Constructor’s Championship. McLaren could well score some good points yet, if their reliability holds out.
The difficulty for the teams will be trading off between the long straights and low downforce of the first sector in comparison to the high downforce sector two.

Laps: 55
Chance of Rain: 20%

Favorite Tracks: Downton (Lotus)

Weather Report
Free Practice 1: Dry
Free Practice 2: Dry
Qualifying: Wet
Race: Dry

FP1 Results
Alfie Widger and Bradley Downton topped the first practice session, both within half a tenth of each other. Ingram and Bomeny were a few tenths down, with d’Hazorme finishing in an impressive 5th place. Jamie Franklin couldn’t quite match his team mate’s great pace, whilst Red Bull and Mercedes continued to struggle, the former only being able to achieve 8th and 19th, with Mercedes in 11th and 17th.
A lot of the teams confessed that they were splitting the strategies of the drivers, which explained the gaps between some of the drivers. However, McLaren, despite splitting the strategies were able to yield good results.

1. Widger (McLaren)
2. Downton (Lotus)
3. Ingram (McLaren)
4. Bomeny (Ferrari)
5. d’Hazorme (Caterham)
6. Morley (Williams)
7. Chan (Sauber)
8. Kingshark (Red Bull)
9. Franklin (Lotus)
10. Haddleton (Force India)
11. Robson (Mercedes)
12. Varga (Sauber)
13. Needham (Toro Rosso)
14. Sunderland (Caterham)
15. Mathershaw (Ferrari)
16. Cucamest (Toro Rosso)
17. Butler (Mercedes)
18. Hofman (HRT)
19. Graham (Red Bull)
20. Kirkham (HRT)
21. Frog (Marussia)
22. Peacock (Marussia)
23. Armos (Force India)
24. Nykänen (Williams)

Jesus Christ. Useless pace. :-/

FP2 Results
Jackie Chan and William Ingram topped FP2 as the morning’s early men Widger and Downton struggled to 13th and 9th. Mathershaw made third for Ferrari while Varga put two Saubers in the top 4. Cucamest struggled for Toro Rosso while Caterham couldn’t replicate their earlier performance as they languished in 14th and 15th. Franklin was another struggler for Lotus, only managing 17th.

1. Chan (Sauber)
2. Ingram (McLaren)
3. Mathershaw (Ferrari)
4. Varga (Sauber)
5. Morley (Williams)
6. Kingshark (Red Bull)
7. Bomeny (Ferrari)
8. Armos (Force India)
9. Downton (Lotus)
10. Butler (Mercedes)
11. Robson (Mercedes)
12. Graham (Red Bull)
13. Widger (McLaren)
14. d’Hazorme (Caterham)
15. Sunderland (Caterham)
16. Haddleton (Force India)
17. Franklin (Lotus)
18. Needham (Toro Rosso)
19. Nykänen (Williams)
20. Hofman (HRT)
21. Peacock (Marussia)
22. Kirkham (HRT)
23. Cucamest (Toro Rosso)
24. Frog (Marussia)