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No one had the tyres to do a 5 stop. They start Qualifying with 6 so the idea of also using all 6 in the race is pretty unthinkable.

I noticed that too. Think it was Vettel and Raikkonen racing coming up very slowly on the pair of Marussias. After they both eventually passed the Marussias and Raikkonen passed Vettel, Vettel did not pull away […]

Tyres… ’nuff said.

Not quite. The drivers weren’t using DRS under yellows, they were using DRS under greens. However race control had disabled DRS everywhere… well race control sent a message that DRS was disabled and there was a […]

Sometimes I wonder if someone is going to damage their wing and the car ends up going faster.

I tend to agree about the race. When Vettel pitted he ended up with Webber. At that point they had both had 1 pit stop each. Webber had made up A LOT of time. Of course each pit stop Webber would need to do would […]

Anyone know when the last time a Toro Rosso out qualified both Red Bulls?

Wonder if there is the possibility of someone attempting to do mediums for the entire race then changing to softs on the last lap.

Wouldn’t so its a double standard if you considered that earlier in the same race Vettel demands team orders to be used to advantage him. Then ignore them if they are against him.

The race was entertaining to look at, wasn’t very entertaining to listen to. I found it quite fascinating, so I gave it a 7. Without the pit radios revealing all the team order nonsense it would have seemed quite […]

Yep, in interview he said he lost KERS before the start of the race among other issues with the car.

Webber… KERS problems again.

Maldonado is going to cause some trouble tomorrow. His top speed is so much higher than all those around him, it would seem unlikely that anyone will be able to pass him using DRS. Might end up with a chain of […]

I think that the seemingly harsh penalty might have been done on purpose. What happened massively advantaged Kimi, his team mate, in the championship. Before the race Kimi with 5th (behind Hamilton) and 48 points […]

I’m guessing that Redbull really thought that Webbers car would end up being much faster than those infront and he’d be able to get past. However that seems like a poor decision, not only in hindsight but based on […]

Wouldn’t even be so bad if the commercial breaks inserted a delay into the race so you didn’t lose any of the action. As it is right now always seems like you miss something important in the races.

Anyone know what do the rules say if Q3 is wet like today and if by some chance the race starts dry, do the Q3 qualifiers still need to start on the tires they qualified with (inters/wets)?

I’m in SA and we’ve got the race Live on One on sunday

What he said really seems like a very backhanded compliment. He’s not saying its good racing, just that its entertaining to watch.