The F1 Thread

[Deano]

Another good race from Bruno started 14th and finished 7th, after finishing 6th from 24th in Malaysia.

 

[Marsto]

That was an awesome race to wake up too this morning! Who said formula 1 was boring?

 

[Wombat del combate]

Best race I've seen in ages by a long chalk.

 

[Nando]

Nice scenes....

https://twitter.com/#!/TheFormula1Blog/status/191943274469138432/photo/1

 

[Nando]

HTR haven't been able to gain access to the track to set up their motorhome....

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Bernie says he is bringing the French grand prix back. At Paul ricard. Which is a shit circuit. Which he owns. In alternate years with Belgium. Which is the best circuit. Arsehole.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Force India withdraw from second free practice.

This race really shouldn't be going ahead. Ecclestone is such a wanker.

 

[The Bear]

Agreed. There's far too much unrest out there to have an international event with all the people that entails. Ecclestone ultimately only cares about keeping the money men happy.

Williams actually fired a member of the catering staff for refusing to travel out there earlier in the week.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

That and the fact that holding the GP is used as a massive political tool by the despotic government.

 

[Langers]

Indeed - the Crown Prince saying the staging of such events will allow them to 'build bridges' in his troubled nation. Erm.... how about you get those bridges fully built and 100% safe before using sport as a propaganda tool?

Fucking stupid.

 

[Nando]

Rain. In. Bahrain. Excellent!

 

[Nando]

It's taken a while, but f1 is brilliant again.

 

[The Bear]

Indeed. Should be a mighty close season hopefully.

McLaren have gone off the boil a bit on race pace, even without the constant pit cockups.

 

[Tom Hark]

It's taken a while

You can say that again.

but f1 is brilliant again.

You can say that again.

 

[Nando]

I thought McLaren were going to run away with it after Melbourne, it looked in a completely different league to everything else.

Superb to see Kimi back at the front, and I'm warming to Grosjean.

 

[Templeton Peck]

What a wanker Bernie Ecclestone is.

 

[Wombat del combate]

I was a bit irritated by the BBC text commentary spaffing over Vettel for getting a good start and the doing not a lot more apart from maintaining the lead - Seemingly conveniently forgetting that he was arguably dogshit in the first few races of this season when actually he had to race.

 

[TheResidentMackem]

Watched the highlights just there, A bit dissapointed with McClaren's performance in the pits and Jenson retiring, Hamilton must be pissed off with his crew. Nice to see Vettel win though he seems a decent bloke and is good when interviewed. Great race from Di Resta, he is a good driver but I think he needs to move up to a better team, hopefully someone will give him a chance.

 

[The Bear]

Good article here on F1 and the troubles in Bahrain:

http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/on-the-front-line-at-starbucks/

 

[Nando]

Di Resta should be off to Mercedes when Schumi retires. He's certainly got something about him.