frontieruk
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I thought that too, decided it was a mix of sleep deprivation and alcohol causing that experience though.
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The Formula 1 2012 Season |OT| The Year of the...uh...Platypus?
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I thought that too, decided it was a mix of sleep deprivation and alcohol causing that experience though.
Myoclonic Jerk
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No and that's really bizarre
Who's KK?
Kobayashi
He is probably exhausted, Malaysia is one of the toughest races for drivers, temperature can reach 60 degrees Celsius in cockpit + extreme humidity.
Myoclonic Jerk
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He was probably a bit dehydrated, the sweat was pouring down his face.
Hmm...that would actually be a pleasant sight...
Myoclonic Jerk
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Silly interview on F1.com with Kimi
http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2012/3/13161.html
Some pics
Is that Lotus looking gorgeous? or is it a love-is-blind case?
More Kimi dosage (scroll down if you don't like)
From Kulta's paddock walk
http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2012/3/13161.html
Some pics
Is that Lotus looking gorgeous? or is it a love-is-blind case?
More Kimi dosage (scroll down if you don't like)
From Kulta's paddock walk
Psychotext
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Not that it needs saying, but that'll make significantly less difference in the race as obviously they wont be on DRS all the time.
Myoclonic Jerk
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Vettel never took anything for granted last year but i think he has to get used to the situation where he has to fight for every point and win he wants.
Last year he aced qualy and controlled the race from there. This year i think for me will be a great year in which he will prove why he is one of the best drivers on the grid.
Red bull's livery is so good!!
Last year he aced qualy and controlled the race from there. This year i think for me will be a great year in which he will prove why he is one of the best drivers on the grid.
Red bull's livery is so good!!
Psychotext
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Hmm. I hate to say it, but I'd rather see someone like Kobayashi or Perez parachuted into Ferrari when... the car isn't shite.
I'm not being flippant but I think most drivers on the grid deserve better than that car right now.
Totally agree, I feel bad for Alonso. Team has gone downhill as fast as Massa. The only instance where Massa has been fast.
why would you feel bad for alonso? are you feeling bad for petrov who is not in the fast renault this year.
Sucks dude
A good F1 race should cheer you upSo dont drink too much!
Too late for that, the only girl that i really cared about (I have some serious problems with starting relationships), so already on my 6th beer...
Well when it's clear the guy is putting everything he has into the car and the team is complete ass, it's disappointing. Alonso at Ferrari was supposed to mean a 3-horse race for driver's championships (and possible constructor's) and they've gone in the opposite direction.
I don't feel bad for Petrov because he has a drive this year, and he's much better than seeing Trulli on the grid. I'm happy for him.
thats true, he does get more out of that car than his team mate is able to do.
i just never liked the guy, he looks so arrogant.
fu3lfr3nzy
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Alonso reeked arrogance during the 2010 Season. I remember people here on GAF were going bananas when he started dominating towards the end of the Season and was celebrating when he got stuck behind Petrov and lost the Championship.
It didnt help that he had a meltdown immediately after the race.
When 2011 Season came around, he lost most of that smug impression, partly because RBR/Vettel was dominating the field and the Ferrari was just not in the same league. Heck, people here would actually cheer when Alonso would get podiums or good starts lol.
Now, its just sad seeing him struggle to get a decent performance out of the F2012. Theres not even a hint of smug in the guy now, he always looks depressed when interviewed.
brotkasten
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2011 Race Summary
In what would be a dominant race for the 2010 World Champion, Vettel made a clean break from the lights and quickly began developing a strong lead from the rest of the pack. The other big winner was Nick Heidfeld, who was able to move from sixth to second at the start. By lap 9 Vettel had build a 5.2 second lead over his fellow German, and was able to comfortably bring his car home in first in spite of KERS problems that plagued the second half of his race, while Pastor Maldonado retired with a misfire. Barrichello was the next retirement with a gearbox problem, which they later traced to the hydraulics. On lap 24, the Sauber of Sergio Pérez was struck by a piece of debris, possibly from an unidentified car. The debris damaged the front wing and floor of the Sauber before passing through both the chassis and the protective Zylon panel, and hitting the ECU. The ECU was rendered inactive, stopping the car. The debris then passed out of the car by smashing through the sidepod. Jarno Trulli slid across the gravel before retiring with a clutch failure on lap 31.
The Hispanias of Karthikeyan and Liuzzi were withdrawn by the team for "safety reasons". Karthikeyan experienced an abnormal spike in water temperature on lap 15, whilst Liuzzi's car was subject to vibrations from the rear wing. Although neither fault was terminal, the team elected to retire the cars rather than risk further damage.
Behind Vettel, the McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button fought with Fernando Alonso for position, Button coming out on top and ultimately taking his first podium of the season, ahead of Nick Heidfeld who finished third, whilst both Hamilton and Alonso were penalised for their actions on track. Further back, D'Ambrosio pulled off the track with an electronics failure, and later Petrov crashed out from eighth place.
Circuit Info
[Click map for onboard lap]
Laps
56
Circuit length5.543 km (3.444 mi)
Race length310.408 km (192.878 mi)
Lap RecordJuan Pablo Montoya - Williams-BMW - 2004 - 1:34.223
Most Wins (Drivers) [Sepang]Michael Schumacher (3)
Most Wins (Constructors) [Sepang]Ferrari (5)
Previous Winners
Changes from 2011
-The verge on the exit of turn 8 has been re-worked in order to remove the bump in the grass which caused a problem in 2011.
-The entire debris fence around the outside of turn 1 has been renewed.
GP Facts
-The 1999 race ended in controversy. Thanks to Schumacher's pace-setting, Ferrari team-mate Eddie Irvine was able to take victory but afterwards both Ferraris were disqualified due to technical infringements. That handed the title to Mika Hakkinen but Ferrari successfully appealed and the championship battle rolled on to the final round in Japan. Hakkinen still managed to win.
-In 2001, Giancarlo Fisichella, driving for Benetton, had an embarrassing moment as the cars lined up for the race. The Italian seemed to forget where he had qualified and parked on the wrong side of the grid. Realising his error he tried to steer across to his proper 16th place but with no room to manoeuvre was left stranded across the grid at the start.
-Sepang should have good memories for Kimi Raikkonen. The Lotus driver took his first F1 victory in Malaysia in 2003. The Finn started from seventh but moved up to second in the first stint and then passed pole winner Fernando Alonso on in the first pit stop. Fernando's pole position made him, at the time, the youngest driver to start a race from the front of the grid. Sebastian Vettel then took that record at the 2008 Italian GP.
-Alonso had gained his race seat at Renault in '03 at the expense of Jenson Button, who had been controversially dropped. Jenson moved on to partner Jacques Villeneuve at BAR-Honda and the following year Button scored his first podium finish at the Malaysian Grand Prix, taking third place behind Juan Pablo Montoya and race winner Michael Schumacher.
Videos highlighting the Malaysian Grand Prix
Highlights from the 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
Drivers Championship
Constructors Championship
Fantasy League Championship
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Stronghammer22
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There is a countdown on the official website and also a button you can press to convert the time to your timezone. I don't know exactly where you are...Probably in the UK? If so, 9am sounds about right.
9am. Remember the clocks go forward tonight in the UK though.
I'm pretty drunk, and I'm feeling so fricking good before the race. I was up at 8 yesterday, so being up at 9-10 tomorrow (race starts 10 local) will be a.. relative breeze?
Anyway, I love this season so much. Seeing Schumacher in the press conference for the first time since 2006 was really powerful. I wish him the best for tomorrow, and I know he's the best to cope with the situation he's in.
Gonna sleep, then hopefully have sex and wake up tomorrow all rested.. Wait, maybe the order of that is messed up.
Anyway, I love this season so much. Seeing Schumacher in the press conference for the first time since 2006 was really powerful. I wish him the best for tomorrow, and I know he's the best to cope with the situation he's in.
Gonna sleep, then hopefully have sex and wake up tomorrow all rested.. Wait, maybe the order of that is messed up.
What's happening here lol? Does PIT mean it's the wrong tyre?Shouldn't have missed GP2 clearly.
Haha. My inebriated take on this is that the PIT tire means something like a special 'pit practice tire', or something like that. Seems like it fell off right away. Haha.
Edmond Dantès
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I see we escaped the great migration of sports thread into the community forum.
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