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The Formula 1 2013 Season |OT| End of the Webber Era
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Salacious Crumb
Junior Member
Maybe we can break the shortest race record this weekend.
Psychotext
Member
Tyres are getting smushed.
That's if he starts :/
10-15 laps max. Well, i think that mediums will be gone after 6 laps with overtaking action
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Looked like the Ferrari had scorched body work when they rolled Alonso in the garage?
Lotus will win, they have the best long run pace.
Lotus will win, they have the best long run pace.
Could it be that paint stuff they use to study the aerodynamics?
Yeah. Gutierrez and Van Der Garde are sliding back and forth now. I expect a rookie pileup at the start.
Adam Scott Aukerman
Member
It will be interesting to see what Red Bull blame Webber's poor start on this weekend.
They had non matching parts on their fueling station, creating a vacuum in his tank when gassing up, thus destroying it. I´d say the same wont happen again.
Two very impressive practises by RAI. Radio Pitlane says its due to Pirelli using a 2010 Lotus E30 as their test car for tyre development - so the current Lotus simply works best with them.
... so much for me predicting Sauber beating them this weekend!
Don't worry about Webber, race start under safety car will save his ass.
that just means he will only lose 4 places instead of 5
brotkasten
Member
Sounds like Webber is this seasons Massa.
FP2 shows definitely that the teams to beat this year will be RBR/Ferrari and mostly Lotus too.( i know.. kinda obvious)
4th place with the optional push up the ladder Mercedes. After that a battle of Force India and Mclaren (lol).
Bianchi seems to drive circles around Chilton. Does Chilton have famous brothers also in the motorsport? On a Top Gear Family Van Challenge was a driver named Chilton.
4th place with the optional push up the ladder Mercedes. After that a battle of Force India and Mclaren (lol).
Bianchi seems to drive circles around Chilton. Does Chilton have famous brothers also in the motorsport? On a Top Gear Family Van Challenge was a driver named Chilton.
Psychotext
Member
brotkasten
Member
That doesn't look real at all.
#TeamCG
They got rid of two experienced drivers. STR were lucky to get away with it when they ditched Buemi and Aguersuari, but they pretty much had to, they have to get experience into potential RBR drivers. With no reference point with last year's car and more importantly, other teams (as obsolete as that experience may be) they're running blind.
And it's probably also due to the fact that they didn't seem to improve their car at all last year. I have a feeling that Heikki and Vitaly were pushing that car beyond it's means most of the time, and this year we'll see how it performs with (below) average drivers.
Where are you watching it? PM?!?
Oh wait... this is a BBC weekend, isn't it?
I'm hoping he can pull off something special this season, but I honestly just can't see it. Too many teams/drivers are stepping up to the plate from last year, with really only one team falling back (McL). It's gonna be a tussle for podium spots b/w Alonso, Vettel, Raikkonen and possibly Hamilton (with the occasional challenge from Hulk and Sutil). Realistically, can't see Mark finishing ahead any of those first three drivers in any race :/Understatement of the young season.Sorry, Shan
Sleeplessnights
Banned
If Webber doesn't win the championship this year it's safe to assume this is going to be his last year? I'd be depressed if he doesn't win it this year.
I am already depressed
Psychotext
Member
i would imagine so, whoever does best at STR this year will likely replace him.
Adam Scott Aukerman
Member
I've long suspected it to be, I just can't see him being arsed with the 2014 switch unless he has another real near-miss this year.
That's if RBR still want him.
I don't think it is. I mean, as long as he still keeps the other teams from winning (which he kinda showed with qualifying in Melbourne) I think RBR would want to keep him on. And as long as RBR still give him the impression that they're giving him an equal chance to win races as Vettel, he'll stick with them.
He's proved he can still drive and whilst he may not be at the level of Alonso, Raikkonen etc., as long as he has a car that's head and shoulders above theirs (enough to put him at better than equal footing with them) then I think the dotted line will always be there for him to sign. And to be honest, with RBR the way they are, that's probably at least until 2015 (unless something drastically wrong happens with them once the new engines come in).
Taking into account what I said above, do you really think either Riccardo or Vergne would be good enough in an RBR to keep the main WDC rivals at bay? I don't think for one second either of them could.
ReadingRambo
Member
Will be interesting to see how F1GAF reacts to a Massa-like turn for Webber. If I recall a lot of folks were calling for Massa to be sacked mid-season. Can the jawline save him from our ire?
Riccardo is supposed to be very highly rated by RBR i thought. Its hard to gauge how good they are when theyve probably the third worst car on the grid, JEV i thought did pretty well in Australia in quali for the most part.
unless Webber plays a blinder this year i see him being cut loose unless he really is happy always being a #2 driver and just doing what he is told.
I'm not sure if that's the tone in this thread, though. Are there that many people really thinking that poorly of him considering he managed to bring his car home in 6th last week after losing 5 spots on the grid at the start *and* 2s in his first stop?
ReadingRambo
Member
I don't think it's the tone either......yet.
Yes. I'm not one of them, but there really are.
Myoclonic Jerk
Member
Things are looking good for the Iceman. But Ferrari are the ones that worry me to be honest.
Something that just appeared on my FB feed from WTF1, abhorrent behaviour in GP2.
Wow that's really shitty behaviour. Reminds me of my favourite incident from the neogaf f1 2011 league!
Dutch Gronk
Banned
Wow that's really shitty behaviour. Reminds me of my favourite incident from the neogaf f1 2011 league!
Haha, that's mesmerizing, can't stop watching.
brotkasten
Member
One of my favorite F1 related GIFs and it's not even real.
Wow that's really shitty behaviour. Reminds me of my favourite incident from the neogaf f1 2011 league!
such a cunt move from Rambo lol