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#1 ·
Since today marks the start of the 2013 calendar, I thought I'd start a thread about it. Who do you think will win this year??


My money is on Fernando Alonso of course. If the f138 is within 2-3tenths of the fastest car Alonso wins...simple :)

Lights not quite out but away we go:...
 
#124 ·
the one that listens to their managers orders:lmao:lmao:lmao
 
#127 ·
and why do you care so much?

you think I'm a troll, and now darthsimian (??)

Seeing as you have such a life, go live it.
 
#133 ·
#134 ·
Firstly how dare you question the ethics of Flavio Briatore, the man is a saint. Outside of his occasional trips to the casinos and such!

Secondly to call Massa a "dog" is a disgrace, he's a great racing driver and deserved to win the world championship in 2008.

Thirdly when he was racing his Minardi on a equal playing field with his team mate, he showed him up clearly by miles. Did the same again with Trulli in his early Renault days before he became el goat!

Fourthly Alonso proved at Renault he can win WCs with his back against the wall, when Ferrari complained to the FIA and had them illegalize mass dampers. Then made them remove them after they had already said they were perfectly legal to help Schmi win a WC!

And finally atleast Massa is professional enough to comply by those team orders! instead of being so unprofessional and selfish to ignore them then overtake his team mate!
 
#137 ·
a known cheat is a Saint?

You obviously no nothing about F1, go get yourself clued on it.

Last year Ferrari deliberately incurred a gearbox change penalty on Massa’s car at the United States Grand Prix which had the effect of moving Alonso forward one place on the grid. At this point Massa had long been out of contention for the championship.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/04/11/massa-red-bulls-team-orders-intelligent/

"The decision has been taken [to break the seal on Massa's car] to maximise the position for Fernando," said Ferrari's head of press Luca Colajanni.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/20386671

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/14/vettel-reserves-the-right-to-continue-disobeying-team-orders/

Webber caught flack last season after appearing to obstruct Vettel twice at the Brazilian GP as the German driver fought for a team win against Fernando Alonso.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/mo...Fernando-Alonsos-stance-over-team-orders.html


At least when I post something, I know what I am talking about and can back it up with relevant links etc.
 
#138 ·
and I'm off my meds for saying, Webber has disobeyed team orders, after 99% of the people on this thread were saying Seb was wrong for doing so.
Why not the same criticism for Webber?

So you want to criticise one person but not the other?
Ignoring the fact that Webber has ignored team orders, obstructed his team mate when he needed to claw his way back through the field, but hey that's RACING.
Oh but the youngest triple world champion in history is wrong, note to Webber, when you disobey team orders, make sure it counts.
Seb is so hurt about some aussie here is seeking comfort with his three WDC's!!!

And again I'm off my meds for saying Alonso has been implicated in some pretty unsavoury things.
His team cheating for him to win and/or get extra points?

Too many sheep on here.

Disprove my accusations if you can.........
 
#139 ·
Well from what I've read nobody has any issue with Vettel choosing to disobey team orders. It's the way he chose to do it. The ambush he put on Webber was akin to kicking a man when he's down, rubbing salt in the wounds, fighting someone with one arm tied behind their back. Plain and simple, it wasn't a fair fight.

But every time Webber chose to ignore team orders, both drivers were going flat out.

There's the difference.

btw, the 'meds' thing isn't as much to do with what you're saying is how you're coming across. It's very 'rant'-like which doesn't serve to help you get your point across. But that's my interpretation of it.
 
#144 ·
ROS surprised us all with a blistering lap in Q3, not sure how he was 2+ tenths quicker than VET and ALO, must be the rear oriented performance of his Merc, or Tires, idk.

Force India did really well, and have great grid position and a quick car, lol @ DIR over his radio message. Race looks really interesting with VET and ALO right on the Merc's tail, and MAS running the hard tires right behind the front row, with 2 quick Force India's on their tail. It's going to be a cracker for sure.

Oh and I still hate Sky for ending BBC's lovely consistent coverage.
 
#146 ·
Delighted for Rosberg, needed an early pole to prove to himself & the team that he is deserving of equal upgrades and position as Hamilton. Will also prevent any media jumping on his back as the season grows old. I think the race victory belongs to Alonso though, got that extra something in the car, their tyre degred seems to be strongest, especially in the Bahrain temperatures. As for Raikkonen & Lotus, think they showed their hand in practice, while other teams were tinkering with mechanical set-up.
 
#147 ·
Delighted for Rosberg too, don't think for a minute he'll win or get on the podium either unfortunately. Disappointed Kimi only finished 9th.

Don't like people still knocking Sky. They've raised awareness of the sport and given us more insight & behind the scenes coverage then we've ever had. Get over it already!
 
#152 ·
Result was inevitable after Alonso's DRS problem. Very unlucky for di Resta. It's frustrating to see victories in the manner Vettel got his, but manner of the circuit and tyres, he just blitzed away from everyone. Also feel sympathy for Rosberg, incredible pole, never gave up but 9th. Same could apply to Button, drove very well but finished in 10th. Strategy ruled in the desert.
 
#154 ·
From what I saw – I was watching while doing other things, so only caught bits here and there – the race itself was fairly exciting, even if the resulting podium wasn't any sort of surprise, ending up with he same three guys standing there as last year. Good news for Grosjean though; getting third might give him a little seat security.

It would have been fun to have di Resta and his Force India in the top three but I was more depressed to see Nico fade after his strong qualy (mainly because I have him as a pick in a fantasy league).

Weird problems for both Ferrari cars.
Macca still sucks. :cussin:
Seb won. Again.

Yeah, another F1 race down and I still care less than any previous year. Strange, that.
 
#156 ·
That was disappointing, I assumed the Ferrari was too quick and kind to its tire. I had this down as a alo-mas-vet/ham finish.

Great race for Di resta, shame his tires fell off so badly during the last 10 or so laps but it was good to see Grosjean getting back up there after the critics of this season.

Perez looked like a good racing driver(a bit crazy too) for the first time since monza apart from his occasional flashes of brilliance.
Williams look very bad this season, especially Maldonado who truth be told should not of been there. Give me the consistent Senna rather than that erratic loon!
Caterham's Pic updates looked impressive too but VDG needs to be dropped.
Also Sauber are really disappointing and letting the hulk down badly :( but Gutierrez will not last the season, the golden boy has proven he can't handle the pressure.
What impressed me most was when the DRS on Alonso's ferrari was broke and wouldn't close how did he keep the car on the track? Surely he should of just spun it
 
#157 ·
Reports have Webber quitting F1 at the end of the season. Not surprising. Almost entirely down to Vettel and the team's apathy in any sort of punishment towards him. Will just make Vettel look more of an arsehole, rest of the team too (especially Helmut Marko). Time for the Iceman to put Vettel in his place?
 
#160 ·
Best get ready for Mercedes to take a detour off a cliff tomorrow. Their speed in that last sector seems unworldly though, should prevent them getting caught in the pit straight DRS. Regardless of circumstance and situation, amusing to see Button get schooled in time by his team-mate, especially one who was written off so quickly in Perez.
 
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