I am actually happy the race is finally over. The whole event has been a major farce.
great action on track, while the country turns into a nightmare away from the track
Good race.
Kimi just as emotionless in the post race interview, as always.
Ha.
I'm secretly hoping The Iceman wins the Drivers Championship in his first year back. Just so Mr Cool can get into the post race interview of the round in which he win's the championship and says something like
"It was a good race. The tires were ok. The track was pretty dry and the grip on the car was pretty good, and the car had pretty good pace, and it was not easy overtaking Vettel.... and.... where's my ice-cream?"
He would not say it like that. You have periods and commas in there. He speaks in one long continuous sentence with no punctuation that goes on long after it should have stopped and keeps going with mumbling and mumbling and continuous monotone that eventually doesn't make any sense and tires were pretty good and got a good start and the grip was pretty good mumble mumble mumble and I'm going to go put on a gorilla suit later and eat some ice cream then before the next race I'll be having a shit and then I'll have a good start if I'm on the clean side of the track and the team gave me some really fast pit stops and we got out ahead of the other guys...
He would not say it like that. You have periods and commas in there. He speaks in one long continuous sentence with no punctuation that goes on long after it should have stopped and keeps going with mumbling and mumbling and continuous monotone that eventually doesn't make any sense and tires were pretty good and got a good start and the grip was pretty good mumble mumble mumble and I'm going to go put on a gorilla suit later and eat some ice cream then before the next race I'll be having a shit and then I'll have a good start if I'm on the clean side of the track and the team gave me some really fast pit stops and we got out ahead of the other guys...
He would not say it like that. You have periods and commas in there. He speaks in one long continuous sentence with no punctuation that goes on long after it should have stopped and keeps going with mumbling and mumbling and continuous monotone that eventually doesn't make any sense and tires were pretty good and got a good start and the grip was pretty good mumble mumble mumble and I'm going to go put on a gorilla suit later and eat some ice cream then before the next race I'll be having a shit and then I'll have a good start if I'm on the clean side of the track and the team gave me some really fast pit stops and we got out ahead of the other guys...
Yeah, his interviews haven't gotten any better. Mika Hakkinen was the same way... it took him years to become more comfortable dealing with the press.
Kimi is doing much better now... he is speaking a bit coherently, and he actually smiled yesterday.
On Tuesday Mark Webber hailed the circuit as being far more satisfying to drive on than some modern F1 venues:
Did ten dry laps today around Mugello, which is the same as doing 1,000 laps around Abu Dhabi track in terms of satisfaction, he posted on Twitter.
But Petrov raised concerns about the circuit: Im not sure the track is right for todays F1 cars, he said yesterday. You get very close to the walls and its maybe a bit small for the cars now, but its still a good challenge putting together a quick lap.
He told Autosport today: I dont think we should have come here. It is not safe and wide enough.
Great shot of jimmy. Sat 28 April 1962 Aintree. I wonder if V Petrov was there
Yup, the future looks bright for the Circuit of Americas. :whiste:To say Circuit of the Americas is ambitious in pricing its tickets and PSLs is an understatement. The most expensive seat at the Monaco Grand Prix (not including the Paddock Club for serious high-rollers) is in the premium “gold” section—and costs $657. The top seat in the only permanent grandstand at Circuit of the Americas, on the front straight, is $1,250, and that does not include the $5,500 PSL or parking. The least expensive seat at Monaco, in the “bronze” section, is $303. At Circuit of the Americas, it’s $375 in the turn 15 grandstand, and that does not include the $1,500 PSL.
The PSL gets you essentially the right of first refusal for that seat for the next 15 years; it does not include a ticket, nor any guarantee that F1 will be there for 15 years. Selling a personal seat license for a spot on an aluminum bench on a temporary grandstand is unprecedented in motorsports, but if it works, the Circuit of the Americas staff will look like a bunch of geniuses.
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120504/F1/120509920
Yup, the future looks bright for the Circuit of Americas. :whiste:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120504/F1/120509920
Yup, the future looks bright for the Circuit of Americas. :whiste:
spanish gp u.s. tv times (eastern):
practice 1 - 4 am, friday, speed.com
practice 2 - 8 am , friday, speed
practice 3 - 5 am, saturday, speed.com
qualifying - 8 am, saturday, speed
race - 8 am, sunday, speed
it could be 5 different winners in 5 races, and there's a chance of rain on race day
They have a chance. I was speaking to Anthony Davidson last week, and he thinks the circuit isn't so bad for the tyres. But I personally think it will be.
In the past it has been - and I know the surface has changed a little bit, but I think the way the window of these tyres seems to be working at the moment, I still presume there is going to be an issue.
Lotus seems to have a car - and the drivers and maybe the engineers as well, have a little bit of understanding about how to get the car in that window. They have shown speed all the way through the season so far. It just clicked together properly in Bahrain. And so, I think yes [they can win in Spain] and from what we saw in Mugello during testing I think they can move forward in a positive way.
There is no guarantee however, that the guys that you expect to be quick will be. Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber and Red Bull Racing seem to be back on course, for example. But I don't think they probably are back on course yet because the predictability is so varied at the moment. I don't think anybody can make that call. The guys that probably have been most consistent this season, strangely enough, are probably Lotus.
Ohh.. interesting.
Hamilton has been stripped off pole position and will start at the back of the grid.
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/05/12/hamilton-penalty-hands-maldonado-pole-postion/
I am not complaining that he was stripped off his pole, but why make him start at the back of the grid? That is pretty stupid.
well, if he doesn't complete qualifying legally he's deemed to have not taken part in qualifying. that means starting at the back or not starting at all, the end. the ruling is completely fair and should not be a surprise to anyone, especially mclaren since they are the reason for the rule in the first place. shocking stuff from the team, really.