The 2012 Formula One Thread

[satyajitmenon]

This was a good race. Good to see Sauber's race strategy starting to pay dividends.

Also, just noticed Kimi is 3rd in the drivers championship?

 

[The Boston Dangler]

professor sid watkins has died. what an amazing job he's done for safety in motorsports

 

[satyajitmenon]

professor sid watkins has died. what an amazing job he's done for safety in motorsports

:'(

http://www.crash.net/f1/news/183884/1/professor_sid_dies_at_84.html

 

[dawp]

another write-up of the doc

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/09/sid-watkins-f1/

no driver deaths in f1 racing since 1994 thanks to the good doctor.

 

[JulesMaximus]

That is sad news. He has been a staple of F1 for decades.

 

[LTC8K6]

Rest in peace. Always remember him arriving at a crash.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

singapore grand prix us tv times (eastern)

practice 1: 6:00 am, friday
practice 2: 9:30 am, friday
practice 3: 6:00 am, saturday
qualifying: 9:00 am, saturday
race: 8:00 am, sunday

before the start of the race, there will be 1 minute of applause in honor of sid watkins.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

pole position for hamilton, he might drive away with this one

 

[JulesMaximus]

Impressive qualifying by Hamilton. I love this circuit. Would love to see a race there.

 

[busydude]

Holy cow. Fantastic race. Good drives from Vettel, Button, Alonso, Di Resta and Massa.

RB fucked up the strategy wrt Webber. Glock was pretty exceptional finishing 12th.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

That was a great race. Good God does it seems scary driving on that track at race pace, much less at night. It's a testament to the incredible skill of F1 drivers that any of their cars survive a race weekend in Singapore.

 

[LTC8K6]

Seems like Mclaren let Hamilton down. They apparently knew the gearbox was suspect, but decided not to change it. Hamilton also bounced off the wall in practice or qualifying with the right rear tire. He would have been much better off taking the 5 spot penalty.

 

[boomhower]

Good race, horrible circuite. Passing was almost non-existant which I had gotten used to seeing these last two years. Here, it's back to pit lane passing only.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

looks like i'm in the minority - i thought it was boring as hell. i didn't get to see massa climb back from 24th either.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

sergio perez is to replace hamilton at mclaren next year

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/09/28/perez-takes-place-mercedesbound-hamilton-mclaren/

 

[RiDE]

sergio perez is to replace hamilton at mclaren next year

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/09/28/perez-takes-place-mercedesbound-hamilton-mclaren/

What the fack... Lewis? D:

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

What the fack... Lewis? D:

Reuters is reporting that Hamilton has signed a 3-year deal with Mercedes, replacing Schumacher. Presumably (but not necessarily) he will retire again.

 

[JulesMaximus]

sergio perez is to replace hamilton at mclaren next year

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/09/28/perez-takes-place-mercedesbound-hamilton-mclaren/

Saw this the other day. Quite a change for Hamilton as he's been at McLaren since he was a child practically.

Kind of wonder how Perez will fit in with the McLaren team.

I think Hamilton will be good for Mercedes and Ross Brawn will take him under his wing. Expect to see Hamilton on the podium for sure and maybe some wins.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Saw this the other day. Quite a change for Hamilton as he's been at McLaren since he was a child practically.

Kind of wonder how Perez will fit in with the McLaren team.

I think Hamilton will be good for Mercedes and Ross Brawn will take him under his wing. Expect to see Hamilton on the podium for sure and maybe some wins.

hamilton won't be under brawn's wing, because his mind is polluted by his management. if merc hadn't scored a win during the tire lottery this year the board would have pulled them out at the end of the season, so their commitment is tenuous. this is 1 of those situations that could work out very good or very bad, not much middle ground.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

michael schumacher will retire at the end of the 2012 season :'(

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/04/michael-schumacher-announces-f1-retirement/

this guy will always be the king.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egY8rUpxqcE

 

[LTC8K6]

I would like to see him run in some other series. Try to win some 24 hour races.

 

[RiDE]

I would like to see him run in some other series. Try to win some 24 hour races.

I think I remember him saying after his first retirement that you would never find him getting old in sportscars or touring cars since there's nothing like driving an F1 car. Never say never though... I'm sure he'll feel the itch again once the 2013 season starts.

 

[redgtxdi]

So did we ever decide why he was never able to achieve the same level of success after he returned?

 

[The Boston Dangler]

So did we ever decide why he was never able to achieve the same level of success after he returned?

some rust, some iffy cars, and plenty of bad luck. i think he has some magic left and is leaving too early, again.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

2012 japanese gp times, u.s. eastern

practice 1: now
practice 2: 1am, friday
practice 3: 10pm, friday
qualifying: 1am, saturday
race: 2am, sunday