The 2012 Formula One Thread

[busydude]

I see a lot of teams trying to copy the f-duct system of Mercedes.

 

[RiDE]

Yep the car is shit... Ferrari's first 4 flyaway races are going to be painful. :|

 

[RiDE]

This is looking like a close season up front... wow.

 

[busydude]

Grosjean's lap was epic. Feeling sorry for kimi though.

 

[Kaervak]

It took two years, but we'll finally have an F1 season really worth watching again. No more Formula Red Bull.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

for the 2nd year, HRT will not be starting the 1st race of the year. they were nowhere near the required 107%.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

12 hours of sebring is on live:
http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/channel/espn3

replay/highlights tomorrow on abc

 

[punjabiplaya]

interesting quali...

 

[LTC8K6]

Shame Alonso got beached. I wanted to see where the Ferrari would qualify.

 

[RiDE]

Good race!

Alonso...

 

[foghorn67]

Wow, Sauber doesn't look so bad. I didn't catch the story on them. Are they okay on funding?

 

[satyajitmenon]

Excellent first race... I think Schumacher was definitely in the running for a podium if his car didn't retire due to tranny issues.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

with so many cars so close to each other, this year should have some awesome races

 

[JulesMaximus]

Good race!

Alonso...

:thumbsup: He had the drive of the day as far as I'm concerned. Amazing how much he can do with a shit car. Makes you realize how mediocre Massa is in comparison.

 

[The-Noid]

:thumbsup: He had the drive of the day as far as I'm concerned. Amazing how much he can do with a shit car. Makes you realize how mediocre Massa is in comparison.

Massa has never come back after the accident.

The before and after is shocking. It's very unfortunate.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Massa has never come back after the accident.

The before and after is shocking. It's very unfortunate.

no, he's exactly how he was before the accident, except for his unusually good 2008.

 

[The-Noid]

no, he's exactly how he was before the accident, except for his unusually good 2008.

Last time I checked, 2008 is right before the accident...

2006 and 2007 were also not bad either, for a number two driver.

His pace since coming back has been way off the number one driver however.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

so 2008 was really good, and 2006, 2007, half of 2009, 2010, 2011 and 1 race of 2012 have been not race-winning material.

 

[The-Noid]

so 2008 was really good, and 2006, 2007, half of 2009, 2010, 2011 and 1 race of 2012 have been not race-winning material.

I don't have any idea what this means.

Pre accident Massa is much different than current Massa.

Look at the difference between #1 and #2 drivers, before and after...

Comparatively the F60 is also probably the worst car Ferrari has ever created. It will be interesting to note what happens this year. Massa has always been a number two driver for a good team. Now he is a number two driver for a back marker or not even an F1 driver.

Pre/Post accident is much different.

 

[LTC8K6]

I think Alonso has shown that the new car may not be quite the dog we heard it was. The next few races will tell. It wouldn't be the first time we heard that a car was awful, only to have it do pretty well overall.

Massa was mediocre before the accident, imo.

I can't figure out why he is still with the red team.

I would bet that Michael Schumacher would still be a better driver in that car than Massa ever was.

Of course, Schumacher is probably in the better car this year...

 

[busydude]

Alonso is one of the finest drivers ever to grace F1. I am actually pretty happy that I can watch him live. Yes, he has his flaws and I don't root for him most of the time.. but he is one heck of a driver.

This race was pretty damn interesting and actually I have to say.. it was also pretty inconclusive in terms of overall performance. I have to wonder what the real potential of Lotus, Williams and Sauber is.

Also, lol at Kimi asking about blue flags.

 

[The-Noid]

I think Alonso has shown that the F60 may not be quite the dog we heard it was. The next few races will tell. It wouldn't be the first time we heard that a car was awful, only to have it do pretty well overall.

Massa was mediocre before the accident, imo.

I can't figure out why he is still with the red team.

I would bet that Michael Schumacher would still be a better driver in that car than Massa ever was.

Of course, Schumacher is probably in the better car this year...

The F60 is 2009's car.

F2012 is this years car.

 

[The-Noid]

Alonso is one of the finest drivers ever to grace F1. I am actually pretty happy that I can watch him live. Yes, he has his flaws and I don't root for him most of the time.. but he is one heck of a driver.

This race was pretty damn interesting and actually I have to say.. it was also pretty inconclusive in terms of overall performance. I have to wonder what the real potential of Lotus, Williams and Sauber is.

Also, lol at Kimi asking about blue flags.

Kimi is still my favorite.

He actually looked fairly good. Besides the cock up in qualifying, Lotus actually looks quite good.

All the main teams besides Mac appear close.

 

[busydude]

Yeah, I love Kimi too.. but as I said earlier.. I would be very happy even if he finishes 5th in championship.

 

[LTC8K6]

The F60 is 2009's car.

F2012 is this years car.

Yeah I meant the new car.