The 2012 Formula One Thread

[busydude]

Kobayashi pulled that out of nowhere.. Kimi's lap was good too. Exciting stuff!

 

[RiDE]

That's is an amazing time set by Britney Spears.

We'll see if they solved the race pace problem tomorrow.

That Ferrari is still a mess.

 

[LTC8K6]

Alonso will beat it into submission and get a decent finish. :biggrin:

 

[The Boston Dangler]

ooooo this could be the win schumacher fans have been waiting for

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Awesome! I am loving this season so far. I'm really pleased to see Mercedes taking both front-row positions. Leave it to Ross Brawn to develop a sneaky new technology that nobody else had thought of.

 

[videogames101]

Predictions?

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Predictions?

i think schumacher can beat rosberg, but the merc might fade and leave them vulnerable

 

[busydude]

I think this is the best opportunity for Sauber to register a win here. I am still not really convinced with Mercedes in the long run. I'd be happy with kimi if he finishes from where he starts.

Kobayashi is my favorite to win, and Button will be in contention too.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Amazing lap by Rosberg. Kimi starts on the second row, should be a great race tomorrow... er tonight.

 

[RavenSEAL]

Boy, I remember back in the days when I used to skip church on Sunday mornings just to watch Juan Pablo Montoya run on that FW46 WilliamsF1 BMW.

I can say that watching him win the Monaco GP was one the happiest days of my life.

Shame he decided to join the NASCAR packs just to end up crashing every other race or finishing 18th :\

 

[LTC8K6]

Jeez. Left a wheel nut loose on Schumacher. First car out after running so well in second.

 

[RiDE]

Boy, I remember back in the days when I used to skip church on Sunday mornings just to watch Juan Pablo Montoya run on that FW46 WilliamsF1 BMW.

I can say that watching him win the Monaco GP was one the happiest days of my life.

Shame he decided to join the NASCAR packs just to end up crashing every other race or finishing 18th :\

He just seemed disenchanted with F1... and all the 'bullshit' that comes with it. He still says there's nothing like driving an F1 car but he seems to be having more fun in NASCAR.

 

[RiDE]

Jeez. Left a wheel nut loose on Schumacher. First car out after running so well in second.

Very disappointing... I was actually hoping for a Mercedes 1-2 just so the McLaren drivers finish lower and maybe help Alonso keep his points lead. :whiste:

 

[LTC8K6]

Very disappointing... I was actually hoping for a Mercedes 1-2 just so the McLaren drivers finish lower and maybe help Alonso keep his points lead. :whiste:

Damn. The way the race went, he'd probably have had 2nd.

 

[busydude]

Wow! Pretty boring race IMO. Terrible strategy for Raikonnen. Unlucky for Schumi.

 

[RiDE]

Ferrari didn't have the pace to hang on to Hamilton. They had a better strategy than Lotus though. :sneaky: How long was Raikkonen's last stint?

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

Absolutely disgusting race strategy for Kimi by Lotus. He could've easily finished 4th or 3rd given his pace.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Wow! Pretty boring race IMO. Terrible strategy for Raikonnen. Unlucky for Schumi.

boring? except for the 1st-time winner, there were fights all over the place.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

It was a pretty exciting race all things considered. Bahrain as a circuit is boring, but if we get battles like these it'll spice things up.

After hearing Eric Boullier's post-race interviews, I can confirm that he is an idiot and that's why Kimi isn't having the ability to shine as he could. The car's clearly got the pace.

 

[busydude]

boring? except for the 1st-time winner, there were fights all over the place.

LOL. I don't remember that posting that. Maybe I was pissed off that Kimi had a terrible race.

Yeah, I liked the race very much. So much action and very clean wheel to wheel racing.. all the drivers did a very good job of finishing the race without major incidents.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Yeah, other than what happened to Kimi that was a whale of a race. It's great, after the last couple of seasons of Red Bull domination, to have real competition at the top.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Great race! Congrats to Nico Rosberg for his first F1 victory! Too bad about the pit debacle with Schumacher's wheel. Would have liked to see him on the podium or possibly with a race win!

 

[Furkmyster]

Kobayashi also set the fastest lap time for the race, with Verne having the second best. This F1 season is off to an 'interesting' start so far.

 

[busydude]

Anyone taking part in F1 Fanatic prediction championship? What is your position after 3 races?

 

[LTC8K6]

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/04/18/bahrain-crown-prince-confronted-by-protesters/

Security forces fired stun grenades Wednesday at anti-government protesters who swarmed into a cultural exhibition for Bahrain's Formula One race, setting off street battles and sending visitors fleeing for cover.

It was a blow to the Gulf nation's efforts to project stability, returning to the Grand Prix circuit a year after the race was canceled because of unrest.
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