isaidno Posted 10 July 2012 Share Posted 10 July 2012 I'd love to see what Di Resta could do in a decent car. He's been linked to Ferrari, Mercedes and Mclaren over the last few weeks. Mercedes is a strong possibility if Schumacher retires again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha Posted 10 July 2012 Share Posted 10 July 2012 Yeah, I think Mercedes would be a good shout for PdR, and he obviously has Mercedes connections already. I really can't see Schumacher remaining competitive beyond the end of this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesAreBlue Posted 10 July 2012 Author Share Posted 10 July 2012 That's what I thought. I know Maldonado has been a bit of a dick a few times over the last couple of season, but I just think today was just unfortunate. As you say his rear slipped, as had happened to a few drivers and he slipped into Perez. Still Maldonado deserves more severe sanctions than he has received in the past so hopefully taking some cash off him might make him buck his idea up. His fine is chump-change compared to the amount of cash that boys rolling in. He's a dangerous driver who should be thrown out of the sport and the only driver who I can say I actually dislike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amin Posted 11 July 2012 Share Posted 11 July 2012 Yeah, I think Mercedes would be a good shout for PdR, and he obviously has Mercedes connections already. I really can't see Schumacher remaining competitive beyond the end of this season. He's getting better and better at the moment so I would expect him to stay on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkenzo Posted 13 July 2012 Share Posted 13 July 2012 Yeah, I think Mercedes would be a good shout for PdR, and he obviously has Mercedes connections already. de la Rosa is well suited to HRT and I expect him to stay their personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acooling08 Posted 13 July 2012 Share Posted 13 July 2012 de la Rosa is well suited to HRT and I expect him to stay their personally They're on about Di Resta mate. If he was to go to Merc, it'd be intersting to see De la Rosa in his Force India seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaidno Posted 14 July 2012 Share Posted 14 July 2012 Completed my first week at Mclaren. Extremely busy getting ready for the 24hr race in spa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherharboroughfox Posted 15 July 2012 Share Posted 15 July 2012 Watched a few replays of GP3 earlier, exciting stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaidno Posted 15 July 2012 Share Posted 15 July 2012 Watched a few replays of GP3 earlier, exciting stuff! We have a GP3 team , Atech CRS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaidno Posted 21 July 2012 Share Posted 21 July 2012 Grosjean, rosberg and webber all have 5 place grid penalties for gear box changes. 3 potential pole men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSi13 Posted 21 July 2012 Share Posted 21 July 2012 7 & 8th qualifying for McLaren. Not good at all. Seems their updates have improved them immensely in the dry, however doesn't look as if anybody bothered to check if they'll do any good in the wet stuff. If Hamilton follows through and has a bad race tomorrow, i can't imagine that will help in his contract negotiations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha Posted 21 July 2012 Share Posted 21 July 2012 Another fantastic pole from Fernando. Boy is on fire! Good to see three Germans in top four as well once grid penalties are sorted out. Hulkenberg 4th! Great effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amin Posted 21 July 2012 Share Posted 21 July 2012 7 & 8th qualifying for McLaren. Not good at all. Seems their updates have improved them immensely in the dry, however doesn't look as if anybody bothered to check if they'll do any good in the wet stuff. If Hamilton follows through and has a bad race tomorrow, i can't imagine that will help in his contract negotiations. Almost impossible to predict how a car will perform in the wet, especially when the level of water on the track is constantly changing throughout a session. We also won't know how good the McLaren is in the dry until the race tomorrow (it should be dry) because the McLaren has often looked good in the practice sessions and Q1/2 before being left behind in Q3. I just can't believe the change in fortunes for McLaren and Ferrari since the first race, it's crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADK Posted 21 July 2012 Share Posted 21 July 2012 I don't think the Ferrari was as bad as they led people to believe. Always had pace, just a few issues at the start of the season made it hard to get a good single lap out of. McLaren were probably flattered by Ferrari and Red Bull both having drivability issues in the first couple of races. I actually think the Williams is very good this year and would like to see Hamilton sign for them for next year altthough i have no idea if that is something he would consider. I think this is Alonsos year, his driving combined with how he is set up with the team is very impressive. Only thing that can stop him is the genius of Adrian Newey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkenzo Posted 21 July 2012 Share Posted 21 July 2012 Out of the top 9 times there were no exceptionally bad cars, they've been close all season (bar Toro Rosso perhaps). Ferrari were just quite low down in the pecking order making people believe that they had a poor car when they hadn't, it's just that teams like Williams and Sauber had designed a better car than them at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha Posted 21 July 2012 Share Posted 21 July 2012 I just can't believe the change in fortunes for McLaren and Ferrari since the first race, it's crazy. Absolutely, it's incredible. I'd probably quite enjoy looking back through the thread at everyone properly loving life when McLaren were on top and completely writing off Ferrari. But when was the last time McLaren managed to win a constructors? Not in this millenium. Which is quite staggering, considering they've always had (at the very least) a top three car since their last success. Always find a way to screw it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADK Posted 21 July 2012 Share Posted 21 July 2012 Well they won it in 2007 really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amin Posted 21 July 2012 Share Posted 21 July 2012 It's all relative and the fact is, Ferrari had an average car for the first four races. They did a brilliant job to improve the car so much for Catalunya. It also highlights how important it was for Alonso to collect as many points as he did at the start of the season because now he's in a position where he can win the championship by simply scoring top 5 positions every race, which his car is now capable of doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha Posted 22 July 2012 Share Posted 22 July 2012 Red Bull could be forced to start from the back... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/18943608 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wurmer Posted 22 July 2012 Share Posted 22 July 2012 Red Bull could be forced to start from the back... http://www.bbc.co.uk...rmula1/18943608 Cleared. No surprise there then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha Posted 22 July 2012 Share Posted 22 July 2012 Cleared. No surprise there then.... Yeah. Well, no doubt if they had been demoted we'd be reading all the 'OMGZ ITZ DA FURRAREI INTANASHNUL ASISTANTS!!!" comments. I'm glad it's been cleared up before the race though, and we shouldn't be faced with a scenario of a result that would be dramatically altered post-race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha Posted 22 July 2012 Share Posted 22 July 2012 Oh, and McLaren should have a great chance in this race. Depends how long it takes them to dispatch Schumacher, Hulkenberg and Maldonado in front of them, whilst Vettel & Alonso will probably be speeding away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted 22 July 2012 Share Posted 22 July 2012 hopefully mad Maldo will take Alonso and Vettel out to make up to doing it to Lewis a couple of races back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha Posted 22 July 2012 Share Posted 22 July 2012 Anyone else think the interviews on the podium is absolutely shit? Another fantastic race from Alonso, but I'd expect Vettel to get a penalty. But seriously, what was the point of Hamilton fighting with Vettel when a lap down when he had earlier been crying to his team that he wanted to give up and retire, and later retired anyway? I'm sure Hamilton would agree with that kind of conduct if he was chasing Alonso and it was Massa a lap down in his way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted 22 July 2012 Share Posted 22 July 2012 he was fast enough to unlap himself, it is allowed, Alonso & Vettel could of been smart and allowed him through and not lost any time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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