foxes_rule1978 Posted 19 April 2014 Posted 19 April 2014 Ricciardo is really impressing. He is the first serious driver Vettel has been up against in the same team, webber was always a journeyman.
Finnegan Posted 19 April 2014 Posted 19 April 2014 Hahahahaha seen the advert for Microsoft cloud? It's all about making the difference between winning and losing, how their products help great winning teams, etc. What team have they used? Lotus. lol
The Horse's Mouth Posted 19 April 2014 Posted 19 April 2014 Already beginning to lose interest, this Hamilton domination is worse than Vettel's, I actually hope he gets back into the game.
Beliall Posted 19 April 2014 Posted 19 April 2014 It really is the shittest high profile motorsport there is. Never going to be as good as it used to be.
Jimothy Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Already beginning to lose interest, this Hamilton domination is worse than Vettel's, I actually hope he gets back into the game. Yeah ok whatever! We've not even reached Europe yet, it's hardly a domination. And even if it is it's 4 races, nowhere near as bad as Vettel.
Jimothy Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Massa's pit stop has to be the worst I've ever seen. Couldn't see that they were repairing damage, they just seemed to forget the rear tyres, then struggled to get them on.
Jimothy Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Great driving from Rosberg to get passed Vettel there.
Lionator Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Imagine the hoo-haa if Vettel was in Hamilton's position now. What a borefest.
Jimothy Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Imagine the hoo-haa if Vettel was in Hamilton's position now. What a borefest. He's won three in a row and he's not even leading the championship yet. It's hardly Vettel's nine in a row last year, plus we've had him dominating for 4 years.
Lionator Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 He's won three in a row and he's not even leading the championship yet. It's hardly Vettel's nine in a row last year, plus we've had him dominating for 4 years. But we know where this is going. Mercedes will have it wrapped up by Hungary. Compare it to the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons which were the best of recent years.
Jimothy Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 But we know where this is going. Mercedes will have it wrapped up by Hungary. Compare it to the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons which were the best of recent years. Well let's wait, like I said in another post, we've not even reached Europe yet. And exactly re the years. We've had 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 all dominated by Vettel. Even if there is a dominant team and driver this year at least it won't be fifth straight year of domination by the same team and driver.
foxes_rule1978 Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 It really is the shittest high profile motorsport there is. Never going to be as good as it used to be. Obviously you didn't watch Bahrain...
foxes_rule1978 Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 But we know where this is going. Mercedes will have it wrapped up by Hungary. Compare it to the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons which were the best of recent years. At least Rosberg can get close to lewis, with Vettel it was him alone because he was with a teammate that wasn't anywhere near his level.
ADK Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Apparently they waved the chequered flag too early so the race was only 54 laps. Even the organisers were so bored they wanted it over.
Asha Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Great stuff for Hamilton, third in a row and they're truly dominating. Hard to argue that this is any more exciting than last year. Even though Rosberg has the lead of the Championship, Hamilton has him well and truly arseholed. Mercedes are coasting still, when Rosberg wanted to catch Alonso he was pulling out well over 2 seconds a lap. That's ridciulous. We could well have situation like 1988 where, flukes aside, the best team should be winning every single race.
foxes_rule1978 Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Great stuff for Hamilton, third in a row and they're truly dominating. Hard to argue that this is any more exciting than last year. Even though Rosberg has the lead of the Championship, Hamilton has him well and truly arseholed. Mercedes are coasting still, when Rosberg wanted to catch Alonso he was pulling out well over 2 seconds a lap. That's ridciulous. We could well have situation like 1988 where, flukes aside, the best team should be winning every single race. Hamilton is certainly handing his backside to Rosberg, if it wasn't for an unfortunate mechanical failure in the first race Hamilton would have won them all and be leading the world championship. In Bahrain Hamilton was slower and wanted to work out why that was, he put it right in this race, he truly is a class above every other driver on the grid including Vettel. After practice 2, despite being quickest he was disappointed and knew he could get more from the car which he did, his managing of the tyres and fuel is second to none. He knows how to adjust the car to get the best from it.
Asha Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Well let's wait, like I said in another post, we've not even reached Europe yet. And exactly re the years. We've had 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 all dominated by Vettel. Even if there is a dominant team and driver this year at least it won't be fifth straight year of domination by the same team and driver. Let's not pretend that just because our British boy is winning that it's any more exciting. Bahrain aside, it's been ****ing ages since there's been any doubt past about lap 3 over who would win the race, and that's the problem. I love F1 but I was fvcking bored out my face today. Whoever it is taking the win, the fact that there's no challenge or surprise makes it really dull. Mercedes have so much of an advantage that we can safely say they won't suddenly be caught in Barcelona. Like someone said earlier, this'll be wrapped up by the end of the European season.
Jimothy Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Let's not pretend that just because our British boy is winning that it's any more exciting. Bahrain aside, it's been ****ing ages since there's been any doubt past about lap 3 over who would win the race, and that's the problem. I love F1 but I was fvcking bored out my face today. Whoever it is taking the win, the fact that there's no challenge or surprise makes it really dull. Mercedes have so much of an advantage that we can safely say they won't suddenly be caught in Barcelona. Like someone said earlier, this'll be wrapped up by the end of the European season. Still the second part of my post stands. At least it's not the same dominant team and driver we've had for the last 4 years.
The Horse's Mouth Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Yeah ok whatever! We've not even reached Europe yet, it's hardly a domination. And even if it is it's 4 races, nowhere near as bad as Vettel. Hardly domination? we've had 4 races so far and three have been Mercedes one-twos and it would've been four if Ham hadn't had technical problems.
Jimothy Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Hardly domination? we've had 4 races so far and three have been Mercedes one-twos and it would've been four if Ham hadn't had technical problems. You said it was worse than Vettel! He won 9 in the bounce last year! Mercedes have had a good start, let's just see how it pans out, we're not even a quarter of the way through the season yet.
ADK Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Vettel never had such a big car advantage. Though I am ok with it. I've never minded the fact F1 is heavily about the teams and the cars. It's such a big margin that I fear it will put people off the sport and the new regulations.
foxes_rule1978 Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 Vettel never had such a big car advantage. Though I am ok with it. I've never minded the fact F1 is heavily about the teams and the cars. It's such a big margin that I fear it will put people off the sport and the new regulations. Vettel did have a big advantage, his car was over a second quicker, similar to the Mercedes now...
ADK Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 The Mercedes is actually more than a second quicker per lap in races. About 1 second quicker in qualifying. Can overtake with ease because they have more straight-line speed than their rivals. It's the most dominant car since the 1998 McLaren and there's no unlimited testing or development for other teams to catch it during the season.
Legend_in_blue Posted 20 April 2014 Posted 20 April 2014 At least Rosberg can get close to lewis, with Vettel it was him alone because he was with a teammate that wasn't anywhere near his level. That'd be his car, not his teammate. It's quite clear to me that now Ricciardo has a car of equal standing to his teammate, that Vettel is not as good as he thinks he is. Throwing his toys out of the pram in today's race cost his teammate arguably a podium spot. Vettel is overrated and when it's up and at him, he has a paddy. This will come back to bite him on the backside later this season and I hope Ricciardo gives him the two fingers when doing so. Vettel is no team player after today's shenanigans and no doubt Horner will cover for him once more and play it down but clearly there's an issue here.
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