The F1 Thread 2012 Season

[iSparky]

Hamilton really not going well here at all today, JB has to clear this Force India, Hamilton has a puncture on the left rear.

EDIT: The left rear seems to be completely gone actually.

 

[TheBest]

Well that was unfortunate

 

[mightberight]

I think "Why always me?" can reasonably apply to Hamilton here, he's not really having much luck

 

[iSparky]

Hamilton wants to retire the car.

 

[The Taurean]

terrible luck for hamilton.

 

[Rado_N]

Did he really just want to retire because he's had a puncture?

 

[SilentWitness]

Great driving by Kimi.

 

[Rado_N]

That was fantastic driving!

 

[RDCR07]

Fantastic overtaking by the Ice Man.

 

[iSparky]

Did he really just want to retire because he's had a puncture?

Yep, glad to see that Mclaren told him to get back out and get on with it.

 

[RDCR07]

Also Schumi missed a big chance to overtake Vettel in the 1st lap. Wish he had done it.

 

[TheBest]

What are the chances of rain?

 

[iSparky]

What are the chances of rain?

There is none forecast at the moment, due to be a dry race all the way through.

 

[Leg-End]

Hamilton was about the 7th driver through that debris, had to be him to get the puncture didn't it.

 

[iSparky]

Yes, get in there JB

 

[RDCR07]

Perez has had a good drive so far moving up 7 places.

 

[iSparky]

JB really chasing down this Mercedes, he going to be too fast for schumi to put up a serious challenge. And as I am typing there he goes! Go on JB!

 

[RDCR07]

feck! What the hell is wrong with the Mercedes?

 

[Rado_N]

DRS sucks balls.

 

[iSparky]

The DRS on this track is a joke, they are pulling off overtakes well ahead of getting to the hairpin, JB really pulling away from Schumi fast here.

 

[RDCR07]

Brilliant from Schumi!

 

[iSparky]

JB's race engineer sounding very optimistic there.

 

[iSparky]

5 seconds between the top three now, Vettel and JB catching Alonso here, Lewis trying to do a one stop?

 

[SteveJ]

I'm watching a Spanish stream, so it's like "Alonso...Alonso...ALONSO..." *advert* "Alonso...".

 

[iSparky]

Kimi falling behind the top 3 now.

 

[iSparky]

Hamilton overtaking the leaders to unlap himself

This could work for Jenson a bit if McLaren play this out intelligently.

 

[mightberight]

feck off Vettel

 

[SteveJ]

Vettel's fine until things go wrong. Then he's a twat.

 

[Leg-End]

Nothing wrong with Hamilton overtaking him, hes quicker on newer tyres.

 

[iSparky]

Go on Lewis

 

[iSparky]

Wow what a pit stop from the McLaren boys there, he was barely stationary at all.

 

[Rado_N]

Hamilton is getting the benefit of blue flags here even though he's passing for position

 

[iSparky]

Alonso and Vettel reacting to JB's stop, and Button passes Vettel!!!!

 

[TheBest]

That was a great pit stop by mclaren

 

[iSparky]

I really really want JB to get a good result here, as a JB fan most of this season has been painful.

 

[AVARiCE]

In the last ten minutes the following things have happened which I'd never thought I'd see this season:

- A lapped car was racing the leaders.
- Hamilton was said lapped car. (Hamilton was lapped?!)
- McLaren used a situation to create a tactical advantage.
- An absolute peach of a McLaren pitstop.
- Button looking like he fancies it despite poor performance earlier in the weekend.
- Hamilton accepting team orders and even being spurred on by them.

I'm in shock. Cracking race though.

 

[iSparky]

fecking HRT's as usual doing nothing good except getting in the way.

JB inside the DRS detection zone

 

[iSparky]

Dont know why they bother playing Alonso's team radio, I cant understand it at all

 

[RDCR07]

Hope Schumi can at least hold on to the 5th spot. Kobayashi is catching him though.

 

[AVARiCE]

Dont know why they bother playing Alonso's team radio, I cant understand it at all

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