The Official 2010 F1 Thread!!!!!!

[YAN-3]

Could they not find any other ex f1 drivers in the world available?

Get Kimi as a stewart, and watch Heiki take a Lotus to the podium.

awesome race, really a good one from start to finish!

[Hick]

I think Button was sandbagging a little bit to allow Hamiltion to run away with it. Vettel was getting frustrated seeing Hamilton pull out over a second a lap and had had enough by the time he tried the move... an 'all or nothing' moment, if you will. Theres no way Button was that much slower than Hamilton, its just another example of team orders.

I dont agree with the drive through, Vettels race was hurt by the crash too. And i REALLY dont agree with lawyer Dave that Liuzzi was hit by Vettel, Liuzzi was holding him up. That was a racing incident if anything.

[Erick]

I managed to not look up the results before watching this race.

Quite epic race really, although I'm sure my Fantasy team is falling faster than anything else out there. :p

Sucks about Rubens, I couldn't care less for Button, and I'm now siding with those who say Vettel needs to get a reality check. Kid's got talents, but his aggressiveness isn't paying off. Its great to see him grab poles, but without consistency he wont win anymore races.

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[Dave]

Vettel is clearly cracking under pressure. He apologized for ruining Button's race. But apprently took no responsiblity for turning into Liuzzi.

"I was already past him and then he destroyed my left rear tyre," Vettel said. "I had all the way to come back - it was probably the worst spot for it to happen, and that was it."

Poor Jenson.

[323iNathan]

wtf Vettel's penalty??

Also done a little research on the driver stewards, see if you notice a trend:

Bahrain – Alain Prost (FRA)
Australia – Tom Kristensen (DEN)
Malaysia – Johnny Herbert (GBR)
Shanghai – Alex Wurz (AUT)
Barcelona – Derek Warwick (GBR)
Monaco – Damon Hill (GBR)
Turkey – Johnny Herbert (GBR)
Canada – Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA)
Valencia – Heinz-Harald Frentzen (DEU)
Silverstone – Nigel Mansell (GBR)
Germany – Danny Sullivan (USA)
Hungary – Derek Warwick (GBR)
Belgium – Nigel Mansell (GBR)

of the 13 races so far 7 driver stewards have been british, and Mansell and Warwick have been steward twice. Could they not find any other ex f1 drivers in the world available?

[Hick]

Petrov is kicking ass!

EDIT.... was kicking ass... Schumi's still going

[E30Kaiser]

Prob not a good bet on Schumi with the 10 grid penalty from Hungary.

lol thats why i picked him, he gets points for overtaking everybody, Vitaly would have been a better pick at this point but I couldn't have known that would happen.

[Erick]

My fantasy drivers took a pasting: Petrov / Alonso / Vettel

You're actually in great shape if your drivers deliver. Remember that they get points for every lap they complete as well as every overtake they make. If Petrov makes it to the points, you'll be golden!

Remember one of the first races where Alonso started all the way at the back and made his way forward? He scored the most points and didnt even win the race!

I was highly considering putting Schumi on since I knew he was going to start way back there, but quite honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he stays back there throughout the race.

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[Ray Smoodiver]

My fantasy drivers took a pasting: Petrov / Alonso / Vettel

[pharow]

the rain came from outta nowhere...and messed up everything. its cool tho, im just happy it is back on. yay!

[naplesE30]

Prob not a good bet on Schumi with the 10 grid penalty from Hungary.

Counting down the last few hours until Practice, can't wait until Spa! I just hope it is wet so RBR has a chance to shake things up and McLaren and Ferrari don't just walk away with it.

Also, I am gambling on Schumi this weekend and it is my bonus track so hopefully i bring home some good points in the fantasy league!

[Hick]

nice session. i wonder why Alonso was so off.

Turn one should be fun tomorrow on full fuel and possible rain.

[quickervicar]

That sun didn't last long!

[Ray Smoodiver]

Get near a TV right now! Qualifying is crazy!

[quickervicar]

Agreed, Sutil is very underrated.

Forecast for Q: clear & sunny

Forecast for race: heavy rain. :)