The Official 2011 F1 thread.

[Heysüß]

Good race! Lewis can suck it.

so much hate. although this is one of the first times that I can remember that I actually cheer for the guy everyone else hates. go hamilton!!!

[Jean]

Good race! Lewis can suck it.

[tg318is]

baahahaha! cannot wait for Canada

[pharow]

Wth?

[10/10ths]

^ haha

Getting real close to one of the best races of the year...

[naplesE30]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKvfs1MZO2U

[323iNathan]

It would be classified as a finish, just like Maldonado was classified as finishing Monaco despite crashing out due to Hamilton 5 laps from the end. The reason people don't do it is because you are extremely unlikely to get them to red flag the race if you crash, because you would have to have quite a large one in an area that makes the race need to be stopped, and that is hard and dangerous to do, plus if you ef up, you get no points and the team hates you.

This. I might just add that you're classified as finishing if you make it to 75% race distance. I remember one race (I think '08 ) in Melbourne where Raikkonen's engine blew up with about 5 laps to go but he was classified in 8th place (and got 1 point), albeit being 5 laps down, because 9th and onwards were either further behind or retired.

[E30Kaiser]

thats the same motivation i have for making it out there. May not be true, seems like the teams are fighting 4 banger turbos

Well today the f1 website actually just posted that they have been approved, but postponement is still possible, i guess if the engine suppliers have trouble or something. I really wish they would allow ground effects again though like they were talking about but probably no one wants to race against an RBR with ground effects lol.

[Hick]

I am going since it will be the last year of 8 cylinder fury.

thats the same motivation i have for making it out there. May not be true, seems like the teams are fighting 4 banger turbos

[E30Kaiser]

I am going since it will be the last year of 8 cylinder fury.

[Hick]

going to try my best to get there

[naplesE30]

2012 calendar is out.. June 17 for Austin,, better line up your transportation now.

Who's going?

[z31maniac]

F1 seems to be getting better and better. I watched all the time when I was young, didn't watch much in high school or college except the occasional race and picked it back up in 2007.

Wish there hadn't been that last red flag.

And a BIG congrats to my man Kobash! Another great drive for him.

I think you're giving a little too much credit to the wherewithal of a driver, foggy from a crash, being able to make a decision like that... ever been knocked unconscious? You come out of it in a fog so deep, you don't even know what species you are, let alone where you are, what you're in the middle of and what you were doing right before you got knocked out... no way Petrov made that decision because he knew he would stand to gain some championship points... no way...

Garey

It's not quite that bad (I came off my R6 at Hallett @ 65ish) and was knocked out long enough that they ended the session, but didn't send the ambulance out. Fucking bastards!

I definitely knew what just happened, but you are completely right about coming out in a fog like "WTF?" It took me something 60 seconds to even pull my gloves after I collapsed next to tow truck!

[E30Kaiser]

Do you still get points if you crash? I would think even though the race reverts back a lap I find it hard to believe you would get points or even credit for finishing,,,, would it be a retired... otherwise it would give anyone within the points incentive to crash in the final few laps. I mean Vettel should have shunted his car in hungary if this is the case.

It would be classified as a finish, just like Maldonado was classified as finishing Monaco despite crashing out due to Hamilton 5 laps from the end. The reason people don't do it is because you are extremely unlikely to get them to red flag the race if you crash, because you would have to have quite a large one in an area that makes the race need to be stopped, and that is hard and dangerous to do, plus if you ef up, you get no points and the team hates you.

[Hick]

I don't know... just involved in a shunt that knocked you unconscious, but have the wits to request extraction via ambulance/assistance because you realized that your race is over and if they stop the race at that point, you stand to gain some championship points, because the standings revert back to the prvious lap? If that's true and he is that witty, he should be running the FIA, not just driving in it, Lol! I think you're giving a little too much credit to the wherewithal of a driver, foggy from a crash, being able to make a decision like that... ever been knocked unconscious? You come out of it in a fog so deep, you don't even know what species you are, let alone where you are, what you're in the middle of and what you were doing right before you got knocked out... no way Petrov made that decision because he knew he would stand to gain some championship points... no way...

Garey

Again, there is a huge difference from being sarcastic/joking and the honest to god truth. Try to find humor in situations or you life will be too cut and dry.