The OFFICIAL 2013 Formula 1 thread!

[GillesBigCowboy]

Massa just hasn't been the same the last few years, and Ferrari has been more than patient, probably because Alonso is comfortable with Massa in the other car.
I would like to see Hulkenburg or Rosberg in the prancing horse; Ferrari needs a stronger second driver... I think it was Jody Scheckter who said that he would not have been WDC without a teammate that pushed him to maximize his own performance.

[mcr_driver]

I think Ferrari was comfortable with Massa as he was a good blocker and a consistent point scorer, now that all of that is out the window Scuderia wants to explore other #2 drivers.

Looking forward to Kimi winning this weekend. I can only hope Vettel gets rear ended by Webber for no reason at all allowing Hamilton and Alonso to fight it out for second and third. It'd be nice if Button could slot in to fourth to give a glimmer of hope for McLaren.

[naplesE30]

I would think button would slot in well at rbr. He is very mild mannered and almost identical to weber in ability in my opinion. Surprised his name hasnt popped up with rbr or Ferrari.

[thatphysicsguy]

I would think button would slot in well at rbr. He is very mild mannered and almost identical to weber in ability in my opinion. Surprised his name hasnt popped up with rbr or Ferrari.

That is true considering his contract is up in 2014

[GillesBigCowboy]

I just wish nbcsports would show spa qualifying LIVE!!

[mcr_driver]

Hamilton pulls it out of nowhere again while kimi is stuck to the 4th row

[Hick]

I just wish nbcsports would show spa qualifying LIVE!!

I don't think NBCSN knows the F1 demographic that well. Related note, with The former Speed channel now showing UFC fights, maybe NBCSN can pickup Varsha. Diffy annoys me more than Varsha.

[naplesE30]

I was never a fan of varsha until diffy started doing f1. Brundle is great behind only murray in my opinion.

Rosberg was very very impressive in Q3. He put in an epic 1st lap when every around him were a sec or more slower.

[mcr_driver]

Well that didn't quite go as expected what did they say about Kimi's brake problems?

[naplesE30]

A rather ho-hum race espec for spa... Vettel looks as though he will be walking away with the championship.

[Hick]

Not the most exciting race but Alonso had the best drive. Even with that more wing he was able to pull on car with an open DRS. Part of me wonders if Ferrari has some passive DRS system in place.

[E-Thirty]

^Agreed. The way he out braked Lewis was ridiculous. Anyone else think Maldonado's penalty was a joke?

[Roysneon]

^Agreed. The way he out braked Lewis was ridiculous. Anyone else think Maldonado's penalty was a joke?

Perhaps, but when others are penalized for the same thing, there has to be consistancy. However I, unlike everyone else it seems, think that there was some legitimacy there, as he clearly could have given room without hurting his chances of a sucessful pass and he also knew that he'd be forcing Monsour Crashy pants into the turf.

[z31maniac]

Perhaps, but when others are penalized for the same thing, there has to be consistancy. However I, unlike everyone else it seems, think that there was some legitimacy there, as he clearly could have given room without hurting his chances of a sucessful pass and he also knew that he'd be forcing Monsour Crashy pants into the turf.

It did look like to me he jerked toward the pits too after he straightened out after the initial contact with Sutil.

Part of it is having a reputation for being a dick/overly-aggressive driver as well.

[z31maniac]

Well that didn't quite go as expected what did they say about Kimi's brake problems?

Tear off in the brake duct, they pulled it out at the first pit stop, but the damage had already been done.

The carbon brakes aren't supposed to glow red the way they were in the heavy braking zones.