EngineerJoe
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I watched the race live last night, but didn't stick around for the podium ceremony since it was late. What did I miss?
Can someone explain how Kimi managed a two-stop strategy (while everyone else was on 3-stop) and did so while pulling both the fastest lap AND finishing 12+ seconds ahead of Alonso? Sutil also tried the two-stop strategy and lost a lot of ground once he switched to the super-softs at the end of the race...
Edit: Are there any alternatives to TSN? Seriously, their live Formula 1 coverage sucks balls...
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during pre-season testing.....reports said the Lotus cars just seemed to manage their tires better and longer than others
this race proved that in spades
it seems like a good car right out of the box (reminds me of the Brawn when Button won the WDC)
everyone knows kimi has a potty mouth, if he would only speak up and be more clear, they need to remind him now and then
Kimi swore on the podium in Abu Dabi last year, and Seb dropped the f-bomb 30 seconds later. They figured with the same two jokers on the podium playing off each other again, reminding them not to swear might be prudent.
The Iceman cometh...awesome drive.
1/2 a pit stop in front of the whiny Spaniard and a full pit stop in front of Vettel. If the Lotus continues to manage tyres the same wway as Australia then RB and Ferrari are gonna need to work very, very hard.
SEPANG, Malaysia - Kimi Raikkonen continued his surprisingly strong start to the Formula One season, posting the fastest time in the second practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix, outpacing defending champion Sebastian Vettel before rain hit the circuit Friday.
The Lotus driver sent a clear message that his victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix was no fluke, as he edged triple world champion Vettel of Red Bull by .019 seconds.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso came in third and fourth followed by Vettel's teammate Mark Webber, who earlier was fastest in the first practice session.
"It was a good day so far," Lotus technical director James Alison said. "The car seems quite happy."
The Lotus driver sent a clear message that his victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix was no fluke, as he edged triple world champion Vettel of Red Bull by .019 seconds.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso came in third and fourth followed by Vettel's teammate Mark Webber, who earlier was fastest in the first practice session.
"It was a good day so far," Lotus technical director James Alison said. "The car seems quite happy."
Is there any easy way to get the NBC Sports coverage here?
Now move on to the next post. Don't let a duplicated post stop you from living your life!
So you think that nice new GT3 you bought is fast...........
Not really.
[video=youtube;K2cNqaPSHv0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cNqaPSHv0[/video]
Not really.
[video=youtube;K2cNqaPSHv0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cNqaPSHv0[/video]
By that standard, nobody has any fast bikes either.[video=youtube_share;bQh7KHPIZ34]http://youtu.be/bQh7KHPIZ34[/video]
[h=5]Love to be a fly on the wall in the Red Bull garage right now. Vettel's lucky Webber didn't punch him on the podium.[/h]
Geez! Come on f1 let these guys race ffs! Screw this turn down the engines and maintain your positions crap. It's auto RACING. You race to the checkered flag like they used to in the glory days of racing. Good on Vettel and bad on Rosberg for handing the podium to Hamilton (who sheepishly acknowledged the deed). Ugh. It's like these race results are scripted.
Been going on for many years....just raised it's ugly head this race more so. Wanna kill someone?.. Bernie Ecclestone...the lil freak. Webber made his point...could cost him though...the politics will shut him up or ship him out. WWE = F-1 this race anyways.
