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steveaki13
3rd July 2013, 21:11
I forgot to open the thread earlier. :rolleyes:

So after Pirelli had one of the worst races in tyre manufacturing history we move on to Germany.

2013 German GP

Nurburgring, Germany

60 Laps

5th-7th July

Drivers Championship after 8 Rounds

Sebastian Vettel - 132 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Fernando Alonso - 111 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Kimi Raikkonen - 98 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Lewis Hamilton - 89 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Mark Webber - 87 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Nico Rosberg - 82 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Felipe Massa - 57 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Paul di Resta - 36 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Romain Grosjean - 26 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Jenson Button - 25 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Adrian Sutil - 23 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Jean Eric Vergne - 13 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Sergio Perez - 12 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Daniel Ricciardo - 11 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Nico Hulkenberg - 6 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]

Constructors Championship after 8 Rounds

Red Bull - 219 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Mercedes - 171 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Ferrari - 168 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Lotus - 124 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Force India - 59 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Mclaren - 37 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Toro Rosso - 24 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]
Sauber - 6 pts[/*:m:3lkzsfr3]


Previous Winners (Nurburgring)
2011: Lewis Hamilton
2009: Mark Webber
2007: Fernando Alons
2006: Michael Schumacher
2005: Fernando Alonso
2004: Michael Schumacher
2003: Ralf Schumacher
2002: Rubens Barrichello
2001: Michael Schumacher
2000: Michael Schumacher
1999: Johnny Herbert
1998: Mika Hakkinen
1997: Jacques Villeneuve
1996: Jacques Villeneuve
1995: Michael Schumacher

Multiple Winners ( German GP)
Rudolf Caracciola - 6 wins (Non F1)
Michael Schumacher - 4 wins
Ascari/Fangio/Stewart/Piquet/Senna/Alonso - 3 wins
Brooks/Surtees/Ickx/Mansell/Prost/Berger/Hamilton -2 wins

*A win for Alonso this year would put him on a legendary 4 wins in Germany.

Multiple Constructors Wins (German GP)
Ferrari - 22 wins
Williams - 9 wins
Mercedes - 8 wins (7 Pre F1)
Mclaren - 8 wins
Brabham/Lotus - 4 wins
Alfa Romeo/Tyrell/Benetton - 2 wins
Auto Union -2 wins (Pre F1)

So a Mercedes win here would level them with Williams in overall German GP Wins.

So there we go.
Looking forward to this race. I always enjoy Nurburgring.

Weather is usually unsettled so could be interesting.

steveaki13
3rd July 2013, 21:24
It was hard working out previous winners and multiple winners due to the changes in venues.

So I went for previous winners at Nurburgring, but Multiple winners for the German GP at whatever venue. Including pre F1.

steveaki13
5th July 2013, 08:25
BBC Sport - German Grand Prix: Drivers' Association threatens to withdraw (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23190671)

Hard to see it happening but the threats there

AndyL
5th July 2013, 13:23
Free practice 1: the Mercs are top with a huge margin over the rest of the field. Maybe they were running light but nevertheless they are looking fast. McLaren in 7th and 10th, in amongst the Lotuses, Red Bulls and Force Indias, so they could be looking forward to a less embarassing weekend this time round. It's a tight pack though, Webber 3rd to DiResta 11th are covered by 0.7s.

No time for Alonso, unusually for an Italian car his Ferrari had persistent electrical problems.

RedBullian1
5th July 2013, 15:53
Vettel P1 for FP2 with a time of 1:30.416

tjoepie
5th July 2013, 19:06
Kimi is always so boring:
w w w . autosport.com / news / report.php/id/108568?source=mostpopular
Please delete spaces as necessary...

Brown, Jon Brow
5th July 2013, 20:40
Lets hope for a race as good as we had here in 2011, which was one of the best dry races I remember seeing.

Tazio
6th July 2013, 04:05
After looking at the wear on the optons which was high for RB and Merc, I think that Lotus will fare well in the race. I'm not sure what to make of Ferrari, as I think it could go either way. Their seems to be genuine posativity in that camp.
http://www.f1plus.com/en/news/item/4193-massa-qvery-confident-for-sundayq

vhatever
6th July 2013, 04:55
I just hope it's a safe race, at this juncture. Spent the majority of the last GP just hoping no one got caught with a face full of rubber shrapnel at 150 miles per hour. Kimi, alonso, and vettel all had close brushes with such an outcome. Could you imagine if any of those guys end up with a serious injury/death? Wow. anyway. let's hope it was just a one-off.

longisland
6th July 2013, 11:23
It's a two horse race between the Mercs & Bulls.

donKey jote
6th July 2013, 11:26
I'll be missing it unless I can time my trip to the beach perfectly to coincide with a pit stop for lunch... and convince the family it was entirely by chance :andrea: :p

longisland
6th July 2013, 11:31
Lewis seems to have handling issues in both FP2 & 3 . Hope Mercs are just sandbagging.

longisland
6th July 2013, 11:53
Me thinks the quickest lap in qualifying will be sub 1 min 29 secs

Koz
6th July 2013, 14:01
1:28.7ish for pole.

steveaki13
6th July 2013, 14:05
It's a two horse race between the Mercs & Bulls.

Shouldnt that be a one horse v one Bull race?

steveaki13
6th July 2013, 14:25
Poor Old Williams

longisland
6th July 2013, 14:29
It's more likely a two bull fight. Will be interesting consider one is finally unleashed now

Koz
6th July 2013, 14:42
Epic fail for Mercedes and Rosberg...

truefan72
6th July 2013, 14:44
WTF?
Rosberg out of Q3?

just a useless decision by mercedes to keep him in the garage

early donkey of the weekend

truefan72
6th July 2013, 14:45
It's more likely a two bull fight. Will be interesting consider one is finally unleashed now

nope seems like the ferrari's and Renaults have something to say

Q3 is nicely set up

truefan72
6th July 2013, 14:46
Epic fail for Mercedes and Rosberg...

any fool could see with about 5 minutes to go that the times were tumbling, grosjean set the marker for rosberg to get back out there, and surely as soon as the ferrari's went back out, they needed to cover their bases again. oh well :o

truefan72
6th July 2013, 14:50
that sauber is slowly coming to life over the past 2 race weekends
have they finally sorted out their issues?

steveaki13
6th July 2013, 15:01
Great Lap by Lewis after the chaos of Q2 for the team.

truefan72
6th July 2013, 15:02
the boss
that's what I'm talking about!

at the end of the day, they guy just hooks it up in Qualy
crossing my fingers that this time the car holds up

Koz
6th July 2013, 15:02
P1 and P11. Awesome.

Ferrari strategy is worrying, I would have though they would have been as quick, if not quicker than Lotus. If they have a bad start, it might go badly.

truefan72
6th July 2013, 15:04
daniel ricciardo continues to shine

to me the 2nd RBR seat is now firmly between kimi, buemi and ricciardo

Zico
6th July 2013, 15:09
Great pole lap by Lewis but will he be able to keep the Bulls behind tomorow? Fingers crossed!

Ricciardo- Impressive stuff indeed!, he really is putting a good case forward for claiming 2nd RB seat for next season

vhatever
6th July 2013, 15:12
Hillarious stuff from merc. If lewy can't legitimately beat nico, I guess we will have to cheat a bit. haha.

The typical conspiracy nonsnese from the British commentators seems remarkably absent today.

Koz
6th July 2013, 15:13
Great pole lap by Lewis but will he be able to keep the Bulls behind tomorow? Fingers crossed!
Webbo will have his classic ****ty start, while Vettel will run away. Then Kimi will keep hounding him till his tyres start to fade away.

Zico
6th July 2013, 15:16
Hillarious stuff from merc. If lewy can't legitimately beat nico, I guess we will have to cheat a bit. haha.

The typical conspiracy nonsnese from the British commentators seems remarkably absent today.


Where have the window licker and tin foil hat smilies gone?

tfp
6th July 2013, 15:17
I missed qualifying, what happened to nico?

vhatever
6th July 2013, 15:17
Where have the window licker and tin foil hat smilies gone?

it's only a conspiracy when vettel is the benefactor. i know. damn my eyes.

vhatever
6th July 2013, 15:20
I missed qualifying, what happened to nico?


mercedes did.

tfp
6th July 2013, 15:21
Ricciardo! Punching above his weight again!

Corvettian
6th July 2013, 15:21
Multiple Winners ( German GP)
Rudolf Caracciola - 6 wins (Non F1)
Michael Schumacher - 4 wins
Ascari/Fangio/Stewart/Piquet/Senna/Alonso - 3 wins
Brooks/Surtees/Ickx/Mansell/Prost/Berger/Hamilton -2 wins

*A win for Alonso this year would put him on a legendary 4 wins in Germany. This may sound like a cliché, but the drivers who won Formula 1 (and pre-Formula 1) races on the Nürburgring Nordschleife were the true legends. Just staying alive on that circuit was an achievement in itself.

N4D13
6th July 2013, 15:27
Well, I'm feeling absolutely gutted for Rosberg - and for my pickems as well! :p

I'm looking forward to a good race from Ferrari tomorrow - the softs are expected to degrade in 6 or 7 laps so I think it was a good idea to let go a couple of positions up in the grid in exchange for a better shot at the race tomorrow. I don't know what the differences in lap times will be but if the leaders get into traffic after their first pitstops, Ferrari might actually have a good shot at winning the race.

tfp
6th July 2013, 15:28
mercedes did.

Brawn and co lost themselves more manu points?

It should be a good day for you, German manufacturer on top of the German GP!

vhatever
6th July 2013, 15:33
Brawn and co lost themselves more manu points?

It should be a good day for you, German manufacturer on top of the German GP!

I give a **** about Mercedes or where a race is. I know you don't come across many non-brits who don't swallow the bilge and assorted bigoted garbage the british media pumps out of their bowels every day, but try to at least retain some commonsense, eh?

tfp
6th July 2013, 15:35
I give a **** about Mercedes or where a race is. I know you don't come across many non-brits who don't swallow the bilge and assorted bigoted garbage the british media pumps out of their bowels every day, but try to at least retain some commonsense, eh?

Lighten up, all I said was "it should be a good day for you!"

vhatever
6th July 2013, 15:37
Lighten up, all I said was "it should be a good day for you!"
What's good about it? we, realF1 fans, were cheated out a legitimate q3 by the brain trust at merc.

tfp
6th July 2013, 15:43
What's good about it? c.


I don't know, I haven't seen it yet!

AndyL
6th July 2013, 16:52
Well, I'm feeling absolutely gutted for Rosberg - and for my pickems as well! :p

I'm looking forward to a good race from Ferrari tomorrow - the softs are expected to degrade in 6 or 7 laps so I think it was a good idea to let go a couple of positions up in the grid in exchange for a better shot at the race tomorrow. I don't know what the differences in lap times will be but if the leaders get into traffic after their first pitstops, Ferrari might actually have a good shot at winning the race.

That compounds the misery for Rosberg though, he doesn't even have the silver lining of being the first guy on the grid with tyre choice. If he goes with primes he still has 3 or 4 guys ahead of him who will be on the same strategy.

N4D13
6th July 2013, 17:52
That compounds the misery for Rosberg though, he doesn't even have the silver lining of being the first guy on the grid with tyre choice. If he goes with primes he still has 3 or 4 guys ahead of him who will be on the same strategy.
I still wouldn't rule him out for a win if the primes are the right tyres to start the race with. I wouldn't expect him to have many difficulties overtaking Button and Hülkenberg and even if he doesn't find it easy to overtake the Ferraris, I'd expect them to have quite a very decent race pace.

Tazio
6th July 2013, 18:11
Ferrari's strategy is quite a gamble when they really didn't need to go that route. I’m guessing it was decided before quali started, because they seemed to have the pace to challenge for the second row. I suppose they figured that Britney the two RBs and the other Merc would be ahead of them, and Kimi was consistently ahead of them by .1 for most of the weekend. I guess we will see what happens. BTW great work by the Boss :angel:

vhatever
6th July 2013, 23:35
BTW great work by the Boss :angel:

Is that Ross brawn? Otherwise known as mister "nico, stop being faster than Lewis".

steveaki13
6th July 2013, 23:58
Is that Ross brawn? Otherwise known as mister "nico, stop being faster than Lewis".

Yer that Guy.

Tazio
7th July 2013, 00:52
Is that Ross brawn? Otherwise known as mister "nico, stop being faster than Lewis".

Well......No....I was referring to Hamilton's pole lap, although the irony is not lost on me. :confused: :p : :angel:

Koz
7th July 2013, 01:14
Is that Ross brawn? Otherwise known as mister "nico, stop being faster than Lewis".

How far was Lewis ahead of Nico at Q2?
He is very luck the same thing didn't happen to him.

This is one of the closest Q2s I can recall. 5-10 separated by a tenth? Half a second separating the top 12.

Merc should have responded, with both drivers after Grosjean's lap.
I can't recall if Webber came out, he could easily have shared Nico's fate.

Knock-on
7th July 2013, 11:10
Very impressive from Ricciardo. Getting that Torro into places not expected.

Awesome Lap from Lewis. In fact, one of the best we've seen from him in F1. Not that it was perfect but the way he dragged that Mercedes around was hairy stuff. It looked a real handful; Oversteering, understeering, back end breaking away, it had it all. Surely he's due some good luck this season and a clean race. :D

Pity about Nico but lets see if he can do a Lewis and fight through.

longisland
7th July 2013, 11:29
Ross may have found the key to unlocking Lewis' strength. The team made a blunder with Nico; the car was loose, the bulls are in front and they need a clutch performance from the driver. A perfect stage for Lewis. It's perhaps the best Saturday show in my book.

Knock-on
7th July 2013, 13:12
That qualifying is what marks the great drivers from everyone else. Although I am a long time fan of Jenson, he is a bit like Seb in a way. Very quick in a good car but struggles a bit when the car isn't under him whereas Lewis and Alonso seem to be able to drag the bloody thing around :D

Tazio
7th July 2013, 13:32
Nico starting on primes.

pino
7th July 2013, 13:44
Unfortunately I am not at home for this, so please keep me updated with your posts thanks 😃😎

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 13:50
Hamilton has an issue with his Front Right Brake overheating on the grid. Mechanics appear to be working overtime to sort the problem

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 13:53
Afternoon Peeps. Should be a good race if we dont see overactive DRS. I fear it might be too easy here. Dont know what you think.

Koz
7th July 2013, 13:56
Hai everybady!

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 13:58
Hi Koz

veeten
7th July 2013, 13:58
Ok folks... Roll off lap, up next.

Koz
7th July 2013, 13:58
Will Grosjean and Webber tango once more?

pino
7th July 2013, 13:58
Please keep me updated on Alonso thanks :p :

veeten
7th July 2013, 13:59
btw, Coffee & mini-donuts. :)

pino
7th July 2013, 14:01
Watermelon here 😎

Robinho
7th July 2013, 14:02
looking forward to this one

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veeten
7th July 2013, 14:02
Back to the grid...

Koz
7th July 2013, 14:02
If you have wheelspin hold the throttle?
Hum...

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:03
and here we... GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Koz
7th July 2013, 14:04
Kimi is going to take Hamilton.

Corvettian
7th July 2013, 14:05
btw, Coffee & mini-donuts. :)
Only coffee for me; I've just eaten lunch.

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:05
Red Bull 1-2, Vettel in the lead...

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:08
Alonso 8th... long climb ahead, pino.

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:09
Massa loses it... :s

Corvettian
7th July 2013, 14:09
Oh, the race has started...! Wake up, Corvettian! :dozey: :rotflmao:

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:11
Oh, the race has started...! Wake up, Corvettian! :dozey: :rotflmao: time for that second cup, eh... ;) :p

pino
7th July 2013, 14:13
No passes from Alonso yet ? :p :

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 14:14
Massa must have had a problem strange incident otherwise.

No pen for di Resta? After the Race? Consistancy from the stewards then.

Corvettian
7th July 2013, 14:14
time for that second cup, eh... ;) :p That's not a bad idea. :laugh:

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 14:14
No passes from Alonso yet ? :p :

Hard tyres to the rests soft. He will lead soon.

Koz
7th July 2013, 14:16
Omg cameraman hit

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:17
Nicely planned, RB. Cheers. :s

Ranger
7th July 2013, 14:17
Omg cameraman hit

Well that was just awful in every sense.

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 14:18
Webber loses wheel and some poor guy smashed by the bouncing tyre. Bad situation

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 14:18
Nicely planned, RB. Cheers. :s

Can you cut the bullshyte? The accident is bad enough without adding such a claptrap to it.

AndyL
7th July 2013, 14:21
Massa must have had a problem strange incident otherwise.

Looked somewhat similar to what happened to him in Monaco.

AndyL
7th July 2013, 14:21
What an awful (and uncharacteristic) cock-up by the Red Bull pit crew.

AndyL
7th July 2013, 14:23
From Grosjean's pace, it looks like most of the option tyre runners blinked too early.

Koz
7th July 2013, 14:23
Good on Nico, showing some balls and racing his race.

pino
7th July 2013, 14:24
dj, don't tell people how and what to post thank you !

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 14:26
dj, don't tell people how and what to post thank you !

Then please you do it. I think that alluding that such an accident is has been planned is utterly tasteless.

truefan72
7th July 2013, 14:26
rosberg costing his team dearly, pathetic

webberf1
7th July 2013, 14:26
Webber pitting and looking like leapfrogging Vettel on a slower lap... I just knew RBR were about to balls it up for him. But then THAT?? I hope that cameraman is ok :(

truefan72
7th July 2013, 14:27
and then gives kimi a free pass
strupud rosberg

he cost Hamilton the spot to grosjean
nicely done nico, nicely done :(

Koz
7th July 2013, 14:28
I really really hope we see Grosjean win a race here today.

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 14:30
Romain.... Can he win? Without Crashing.

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:30
Webber pitting and looking like leapfrogging Vettel on a slower lap... I just knew RBR were about to balls it up for him. But then THAT?? I hope that cameraman is ok :( Watch out, webberf1. dj might misconstrue what you said and whine about it.

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 14:31
Lewis has been unfortunate here, held up by Rosberg and now Hulkenberg. Thats the way it bounces

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:36
the car just doesn't suit him today, steve. and now, Alonso all over him like a cheap suit.

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 14:37
Merc fallen back to tyre wearing ways apparently.

Credit to Hamilton though, he fights every battle to the death.

Koz
7th July 2013, 14:38
Poor Alonso :p

Warriwa
7th July 2013, 14:40
Webber is the unluckiest driver in F1. Makes you wonder sometimes . . . . . .

ShiftingGears
7th July 2013, 14:40
Ill timed ad break during the best duel in a while. Not impressed.

A great shame for Webber, but most importantly I hope the cameraman is alright. Hopefully Grosjean can win this one.

Corvettian
7th July 2013, 14:40
Romain.... Can he win? Without Crashing.
As the old saying goes, "To finish first, first you must finish"...

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:40
...and pays the price. Pitted again.

JasonPotato
7th July 2013, 14:40
Nice to see RB screw over Webber yet again! How many times have they done that? No wonder he's leaving. Have never seen them screw Vettel!

they should just become a one driver team, clearly they only care for one.

longisland
7th July 2013, 14:41
Lewis just got my vote for drive of the day

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:41
as Hobbs would say, "He done blowed up"...

Ranger
7th July 2013, 14:43
Safety car, Bianchi's car freewheeling down the hill.

What a race... :\

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:43
and left the car in neutral, causing it to roll back onto the track. You dummy!!! :angry:

webberf1
7th July 2013, 14:44
Pic's car... I really shouldn't be laughing, that could have ended badly. Bad webberf1!

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 14:45
Nice to see RB screw over Webber yet again! How many times have they done that? No wonder he's leaving. Have never seen them screw Vettel!

It was a mistake. This time with bad consequences, but they certainly didn't do it deliberately. Why should they throw away a podium position with Mercedes breathing down their necks in the constructors championship. Oh, and they did screw Vettel's race at Barcelona when they left him on a hopeless 3-stopper and switched to four stops when he had fallen back to fourth already, so it's not only Mark, who's on the receiving end of strategy mistakes.


they should just become a one driver team, clearly they only care for one.

Yep, that's why they told Mark how to improve his start before the race as opposed to just having him have a bad start as usual.

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 14:45
Wow. A while since we have seen an engine explode like that.

Now another rare sight. A car rolling backwards across the track.

What the heck is going on out there today. :p :

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 14:46
Lewis just got my vote for drive of the day

That fight with Alonso was brilliant stuff :)

7th July 2013, 14:47
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Koz
7th July 2013, 14:47
35 laps on primes?

Lotus might try to go the whole way, but I'm thinking everyone has to pit again?

webberf1
7th July 2013, 14:47
JasonPotato, I gotta say it is a little strange how RBR forget to put wheels on a car when its Webber in a good position.

truefan72
7th July 2013, 14:47
now we have to wait another 2 laps for webber to overtake
jeezuz!

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:48
... and Charlie Whiting, shaking his head in that booth, saying to himself, "I've should've been a Dentist"... :p

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 14:49
Webber is the unluckiest driver in F1. Makes you wonder sometimes . . . . . .

Not now. He gets to un lap himself

ShiftingGears
7th July 2013, 14:50
now we have to wait another 2 laps for webber to overtake
jeezuz!

This system definitely needs fixing. Safety car laps when there is no obstructions or abnormal danger present is not what anyone wants to spend time watching.

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:50
Not now. He gets to un lap himself baby steps, steve. Baby steps... ;)

JasonPotato
7th July 2013, 14:51
It's the fact I have seen them do it countless times over the years, always Webber never Vettel. Must have happened 5 times at least they haven't put his tyres on correctly. If it was an even number then fair enough but it's always Webber.

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 14:52
Bloody SC rule..................................

F1 = Joke?

Koz
7th July 2013, 14:52
This is really moronic.
We need a new system here for lapped cars.

truefan72
7th July 2013, 14:53
so 3 laps behind the safety car for mr webber :down:

ShiftingGears
7th July 2013, 14:55
This is really moronic.
We need a new system here for lapped cars.

Lucky dog pass is what I would suggest, so the lap deficit is nullified without the driver actually having to do the extra laps to catch up. Or have SC laps not count towards the total laps completed.

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:55
slowly heading towards how NASCAR handles such 'incidents'... a sad, sad day.

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 14:55
I have always hated this SC rule. I was happy enough having lapped cars in the pack, but if you must do something have all lapped cars stay lapped and drop to the tail of the bunch.

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 14:57
Lucky dog pass is what I would suggest, so the lap deficit is nullified without the driver actually having to do the extra laps to catch up.

Or leave him a lap down like he was. Why do drivers get to gain to a lap with no justification.

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 14:58
It's the fact I have seen them do it countless times over the years, always Webber never Vettel. Must have happened 5 times at least they haven't put his tyres on correctly. If it was an even number then fair enough but it's always Webber.

That may be down to the fact that in most races Webber comes in one lap after Vettel. With two pitstops in such rapid succession the chances for mistakes are by definition higher in the second one. They have like 5-10 laps to prepare the first one, but only a minute or so to get ready for the second. I doubt there's any deliberate screwing up going on. The points for the constructors championship are literally worth millions and too precious to throw away.

veeten
7th July 2013, 14:58
and, once again, Lotus has both their cars in the sharp end of the grid. Good guys.

Whyzars
7th July 2013, 15:00
I have always hated this SC rule. I was happy enough having lapped cars in the pack, but if you must do something have all lapped cars stay lapped and drop to the tail of the bunch.

They all have radio's and the order could be sorted within one lap behind the safety car.

AndyL
7th July 2013, 15:01
An interesting second half of the race in prospect. Can any of the leaders complete the race on their current tyres? Alonso, Hulkenberg, Button and Rosberg will need to pit for the soft tyres, and will have a chance to chase down anyone who is trying to eke out their medium tyres.

JasonPotato
7th July 2013, 15:03
Lotus 1-2?

Koz
7th July 2013, 15:06
Identical times at the front of the grid, I wonder how much Vettel is holding them back.

I wonder, will Williams score a point?

veeten
7th July 2013, 15:08
".. Mmmm, Soda cookies. Want one, Jensen?"... Stop it!!! :rotflmao:

truefan72
7th July 2013, 15:09
hamilton's merc could not get by the sauber, sad
now button is 4 sec up the track

Knock-on
7th July 2013, 15:12
If I was Kimi, I would leave some gap, save tyres and wait for Romain and Seb to fight it out.

FastFoz
7th July 2013, 15:12
That may be down to the fact that in most races Webber comes in one lap after Vettel. With two pitstops in such rapid succession the chances for mistakes are by definition higher in the second one. They have like 5-10 laps to prepare the first one, but only a minute or so to get ready for the second. I doubt there's any deliberate screwing up going on. The points for the constructors championship are literally worth millions and too precious to throw away.


Open your eyes man! They didnt want the accident to happen, just add a couple seconds to his pit stop so he was no threat to vettel.

I cant work out why they pitted him so early as it was obvious vettel/hamiltons tyres were not giving them an advantage and if webber did a few more laps he would have easy come out in the lead because vettel had lots of traffic, who's strategy call was that???.

You can always guarantee webber gets the rough end of the stick except for accidents like Malaysia where it did not go as they planned and webber come out in front, and again as usual he got the rough end of the stick. I'm surprised he has put up with it this long.

I used to think he was unlucky but now its just beyond a joke.

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 15:13
New update about the cameraman. He's been transferred to the army hospital at Koblenz. Concussion and broken bones with no specifics yet, which bones, but since he seemed to take the hit square between the shoulders it could be everything from ribs over collarbones to vertebrae :( But at least no fatality.

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 15:14
Hamilton will be just hoping for points now. Sad.

As for Lotus. A 1-2 is on.

Knock-on
7th July 2013, 15:14
Go Kimi!!!

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 15:14
Open your eyes man! They didnt want the accident to happen, just add a couple seconds to his pit stop so he was no threat to vettel.


I hope you don't really believe that. That's the most ridiculous thing I've seen in a while.

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 15:15
New update about the cameraman. He's been transferred to the army hospital at Koblenz. Concussion and broken bones with no specifics yet, which bones, but since he seemed to take the hit square between the shoulders it could be everything from ribs over collarbones to vertebrae :( But at least no fatality.

Thanks for the update

Knock-on
7th July 2013, 15:17
Hopefully he's OK.

Mind you, I bet Daniel will be on next week claiming that if it wasn't a Pirelli, the tyre would have merely brushed him and done no harm :laugh:

AndyL
7th July 2013, 15:20
Important pass on Hamilton by Vettel, could be a race-winner.

Koz
7th July 2013, 15:21
I have a sinking feeling that Lotus screwed Kimi once again.

FastFoz
7th July 2013, 15:21
I hope you don't really believe that. That's the most ridiculous thing I've seen in a while.

I absolutely believe that. 2 seconds on webbers pit stop still leaves there cars 1-2, so no constructor point implications at that point in the race.

Koz
7th July 2013, 15:22
Hopefully he's OK.

Mind you, I bet Daniel will be on next week claiming that if it wasn't a Pirelli, the tyre would have merely brushed him and done no harm :laugh:

Don't you mean a massage with a happy ending? :p

longisland
7th July 2013, 15:23
No puns intended. Lewis seems to defend better against Fred & Seb yet Grosjean passed him in one corner.

veeten
7th July 2013, 15:24
Pino, Alonso 2nd but will have to pit soon.

Knock-on
7th July 2013, 15:26
I just saw Donks :s hock:

Man is he a dodgy dancer :D

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 15:27
No puns intended. Lewis seems to defend better against Fred & Seb yet Grosjean passed him in one corner.

Because the tyres on the merc were toast. He went in immediately after RoGro passed him

Tazio
7th July 2013, 15:28
alonso follows kimi into the pits eek: :p :

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 15:28
Can Kimi and Fernando catch on soft tyres? Could be fun

JasonPotato
7th July 2013, 15:29
Kimi for the win!

longisland
7th July 2013, 15:31
Because the tyres on the merc were toast. He went in immediately after RoGro passed him
Well, Lewis was able to keep Fred at bay before he pitted

Tazio
7th July 2013, 15:31
Alonso for the win ;)

AndyL
7th July 2013, 15:32
Nicely set for a sprint to the end!

Corvettian
7th July 2013, 15:33
Kimi for the win!

I'm with you on that one. :up:

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 15:34
Nah. Seb for the win. Soft tyres are rubbish. Gone already

Ranger
7th July 2013, 15:37
Unless a wheel falls off or a gearbox blows up, Vettel will win now.

EDIT: But I have been wrong before... maybe once. :p

Corvettian
7th July 2013, 15:43
Unless a wheel falls off or a gearbox blows up, Vettel will win now.

EDIT: But I have been wrong before... maybe once. :p
...said Murray Walker, on more than one occasion. :laugh:

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 15:43
He somehow always just manages to keep Kimi out of DRS range by a few hundreds

truefan72
7th July 2013, 15:45
very dissapointing

rosberg will need to answer some questions in the garage as to why he held up hamilton
it was a poor start ( ora great start by RBR) for hamilton,
got no help from his teammate and hulkenberg slowed him down good and nice,
I don't blame hulkenberg though as it was up to Lewis to get past him
the old tire gremlins and lack of pace on heavy fuel are still there
certainly p4 ahead of alonso was theirs for the taking and but as usual the SCD did him no favors and the

off to watch tennis now
:(

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 15:47
very dissapointing

For Lewis it was, but hey it was a good race.

Tazio
7th July 2013, 15:47
The Boss gets Button for 5th :angel:

veeten
7th July 2013, 15:48
Not bad. Vettel for the win, and Lotus drivers a 2-3 finish. Possible 'pole vault' up the team championship points ladder for Lotus.

longisland
7th July 2013, 15:52
Congrats to Seb. My driver of the day goes to Grosjean. Donkey goes to RBR pit crew and Bianchi. Drive of the day goes to the Lewis on Fred. Team of the race goes to Lotus. This is definitely better than Hockenheim

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 15:54
The Boss gets Button for 5th :angel:

What?? Ross Brawn that **** and Lewis Lover has passed JB. What a disgrace. ;)

Ranger
7th July 2013, 15:55
He somehow always just manages to keep Kimi out of DRS range by a few hundreds

Not surprising... The Red Bull was still the best car today, as it was in Silverstone.

Good drive though.

Whyzars
7th July 2013, 15:59
Or leave him a lap down like he was. Why do drivers get to gain to a lap with no justification.

I wonder if Di Resta agrees with you seeing as he finished 11th?

Looking at how the race panned out, Webber being able to unlap himself under SC had real points implications. I don't think the rule was supposed to do that and ask the same question as you.

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 15:59
ARGHH!!!! Kai Ebel doing the podium interview. :arrowed:

kfzmeister
7th July 2013, 16:02
Drive of the day goes to the Lewis on Fred.

How so? Hopefully not talking about Ham holding him up, cause Hulk then did the same thing to Ham a little later! :rolleyes:

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 16:02
It was all because peope got moany and bitchy about occasional backmarkers ruining restarts under SC.

Nevermind that 20 odd years of SC had gone before with no one moaning. Now we have to have this sham.

kfzmeister
7th July 2013, 16:04
The Red Bull was still the best car today

I would disagree. Lotus looked better to me.

tjoepie
7th July 2013, 16:05
If Hamilton were my teammate I'd do everything to sabotage his race too...

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 16:06
Just a question. Why didnt Seb talk German much on the podium?

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 16:15
Just a question. Why didnt Seb talk German much on the podium?

Because he thought that other people should be able to understand him, too. That's what he said when Ebel asked him to speak German instead of English.

N4D13
7th July 2013, 16:15
Just a question. Why didnt Seb talk German much on the podium?
Because that's what Germans do in Germany! :p

vhatever
7th July 2013, 16:16
Not surprising... The Red Bull was still the best car today, as it was in Silverstone.

Good drive though.

You mean vettel was the best driver. like he is pretty much every GP. One day you will accept it and go on with the rest of your life. maybe,

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 16:29
Because he thought that other people should be able to understand him, too. That's what he said when Ebel asked him to speak German instead of English.

Thanks

Ranger
7th July 2013, 16:39
You mean vettel was the best driver. like he is pretty much every GP. One day you will accept it and go on with the rest of your life. maybe,

Says he, with the amazing life of insulting people on the internet. Grow up.

Webber was never more than 1.5 seconds away from Vettel, and was leading when the team only fixed three wheels to his car.

Ergo, the team had the best car.

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 16:50
Button, Whitmarsh and the whole of Mclaren RAGING at Caterham and its drivers

JasonPotato
7th July 2013, 17:23
After seeing a slow-motion replay of the wheel coming loose i wish that cameraman all the best and hopefully be back in the action soon. Doubt he'll want to cover the pit lane again though.

and nice to see the new pirelli tyres making an impact :D pun intended

AndyL
7th July 2013, 17:49
The F1 journos are now tweeting that Red Bull have been given a €30,000 fine for the unsafe release of Webber's car. They've got off lightly IMO.

Edit: and a €5000 fine for Force India.

It makes a bit more sense now that they didn't investigate it during the race - I guess some decision has been made to punish unsafe releases with fines rather than sporting penalties.

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 18:38
It makes a bit more sense now that they didn't investigate it during the race - I guess some decision has been made to punish unsafe releases with fines rather than sporting penalties.

It would be wrong to penalize the driver for a mistake that's done by the team. On the other hand I think a mere fine isn't really going to cause the teams to be more carefull. At least in case of repeat offenses there should be 1-race-bans or at least probation periods for the teams. If the risk can be reduced to a wad of cash, the front-running teams will surely rather risk it.

ioan
7th July 2013, 18:45
It would be wrong to penalize the driver for a mistake that's done by the team. On the other hand I think a mere fine isn't really going to cause the teams to be more carefull. At least in case of repeat offenses there should be 1-race-bans or at least probation periods for the teams. If the risk can be reduced to a wad of cash, the front-running teams will surely rather risk it.

That is wrong.
Rest assured none of the teams is trying hard to lose a wheel after a pit stop, not even if they can afford to pay their way out of it.
You can not give a race ban, that would penalize the drivers, as you pointed it out yourself. The only sensible outcome is a fine or docking constructors points, like for example 1 point for each unsafe release.

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 18:51
That is wrong.
Rest assured none of the teams is trying hard to lose a wheel after a pit stop, not even if they can afford to pay their way out of it.
You can not give a race ban, that would penalize the drivers, as you pointed it out yourself. The only sensible outcome is a fine or docking constructors points, like for example 1 point for each unsafe release.

I'm not saying that they want to lose a wheel. But, pitstops are now skirting the 2 seconds mark for the tyre change and the risk of error rises ove the acceptable the more they try to shave of a few tenths off a pit stop. I think 2 seconds for the lollipop man to register all four tyres attached and still keeping an eye out for other cars is bordering on the impossible.

ioan
7th July 2013, 18:59
I'm not saying that they want to lose a wheel. But, pitstops are now skirting the 2 seconds mark for the tyre change and the risk of error rises ove the acceptable the more they try to shave of a few tenths off a pit stop. I think 2 seconds for the lollipop man to register all four tyres attached and still keeping an eye out for other cars is bordering on the impossible.

There is not much one can do about it. Either mandate that all pit stops are minimum 5 seconds or get a better lollipop man.

AndyL
7th July 2013, 19:01
There is not much one can do about it. Either mandate that all pit stops are minimum 5 seconds or get a better lollipop man.

I guess this was one benefit of refuelling - though reintroducing it would hardly be a safety improvement.

dj_bytedisaster
7th July 2013, 19:05
Limiting the number of people allowed to perform the pitstops would be possible. I don't see many wheels falling off in GT racing.

jens
7th July 2013, 20:53
Interesting race. From beginning to the very end. Worth watching. :)

Nice race by Vettel, had to deliver under pressure all race. Strong comeback by Räikkönen, but if you lose out narrowly, you would always ask questions whether the strategy was exactly right. Reminded me how Alonso chased down Räikkönen in Abu Dhabi last year, but couldn't really catch in the end. Nice performance by Grosjean, good to see him finally having a strong race pace too. He needs to keep that one up now for the rest of the year to save his seat.

Alonso wasn't far behind in the end, so Ferrari is there or thereabouts, but as usual - always missing a tiny bit to truly challenge (for the championship). Pity about Massa. For two consecutive races he has been ahead of Alonso before "issues", so we haven't really seen, what could he do in a competitive position by the end of the race. A pity about Webber too. One of his strongest circuits, where he got his maiden F1 win. Was a real contender for a win this time too.

Fortunately for Vettel he does not have a consistent rival, so even despite the British GP DNF he is still in a strong position in the championship. Sometimes he battles with Lotus, sometimes with Ferrari, sometimes with Mercedes. However, all of them take points away from each other like Alonso was left fourth today, which enables Vettel to pull away.

airshifter
7th July 2013, 21:52
Great race. Though the safety car did change things some, I think it would have panned out very similar except for Webber being allowed to gain his lap back... that ended up with points implications and is wrong IMO.

Great drive by Seb and RB, but they were feeling the pressure. Shame Mark was out so early, same with Felipe. Both could have had major impacts on the race and constructor standings.

Big Ben
7th July 2013, 23:01
The thing I loved about the race was that SC. They decided to send it in when it was already pretty much useless... so I guess it was more for the show than for safety reasons. And hadn´t they tried this thing with the lapped cars before and decided it was dumb... why did they change their minds? what changed?

As for RBR... next time they should tell the lollipop guy too about their little show. they put a man´s life in danger today.

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 23:47
[quote="Big Ben"]And hadn´t they tried this thing with the lapped cars before and decided it was dumb... why did they change their minds? what changed?
QUOTE]

Yes. They had this rule from what I remember for a season a few years back and the same happened. Races held up while backmarkers plod round. So they got rid of the rule and again a few races were affected by Lapped Cars in the middle of the que. So low and behold we have it all over again.

steveaki13
7th July 2013, 23:50
The only ways of slowing pitstops down is to either, bring back refueling. Or have less mechanic's as Dj said. Or have a rule of a 5 second pitstop for all.

All these idea's have problems. For me a compulsary 5 second stop would be annoying. I wouldnt be adverse to tyre and fuel strategy being key and in the proccess slowing stops down.

zako85
8th July 2013, 00:59
All in all, this was a good race. I enjoyed the fight between Vettel and Lotus cars in the second half. I think the race might have been different without the safety car. Right before safety car, I thought a good battle was brewing between Vettel and Grosjean. Granted, Grosjean still managed to catch up with Vettel later on. It's nice to see Grosjean on the podium again.

longisland
8th July 2013, 03:01
The RBR pit error is no worse than any other unsafe releases that ended up with pit lane collisions. Refueling poses more hazards IMHO. Someone may have been hit by the dangling refueling hose when the team released Massa few years ago; then someone would have argued the need to ban refueling. The cameraman shouldn't be near the pit during pitstop anyway.

call_me_andrew
8th July 2013, 03:43
The F1 journos are now tweeting that Red Bull have been given a €30,000 fine for the unsafe release of Webber's car. They've got off lightly IMO.

How much of that €30,000 do you think the cameraman will get?

Koz
8th July 2013, 05:52
How much of that €30,000 do you think the cameraman will get?

Probably nothing.

I don't understand why he was in the middle of the pit lane either. If Mercedes has to pit wouldn't he have been hit by a car anyway?
I never paid attention, are they usually standing there?

zako85
8th July 2013, 12:57
Here is one thing I don't get about Webber's tire accident. I was watching the F1 show on NBC. The camera was positioned above the pit crew. As the screw was changing the tires, I hear in the voice of Will Buxton: "But a delay on a rear right!". After rewinding this moment and watching it like 10 times, I still don't get it how Will Buxton was able to tell what's going on at that instant. The moment he said that, the right hand rear crew was actually ahead of the left crew in putting the wheel on the car. It's almost like Buxton's voice was able to foretell the incident by 2-3 seconds. What's up? Was the pit stop not translated live, so that Buxton knew in advance what was going to happen?

zako85
8th July 2013, 13:34
Here is a the video I was talking about:


Cameraman Hit By Runaway Tire At German Grand Prix (http://deadspin.com/cameraman-hit-by-runaway-tire-at-german-grand-prix-692310384)

Corvettian
8th July 2013, 13:46
Here is one thing I don't get about Webber's tire accident. I was watching the F1 show on NBC. The camera was positioned above the pit crew. As the screw was changing the tires, I hear in the voice of Will Buxton: "But a delay on a rear right!". After rewinding this moment and watching it like 10 times, I still don't get it how Will Buxton was able to tell what's going on at that instant. The moment he said that, the right hand rear crew was actually ahead of the left crew in putting the wheel on the car. It's almost like Buxton's voice was able to foretell the incident by 2-3 seconds. What's up? Was the pit stop not translated live, so that Buxton knew in advance what was going to happen?
Where was Will Buxton standing? Maybe he could see the something the TV viewers couldn't.

AndyL
8th July 2013, 14:20
Was it live or highlights? It's not unknown for the commentary track to be laid on slightly out of sync. I remember Eurosport having that problem sometimes.

Franky
8th July 2013, 21:13
Was it live or highlights? It's not unknown for the commentary track to be laid on slightly out of sync. I remember Eurosport having that problem sometimes.

Even the live feed is a bit delayed so that the commentators would have a reaction time.