2011 Formula 1 British Grand Prix

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Big frustration for Vettel. He's clearly faster than Hamilton on tires that are a couple of laps fresher, but he's not quite fast enough to make any of those moves stick as long as Hamliton parks his car in the middle of the corner.

I hope that pit stop doesn't bite Vettel... now that he's on an earlier stop than Hamilton, Hamilton can pit and have fresher tires than Vettel... and he pits now... Whoops... Vettel overtook him with a scorcher of an outlap.

Webber pits... Button doesn't reciprocate. Vettel around Massa. Terrific stuff.
 
So Vettel can overtake...


In the pits :p
 
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Not a chance. Pirelli are bringing the hard tyres to Silverstone, and last time Ferrari used the, Alonso finished a lap down.
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You were saying ludes?

:D
 
Mike Rotch
Nope :p
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Today has proved a lot, give him the fastest car and he cant overtake.

Button leaves pits without a wheel nut!

Lollypop mans fault!
 
I :lol:ed at the wheel nut rolling across the pit.
 
A car just pulled to the right after exiting the pits, but then an ad break started.
 
WAAAUGH!!! Wheel nut! Why you ruin Button's race!?!
 
Peter.
You were saying ludes?

:D
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To be fair Ferrari havent had to use hards all weekend. Also they have been so quiet about the EBD rules that one can only assume that it would advantage them.

Button out.
 
A :dunce: move by the lollipop man at McLaren. :dunce:
 
Button out...bizzare wheelnut incident. Button and lolipopman fault. Impatient.
 
Hmmm what a shocker. The Italian cheats influence on the FIA pays off big time. What a shallow victory and they say cheats never prosper
 
Alonso doing a stunning race so far. Not that i like him.

ZEROX
Button out...bizzare wheelnut incident. lolipopman fault. Impatient.
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Fixed for you.
 
Stephen220378
Hmmm what a shocker. The Italian cheats influence on the FIA pays off big time. What a shallow victory and they say cheats never prosper
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I suggest you back that up.
 
Stephen220378
Hmmm what a shocker. The Italian cheats influence on the FIA pays off big time. What a shallow victory and they say cheats never prosper
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If you give me you mail address, I can post you some more straws to grasp at :p
 
If Alonso wins this race, itll be another one in the book of wins that he gets gifted.
 
ZEROX
Button out...bizzare wheelnut incident. Button and lolipopman fault. Impatient.
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Button can't be on top of everything happening in the pits. If the lollipop man tells him to go, he goes.

Bad news for Hamilton, he has to switch back fuel maps... and from the RBR radio conversation, they know how bad McLaren's situation is. Lewis is having to dive deep into the corners to keep pace while saving fuel. I don't think that's going to work out... Webber is on fresher tires, it's only a matter of time before he overtakes Lewis. Still... 4th place after starting 10th is pretty good for Hamliton.

To add insult to injury, McLaren are under investigation for that botched pit release.
 
Hollidog
If Alonso wins this race, itll be another one in the book of wins that he gets gifted.
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Unlike SV's volumes of "I won em with hard overtakes"?

Another ad break! :mad:
 
Hollidog
If Alonso wins this race, itll be another one in the book of wins that he gets gifted.
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Why? Hes had a brilliant drive, and was just the fastest man out there today, with the best strategy.
 
If it started to rain now it would throw all strategies out the window.
 
Alonso for the win. Good job by him, though their car are still not inside the Red Bull zone.
 
Grayfox
If it started to rain now it would throw all strategies out the window.
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And the sun is shining here in England. Alonso win! :D
 
And vettel still hasnt overtook anyone of note for as long as i can remember with genuine race craft.
 
I fail to see how you can blatantly ignore the fact that save for a defective wheel nut, Vettel would have won this race.
 
Webber passes Hamilton.
 
McLaren seem to have adopted the 'derp' style of management this weekend.
 
Rosberg's done well to get to 6th. Perez's catching him though! :D
 
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