2011 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe

[CarolinaBlue704]

I dont hear "FIA choses option X and Y for race weekend", I hear "Pirelli choses option x and Y for race weekend".

Why should he care if Q3 has no runners, it should be the FIA making a noise.

Pirelli is providing high-degrading tires. Which is what the FIA wanted. I don't agree that he has no one to blame but himself. Paul Hembery & Pirelli had no choice but to give the FIA what they wanted if they were to provide Formula 1 with tires.

 

[ZEROX]

Alright, the race will get underway in a minute. I expect hard fought battle for the lead.

 

[dhandeh]

pre race prediction.

1st - vettel
2nd - hamilton
3rd - alonso
4th - webber
5th - button
6th - massa
7th - schumacher
8th - rosberg
9th - petrov
10th - sutil

Hopefully, it will be eventful with earned overtakes not 'gimme's' due to the twin drs zones.

 

[ZEROX]

Alright clean first lap.

3-4th for Ferrari.

 

[Hollidog]

Good start by Massa, bit soft against Alonso though. Poor starts by Button and Hamilton. Webber lead by Vettel by 1.3 seconds.

 

[Grayfox]

Webber lead by Vettel by 1.3 seconds.

Think you mean Vettle leads Webber by 1.3 seconds.

 

[Hollidog]

I meant led. My mistake.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Vettel clearing off into the distance already

 

[ZEROX]

Nice block from Nico.

 

[dhandeh]

Double drs seems to be quite well matched, no sailing past with ease. Not yet anyway!

 

[Hollidog]

Button gets Rosberg into t2.

 

[ZEROX]

Not much of overtaking we see here. Even with two DRS zone.

 

[Grayfox]

Looks like Alonso is gaining on Webber quite fast.

 

[ZEROX]

Scary moment for Alonso. If the car snap to the left, it would be awesome crash. 👍


Joking.

 

[Grayfox]

Webber has pitted.

Webber is on soft.

 

[Grayfox]

Vettle, Alonso have pitted

 

[ZEROX]

Schumi didn't even try to defend his position.

Lose front wing for him.

 

[Grayfox]

Schumi has a damaged front wing.

And over took a force india with it as well.

 

[dhandeh]

Schumacher, legend for overtaking with his front wing all over the place!

 

[ZEROX]

^
I second that.

Lol, he just pitted when that happen.

 

[Grayfox]

Schumi just hit a car after exiting pit.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Schumi just hit a car after exiting pit.

That was on his first pit, and why he needed the second.

 

[ZEROX]

Perez the bigger loser, for now.

 

[Grayfox]

That was on his first pit, and why he needed the second.

Just saw the replay message, thought it was after he got the wing fixed.

 

[dhandeh]

Perez the bigger loser, for now.

Looks like sauber are going for their traditional one stopper.

 

[Grayfox]

Alonso passes Webber.

 

[dhandeh]

Alonso, looking very good, great pass on webber.

 

[ZEROX]

Webber fail to defend. Argh!
But nice effort anyway.

Looks like sauber are going for their traditional one stopper.

Could we see like last year Kobay hunt?

 

[Grayfox]

Webber fail to defend. Argh!
But nice effort anyway.

Alonso moved to left so Webber went to defend on the left, but Alonso swept right.

 

[ZEROX]

Alonso moved to left so Webber went to defend on the left, but Alonso swept right.

Well, Alonso on high now. Which is not good for Vettel.