2011 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe

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McLaren have been quiet so far - sounds like Button is biding his time on his tyres, but LH is not keeping Webber in his sights at the moment.
 
ZEROX
Could we see like last year Kobay hunt? :D
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He is going backwards at the moment! They must be hoping for a safety car.
 
Mike Rotch
McLaren have been quiet so far - sounds like Button is biding his time on his tyres, but LH is not keeping Webber in his sights at the moment.
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They dont seem to have race pace, at this point. Whether they are any better with the harder tyres, we will have to see.
 
dhandes
He is going backwards at the moment! They must be hoping for a safety car.
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They're not the only one hoping for SC. ;)


Brave stuff from Schumi once more. 👍
 
Webber has pitted.
 
Oh Webber 🤬 off already. -> Emerges afhead of Alonso after the pits.

The idea is not to gift vettel the race :dunce:
 
Funniest quote from Lewis.

"I can't go any slower."

Yes he can.
 
Mike Rotch
Oh Webber 🤬 off already. The idea is not to gift vettel the race :dunce:
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Number 2 driver!

Lewis race engineer "your rear tyres are hot", lewis hamilton "I cant go any slower!" or shut the 🤬 up.
 
Wow, we almost had Audi and Ferrari Le Mans crash! :scared:
 
Such a dull race...
 
dhandes
So far, certainly not a classic. Maybe its time to turn the sprinklers on!
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Only on Valencia, Monaco and perhaps Abu Dhabi. :p
 
Michael Schumacher has run out of soft tires.
 
DC is banging on about 'what a great race it is up front'.

:confused:

The lack of options to overtake seems to have escaped him.
 
Mike Rotch
DC is banging on about 'what a great race it is up front'.

:confused:

The lack of options to overtake seems to have escaped him.
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Its good for him because his beloved red bull are 1st and 2nd.
 
F1GTR
Such a dull race...
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It's definitely one for the purists... atleast the gap between the top 3 is small, there could still be some excitement the last third of the race...

Valencia needed a good show today, as we're all still waiting on a good race here - unfortunately, at the fourth time of asking, it's not doing much to alter it's reputation as the dullard of the calendar. That said, there will always be room for a few races like this each year - uneventful, straightforward man-against-track type races, where a single error could mean the difference between a win and a podium.
 
Come on. SC please at least. :indiff:
 
Touring Mars
It's definitely one for the purists... atleast the gap between the top 3 is small, there could still be some excitement the last third of the race...

Valencia needed a good show today, as we're all still waiting on a good race here - unfortunately, at the fourth time of asking, it's not doing much to alter it's reputation as the dullard of the calendar. That said, there will always be room for a few races like this each year - uneventful, straightforward man-against-track type races, where a single error could mean the difference between a win and a podium.
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Alonso has done well to stay with red bull, went they go to the harder, im expecting the red bulls to disappear.
 
Another boring race from Valencia. This track produces seriously underwhelming racing action, at least on television.
 
Webber has pitted, Mark is on the prime.
 
Mike Rotch
We need Stepney on the horn!

"Alonso is faster. Do you understand."
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Smedley :D

Compared to the racing we've seen so far this season I think the Valencia race is... well, meh.

The double DRS certainly hasn't added to the spectacle here, I agree with the idea that a Safety Car is needed to compress the pack and give us a final-tyre sprint to the finish...
 
Backmarker race. This should do. A little.
 
TenEightyOne
Smedley :D

Compared to the racing we've seen so far this season I think the Valencia race is... well, meh.

The double DRS certainly hasn't added to the spectacle here, I agree with the idea that a Safety Car is needed to compress the pack and give us a final-tyre sprint to the finish...
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:D

Hence why Webber didnt not move over!
 
When is Valencia's contract to be on the schedule finished? 2015 I think? It couldn't come any sooner.

The high speed procession that this race has been is giving me bad memories of early 2000s F1. That's not a knock against Red Bull, rather the circuit.
 
MikeTheHockeyFan
When is Valencia's contract to be on the schedule finished? 2015 I think? It couldn't come any sooner.
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Unless they get mario kart style power up's, this race and the other spanish race are dull.
 
MikeTheHockeyFan
When is Valencia's contract to be on the schedule finished? 2015 I think? It couldn't come any sooner.

The high speed procession that this race has been is giving me bad memories of early 2000s F1.
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Every track this season has benefitted (in various measures) from the new tyre compounds, DRS and KERS (obviously not such a recent addition).

Valencia just hasn't - the only fun so far is watching Petrov grinding his teeth to splinters behind Kobayashi :)
 
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