2012 Chinese Grand Prix

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It sounds very like "not bad" to me, but Schumacher said himself in the press conference that what he actually said was "well done"...

edit: T(imppaq)ree'd..
 
Alex p.
Never watched F1 in Russian, must be pretty cool/funny. (Speak Russian too)
So 3am eh? I suppose live, does that mean F1 is rather big in Russia?
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i knew it would confuse someone:P I currently live in the US.
But yea as far as a i know F1 is pretty big in Russia. At least was in the 90s. That question actually brought up an interesting memory. I thought F1 was taken off of Russian TV after Senna's death, until 1997 i believe, but as I was 8 years old when i witnessed it, i'm not entirely sure it wasnt a case of taking a dog to play on the farm.

I suggest watching it in Russian when a guy named Popov is commentating. The guy is a walking encyclopedia.
 
Dhalism
i knew it would confuse someone:P I currently live in the US.
But yea as far as a i know F1 is pretty big in Russia. At least was in the 90s. That question actually brought up an interesting memory. I thought F1 was taken off of Russian TV after Senna's death, but as I was 8 years old when i witnessed it, i'm not entirely sure it wasnt a case of taking a dog to play on the farm.

I suggest watching it in Russian when a guy named Popov is commentating. The guy is a walking encyclopedia.
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Thx for info. (I suppose you moved from Russia to the US, nice move haha, ok I moved from Russia to Germany so yeah haha)

Timppaq


1'23 👍

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:D


Rosbergs lap btw:

 
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Alex p.
Thx for info. (I suppose you moved from Russia to the US, nice move haha, ok I moved from Russia to Germany so yeah haha)
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well done yourself!:D

i've found a russian website where you can check out past recordings and as far as i can gather will feature future broadcasts as well(i assume it's in an official capacity?:D It does say this is for any country outside of russia? pirates dont usually exclude their major markets:D) http://grand-prixf1.ru/
 
Dhalism
well done yourself!:D

i've found a russian website where you can check out past recordings and as far as i can gather will feature future broadcasts as well(i assume it's in an official capacity?:D It does say this is for any country outside of russia? pirates dont usually exclude their major markets:D) http://grand-prixf1.ru/
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Huge thx, I really need to get into reading in Russian again...
 
Amazing quali

We could've had Sauber third and fourth, not seen it mentioned yet but Perez did a 1:35.831 in Q2 but Q3 was 1:36.524. Kobayashi Q2 1:35.853, Q3 1:35.784.

I don't have the sector times for Rosberg but apparently his sector 2 time was really good which might suggest it wasn't all down to the DRS but I suspect they will slower still.

Think it's worth mentioning that Massa's Q2 lap was only two and half tenths off Alonso.
 
Hoping it'll be a fierce battle between Kob and Rai just like in Australia.

Seriously can't wait for the race. I think I might go to bed early just to make the race start earlier.
 
chromatic9
I don't have the sector times for Rosberg but apparently his sector 2 time was really good which might suggest it wasn't all down to the DRS but I suspect they will slower still.
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Yeah he went flat out through turn 7.:eek:


What might be interesting tomorrow is a 3-stop is just 3 tenths faster then the 2-stop, that should give some flexibility into strategies, expect Kamui to go for 2 and the Mercs to go for 3, the 4-stop was only 8 seconds down, which would work a treat if there was a safety car.
 
How many fresh sets of tyres does Grosjean have? He barely did any runs, one run in Q2, none in Q3 and not sure what he did in Q1.
 
chromatic9
I don't have the sector times for Rosberg but apparently his sector 2 time was really good which might suggest it wasn't all down to the DRS but I suspect they will slower still.
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Yeah actually in top speed mercedes wasnt that good at all. On the french commentary they said they might have put a lot of aero on the car and use drs as much as they can, which would explain the quite low top speed and the fast time in the cornering section.

For Grosjean they said that he had to put softs in Q1 as well I think that's why he only did a run in Q3 (even if he didnt had a time he got out in Q3).
 
SilverArrow
How many fresh sets of tyres does Grosjean have? He barely did any runs, one run in Q2, none in Q3 and not sure what he did in Q1.
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No he did 2 in Q2, just binned the lap and went in, I doubt he used those tyres for his completed Q2 lap.
 
akmuq
What might be interesting tomorrow is a 3-stop is just 3 tenths faster then the 2-stop, that should give some flexibility into strategies, expect Kamui to go for 2 and the Mercs to go for 3, the 4-stop was only 8 seconds down, which would work a treat if there was a safety car.
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Cool, I usually hear the presenters getting in-depth about pit strategies in the race build up, thanks for reminding me why I come here to find the little tidbits beforehand 👍 I bet your right about Kobayashi!
 
Wow, this thread moves fast. Feels good to be surrounded by fellow F1 followers :). I'm hoping that McLaren race-pace makes itself evident tomorrow, but those Mercedes GP cars are not be underestimated though.

Kobayashi in the mix should be interesting because he does have a strong car beneath him and he's no shy man when an overtake is in his sights.

Excited :)
 
akmuq
What might be interesting tomorrow is a 3-stop is just 3 tenths faster then the 2-stop, that should give some flexibility into strategies, expect Kamui to go for 2 and the Mercs to go for 3, the 4-stop was only 8 seconds down, which would work a treat if there was a safety car.
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Speaking of pitstops...

McLaren have apparently repainted their pitbox so that it points slightly towards the garages... They say that turning right off the apron and then left into the pitbox parallel to the garages loses them about 0.2s on each stop, so they're eliminating that left turn. On leaving the box, that extra fifteen degrees left makes no difference to their time (except for running over the rear-left wheelman at Red Bull)...
 
Alex p.
Pretty pretty sure it was "not bad".



Not so sure anymore.
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My bad... it sounded like not bad but I now see that it was

«dry swallows... hmmmp... OK» :D :D :D

Goes to the pits gets out of the car and starts searching for his balls inside the cockpit :lol: (Im sorry) :D
 
Famine
Speaking of pitstops...

McLaren have apparently repainted their pitbox so that it points slightly towards the garages... They say that turning right off the apron and then left into the pitbox parallel to the garages loses them about 0.2s on each stop, so they're eliminating that left turn. On leaving the box, that extra fifteen degrees left makes no difference to their time (except for running over the rear-left wheelman at Red Bull)...
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Yes it was very interesting to hear it being pointed out by Ted during free practice. My immediate thought was that it was just shoddy worksmanship by some chinese labourers but angling it slightly like that does make a lot of sense.

tribolik
Goes to the pits gets out of the car and starts searching for his balls inside the cockpit :lol: (Im sorry) :D
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:lol:
At first I thought he said OK aswell but now I can't help but hear Not bad every time.
 
Famine
Speaking of pitstops...

McLaren have apparently repainted their pitbox so that it points slightly towards the garages... They say that turning right off the apron and then left into the pitbox parallel to the garages loses them about 0.2s on each stop, so they're eliminating that left turn. On leaving the box, that extra fifteen degrees left makes no difference to their time (except for running over the rear-left wheelman at Red Bull)...
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Trying my hardest not to say 'InB...' phew! So again, I'll look forward to seeing this little tidbit discussed by the commentators. :dopey: Who's taking another 27p on Vettel finding McLaren's pit box a little more attractive this year?!
 
OK8
Yes it was very interesting to hear it being pointed out by Ted during free practice. My immediate thought was that it was just shoddy worksmanship by some chinese labourers but angling it slightly like that does make a lot of sense.



:lol:
At first I thought he said OK aswell but now I can't help but hear Not bad every time.
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Everytime I ear it I understand something different... so I had to put the headphones on and it definitly sounds like «hmm not bad» he just forgot to add « for a number 2 driver» :lol:
 
Anghammarad
Yes, but it's also the small matter of getting past Button and Webber before he can attack Räikkönen. I would say that it is a more difficult task than the one Kimi faces passing the people in front of him.
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:lol: Considering that Shumi had the best starts of anyone on the grid in 2011 passing more cars on the start, Nico not being a slouch and the fact that Kobiyashi will divebomb corners to block and attack shows that Kimi is in for a tough day at the office. Kimi is fast too, don't get me wrong but I don't see him getting much on the start we will see several hours from now and then we can say who was right.

Hamilton I'll agree will have a tough time with Button, but not Webber. Are you sure you've been watching? Not to be rude but I don't know of anyone that would say "Better watch out for Webber on those starts, you know how quick he can be". Just saying.
 
LMSCorvetteGT2
Hamilton I'll agree will have a tough time with Button, but not Webber. Are you sure you've been watching? Not to be rude but I don't know of anyone that would say "Better watch out for Webber on those starts, you know how quick he can be". Just saying.
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That Pic is one to watch out for though :lol:
 
My completely useless prediction for today, using in the rest of results this season as straws to clutch at:

1) Sauber victory, partly due to inherent pace, mostly due to their apparently superior tyre wear.
2) Both mercs spend their race gong backwards. End up in 7th/8th ish.
3) McLaren spend their race going forwards and fill the bottom two steps of the podium.
4) Webber/ Kimi 4th and 5th
6) Vettel storms up to 4th, but has an anonymous second half of the race and doesnt see out the race.
7) Narain crashes into someone at the start.
8) Alonso in 6th, Massa ends up scrapping with the Force Indias for 12th.
 
Gah. Perez did great on Q1 and 2 but not so hot in Q3. I was all sadface when I saw his final laptime.

Great lap by Rosberg.
 
Coxis
Gah. Perez did great on Q1 and 2 but not so hot in Q3. I was all sadface when I saw his final laptime.

Great lap by Rosberg.
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Perez used his option tires during Q2 to set that amazing lap, so he had a used set for Q3. Kamui made Q3 on primes, and had a fresh set for his lap.

Anybody here feel kamui's rival this year will be Kimi? They had a few battles already :)
 
Found a couple of funny F1 vids from China this morning.
Webber guides you around the circuit and shows his fear of Chinese drivers


Trolling Vitaly
 
Famine
Speaking of pitstops...

McLaren have apparently repainted their pitbox so that it points slightly towards the garages... They say that turning right off the apron and then left into the pitbox parallel to the garages loses them about 0.2s on each stop, so they're eliminating that left turn. On leaving the box, that extra fifteen degrees left makes no difference to their time (except for running over the rear-left wheelman at Red Bull)...
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So it'll be even closer to the red bull wheel man then it was in Australia. :)
 

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