2016 Singapore Grand PrixFormula 1 

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Have to mention how underwehemling Kimi drove yet again today. He had a great opportunity to get on the podium and chokced on it hard. He's one of my favorite drivers but you hsve to wonder how much longer he has at Ferrari.
 
Demon Drone
Have to mention how underwehemling Kimi drove yet again today. He had a great opportunity to get on the podium and chokced on it hard. He's one of my favorite drivers but you hsve to wonder how much longer he has at Ferrari.
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I don't think it's Kimi's fault he passed Hamilton on track, Ferrari once again underdelivered in strategy. Mercedes undercut them nicely.
 
Jimlaad43
That race wasn't Singapoor, it was Singapawesome!

There are people who think Monza is amazing and hate on Marina Bay, but we've jut proved that Monza sucks for F1 racing, while Singapore throws up 2 hours of really watchable and exciting racing.
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Eh, whilst it was definitely better than Monza which I wouldn't miss at all there was still a pretty big lull of about 30-40 laps in this race, it only really came alive because of the late strategy changes.
 
I'm surprised we didn't hear any radios about overheating/dehydrated drivers, drivers getting burnt by their cars and hot drink bottles, or see any flames! It seems like this year all the teams managed the excess heat very well.
 
Driver of the day for me is Vettel. Starting from last to 5th, "only" 27 seconds behind the leader.

Also very happy to see Kvyat score points, though I got the impression the Toro Rosso's kind of went to bed in the 2nd half of the race.
 
Good race, Vettel my driver of the day, not sure what Hulk was trying to do at the start.
 
Jimlaad43
That race wasn't Singapoor, it was Singapawesome!
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Holy hell that pun gives me AIDS.

There are people who think Monza is amazing and hate on Marina Bay, but we've jut proved that Monza sucks for F1 racing, while Singapore throws up 2 hours of really watchable and exciting racing.[/spoiler]
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Monza is a overrated pickle shaped track with chicanes as a compromises.

As for the race, it was really great. Many close calls.
 
MUSC4EVER
Good race, Vettel my driver of the day, not sure what Hulk was trying to do at the start.
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They were both trying to pass the slow starting Max and ran out of space, just a racing incident. The only other option was to slow down which only risks getting you hit from behind.
 
Agree that Vettel did the drive of the day.
Too bad that the Ferrari pit wall lost their cool when Hamilton stopped for supers. I think the odds would've been more in Kimis favor if he'd stayed on the softs.
 
Max avoided a collision, thank God no Jacques were seriously hurt.

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That lizard was class :sly:

Jimlaad43
There are people who think Monza is amazing and hate on Marina Bay, but we've jut proved that Monza sucks for F1 racing, while Singapore throws up 2 hours of really watchable and exciting racing.
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Singapore is always awesome because of the setting, atmosphere and tight track. Even with a boring race, which I feel this was up there, it was still watchable. With a traditional circuit race that happens to be boring I fall asleep!
 
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Samus
That is a great example of writing an article that doesn't ultimately say anything.
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Entirely too much space used for a short comment we get in these threads once in a while. Nice pictorial response from We're Jerrys
 
Perfect example of a race that is at odds with Formula One's current way of thinking. The closing stages were very exciting, even though the top four remained fixed. Races don't have to have a million and one overtakes to be worth watching.
 
I believe this is the first time in a championship title battle that Rosberg has come from behind Lewis in points to take the lead. This could be a very exciting end to the championship.
 
Lion-Face
I believe this is the first time in a championship title battle that Rosberg has come from behind Lewis in points to take the lead. This could be a very exciting end to the championship.
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This race was important for Nico, and he nailed it. Right now, he has a massive advantage over Lewis, and once he starts picking up upgrades from Mercedes, he'll be able to build up a bigger head of steam.

I don't want to say that Nico has this championship in the bag, but it sure feels like it, at this point.
 
Lion-Face
I believe this is the first time in a championship title battle that Rosberg has come from behind Lewis in points to take the lead.
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I am pretty sure that Sky noted that nobody has ever lost the title lead, regained it and won the title; if they have, they hadn't come back from the deficit Rosberg had.
 
RX-7_FD3S
Might be the race that put a gap between the two drivers, could be the deciding race for the wdc. Lewis is loosing lots of points without any reason (yet?). I don't get why Mercedes runs on yellow tho, because they didn't last long and are slower. Weird.
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They did it due to it being a slower tire and save brakes, also considering the super softs weren't all that faster comparing Nico to others. How would this be the deciding, I know you probably would like to see someone other than Lewis but let's not get carried away.
GTFan24
So um.... Jalopnik has posted this: http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/one-day-well-all-look-back-on-this-era-of-f1-and-laugh-1786770294
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This is stupid, cause as a person in the comments posted...the newest generation watching this isn't witnessing some abnormal anomaly to the world of F1. So why she felt her article was something special is beyond me.

niky
This race was important for Nico, and he nailed it. Right now, he has a massive advantage over Lewis, and once he starts picking up upgrades from Mercedes, he'll be able to build up a bigger head of steam.

I don't want to say that Nico has this championship in the bag, but it sure feels like it, at this point.
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It does? It feels like an off weekend for Lewis that never formed to me. I mean if this is Nico with it in the bag, then why'd he lose it to begin with when he had an even bigger advantage. We're going to another set of tracks that have been Lewis dominated, so while upgrades of some degree may be good for Nico I don't see it being that good.

Malaysia will be tough for Nico and so will Japan and especially the U.S. The true test will be Mexico for both of them. Lewis sounded pretty huffed last year for a guy with the Title in the bag, because the team wouldn't give him a strategy that would have seen him on the back of Nico's wing to fight for a race win.
 
prisonermonkeys
I am pretty sure that Sky noted that nobody has ever lost the title lead, regained it and won the title; if they have, they hadn't come back from the deficit Rosberg had.
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Technically Kimi Räikkönen did. He won the opening race of the 2007 season before winning the title from Hamilton and Alonso at the final race.

There might be other occasions of someone winning the opening race, losing the title lead then winning anyway but for a mid-season change Rosberg could well be on course to being the first.
 
Liquid
Technically Kimi Räikkönen did. He won the opening race of the 2007 season before winning the title from Hamilton and Alonso at the final race.

There might be other occasions of someone winning the opening race, losing the title lead then winning anyway but for a mid-season change Rosberg could well be on course to being the first.
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Hamilton 2008, Vettel 2012 at least
 
Maybe what Sky said was that no-one has ever suffered a points swing against them the way Rosberg did and recovered to win the title. I can't really remember, since it was before the summer break. He had a 43 point lead, which became a 19 point deficit; that's a 62 point swing.
 
prisonermonkeys
Maybe what Sky said was that no-one has ever suffered a points swing against them the way Rosberg did and recovered to win the title. I can't really remember, since it was before the summer break. He had a 43 point lead, which became a 19 point deficit; that's a 62 point swing.
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But we need that in old money if you're looking back. The quantity of points now are several orders of magnitude greater than points then. A 43 point lead now is fewer than two races worth and not the same compared to a 43 point lead back then being more than four races worth.

It's still a significant achievement by Rosberg to claw his way back into the championship lead though, no doubt about that. Even in old money a 62 point swing must be around 25-30 points which is a huge deficit to have recovered.
 
Liquid
But we need that in old money if you're looking back.
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I suspect that it was Damon Hill trying to call the championship early - that Hamilton was in front and had Rosberg on the ropes, so it was time to pack up and go home; everything else was just a formality. Which is somewhat ironic, since Hamilton looked winded in Singapore. He never got into a rhythm and sounded completely dejected over the radio while Rosberg was imperious.

But whatever the case, it's an impressive achievement to wrest the championship lead back from one of the best drivers of all time.
 

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