2017 Formula 1 Japanese Grand PrixFormula 1

[TenEightyOne]

Engine parts are unclear.

The rules are very clear

If a driver is replaced at any time during the Championship season his replacement will be deemed to be the original driver for the purposes of assessing power unit usage.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Vettel's car has had its engine cover removed on the grid, a crowd of concerned looking Ferrari engineers are peering at the innards. No news yet on the nature of what is surely a problem - no team removes their engine cover in front of all the other engineers unless they really have to.

 

[BrainsBush]

pfff 6:15* AM over here. Already had two double espresso. Hopefully a good race. Enjoy!

* meanwhile 6:45 because I posted in wrong thread initially...

 

[DesertPenguin09]

12:52am here. I don't mind staying up for a 1am race but anything later ends too late for me.

I really want Vettel to win so we have a competition again.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Spark plug issue for Vettel, according to Kravitz, all fixed now. We'll see...

 

[SuperDiscoDaz]

Vettel's car has had its engine cover removed on the grid, a crowd of concerned looking Ferrari engineers are peering at the innards. No news yet on the nature of what is surely a problem - no team removes their engine cover in front of all the other engineers unless they really have to.

Apparently it’s a spark plug problem which Ferrari think they have fixed.

Tree’d by @TenEightyOne

 

[NW48]

So do we think Hamilton will emulate his idol and do a Senna by driving into Vettel on the start?

/joke

 

[SuperDiscoDaz]

So do we think Hamilton will emulate his idol and do a Senna by driving into Vettel on the start?

/joke

I don’t think he’s that stupid but stranger things have happened.

 

[Dhalism]

pfff 6:15* AM over here. Already had two double espresso. Hopefully a good race. Enjoy!

* meanwhile 6:45 because I posted in wrong thread initially...

If only there was a specialized canned concoction to give you the required energy!

 

[BrainsBush]

great start and nice battle between the RBR's

Max P2!!!

Kimi pushed off?! and Vettel spark issues again

 

[NW48]

Verstappen up to second now. Vettel down in 3rd.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Vettel is down on power.... Championship is over. Can't rely on Mercedes not being reliable.

 

[NW48]

That's Vettel's championship well and truly done. Big problem on his car it seems.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Vettel has serious problems with that engine. Still a great move by Verstappen, invoked images of Kobayashi.

EDIT: Safety car... Sainz being pushed out of the gravel.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Ferrari used Self-Destruct, it's Super Effective.

 

[Dhalism]

Will Max bully Lewis on restart again?

 

[SuperDiscoDaz]

I fear somebody at Ferrari’s engine department ending up sleeping with a horses head very soon.

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

Vettel's engine has gone to GP2 mode.

 

[niky]

Welp. See you guys next season.

 

[SuperDiscoDaz]

Vettel's engine has gone to Honda mode.

FTFY

 

[Jimlaad43]

Seb now knows what a McLaren-Honda feels like.

 

[sems4arsenal]

Ferrari are a disaster.

 

[TenEightyOne]

FTFY

I think that's the joke

Will Max bully Lewis on restart again?

Hope so!

EDIT: Visible gap opened in front of Vettel at the restart, soon filled by cars that had been behind him.

 

[SuperDiscoDaz]

I think that's the joke

It’s the same thing really

 

[BrainsBush]

Ocon also very good. Force India power

Seb now knows what a McLaren-Honda feels like.

and Max over the last races besides last week

 

[NW48]

Vettel has retired the car.

RIP Sebastian Vettel's Championship Hopes 2017 ~ 2017​

 

[BrainsBush]

RETIRE THE CAR

 

[Dhalism]

Two championships in a row decided by technical issues.

 

[Tired Tyres]

Vettel finding out why Alonso left the team?

 

[TenEightyOne]

Two championships in a row decided by technical issues.

Just like most F1 seasons, really