dont_do_it_doug. Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 How on earth did Red Bull end up on the front row after all their problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Thought I just heard on the radio that only 3 teams managed to complete a "race" with the new fuel allowance in practise Does this mean we are going to be getting races where nobody finishes , or someone just plods around at 80 mph and wins by default because everyone else has run out of fuel ? Edited March 15, 2014 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffGreens Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Thought I just heard on the radio that only 3 teams managed to complete a "race" with the new fuel allowance in practise Does this mean we are going to be getting races where nobody finishes , or someone just plods around at 80 mph and wins by default because everyone else has run out of fuel ? It'll be like last year (where generally they didn't fill the cars to the brim with fuel out of choice, so most of the runners were "under-fuelled" for a full flat-out race distance) - teams will bank on a few quiet laps under a safety car - or they'll have a few "slower" laps in the middle of the race to make sure they'll finish. They do plenty of simulations for the "optimal" race time - taking everything into account, including lugging "too much" fuel around in case they have to actually 'race' for the full distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 They should just bring back refueling and be done with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 They should just bring back refueling and be done with it. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Coverage from 5, race from 6.. Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Coverage from 5, race from 6.. Right? Right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Up & signing in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Better tag anything I might post as a spoiler.. Interesting start with Lewis dropping back, great to see Seb suffering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Lewsis told to retire... then told to stay out.. haha... they don't know much about the cars yet do they!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffGreens Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Crazy! Very! And here we were worrying about people running out of fuel! Plenty of overtaking so far - but whether that was down to cars not qualifying in the "right" places due to the rain yesterday is another matter. Plus, good to see kobaysmashi make a triumphant return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffGreens Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Also, looks like the Hulk dodged a bullet by not having the cash to drive for Lotus eh?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 So much drama so far! Quite exciting, lots of attacking which I did not expect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I can see Alonso winning this. (Which isn't a spoiler, of course!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffGreens Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 bottas has caught räikkönen by 3 secs over 2 laps! There are some crazy power differences this year - think if we have a few fully dry weekends it could be a case of waiting for the merc engines to fall apart rather than getting any racing action in the early part of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffGreens Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) Lotus surprise everyone by lasting 32 laps before a retirement. Lotus suprise no one by having a retirement #andthentherewere15 Edited March 16, 2014 by CardiffGreens 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 These cars look and sound shit. Fuel saving far too prominent too. Some really good racing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 These cars look and sound shit. Fuel saving far too prominent too. Some really good racing though. yeah it does seem as though fuel saving is holding some back a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 A good race, some drama and of course, some interesting moments too. I am glad I got up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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