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[geetface9]

I wish I took it MORE seriously than I already do. I was so emotionally involved with the 2010 season...I don't think I spoke a word for three days after webber spun out in korea Ok, it wasn't quite that serious, I spoke, but I was gutted for weeks. WEEKS!! And then I just facepalmed all of 2011...

anyway, I like maldonado. He was laying it down during the GP...just one small error and it was game over Can't wait to see more of him the rest of the season. Hopefully he learns from the crash and becomes even better!! I'd like to see him do well and move to a team higher on the grid. Same with petrov.

[LRW]

anyway, I like maldonado. He was laying it down during the GP...just one small error and it was game over Can't wait to see more of him the rest of the season. Hopefully he learns from the crash and becomes even better!! I'd like to see him do well and move to a team higher on the grid. Same with petrov.

Brundle said how he had never seen anyone crash into that wall before. It takes a special kind of someone to find new and difficult places to wreck you car.

Yay maldonado!

[vlad]

[racechick]

MALDONADO i do like Petrov though.

[Rissoles]

i do like Petrov though.

If personality has anything to do with it, I would give him a miss (and not the female sort)

[racechick]

i do like Petrov though.

If personality has anything to do with it, I would give him a miss (and not the female sort)

Really? Why whats up with him? I always think he looks kindov sweet...in a strange sort of way.

[acosmichippo]

i do like Petrov though.

If personality has anything to do with it, I would give him a miss (and not the female sort)

Really? Why whats up with him? I always think he looks kindov sweet...in a strange sort of way.

...in a Russian sort of way.

[andrew]

MALDONADO i do like Petrov though.

Both seem nice enough chaps.

[Rissoles]

In Russia he is considered an "a hole"... (he said politely) and his manager is a total bi*ch...

Also, he is a, for want of a better adjective, crap driver...

[calvins48]

Why is everybody taking Australia as if there's only one race to go until the end of the season?



It's race ONE of NINETEEN! So much can happen over the course of the season! A smart man would'nt make a bet for Button to win the title just because he won in Oz. There's so many 'what ifs' to come from that race that one can not judge the entire season on a race like that.

What if Hamilton got a better start than Button? Would Button have been able to catch and pass Hamilton?
What if Hamilton came out in front of Perez after the first pit stops? Would he have kept his 4 second gap behind Button and later caught him?
What if there was no Safety Car? Would Vettel have caught and passed Hamilton?

Yes, it's true that the race winner from Melbourne has often gone on to take the title, but what if there was a major fluke and someone like Bruno Senna had won in Oz? Would everyone be tipping him for the 2012 WDC? Having said that, having the Senna name back up in the mix would be pretty awesome!

It's not just that he merely won, but the way in which he did it. He dominated. His pace was clearly much better than anyone else's - even Lewis'. And if we're to believe McLaren, they even have more pace up their sleeve because they under-calculated the fuel in Melbourne.

You might want to watch replay. Hamilton was behind Button by 3 - 3.5 seconds and that gap stayed the same until the PITSTOPS. Hamilton came out just behind Perez who slowed him down by another 6-7 seconds, and then it was 11 seconds when he passed him. The gap merely maintained.

I'm surprised it maintained, it basically meant Button was as fast as Hamilton, and a little bit faster when the lights went out. Which isn't a normal thing. And I'm pretty sure Malaysia will show us why...

[racechick]

In Russia he is considered an "a hole"... (he said politely) and his manager is a total bi*ch...

Also, he is a, for want of a better adjective, crap driver...

I think he's a good driver. His manager looks really scary though.

[acosmichippo]

Why is everybody taking Australia as if there's only one race to go until the end of the season?



It's race ONE of NINETEEN! So much can happen over the course of the season! A smart man would'nt make a bet for Button to win the title just because he won in Oz. There's so many 'what ifs' to come from that race that one can not judge the entire season on a race like that.

What if Hamilton got a better start than Button? Would Button have been able to catch and pass Hamilton?
What if Hamilton came out in front of Perez after the first pit stops? Would he have kept his 4 second gap behind Button and later caught him?
What if there was no Safety Car? Would Vettel have caught and passed Hamilton?

Yes, it's true that the race winner from Melbourne has often gone on to take the title, but what if there was a major fluke and someone like Bruno Senna had won in Oz? Would everyone be tipping him for the 2012 WDC? Having said that, having the Senna name back up in the mix would be pretty awesome!

It's not just that he merely won, but the way in which he did it. He dominated. His pace was clearly much better than anyone else's - even Lewis'. And if we're to believe McLaren, they even have more pace up their sleeve because they under-calculated the fuel in Melbourne.

You might want to watch replay. Hamilton was behind Button by 3 - 3.5 seconds and that gap stayed the same until the PITSTOPS. Hamilton came out just behind Perez who slowed him down by another 6-7 seconds, and then it was 11 seconds when he passed him. The gap merely maintained.

I'm surprised it maintained, it basically meant Button was as fast as Hamilton, and a little bit faster when the lights went out. Which isn't a normal thing. And I'm pretty sure Malaysia will show us why...

Three words: managing the gap.

[scotty]

And that Button had fuel issues...

[racechick]

Both Mclarens had fuel issues.

[LRW]

Thisis BORING now. Why don't we lock this and move onto Malaysia?