The 2011 Formula 1 season is now but 3 weeks away. Already there has been drama, with the cancelation of the Bahrain grand Prix. This season is shaping up to be great again though, with multiple teams in contention and plenty of great drivers, as well as the introduction of adjustable rear wings and the reintroduction of the KERS system. So, what do you think about the season. Until the season starts, this thread shall be for prediction and general pre-season discussion.
And as an extra, the current driver line-up for the season.
Red Bull: Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber McLaren: Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button Ferrari: Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa Mercedes GP: Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosburg Renault: Nick Heidfeld, Vitaly Petrov Williams: Rubens Barrichello, Pastor Maldonado Force India: Adrian Sutil, Paul di Resta Sauber: Kamui Kobayashi, Sergio Perez Toro Rosso: Sebastian Buemi, Jamie Alguersuari Lotus: Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen HRT: Narain Karthikeyan, TBA Virgin: Timo Glock, Jerome d'Ambrosio
I liked the race though. Got impressed with Ferrari's performance but not in the part where they messed up Massa's pit stop. he could have got a place in the top 3. Mclaren disappointed me
I set my DVR to record the race and when I came back home to watch it, the darn thing froze after 32 minutes so I missed most of. I caught the part where Michael Schumacher comes out of the pit and get is front wing damaged. Talk about bad luck. I'll watch the rerun on Tuesday but now I know who won. :/
vettel is rbr's prized driver, having being practically hand-reared from junior divisions. webber is driving way better than what he's being given, so qualifying 2nd isn't that big a surprise. what happened in the race?
That's why I don't like Vettel. He was given the fastest car on his second year (not even a year, I think)so it's easier to win if you're good and your car is the fastest. If he had been with Torro Rosso and had won despite it's lack of pace, then it would have been a different story.
Well, I'm about ready to give up hope that anyone else will win this year. Vettel so good. I would like to see Ferrari pick up a victory as well (particularly Massa), but that may have to wait. On a side note, everyone finished the race, setting a record for most cars running at the finish of an F1 race.
Two Redbulls and two Ferraris will be fighting tomorrow. I hope Alonso can pass spoiled baby Vettel and then pass Webber then Vettel will get a flat tire from touching Massa's car. Then I'll be Alonso, Webber and Massa on the interview box or Alonso, Massa, and Schumacher.
I'd actually prefer to see Massa win, as he is my favorite. Perhaps Vettel will have a silly accident with Webber like he had last year at Turkey. Just gotta hope.
YES! Alonso and Ferrari won! Too bad Vettel didn't crash but we can't have everything! It's a shame that MacLaren had to resort to messing with their fuel in order to be competitive.
Where did McLaren find all this speed? Did they cheat or something? They where 1.5 second slower than the other big teams but all of a sudden, boom, they're half a second faster than anybody else. The good thing about it is that Vettel didn't win.
Talk about wasting a race. Hamilton had the victory but his team went from mistakes to mistakes and he ended up 4th. Alonso didn't have a great race either but he got 3rd place at least. Jenson Button had a great race and he forced Vettel to make a mistake (my favorite moment of the race) so he deserves the victory. Now it's a long three weeks break. I hate those.
I watched thr first free practice session on the net. Schumacher (& Rosberg) were miles ahead of the field. Schumacher's wheel had other ideas. Very unusual. I would like to have seen him do well. Don't forget Button won a race earlier this year after dropping back to last place, so it can be done.
