F1 2012 Championship Thread - Page 12

MacLeod · October 8 2012, 04:47 AM

Geckothan wrote:

And you call yourself a fan? Maybe it's a bit easier for me, being able to stay up for three days at a time whenever I feel like it.

Well there was the small matter of going out to work at 05:00.

But nce again Grosjean seems yo be racking up the penalties. Can't remember the last time I say the 10 second stop-go penalty used. What's that about 8 incidnets out of 14 races he's been in this year?

Holdfast · October 8 2012, 01:52 PM

lol'ed at the latest Hamilton silliness reported today. Apparently, he was on twitter and complained that Jenson unfollowed him and started whinging that it wasn't very team-like, and he still considered Jenson a team-mate until the end of the year, etc, etc, etc.

Turns out Jenson never bothered following him in the first place.

MacLeod · October 9 2012, 10:14 PM

So do we thing Grosjean is safe for 2013, or will Lotus be looking at replacing him.

Lonemagpie · October 10 2012, 11:36 AM

MacLeod wrote:

So do we thing Grosjean is safe for 2013, or will Lotus be looking at replacing him.

They bloody should...

MacLeod · October 10 2012, 12:52 PM

Yes but who with?

Maldonado seems to have calmed down a bit, then there are the two Force India drivers Di Resta and Hulkenberg, or even Massa. Unless they go for another rookie. Which wouldn't be a good idea. I think Lotus needs a somewhat experienced driver who can actually bring the car home. Even a non scoring finish can count at the end of the season when it comes to money.

I think they should go for one of the Force India drivers, as I think Massa has done enough to keep his seat for 2013.

Lonemagpie · October 10 2012, 06:12 PM

MacLeod wrote:

Yes but who with?

A week ago I'd have said Schumi...

Holdfast · October 10 2012, 11:32 PM

MacLeod wrote:

Yes but who with?

Maldonado seems to have calmed down a bit, then there are the two Force India drivers Di Resta and Hulkenberg, or even Massa. Unless they go for another rookie. Which wouldn't be a good idea. I think Lotus needs a somewhat experienced driver who can actually bring the car home. Even a non scoring finish can count at the end of the season when it comes to money.

I think they should go for one of the Force India drivers, as I think Massa has done enough to keep his seat for 2013.

Di Resta has impressed me. He's got potential, I think. Another option for Lotus might be Ricciardo (I don't know what his current contract status is). They both seem to be performing a bit above their respective cars' expected level.

MacLeod · October 13 2012, 03:56 PM

And it's a Red Bull front row, though perhaps not the way they would want it. So assuming they get away in order how many laps do you think it'll be before Webber gets the call to let Vettel past?

Lonemagpie · October 13 2012, 06:17 PM

MacLeod wrote:

And it's a Red Bull front row, though perhaps not the way they would want it. So assuming they get away in order how many laps do you think it'll be before Webber gets the call to let Vettel past?

Since when has Webber ever not fucked up a start anyway?

MacLeod · October 13 2012, 06:39 PM

There is a first time for everything.

Lonemagpie · October 13 2012, 07:47 PM

MacLeod wrote:

There is a first time for everything.

They'll probably just give his car a loose clutch to make sure

MacLeod · October 13 2012, 08:18 PM

Nah, they'll just have the usual unluanch control device fitted to the car, or KERS will suffer a failure etc...

Lonemagpie · October 14 2012, 07:07 AM

What a shocker, Vettel gets a better start than Webber & is opening out a lead already. That'll be that, then. I needn't have bothered...

Lonemagpie · October 14 2012, 08:43 AM

The typical Vettel-walks-it-from-the-start-without-having-to-actually-*race* thing we all got so bored with last year...

"Getting knocked off the track by Kobayashi is JB's own fault for not qualifying further up the grid"? Oh, fuck *OFF* Eddie, you fucking twat

Geckothan · October 14 2012, 03:23 PM

Yawn. What a dull race.

October 8 2012, 01:52 PM	#167
Holdfast Procul, O procul este profani! Location: 17 Cherry Tree Lane	Re: F1 2012 Championship Thread lol'ed at the latest Hamilton silliness reported today. Apparently, he was on twitter and complained that Jenson unfollowed him and started whinging that it wasn't very team-like, and he still considered Jenson a team-mate until the end of the year, etc, etc, etc. Turns out Jenson never bothered following him in the first place. __________________ Get into Medicine UK - free advice & information about medicine & medical school

October 9 2012, 10:14 PM	#168
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: F1 2012 Championship Thread So do we thing Grosjean is safe for 2013, or will Lotus be looking at replacing him. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

October 10 2012, 12:52 PM	#170
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: F1 2012 Championship Thread Yes but who with? Maldonado seems to have calmed down a bit, then there are the two Force India drivers Di Resta and Hulkenberg, or even Massa. Unless they go for another rookie. Which wouldn't be a good idea. I think Lotus needs a somewhat experienced driver who can actually bring the car home. Even a non scoring finish can count at the end of the season when it comes to money. I think they should go for one of the Force India drivers, as I think Massa has done enough to keep his seat for 2013. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

October 13 2012, 03:56 PM	#173
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: F1 2012 Championship Thread And it's a Red Bull front row, though perhaps not the way they would want it. So assuming they get away in order how many laps do you think it'll be before Webber gets the call to let Vettel past? __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

October 13 2012, 06:39 PM	#175
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: F1 2012 Championship Thread There is a first time for everything. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

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October 13 2012, 08:18 PM	#177
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: F1 2012 Championship Thread Nah, they'll just have the usual unluanch control device fitted to the car, or KERS will suffer a failure etc... __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

October 14 2012, 07:07 AM	#178
Lonemagpie Writer Location: Yorkshire	Re: F1 2012 Championship Thread What a shocker, Vettel gets a better start than Webber & is opening out a lead already. That'll be that, then. I needn't have bothered... __________________ "I got two modes with people- Bite, and Avoid" Reading: Mystery Man (Colin Bateman) Blog- http://lonemagpie.livejournal.com

October 14 2012, 08:43 AM	#179
Lonemagpie Writer Location: Yorkshire	Re: F1 2012 Championship Thread The typical Vettel-walks-it-from-the-start-without-having-to-actually-race thing we all got so bored with last year... "Getting knocked off the track by Kobayashi is JB's own fault for not qualifying further up the grid"? Oh, fuck OFF Eddie, you fucking twat __________________ "I got two modes with people- Bite, and Avoid" Reading: Mystery Man (Colin Bateman) Blog- http://lonemagpie.livejournal.com Last edited by Lonemagpie; October 14 2012 at 09:17 AM.

October 14 2012, 03:23 PM	#180
Geckothan Fleet Captain Location: People's Republic of Britainistan	Re: F1 2012 Championship Thread Yawn. What a dull race. __________________ You're a classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain. RIP Star Trek 1964-1999