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Optimum strategy according to Pirelli is to start on mediums, run hards for the rest of the race. 3 stops (Lap 9, 25, 40).

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

or in the case of Webber, 4 stops

there are extra sets of mediums available so maybe someone will try a short stint at the end on them (if there's no rain)

Sepang's always been the toughest circuit for them because of the high loads, and high temperatures. This year it's been exacerbated by the cold temperatures in testing meaning that there's even less data.

I think if you're going to do a 4 stop, you need to decide to do it early in the race and not be caught out between 3 or 4 stops.

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

its one of the longest pit lanes on the limiter as well, so the time loss is big

If you wish death on a driver, say Kimi at Monaco in 2008, or call someone a 'failed abortion', nothing gets done and no one criticises.

If you call a driver the wrong name as a joke, say Kimi Tarmacadam, you get flamed or even banned.

That's how this place works.

Love you too. :kiss:

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It's probably been spotted already, but Bianchi is being really, really impressive. Doing much better than the other backmarkers and getting much closer to the midfield on merit than any other of the 'new team' drivers, even Heikki. Being at Marussia in a no-pressure is really paying off for him.

Hulk might need to be watching over his shoulder.

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Jules Bianchi ¦ 1989-2015
Justin Wilson ¦ 1978-2015

Yeah, I know he's mad and I don't care. I do not care. I did not care then. I do not care now. I'm here to race him.

Oh the stewards.
Kimi was penalized for that??
[youtubeidiot]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggctsn0EA0E[/youtubeidiot]

Absolutely. 1.6s off of the fastest time in Q1 is hugely impressive. Especially that he felt like there was more time in the car. Starting to feel like an Alonso-Minardi situation already.

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

No wonder Massa picked up his game.

Paul di Resta's engineer radioed him during Q2 to say "Don't shake your head at me Paul. We misjudged it."

All is not well in that relationship.

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

Alonso outclassed once again.

You can appreciate Di Resta's frustration. As the season goes on and contracts for 2014 start to be discussed, if Sutil is hypothetically ahead of Di Resta thanks to these mistakes happening in qualifying and thus limiting Di Resta's chances in the races it will be the Scot who'll suffer. Poeple will look back and accuse Di Resta of being poor against Sutil, they won't look back at the screw ups in strategy made by the team as the limiting factor. Make sense?

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It doesn't matter where each of the Ferrari's qualify, (the team makes sure) Alonso will finish ahead of his team mate.

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Yeah thanks to Ferrari's amazing strategies. Leave Massa out on bad tyres will do the work.

As it should be.

Which bit are they referring to in that video? That first bit?

No, the BBC showed it. Raikkonen and Sutil were blocking the track at Turn 13. Sutil moved over but Raikkonen was on the racing line. It happened before that video starts.

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

Oh, sorry then, I was told that they were referring to this scene.

I thought Perez blocking Hulkenberg was an atrocious piece of driving, certainly considering how wide the track is.