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So, the team with horrible tyre wear pits twice and wins by 20s

JJ wrote:

Not a single retirement due to mechanical failure or crash...think we have this year a couple of 24/24 finishes.

Schumacher's retirement was due to a mechanical failure, wasn't it?

JJ wrote:

Not a single retirement due to mechanical failure or crash...think we have this year a couple of 24/24 finishes.

Schumacher's retirement was due to a mechanical failure, wasn't it?

I'm off to a BBQ in Brackley later!

Making only two stops when pretty much everyone else made three: Excellent.

Taking your first win: Incredible.

Making a load of armchair experts look stupid: Priceless.

Talladega wrote:

JJ wrote:

Not a single retirement due to mechanical failure or crash...think we have this year a couple of 24/24 finishes.

Schumacher's retirement was due to a mechanical failure, wasn't it?

No, The right/front tyre changer didn't get the wheel nut done up right.

Talladega wrote:

JJ wrote:

Not a single retirement due to mechanical failure or crash...think we have this year a couple of 24/24 finishes.

Schumacher's retirement was due to a mechanical failure, wasn't it?

No he Retired because of a loose Wheel

So, the team with horrible tyre wear pits twice and wins by 20s

Still, that's not a 24/24 race I think due to his retirement.

So we've got a rosbeg taking his 1st victory, lots of different race winners and a genius in a rubbish Ferrari. It's 1982 all over again!

Nico has joined quite an elite club.
The Son of former F1 driver to win a race..

So we've got a rosbeg taking his 1st victory, lots of different race winners and a genius in a rubbish Ferrari. It's 1982 all over again!

Hoping this isn't a one-off for Mercedes.

Author:	codename_47 [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:56 am ]
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phil1993 wrote: So, the team with horrible tyre wear pits twice and wins by 20s Because they're cheating with their rear wing/lotus mode

Author:	StefMeister [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:56 am ]
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Talladega wrote: JJ wrote: Not a single retirement due to mechanical failure or crash...think we have this year a couple of 24/24 finishes. Schumacher's retirement was due to a mechanical failure, wasn't it? No, The right/front tyre changer didn't get the wheel nut done up right.

Author:	ryan86 [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:56 am ]
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Schumi does know he has a car that can win races now though Artur. Certainly some reason to be happy. I think the "problem" with the first half of the race, if you can call it that, is that the time differentials between the cars were so small you effectively had the majority of the field having use of DRS.

Author:	phil1993 [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:57 am ]
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1 Lewis Hamilton 45 2 Jenson Button 43 3 Fernando Alonso 37 4 Mark Webber 36 5 Sebastian Vettel 28 6 Nico Rosberg 25 7 Sergio Perez 22 8 Kimi Räikkönen 16

Author:	Fox [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:57 am ]
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Talladega wrote: JJ wrote: Not a single retirement due to mechanical failure or crash...think we have this year a couple of 24/24 finishes. Schumacher's retirement was due to a mechanical failure, wasn't it? No he Retired because of a loose Wheel

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Author:	codename_47 [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:58 am ]
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MaTT wrote: I'm off to a BBQ in Brackley later! Making only two stops when pretty much everyone else made three: Excellent. Taking your first win: Incredible. Making a load of armchair experts look stupid: Priceless. Yeah I'd go for a two stop "load up the plate" strategy, maybe with a long first stint to combat the undercooked early burger /food poisoning risk.

Author:	Talladega [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:58 am ]
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StefMeister wrote: Talladega wrote: JJ wrote: Not a single retirement due to mechanical failure or crash...think we have this year a couple of 24/24 finishes. Schumacher's retirement was due to a mechanical failure, wasn't it? No, The right/front tyre changer didn't get the wheel nut done up right. Yeah, I remembered just after clicking on the submit button... Still, that's not a 24/24 race I think due to his retirement.

Author:	Timdpr [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:58 am ]
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Mattzel89 wrote: Brilliant last half of the race! Rosberg thoughroughly deserved it - not that I'm necessarily a fan of his, but it's so nice to see.

Author:	Magnifico [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:59 am ]
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phil1993 wrote: So, the team with horrible tyre wear pits twice and wins by 20s Which is more due to circumstance. Had Mclaren not screwed up that stop I'm sure Button might have had something to say about that. Decent race, crazy second half of the event. Raikkonen's fall down the order was just . Hopefully we get a replay of Alonso versus Maldonando versus Kobayashi. 3 wide madness. DRS wasn't that great today. Congrats to Nico though. The Mclaren is still the best car and I think that will show itself when we have some more typical F1 races.

Author:	American Dragon [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:59 am ]
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Talladega wrote: Still, that's not a 24/24 race I think due to his retirement.

Author:	phil1993 [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:59 am ]
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30s separated 2nd and 16th at the finish, without SCs. Wow.

Author:	ryan86 [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:00 am ]
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marcus_w wrote: So we've got a rosbeg taking his 1st victory, lots of different race winners and a genius in a rubbish Ferrari. It's 1982 all over again! The Ferrari won the WCC in 1982, the only reason they didn't win the WDC is because they couldn't get through the season without having to replace the drivers.

Author:	Mäth [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:00 am ]
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Eddington mains wrote: Nico has joined quite an elite club. The Son of former F1 driver to win a race.. Damon, Jacques and Ascari (Antonio didn't race in "F1" though). Did I forget any ?

Author:	codename_47 [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:00 am ]
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marcus_w wrote: So we've got a rosbeg taking his 1st victory, lots of different race winners and a genius in a rubbish Ferrari. It's 1982 all over again! I really hope not.....

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Author:	karaokequeen3 [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:01 am ]
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Schumifan wrote: Hoping this isn't a one-off for Mercedes. Doubt it. I can see them scoring a few more wins over the season...

Author:	phil1993 [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:03 am ]
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Good job by Romain as well. First F1 points courtesy of 6th. Now it's just Massa who hasn't scored a point in the top 9 teams.

Author:	Schumifan [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:03 am ]
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Um, not entirely sure where the BBC got those constructors standings from. Apparently Red Bull are leading with 106 points

Author:	EAS [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:06 am ]
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Great effort from Williams managing to score points with both cars.

Author:	phil1993 [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:07 am ]
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I think McLaren will be kicking themselves that they aren't further ahead considering the speed advantage they have. Bahrain should be interesting as the track temperatures will be significantly higher.