Racing (Car) Formula 1 2015 Season thread - Page 16

andy_m · 12-04-2015, 21:07

Normal service resumed. How boring was that. Anyone else think Merc are now running team orders? I couldn't work out why Rosberg was so reluctant to close the gap to Hamilton. I don't buy the argument that he didn't want to shred his tyres running in dirty air - if he wants to get past Hamilton he's first going to have to get close enough to do so. He's been noticeably ****ed off for most of the weekend - I think Ferrari's showing in Malaysia was enough for Mercedes to make it clear that the driver ahead at the first corner wins the race and the second placed guy runs interference.

And I think we're in for a pretty poor season as a result.

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Lewis after the race - "I didn't do anything intentionally to slow any of the cars up. I just focused on myself.If Nico wanted to get by he could try, but he didn't."

Bib says it all for me.

Verstappen was good, not much else to say about this one. Roll on Bahrain.

andy_m · 19-04-2015, 09:22

Rosberg's lost it - completely and utterly beaten himself. The Driver's Championship isn't even going to be close but, unless Rosberg sorts himself out, Ferrari might think they have a shot at the Constructor's title. Hamilton's on for a comfortable win here - Vettel won't want to get close to him for the same reason Rosberg didn't last week, Vettel was also complaining about his tyres shredding in dirty air. Unless Rosberg can get past Vettel at the start, the race will be for third between him and Raikkonen.

Hom3r · 19-04-2015, 12:45

As James May would say "Rosberg is a cook"

andy_m · 19-04-2015, 15:01

I'm going to say it now - I think today is make or break for him. If he finishes fourth behind both Ferraris, which I think is likely, I think he's done. Multi-year contract or not, if Merc don't win the constructors championship then Rosberg's out, probably to be replaced by Alonso who must have some sort of get out clause at McLaren. Where that leaves Hamilton I don't know. I think Raikkonen is doing well enough to keep his place in the red car, and I can't see him wanting to play second fiddle to Vettel either, assuming he's right that Vettel has a number one clause. I could see him returning "home" before he finishes, though.

Really liking Sainz, Verstappen and Nasr this year.

Hom3r · 19-04-2015, 17:37

The rookies are shining, and I have some in my F1 dreamteam, and their points are doubled

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I wonder if Rosberg will moan again that Hamilton held him up despit being 5.8 seconds behind and the fact Kimi Raikkonen got past him on lap 56

denphone · 19-04-2015, 17:41

Well at least there is something to celebrate today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/formula1/32103299

MalteseFalcon · 19-04-2015, 20:02

Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllll lllllsssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!

denphone · 19-04-2015, 20:04

Are you alright Marky Mark?.

andy_m · 19-04-2015, 21:23

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Originally Posted by Hom3r

The rookies are shining, and I have some in my F1 dreamteam, and their points are doubled

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I wonder if Rosberg will moan again that Hamilton held him up despit being 5.8 seconds behind and the fact Kimi Raikkonen got past him on lap 56

Raikkonen was always going last him, brake trouble or not, and if Vettel hadn't messed up his own race he'd have been ahead of Kimi. And that's on a day when it might be thought that Rosberg drove well.

Hamilton's coming to Europe with about a 30 point lead already.

Matth · 21-04-2015, 00:37

Sad to see McLaren with no points - a club they share only with Manor/marussia

denphone · 21-04-2015, 04:58

Yes its a dark period for them currently but l am sure they will emerge back into the light in time.

bbxxl · 21-04-2015, 07:34

McLaren are improving each race and I think we will see further improvements by Spain. It's slow going but they will get there.

adzii_nufc · 21-04-2015, 09:50

I doubt it. McLaren are still in decline, they have been for some time. Button doesn't bring anything anyway, he's not capable of pushing a car to a top finish. Alonso and Hamilton could do that in average drives which both have done in the past. McLaren need to consider that this partnership with Honda is an absolute disaster and bite the bullet for this season giving the drivers a free season if you will.

Honda can say the speed is coming all they want but this was always on the cards for a first season back.

andy_m · 28-04-2015, 15:11

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Originally Posted by adzii_nufc

I doubt it. McLaren are still in decline, they have been for some time. Button doesn't bring anything anyway, he's not capable of pushing a car to a top finish. Alonso and Hamilton could do that in average drives which both have done in the past. McLaren need to consider that this partnership with Honda is an absolute disaster and bite the bullet for this season giving the drivers a free season if you will.

Honda can say the speed is coming all they want but this was always on the cards for a first season back.

I think that's very harsh. Button is a World Champion, scored more points than Hamilton during the three years that they had the same car and has looked every inch the equal of Alonso so far this season.

As far as the car goes I think it's only fair to say that it's clearly so tightly packed that once Honda get their act together it's obviously going to be good. As far as Honda goes they've won an awful lot of titles as an engine supplier in the past to be discounted now. The real issue is the fact that they came in a year after the regulations were changed and have been allowed to do less development than their competitors as a result.

I understand the frustrations - they are one of the biggest teams in the sport and, for Brits, THE team that should be able to go head to head with the likes of Ferrari and Merc (the current incarnation of Mercedes is the old BAR Honda/Brawn team, of course, but under different ownership!) - but that's precisely why they had to do something different, stop buying engines off of other people and become themselves a factory team again. It will take time to get back to the front but given everything we know about Ron, the team, Honda, the drivers and the fan base I really can't see who would seriously bet against them doing it.

SnoopZ · 07-05-2015, 17:10

What do you think of McLarens new colour scheme, personally i like it it reminds me of the colour scheme i hacked into Formula 1 Grandprix on the Amiga donkeys years ago.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/32611280