2011 F1 Thread

[sh@un]

Webber pops his 2011 win cherry on the last race. 'Grats

[sh@un]

And that concludes our broadcast season

Now to get ready for work and be super early for the only day this year

[scarface_au]

Yes! Well done Webber! Granted, it was handed to him due to the Vettel gearbox issue, but at least Webz takes home the gold once this year.

[gts-4 dreamer]

You think vetel had any actual problems? Seems like Redbull's brand of team orders.

Work. Hmmm I'll go in later. Hopefully nothing major goes wrong and no one notices I'm not there till early afternoon.

Edited November 27, 2011 by gts-4 dreamer

[Roy]

Told you Webber had in the bag. He is the bomb yoh

[sh@un]

5 points for Williams this season

oh the shame...

[White GTS-T]

If it helps, I got my 3 day general admin pass to Monza this year, from here http://italiangp.it/index.asp. Although I'm not sure if they're selling 2012 tickets just yet. Also, they only send out the tickets about a fortnight in advance of the actual race. So if you're already going to be overseas at this time, it's just something to keep in mind. Good luck. It's an incredible weekend. Oh and Webber ftw.

[ctjet]

From what I'm told, wasn't the most exciting race of the year

The gearbox for vettel seems a little sus, but its a bit late in the season for those kind of accusations

Edited November 27, 2011 by ctjet

[PIG747]

I went back to sleep about 40 laps in...

It seemed like it was going to end the way it was going and it did so no big loss...

I'm glad webber got a win no matter how it happened...

[ctjet]

Whats dissappointing is that even after 19 races, the gaps between each of the front runners has remained fairly static

Bulls out in front

Mclaren challenge 50% of the time

Ferrari picking up the pieces

Mercedes bringing up the rear

9 months of knowing pretty much how the race was going to end up, short of rain. Unless somebody does something magical between now and march, im expecting next year to be a carbon copy. The in season testing ban has stopped any kind of significant performace mix betweeen teams.

If Vettel wins by some margin in Melbourne next year, i might start giving some of the races a miss next year. Monza and Valencia for example. Just have to wait it out and hope for the best with the turbo era

[sh@un]

the testing ban blows

I know it's supposed to keep costs down, but what are the back markers supposed to do about their ~5 sec/lap defecit?

[Nee-san]

Not testing at this level of motorsport is a joke, there should be a test after every race for young drivers or something !

[ctjet]

Every race is a bit much

I cant see why they couldnt run a few days testing after a grand prix weekend. Tracks already setup, teams are already there and fans could get tickets to it or something

Have like... 4?... of these spread evenly over the course of the year and BAM. Low cost, easily organised, everybody is happy

How fcuking hard is that?! Who need Jean Todt when im giving these pearls out for free

[Roy]

If it helps, I got my 3 day general admin pass to Monza this year, from here http://italiangp.it/index.asp. Although I'm not sure if they're selling 2012 tickets just yet. Also, they only send out the tickets about a fortnight in advance of the actual race. So if you're already going to be overseas at this time, it's just something to keep in mind. Good luck. It's an incredible weekend. Oh and Webber ftw.

How did you find Monza? I thought the way the GP was run was hopeless. Wasnt great for spectating or easy to get around. And Milan was nowhere as much fun as say Budapest for nights out

[tweety bird]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G_jZGinHYc

hmmm

[tweety bird]

i was thinking about skipping the oz gp and going to the Abu Dhabi gp instead.

[dezz]

Webber couldn't have given less of a f**k on the team radio post race. It's not RBR's fault Vettel raped you all season, harden up

[White GTS-T]

How did you find Monza? I thought the way the GP was run was hopeless. Wasnt great for spectating or easy to get around. And Milan was nowhere as much fun as say Budapest for nights out

It's the only GP I've been to, so I don't really have anything to compare, but I enjoyed it. I used public transport to get to and from Monza from Milan and it became a bit testing as the crowds grew. But you are right, Monza park is a massive venue and getting around can be a bit of a logistical nightmare. From a spectators point of view it was pretty poor. From any decent vantage point you could only really see a very small section of track and often without the big screens in view. And after going on to Paris after Milan it made me realise how much of a crap factory Milan was.

[wolverine]

MW could hardly squeal like it was his first win or give the reverse finger.

[sh@un]

He'd did the same thing Vettel did in India too- Went 100% to improve his lap record even though he was told not to

Would have been hilair if there wasn't enough fuel left for a proper sample