2012 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix

Sander Eefting · Mar 20, 2012

The only thing I like about singapore is the fact they are driving in the night.
That's just my opinion

Scott Webber · Mar 20, 2012

Sander Eefting said:
The only thing I like about singapore is the fact they are driving in the night.
That's just my opinion

Singapore is one of a kind track imo, not only is it in the heart of the city, but the corners are very tricky and so tight.... you know me i love tight

Meanwhile the Ferrari Bosses head back to Maranello for a crisis meeting, how much to buy out F Massa

also that guy who has returned, you know the guy who is ice cool? goes by the name of Kimi, he reckons his spouse (team mate) and his buddies will grab a podium for the weekend.

Meanwhile, Martin Whitmarsh is sitting in his hotel drinking a cup of Tea chilling out.

Hampus Andersson · Mar 20, 2012

Scott Webber said:
also that guy who has returned, you know the guy who is ice cool? goes by the name of Kimi,

He was pretty hot at SPA 2008

Chicane500 · Mar 20, 2012

Scott Webber said:
Meanwhile the Ferrari Bosses head back to Maranello for a crisis meeting, how much to buy out F Massa also that guy who has returned, you know the guy who is ice cool? goes by the name of Kimi, he reckons his spouse (team mate) and his buddies will grab a podium for the weekend.

Alonso and Raikkonen in one team? Doesn't seem very likely to me. Ferrari isn't a team that sacks drivers halfway the season. So they let Massa look their car really bad for a full year while keeping an eye on the performance of the Iceman, and others.

Scott Webber · Mar 20, 2012

Rob Mekkes said:
Alonso and Raikkonen in one team? Doesn't seem very likely to me. Ferrari isn't a team that sacks drivers halfway the season. So they let Massa look their car really bad for a full year while keeping an eye on the performance of the Iceman, and others.

where did i say in my post they are team mates? read the post again you got it totally wrong.

Chicane500 · Mar 20, 2012

Scott Webber said:
where did i say in my post they are team mates? read the post again you got it totally wrong.

You didn't separate 2 different statements with a dot, but with a smiley so I ended up linking Ice with Ferrari.

My bad.

Scott Webber · Mar 20, 2012

Rob Mekkes said:
You didn't separate 2 different statements with a dot, but with a smiley so I ended up linking Ice with Ferrari.
My bad.

smiley and linking in the same sentence, oh god what has this world come to haha, doesn't sound right

the smile seprates the lines imo

Josh Barton · Mar 21, 2012

Rob Mekkes said:
Alonso and Raikkonen in one team? Doesn't seem very likely to me. Ferrari isn't a team that sacks drivers halfway the season. So they let Massa look their car really bad for a full year while keeping an eye on the performance of the Iceman, and others.

Yeah you're right no way Alonso would have a team mate who could seriously challenge him as number 1. Perez, Kobayashi or Webber would be better options. However, surely Massa will not get another season. SURELY. If Ferrari are serious about taking it to the big boys and maybe later going for a constructors SURELY

Hampus Andersson · Mar 21, 2012

Josh Barton said:
Yeah you're right no way Alonso would have a team mate who could seriously challenge him as number 1. Perez, Kobayashi or Webber would be better options. However, surely Massa will not get another season. SURELY. If Ferrari are serious about taking it to the big boys and maybe later going for a constructors SURELY

I´ve never understood where these weird comments come from...

Have you heard him say that? He has had Hamilton as teammate, he´s had Trulli that beat him one year as well.
He has to beat every other driver on the grid so who your teammate are matters zero.

He can´t get much help from Massa because he´s lost it completely as a racing driver.

Josh Barton · Mar 21, 2012

Hampus Andersson said:
I´ve never understood where these weird comments come from...

Have you heard him say that? He has had Hamilton as teammate, he´s had Trulli that beat him one year as well.
He has to beat every other driver on the grid so who your teammate are matters zero.

He can´t get much help from Massa because he´s lost it completely as a racing driver.

Yeah but Alonso and Hamilton didnt get along, I think thats where that perception comes from. And Trulli........LOL

I feel bad for Massa, he was once a very quick driver.

Hampus Andersson · Mar 21, 2012

Josh Barton said:
Yeah but Alonso and Hamilton didnt get along, I think thats where that perception comes from. And Trulli........LOL

I feel bad for Massa, he was once a very quick driver.

Also another made up story by media....

Laughing at Trulli shows you really don't have any clue.

Josh Barton · Mar 21, 2012

Hampus Andersson said:
Also another made up story by media....

Laughing at Trulli shows you really don't have any clue.

Trulli was an ok driver, but nothing special. Alonso comprehensively beat him whilst they were team mates in the same car.

Ivo Simons · Mar 21, 2012

Have we figured out now, what the deal is with the BBC coverage?

Chicane500 · Mar 21, 2012

Ivo Simons said:
Have we figured out now, what the deal is with the BBC coverage?

I've never really understood that BBC doesn't do live coverage on every race. They claimed it was about saving money, but there's a full crew on every location. Is the license to broadcast a live race compared to an extended summary really THAT expensive?

Ps. Saw a bit of Sky coverage and it's amazing, especially when they panned and tilted a virtual f1 car in the studio. I'm wondering if Davidson has time left to help out Codies with F1 2012 (don't know if he is asked again anyway).

Ivo Simons · Mar 21, 2012

The problem is they do a live coverage of every race. As i saw one yesterday on YT.
But were do they broadcast it? 10 we know we see on BBC 2, but Melbourne wasnt on that list.

Chicane500 · Mar 21, 2012

Ivo Simons said:
The problem is they do a live coverage of every race. As i saw one yesterday on YT.
But were do they broadcast it? 10 we know we see on BBC 2, but Melbourne wasnt on that list.

They act like they do a live broadcast. I assume they even record it live (easier to be enthusiastic and saves time). They did a few cuts though (SC period for example).

Scott Webber · Mar 21, 2012

no live Pictures for P1 and P2 this weekend, sorry guys.

the other sessions will resume as normal

Hampus Andersson · Mar 21, 2012

Josh Barton said:
Trulli was an ok driver, but nothing special. Alonso comprehensively beat him whilst they were team mates in the same car.

He´s just never had a championship winning car and is arguably one of the fastest one-lap drivers in the history of Formula 1.
He did extremely good against Alonso in the first half of 2004 until Briatore kicked him off the team.

Diego Lopez · Mar 22, 2012

I said Perez has a bright future in F1 ....hopes for a Ferrari....he is just that quiet person that manages points...im pretty sure if yo pu thim on a competitive team, lemme take that back, on a faster car that he can actually show some true colors. thats just me.

Ho3n3r · Mar 22, 2012

So then only one DRS zone for this race. Interesting, thought there'd be 2. Although I'd scrap DRS altogether if I had a say, so it's better.

Also, for me it would make more sense if you could only use DRS in quali and practice in the DRS, like it would be in the race, because we could easily see the 2 Mercs on the front row this weekend, and then fall out the top 10 in the race - both on pace.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love a Schumi pole, but that would unfairly heighten my anticipation for the race, even though I know it would turn out as stated above :/