2013 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix

[Metalfreaky]

I don't understand why the FIA does not bring back refueling. They want to be environment friendly but is it really environment friendly to waste so many tires per race? I don't understand it.​

F1 tires are getting recycled after their lifetime and end up in a different product
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[Markus Neumann]

I don't understand why the FIA does not bring back refueling.

Because
a) it's dangerous
b) it makes for boring racing. It causes strategy to be even more important and overtaking in the pit stops even more common. We may now look back fondly on the period of 1994-2009 and remember many good races, but let's face it, there were at least as many boring ones and refueling definitely played some part in that. It's kind of contradictory to complain about the tyres but ask for refueling to return.

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Well that was an interesting race. Damn Ferrari´s having the tire life of previous years Sauber
It hurt seeing Hamilton get molested by two Ferrari´s into T1

One lap pace is very strong considering where they have been but clearly race pace is not there yet.
Raikkonen with a broken front wing managed to run quicker then the Merc, that´s saying something.

I think i would have pulled out all my hair if Vettel had snatched 3rd place there
It´s a little bit messed up when Qualifying essentially means nothing and hopefully Pirelli will have that in mind for upcoming races. That tire looks like a Monaco/Singapore tire only imo.

Great that Bahrain is next week, this is shaping up to be a pretty remarkable season albeight a little bit "fake" due to the extreme tires.

 

[zlep]

It's not more dangerous then other aspects of F1. And I'm sure it could be made a lot safer then it was in the 90s.

Yes, there were boring races but
1.) there are also boring races today like India 2011
2.) it was boring because of the dominance of Ferrari.
There were great races back then, even more then today. And most important: It was real racing. No one can deny this.

 

[Kevin McDonald]

Raikkonen with a broken front wing managed to run quicker then the Merc, that´s saying something.

DC said in commentary that the lotus' damage wouldn't really affect it, the Merc is not as bad as people are making out.

 

[Markus Neumann]

It's not more dangerous then other aspects of F1. And I'm sure it could be made a lot safer then it was in the 90s.

This was only in 2009:

And most important: It was real racing. No one can deny this.

At the Hungarian GP 1998, Schumacher won by stopping three times. That was absolutely genius by Brawn & Schumacher, but it honestly didn't have anything to do with racing. That's the effect of refueling.

DC said in commentary that the lotus' damage wouldn't really affect it, the Merc is not as bad as people are making out.

Kimi disagrees: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/04/14/raikkonen-wanted-change-damaged-front-wing/

 

[Hampus Andersson]

DC said in commentary that the lotus' damage wouldn't really affect it, the Merc is not as bad as people are making out.

Kimi said himself though that he had alot of understeer.
The Merc´s race pace is not at the level of the Lotus or Ferrari yet.

Edit: Ninja:d

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Here´s the damage.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Platypus Huuuuungry

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Platypus Huuuuungry

Check Skype quickly when you can, just need the new res and you can update whenever you have time,

 

[Florin Diaconescu]

Did you know..? Kimi lost around 0.25 seconds per lap due to the damage to his car, and still came home 2nd... Epic.

Read his reaction here: http://goo.gl/URx61

That's what Lotus F1 Team said on Facebook 2 minutes ago.

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Alonso nailed the pecking order in my opinion.

One lap pace the Red Bull and Mercedes has the edge.
Long run it´s the Ferrari and the Lotus.

 

[mystaaRS]

Alonso nailed the pecking order in my opinion.

One lap pace the Red Bull and Mercedes has the edge.
Long run it´s the Ferrari and the Lotus.

good comment

 

[Tom]

That's what Lotus F1 Team said on Facebook 2 minutes ago.

Kimi said in an interview he wanted them to change the wing but it'd cost more time to change it than the time lost over the course of the laps.

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Yes, there were boring races but
1.) there are also boring races today like India 2011
2.) it was boring because of the dominance of Ferrari.
There were great races back then, even more then today. And most important: It was real racing. No one can deny this.

Depends what's "great races". It's statistically proven that among all rule changes that have caused a major fall in overtakes on track (and then given a rise again when it's disallowed), refueling was the worst.

 

[Joe Boch]

Great to see Mercedes back on top, now let's see if they can keep all four wheels on the car this time.

Oh the irony (if you'd change car to track)

 

[Andrew Holmes]

Kimi said himself though that he had alot of understeer.
The Merc´s race pace is not at the level of the Lotus or Ferrari yet.

Edit: Ninja:d

Kimi also said, probably jokingly, over the radio that the car was perfect and to redesign the front wing as it was after the hit with Perez

 

[Andrew Holmes]

Because
a) it's dangerous
b) it makes for boring racing. It causes strategy to be even more important and overtaking in the pit stops even more common. We may now look back fondly on the period of 1994-2009 and remember many good races, but let's face it, there were at least as many boring ones and refueling definitely played some part in that. It's kind of contradictory to complain about the tyres but ask for refueling to return.

the thing is that if you keep the heavy fuel loads and go back to Bridgestone style tyres that is REAL racing

 

[GAIAjohan]

 

[Dmitry Zaharov]

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