2012 Formula One United States Grand Prix

Tom · Nov 16, 2012

William Levesque said:
Haven't seen anyone wanking over Vettel yet, no need to start the hating now

Diego is hating Vettel from the bottom of his heart I think, so nothing to worry about.

Eric Parker · Nov 16, 2012

What idiot at Perelli thought up the tyre combination, especially when teams have been one stopping lately.

Kennett Ylitalo · Nov 16, 2012

Eric Parker said:
What idiot at Perelli thought up the tyre combination, especially when teams have been one stopping lately.

They have like zero data from that track. It is a safety measure, none of us want to repeat that one faithful Indy race that killed F1 last time around....

Eric Parker · Nov 17, 2012

That would be sensible if they were running on a track with a large banked corner, but they are not.

Ejike Wodu · Nov 17, 2012

Eric Parker said:
That would be sensible if they were running on a track with a large banked corner, but they are not.

If tyre deg were to be really high on softs, it might have proved to bit a bit of a problem.

So going with the hardest is covering their backs.

I'm not sure how Pirelli test, but I thought they would be allowed to test their different compounds thoroughly on any new track (time permitting).

David Garcia · Nov 17, 2012

Metalfreaky said:
Looks the same to me like the last few races. Vettel has the car underneath him and Alonso lacks a weapon to fight him.

Exactly... but still a free practice to go and qualy. Alosno seemed quite happy yesterday with the new pieces Ferrari implemented, and Massa was the fastest guy on hard tires, so I see some hopes still.

Eric Parker · Nov 17, 2012

At this stage in the season I think a monkey wrench being thrown into the mix would be good. Especially when it comes to qualifying.

Kennett Ylitalo · Nov 17, 2012

Well, you couldn't design more obvious cliffhanger possibility.. Oh wait, maybe you can..

Dmitry Zaharov · Nov 17, 2012

Nice stream - http://stream.speedtv.com/mercedes
Lotus looks pretty bad, Kimi missing a lot of apexes, car have no balance, top speed is pretty bad, car overall looks very stiff
Mecr looks well-planted, conservative tyre choice really suited them, Rosberg looks very comfortable
Button downshifting twice (!!!) in T5, cars frontend is too stiff imo
Alonso is doing very strange thing in couple of laps - going flat in first few corners and then backing out. Car looks too soft imo
Massa deploying DRS in T16-T18 few times to cope with understeer
Maldonado goes P3 despite hairy moment in T17-T19, car is a rocket in middle sector

Michael Brown · Nov 17, 2012

I found a crappy live stream as none of my TV stations have it live

David Garcia · Nov 17, 2012

http://www.antena3.com/formula-1/directos/

While Alonso is fighting with the crappy car, Vettel sets a lap 1 second faster thna Hamilton... good job Red Bull.

Diego Lopez · Nov 17, 2012

William Levesque said:
Haven't seen anyone wanking over Vettel yet, no need to start the hating now

hows that hate. it is a simple fact about him. wanked

Diego Lopez · Nov 17, 2012

Tom Endres said:
Diego is hating Vettel from the bottom of his heart I think, so nothing to worry about.

how was that a hate attack LOL?!

it really is Vettel, he fancies being top on FPs doesnt he? hahahahaha

Anyways don't make bets yet, its cold in here, and I mean cold, It should be warm enough to not even wear a sweater by Qualifying time.

Diego Lopez · Nov 17, 2012

William Levesque said:
Haven't seen anyone wanking over Vettel yet, no need to start the hating now

So your saying you want to wank off over Vettel first before I do? you got it bro

Michael Brown · Nov 17, 2012

I was watching the onboards of Hamilton and Vettel, and Vettel is on the throttle so much earlier in the slower corners, especially turn 11, where he is on the throttle before hitting the apex as opposed to Hamilton who gets on the throttle after the apex.

Diego Lopez · Nov 17, 2012

Michael Brown said:
I was watching the onboards of Hamilton and Vettel, and Vettel is on the throttle so much earlier in the slower corners, especially turn 11, where he is on the throttle before hitting the apex as opposed to Hamilton who gets on the throttle after the apex.

If you see the RB8s updates of the F1 website, they are running a similar exhaust thingy as they did in 2011, is not 100% EBD but close enough to meet regulations, thats why he has so much grip, even on this glassy track.

However, in CHina the track temp was cold, this is Literally much colder, I suggest they move the Race date for 2012 a month earlier when is just about gettin cold and still warm enough to reach temps as close as Valencia in the middle of Summer.

Pirelli wanting to be conservative? I say bringing Supersofts an Softs would of been a better choice, especially with the lack of grip as a brand new track. I mean its logical isnt? without being "safe"

My993C2 · Nov 17, 2012

Diego Lopez said:
how was that a hate attack LOL?!

it really is Vettel, he fancies being top on FPs doesnt he? hahahahaha

Where do you come up with this crap? Where is your evidence? or is this just something you invent in your head and post it on the internet claiming it is "Fact". You are so full of it. There is something called the official Formula One website where checking the results for every race, every qualifying session and every practice session is easy to do.

http://www.formula1.com/results/

In 2011 when Red Bull was the dominant car, Vettel did not top the time sheets in any one of the practice session any more than Webber, Alonso, Hamilton and Button. Mark Webber actually topped the time sheet more than anyone in all the practice sessions and Alonso was not far behind the Aussie. If Vettel did do a little better in any of his practice sessions (even though it was evenly distributed among the top drivers), it was in P3 when the teams are trying to finalize their setups in preparation for qualifying and the races. And that was in 2011 with a dominant car. In 2012 his name appears at the top even less (though of course recently he has done well because he has a good car again). You really need to consult reality before you push your snake oil saying Vettel show boats in practice. What a joke.