|
Formula One 2014 Season
|
| Miguel98 |
Posted on 25-05-2014 15:24
|
World Champion
Posts: 10497
Joined: 23-06-2011
PCM$: 200.00
|
Bianchi and Marussia  |
| |
|
|
| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 25-05-2014 16:43
|
World Champion
Posts: 11971
Joined: 21-07-2012
PCM$: 400.00
|
Bianchi (finally) getting points for the 2010 teams, seems justified, he is the best driver those 3 teams ever had. still doesn't make me happy because I like Caterham more then Marussia  (he should have served that penalty instead of getting time added at the end saves about 23 seconds)
|
| |
|
|
| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 25-05-2014 23:57
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 18187
Joined: 12-05-2012
PCM$: 0.00
|
Not the best race for wheel-to-wheel action but then Monaco never is. Still it provided pretty much non-stop action and some really interesting and great moments. Let's tackle some of these:
1) Rosberg and Qualifying
I wish the FOM would have showed a shot of the rear axle. I'm caught on the issue. Even with a lock up he could have made the turn, but having seen Eriksson hit the barriers there perhaps he did genuinely play it safe. Hamilton can be annoyed but its Monaco and flags should be expected.
2) Mercedes Rivalry
It was heated in Bahrain and now it's full on boiling. Rosberg has been with the team for 3 years, is comfortable and is a quick guy. He's been the number 1 ahead of Schumacher and then last year the car wasn't quick enough to challenge Vettel so it wasn't a big issues. Hamilton is used to being number 1 and controlling the team. Clearly the relationship is strained but the two have been friends for many many years. Mercedes so far look to be doing everything right to keep things controlled. Any other team and this would be a much bigger problem, but i reckon they can handle it.
3) Marussia and Bianchi
Safe to say no-one predicted that. Aided by a big list of retirements and Magnusson and Raikonnen tripping each other up. But we make our own luck and credit to the man for a great drive. Until this season Caterham were the bigger favorites to get first points but the Marussia is pretty good. The down side to this in some ways is that 10th place is now all but confirmed taking a lot of sting out of what has been a great little battle since 2010. If i were Sauber i would be getting worried because those guys are very very close behind now.
@SSJ - Marussia has Chilton, comes from the town about 10 minutes away. Caterham come from another town about 10 minutes away. Win win for me! I don't think the way his penalties worked out was unfair, the rule was not able to cope with such a situation as occurred. The punishment was deemed as 5 seconds, not 30 seconds as would have been the case if it was followed fully.
Though if he does take a proper stop/go penalty it opens the door for Caterham to move into 10th place and they can feel rather upset about that.
|
| |
|
|
| wogsrus |
Posted on 26-05-2014 00:57
|
Protected Rider
Posts: 1200
Joined: 12-01-2013
PCM$: 200.00
|
Wasnt a bad race actually.
Bianchi was superb but Ricciardo was mega later on in his stints. Was easily the fastest car over a long run. Unfortunately though, in both stints, he lost lots of time in the first part of his stint. |
| |
|
|
| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 26-05-2014 08:37
|
World Champion
Posts: 11971
Joined: 21-07-2012
PCM$: 400.00
|
TheManxMissile wrote:
@SSJ - Marussia has Chilton, comes from the town about 10 minutes away. Caterham come from another town about 10 minutes away. Win win for me! I don't think the way his penalties worked out was unfair, the rule was not able to cope with such a situation as occurred. The punishment was deemed as 5 seconds, not 30 seconds as would have been the case if it was followed fully.
Though if he does take a proper stop/go penalty it opens the door for Caterham to move into 10th place and they can feel rather upset about that.
I'm have been a Caterham fan since they started in F1 and even liked HRT better then Marussia (best looking cars on the grid imo) so that likely created some bias here.
wogsrus wrote:
Ricciardo was mega later on in his stints. Was easily the fastest car over a long run. Unfortunately though, in both stints, he lost lots of time in the first part of his stint.
that's the problem that red bull (especially Ricciardo) has. their race pace is most likely the fastest of all the teams but they take a long time to get to it
long story short: we got a great finale, proprobly more exiting than the whole season put together  pretty much same story as the Indy 500
|
| |
|
|
| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 26-05-2014 08:50
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 18187
Joined: 12-05-2012
PCM$: 0.00
|
SSJ2Luigi wrote:
long story short: we got a great finale, proprobly more exiting than the whole season put together pretty much same story as the Indy 500
Please 
Bahrain was 10x better for excitement
|
| |
|
|
| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 26-05-2014 16:08
|
World Champion
Posts: 11971
Joined: 21-07-2012
PCM$: 400.00
|
TheManxMissile wrote:
SSJ2Luigi wrote:
long story short: we got a great finale, proprobly more exiting than the whole season put together pretty much same story as the Indy 500
Please
Bahrain was 10x better for excitement
lol forgot about Bahrain 
perhaps I think Monaco was better because I had actually something to cheer about.
|
| |
|
|
| Ad Bot |
Posted on 22-11-2024 10:12
|
Bot Agent
Posts: Countless
Joined: 23.11.09
|
|
| IP: None |
|
|
| Aquarius |
Posted on 26-05-2014 18:15
|
Grand Tour Specialist
Posts: 5220
Joined: 29-11-2006
PCM$: 200.00
|
cio93 wrote:
Time to sue Red Bull. I cannot believe this is a coincidence.
Dunno if that'd have happened with Webber around. Ricciardo is another Red Bull breed driver, so it'd make sense for Red Bull to show who rules inside RBR garage (Red Bull, not Vettel).
Bad luck aside, Ricciardo still looked as fast if not faster than Vettel. |
| |
|
|
| Anderis |
Posted on 26-05-2014 18:32
|
Domestique
Posts: 471
Joined: 13-09-2010
PCM$: 200.00
|
SportingNonsense wrote:
Finally the bad luck is on the Vettel side of the garage!
Vettel had more mechanical DNFs than Webber through 2009-2013. 8 to 5 if I count correctly. |
| |
|
|
| Aquarius |
Posted on 26-05-2014 18:40
|
Grand Tour Specialist
Posts: 5220
Joined: 29-11-2006
PCM$: 200.00
|
Yeah, but Webber had countless KERS problems during that time (2010-2013, RB had no KERS in 2009 IIRC), plus many various issues that slowed him down. |
| |
|
|
| miggi133 |
Posted on 27-05-2014 13:18
|
Classics Specialist
Posts: 3141
Joined: 19-08-2009
PCM$: 200.00
|
Aquarius wrote:
Yeah, but Webber had countless KERS problems during that time (2010-2013, RB had no KERS in 2009 IIRC), plus many various issues that slowed him down.
And often when Vettel broke a new part, Webber had to give his up. I remember a front wing issue in Silverstone?
|
| |
|
|
| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 07-06-2014 19:08
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 18187
Joined: 12-05-2012
PCM$: 0.00
|
Roseburg takes Pole in Canada, Hamilton 2nd, Vettel 3rd. The Williams 4th and 5th (Bottas then Massa) and Riciardo 6th.
3rd to 6th all on 1.15.5xx's which is ridiculously close. Sets up a brilliant race for tomorrow with any luck
|
| |
|
|
| Kritzo |
Posted on 07-06-2014 19:13
|
Domestique
Posts: 624
Joined: 12-10-2010
PCM$: 200.00
|
Magnussen struck by bad luck once more..
Proud Member of the Leeds United Army!
RAFAL MAJKA |
| |
|
|
| VoetsT |
Posted on 07-06-2014 19:26
|
Breakaway Specialist
Posts: 851
Joined: 29-06-2013
PCM$: 200.00
|
TheManxMissile wrote:
Roseburg takes Pole in Canada, Hamilton 2nd, Vettel 3rd. The Williams 4th and 5th (Bottas then Massa) and Riciardo 6th.
3rd to 6th all on 1.15.5xx's which is ridiculously close. Sets up a brilliant race for tomorrow with any luck
Where are the ferrari's? 
|
| |
|
|
| Miguel98 |
Posted on 07-06-2014 19:29
|
World Champion
Posts: 10497
Joined: 23-06-2011
PCM$: 200.00
|
VoetsT wrote:
TheManxMissile wrote:
Roseburg takes Pole in Canada, Hamilton 2nd, Vettel 3rd. The Williams 4th and 5th (Bottas then Massa) and Riciardo 6th.
3rd to 6th all on 1.15.5xx's which is ridiculously close. Sets up a brilliant race for tomorrow with any luck
Where are the ferrari's?
7th and 10th. |
| |
|
|
| sutty68 |
Posted on 08-06-2014 00:29
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 34654
Joined: 22-08-2010
PCM$: 200.00
|
Another nice one two for Mercedes  , i wonder if Hamilton will whinge about this one. |
| |
|
|
| jph27 |
Posted on 08-06-2014 19:45
|
Team Leader
Posts: 7339
Joined: 20-03-2010
PCM$: 900.00
|
So according to the BBC, Rosberg deliberately flatspotted his tyres to screw over Hamilton. Right...  |
| |
|
|
| valverde321 |
Posted on 08-06-2014 20:00
|
World Champion
Posts: 12986
Joined: 20-05-2009
PCM$: 530.00
|
Really hope these mechanical issues continue with Merc. A non Merc win this year would be quite great. Would make for a great race.
|
| |
|
|
| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 08-06-2014 20:01
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 18187
Joined: 12-05-2012
PCM$: 0.00
|
valverde321 wrote:
Really hope these mechanical issues continue with Merc. A non Merc win this year would be quite great. Would make for a great race.
But on merit please, not because of car issues. Unless it's Hulkenberg, then i want the Mercs to explode!!!
|
| |
|
|
| valverde321 |
Posted on 08-06-2014 20:03
|
World Champion
Posts: 12986
Joined: 20-05-2009
PCM$: 530.00
|
TheManxMissile wrote:
valverde321 wrote:
Really hope these mechanical issues continue with Merc. A non Merc win this year would be quite great. Would make for a great race.
But on merit please, not because of car issues. Unless it's Hulkenberg, then i want the Mercs to explode!!!
Without car issues, I dont think anyone is going to beat Merc for a long time. Its about all I/we can hope for.
|
| |
|
![imgur.com/KlJUqDx.jpg[/img[img]]https://imgur.com/yUygrQ.jpg](https://imgur.com/KlJUqDx.jpg[/img[img]]https://imgur.com/yUygrQ.jpg)
