The Official Japanese GP thread 2013

[Gizmoish]

Massa vs Button on the line... we saw they crossed together, but the classification showed them 9 secs apart. How does that work?

[anonymous-user]

oyster said:

stevesingo said:

Bluequay said:

Great strategy by red bull to get Vettel ahead of Webber Webber behind Vettel

The way I see it Vettel can look after his tyres better than anyone else, whilst still going fast.

Webbers lap times were fine when they brought him in, Vettel had done 23 laps on those tyres with a heavier fuel load, I'm sure webber could have gone to the finish on them as it would only have been 27, the race was over as soon as they brought him in.

Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 13th October 08:39

[DanielSan]

Derek Smith said:

Good and exciting race. Shame there was only 13 pages despite it being on BBC.

Think the early start has more to do with the page count to be honest.

[Butter Face]

You can tell that mark absolutely hates Seb.

His body language around him is so defensive, just doesn't want to even be in the same room.

[PompeyM3]

VolvoT5 said:

Hard to see how anyone can criticise Vettel for that... he got the overtake done where Mark couldn't.

Yep, that's the difference I think. He's a worthy champion all said and done.

[oyster]

Bluequay said:

oyster said:

stevesingo said:

Bluequay said:

Great strategy by red bull to get Vettel ahead of Webber Webber behind Vettel

The way I see it Vettel can look after his tyres better than anyone else, whilst still going fast.

Webers lap times were fine when they brought him in, Vettel had done 23 laps on those tyres with a heavier fuel load, I'm sure webber could have gone to the finish on them as it would only have been 27, the race was over as soon as they brought him in.

He'd have been a sitting duck if he'd stayed out. In fact he would have probably lost 2nd place to Grosjean too if he didn't make that last stop.

[61GT]

DanielSan said:

Think the early start has more to do with the page count to be honest.

Suspect it is also a reflection of the inevitability in the outcome of many of this years races, particularly at this stage of the season.

[anonymous-user]

oyster said:

Bluequay said:

oyster said:

stevesingo said:

Bluequay said:

Great strategy by red bull to get Vettel ahead of Webber Webber behind Vettel

The way I see it Vettel can look after his tyres better than anyone else, whilst still going fast.

Webers lap times were fine when they brought him in, Vettel had done 23 laps on those tyres with a heavier fuel load, I'm sure webber could have gone to the finish on them as it would only have been 27, the race was over as soon as they brought him in.

He'd have been a sitting duck if he'd stayed out. In fact he would have probably lost 2nd place to Grosjean too if he didn't make that last stop.

Rubbish, Vettel may have caught him, but at least they would have sorted it on the track, rather than on the pit wall. Grosjean was 14 seconds behind him and his tyres were only 4 laps newer, I don't think there is a chance he would have got him as well.

[tonybhr]

Webber's left the podium?

edit he's back. It looked like he made a frustrated gesture at the pit wall after crossing the line, maybe frustrated by the strategy..

[Butter Face]

Did anyone else have a chuckle at the guy from Renault who wandered into the room with the drivers blabbing on about having a Red Bull T shirt? Promptly got called off camera.

[Gizmoish]

No booing today. Should think so too (in Japan).

[RenesisEvo]

Does Eddie Jordan think it's Webber's very last race?

[Teppic]

Gizmoish said:

Massa vs Button on the line... we saw they crossed together, but the classification showed them 9 secs apart. How does that work?

The only way that could work would be if the replay of the overtake and them crossing the line was from the penultimate lap.

[e21Mark]

Eddie Jordan's like an embarrassing uncle. Someone get that mic off him please!

Have to say, I think Webber deserved the option to run to the end. His times suggest he'd have managed it without any trouble.

[e21Mark]

Way to duck the question ''couldn't Mark have gone to the end?'' Mr Horner.

[Rollcage]

Susie Wolff doing a decent job on Sky. Wonder if we'll be seeing more of her on TV?

[samvia]

Rollcage said:

Susie Wolff doing a decent job on Sky. Wonder if we'll be seeing more of her on TV?

Decent thigh gap too...

The Scottish German accent is a bit annoying though, even my actually German uncle has a more Scottish Scottish accent than hers.

[hornetrider]

Rollcage said:

Susie Wolff doing a decent job on Sky. Wonder if we'll be seeing more of her on TV?

Agreed, she's a natural

[DanielSan]

Gaz. said:

2012- 22 pages at the chequered flag.
2011- 52 pages at the chequered flag.
2010- 52 pages at the chequered flag.
2009- 36 pages at the chequered flag.
2008- 25 pages at the chequered flag.
2007- 13 pages at the chequered flag.
2006- 2 pages at the chequered flag.
2005- 2 pages at the chequered flag.

Wow you must've been bored

[9.3]

hornetrider said:

Agreed, she's a natural

Yup!