F1 2015: All Chat Here

[Wild Thing]

These engine penalties are just ridiculous and are starting to make f1 look like nursery school. " you broke your engine! Go and stand in the naughty corner!
F1 needs a big rethink

 

[DEEJAY.B]

Wow , didnt realise these new gen cars were this slow till i watched this . .

 

[weeloaney]

Ohhh, the noise

 

[adam1942]

6 seconds a lap. Hopefully ground affect makes them quicker.

 

[svensktoppen]

All you have to do is to look at the laptimes for the last few years to see how slow the hybrid-era cars are. Never mind compared to previous eras. And then those stupid engines. And no in-season testing, so nobody can ever catch up.

Ah well, maybe Ferrari can put a cat among the pigeons this weekend All down to the first corner.

 

[pablo]

Look how controlled Hamilton is too compared to Montoya. Montoya looks like he is really on the limit.

 

[Delboy23]

Montoya looks like he is really on the limit.

Way F1 is supposed to be! Not the crap nowadays.

 

[svensktoppen]

Coasting and tyre saving and no overtaking because the aero conks outs and whatnot, lol, now that is racing

 

[adam1942]

should be a good start

 

[Shaun]

Poor Kimi! Coming back well so far!

 

[Phil_EK9]

Bit suspicious as to what was wrong with Hamilton's car, not even telling him to keep it off the radio.

Unfortunate for Rosberg, engine let go with two laps to go.

 

[adam1942]

Can only assume it was one of a few things

1) possible penalties
2) possible tyre issues (especially with what happened at the last race weekend)
3) pressures on something where not correct and him pushing brought these in to line?

Poor Rosberg - it was Hamilton that had no luck for a while and now its Rosberg.

To be honest it was most likely the best race so far this season due to the mid field races!

Also poor Honda. Another failure!

 

[adam1942]

Confirmed as low rear tyre pressures! Maybe also Ferrari having similar.

If they get a penalty and its more than 25 seconds Vettel could win here!

 

[Shaun]

Pirelli supervised the tyre pressures going in so I can't see how they can be penalised!
I'd say grid penalty next race!

 

[pablo]

Actually fell asleep on the sofa lol.

 

[Shaun]

The smile on Vettles face there when Lewis was being questioned lol

 

[adam1942]

If I'm honest I'm also watching the ELMS on Motors TV.

Hamilton seemed a little strange there. 0.3psi lower than set in the rules. Team should have said something direct to him (assuming they have not) so he wasn't left sitting like a duck on the podium there!

Be interesting to see what happens here ... unfortunately this seems more interesting than the race lol

 

[steaa]

Pirelli supervised the tyre pressures going in so I can't see how they can be penalised!
I'd say grid penalty next race!

Wouldnt a technical infringement not mean DQ ?

 

[Delboy23]

Wouldnt a technical infringement not mean DQ ?

It would. Though if they're DQ is another thing!

 

[Shaun]

So only the two Ferrari's and Mercs were checked before the race! Below the limit before the race started so cant see them not being penalised but not fair only 4 cars being checked!!

 

[adam1942]

I think its a small sample size per race race maybe ?

 

[Delboy23]

So only the two Ferrari's and Mercs were checked before the race! Below the limit before the race started so cant see them not being penalised but not fair only 4 cars being checked!!

Only checked those cars once the blankets came off the cars before lights out... think that's what was said there so only 4 could be checked.

 

[Shaun]

I think its a small sample size per race race maybe ?

A sample would be maybe 1 cars from 4 different teams! Seems a bit unfair picking the top 2 teams. Williams could have been running the same...

 

[adam1942]

True but if its only one or two people doing the checks from tyre blankets off to green light getting from those cars to the other cars would have been hard no?

 

[Jonny F]

No further action on the mercs