maybe they will move the race in the day time, cos haze and smog are worst during night timeOriginally Posted by S1000RR
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maybe they will move the race in the day time, cos haze and smog are worst during night time
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I hope that can be a solution if the haze is unbearable during the night.
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according to this article that isn't going to happen:
http://www.gptoday.com/full_story/vi...ore_haze__yet/
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It should be thunderstorming Tuesday till Thursday so that should help clear out the smog.
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Of course I watched, I also know the Ferrari PU is now leaps and bounds above the Renault and I also know the Ferrari drivers are in the first tier whereas the Red Bull drivers are not. There is no way on earth Red Bull will be on pole unless Lewis takes a weekend off with Seb and Nico to go surfing in California.
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...well said mate, WELL SAID....
i personally think the battle for POLE will be between the two Merc drivers and SEB
So the SF-24 has been a decent car. Lets hope that the totally redesigned from the ground up SF-25 contender will be a beast that will give us tifosi something to smile about.
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Seb can get pole on this circuit. It will be a tight fight between LH and SV.
Cant see either of their teammates being able to match them here.
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You can't count out Rosberg. He still drives a Mercedes you know. He is definitely a threat. At least to Vettel if not to Hamilton.
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Rosberg is a much better driver on street circuits but I predict it will be a straight shoot-out between Hamilton & Vettel
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lets not forget that the last time we got close to merc in qualifying was in italy a power circuit.... in terms of aero we are way behind mercs.. singapore is more of an aero dependent circuit where seb has shown his ace quite a few times in RBR car...but this year it will be different... our aero will let him down... pole is a long shot...but i wd be surprised if we could some how get second row....
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We have struggled all year with tyre temperatures and with the cooler night temperatures, and our aero is not that good.....so 5th and 6th probably
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Then Arrivabene is talking nonsense with his statement that Singapore will suit us a lot more then Monza?
I think most probably we are going to have P3 or maybe P2 if only Rosberg underperforms, about pole though...very hard.
And i really hope Kimi won't have any technical problems here, i had it with that, a lot of times happened that to him this year. If he has a technical problem again, i think someone needs to take responsibility!
His technical problems doesn't make any sense anymore.
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...and if he doesn't have any technical problems then he ***** up the start like he did in Monza...he can't win for loosing if his life depended on it sorta thing....
So the SF-24 has been a decent car. Lets hope that the totally redesigned from the ground up SF-25 contender will be a beast that will give us tifosi something to smile about.
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I think our aero is better than we are giving it credit. Besides i think Seb is a better driver, by some margin, than Rosberg.
NR is under pressure to perform and he does not handle it well. I expect he will falter.
LH on the other hand seems to be on a confidence high. SV will need to get the very best lap capable of that car. He is still in with a shot though. LH could get over confident or complacent. U never know.
Besides we dont have to worry about the williams on this track. RBR might sneak in, but first row seems impossible for them.
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that's not waht Rob Smedley is saying about this race; he thinks that with the upgrade williams is bringing here they will be a MATCH for Ferrari.....i know, i know...it kind of made me chuckle a bit too...I think our aero is better than we are giving it credit. Besides i think Seb is a better driver, by some margin, than Rosberg.
NR is under pressure to perform and he does not handle it well. I expect he will falter.
LH on the other hand seems to be on a confidence high. SV will need to get the very best lap capable of that car. He is still in with a shot though. LH could get over confident or complacent. U never know.
Besides we dont have to worry about the williams on this track. RBR might sneak in, but first row seems impossible for them.
they said that last time around (Monza) and we all know what happened there...even with their Merc engine strapped in the back of that williams was NOT a match for Ferrari there....LOLOLOL
So the SF-24 has been a decent car. Lets hope that the totally redesigned from the ground up SF-25 contender will be a beast that will give us tifosi something to smile about.
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Monaco 2nd Hungary 1st they are 2 tracks most similar to here. I think Mercs biggest gaps to Ferrari have been in Britain Spa and Monza during races so I would say their engine is their biggest asset. Ferrari engine is by the previous race results patterns I mentioned the furthest single element that is behind Merc.
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In Monza, difference between Ferrari and Williams was just as big as the gap from Mercedes to Ferrari. And, everyone thought Williams would be a lot better and Monza was not suited for Ferrari. Including team bosses. So you never know....
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Arent all of the merc customers supposed to get the upgrade?
If so, we have more to think about than the smog.
Im not sure, but from what I know is that LH ran the upgrade, NR didnt..we beat NR but got creamed by LH...
So much for upgrades...
Why does everyone think our aero is lousy? It isnt the best but we have won this year...
As Clarkson would say, we need more..>POWER!!!!
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Yeah but Kimi never admitted that he made a mistake. He said he did everything right but somehow the car wouldn't start.
You don't agree maybe that was a clutch problem rather then a Kimi mistake?
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yeah i guess it could have been either or....i guess he has to somehow shake off all the bad luck he's had so far this year....
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He underperformed a bit, but still, gotta give the man a break, he did really had some bad luck with all those technical failures...
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kimi is a good driver, STILL, i give him that much credit
the way he came through the field last race from dead last, was VERY pleasant to see...
he's made a few mistakes, we all do, we're humans...but defenately needs some GOOD luck as opposed to Bad luck which he had A LOT OF this season...
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His pace was not brilliant though. And it's not like he was in traffic the whole time. It was a bit like Malaysia, he didn't have to overtake lots of people on track, but he passed them via pits and finished in a good position. I guess there was 1 Force India. And some Red Bull, but then it's a power circuit....
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This pictures is taken from cameras in Singapore today 14,45 h, local time. it`s raining and i hope the rain will help to clean the air from fog
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If Nico can't be 1st place next race I wonder who he wants to win?
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Nico (Rosberg) has lost his touch I think. Mercedes pushed him down and he seems to be happy playing number two. Title is decided to be Hamilton unless Vettel can do some magic till the end of the season. Next year I hope we catch up further and maybe another team comes along to challenge Mercedes also. I'm tired of see that blond on the podium already
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Fake blondNico (Rosberg) has lost his touch I think. Mercedes pushed him down and he seems to be happy playing number two. Title is decided to be Hamilton unless Vettel can do some magic till the end of the season. Next year I hope we catch up further and maybe another team comes along to challenge Mercedes also. I'm tired of see that blond on the podium already
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that will help
anyway: even there was a little talk and little upset in the media about the smog I don't believe that would have changed anything yet ...
it was just a little cry for attention
may the games begin ... I think due to the fact, that Renault won't support RB or TR next year the will fall behind further this year. If Renault decides to go with a company team they will use all Tokens they have for their own business then. If they decide to leave completely F1 motorsport they don't have a reason to put money into the cup further ...
Williams has some troubles with this type of circuits ....
so it will be us against Merc i guess ... all others will just be participants ...
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Raikkonen accepts poor Monza start was his fault
By: Pablo Elizalde, News Editor
36 minutes ago
Kimi Raikkonen accepts that it was finger trouble that caused his poor start in the Italian Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver had qualified on the front row of the grid for the Monza race, but nearly stalled at the start, dropping to the bottom of the field.
Raikkonen recovered to finish in fifth position.
After the race it was not clear why he had made such a poor start, but the Finn said on Thursday it was his own mistake.
"I was still on the anti-stall and the reason why...for sure I did all correct, but the finger might have been for whatever reason on the second paddle in a bit wrong position for no apparent reason," said Raikkonen in Singapore.
"But the end result is the same. We obviously have to learn from that. It's a shame.
"It was obviously a bit disappointing, as after 200 metres we were in the wrong place, it is not ideal but it happens."
Raikkonen does not believe the problem should lead to any changes, as he feels it was just a one-off thing.
"It is not like we need to do something differently," he said. "It is just more a small problem and a big end result from it.
"We have been doing the same things for a long time and it happened to go wrong this time. So, it is not like the new rules have changed anything.
"It could have happened last year or earlier this year. No real changes."
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ra...was-his-fault/
Vettel: Red Bull divorce with Renault would be “sad”
By: Jamie Klein, News Editor
49 minutes ago
Sebastian Vettel says that the likely end of his former Red Bull team’s alliance with Renault would be “sad”, and that he hopes the French marque remains in Formula 1.
The relationship between Red Bull and its engine supplier has broken down in recent months amid the Renault power unit’s lack of competitiveness this year compared to those of Mercedes and Ferrari, which has left the Anglo-Austrian squad a distant fourth place in the constructors’ standings.
With Red Bull now set to terminate its contract with Renault and revert to customer Ferrari engines in 2016, Vettel expressed his disappointment that their partnership is set to end, arguing that Renault deserved more credit for its past successes in the V8 era.
“It’s sad to hear because I was part of the majority of the partnership, and we had some very successful years, which unfortunately now get forgotten because of the situation,” said the German, who won four titles and 38 Grands Prix in Renault-powered Red Bull machinery before switching to Ferrari at the start of 2015.
“Renault has done a fantastic job in the past supplying [Red Bull] with a strong engine and the latest technique that was required to be competitive in the blown exhaust era. They were one of the best and most advanced.
“There are a lot of things people tend to forget that Renault has achieved, so I hope they stay in the sport," he concluded, referring to the possibility of Renault taking over the Lotus squad and becoming a fully-fledged works entrant once again.
Podium the target in Singapore
Speaking of his chances of fighting for victory in this weekend’s Singapore race, Vettel added: “Looking at this year so far, when it’s been hotter we’ve been more competitive, but this circuit is unique – it’s about feeling the car, having confidence, which makes the biggest difference round here.
“Our target is to be on the podium, which is difficult because Mercedes usually have two cars on the podium if nothing goes wrong.
"But we’ve been pretty good at taking the maximum and getting that last available step on the podium this year.”
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ve...-would-be-sad/
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