Singapore GP Race thread 2015

[Fireblade]

I'm wondering if the recent Mercedes 'engine upgrades' were not a step backwards. People are focusing on the lack of performance by the Mercedes works team but their customer teams were unimpressive as well. Williams only took fifth place because Kvyat was very unfortunate with the timing of the safety cars, and before they broke down even the Mclarens were looking quicker than the FI and Lotus.

[erinha]

Nice tweet from Alain. But Seb is still lapped by Schumi :D

Schumacher already said that if someone's gonna break his records he would prefer Sebastian.
But nice tweet from Prost too

By the way, considering all the ruckus made by media coming into the weekend regarding Hamilton-Senna and Mercedes-Williams, it was a very interesting weekend. Hamilton couldn't achieve what Senna did. But, in 1993, Senna ended the pole streak of a dominant Williams team and won that race in Australia. So, very Senna-esque achievement by Vettel.

[Stormy]

By the way, considering all the ruckus made by media coming into the weekend regarding Hamilton-Senna and Mercedes-Williams, it was a very interesting weekend. Hamilton couldn't achieve what Senna did. But, in 1993, Senna ended the pole streak of a dominant Williams team and won that race in Australia. So, very Senna-esque achievement by Vettel.

I really don't get this statistical praise that Hamilton gets, numbers don't mean a thing in F1. The driver is dependent on technology a lot so...

[erinha]

He clearly couldn't adapt to the car as Ricciardo could, last year Vettel reminded me of Kimi, This year the car suits him perfectly and maybe he would've been better then Ricciardo if they would've been teammates at Ferrari this year.

Who knows what would happen really. Maybe Ric would still be faster. But he would be just finishing ahead of Seb in any case, like he did last year, and there would be no one else in between imo. So, what's the point of that... Well, good for WDC I guess, if you can guarantee Seb would always be behind and not like Button-Hamilton or Bottas-Massa.

I think we can get the answer to that question from Seb himself. Actually, this weekend after quali he answered a question very similar to the one you ask:

Q: (Peter Windsor – F1 Racing) Sebastian, forgive this hypothetical question, bear with me. Beautiful pole lap. If you could go back 12 months and drive last year’s RB11 as you are now, do you think you’re a better, slightly faster, more experienced driver. Do you think you’d be quicker in the RB11 now, if you could get back into the car as it was.

SV: It’s a very difficult question to answer because there’s no way I can do that. Look, it’s very simple: last year for sure I didn’t have a great year and all in all Daniel had a very good year and beat me fair and square, many times. Other times I was in front but overall it was not the best year for myself. A lot of stuff that I learned… yeah, obviously didn’t have a good start to the season. Didn’t drive the car very often. I think I did about one day of testing, one proper day of testing, before the season, and then we had lots of issues – but still, I think I’m experienced enough to know what to do to go quick but yeah, simply wasn’t good enough. Daniel showed that he could go quicker with the car on occasions. So, to try and answer your question… I don’t know – but I think I’ve learned a couple of bits about this generation of cars, let’s say and yeah, probably the way the season went last year has helped me for this year.

[steferrari]

I'm so proud of the team!
"Mi sentite? Forza Ferrari!"

[erinha]

Apparently Vettel can pull a 2-second gap over others in Singapore and it is not just about the car.
Now he can go around saying "I bring 2 seconds to Marina Bay".

I'm just sad he didn't get the grand chelem
I heard it was only a couple of hundreds of a second....

[ForzaFerrariGo!]

Grandeee!!!!

ForzaFerrariGo!

[wisepie]

Fantastico giorno, well done Seb, Kimi and all the team, would have been even better with a 1-2 but better not get too greedy. Just hope our pace is still there in Suzuka. Not gloating, but the right Merc had problems today for a change, and the bells will be ringing in Maranello once more!

[Ed Harley]

Ei huono, ei lainkaan huono.

[PURE PASSION]

Apparently Vettel can pull a 2-second gap over others in Singapore and it is not just about the car.
Now he can go around saying "I bring 2 seconds to Marina Bay".

I'm just sad he didn't get the grand chelem
I heard it was only a couple of hundreds of a second....

If i'm not wrong it was 0,028s(1:50:041 Ric-1:50:069 Vet)

[ForzaFerrariGo!]

Magico Seb!

[stefa]

Pos Driver Points
1 Lewis Hamilton 252
2 Nico Rosberg 211
3 Sebastian Vettel 203
4 Kimi Räikkönen 107
5 Valtteri Bottas 101

Damn that Pirelli blow out at SPA. With those 18 points SV would have been now solid second in CWC with just 31 points deficit to LH.....

[stefa]

Ferrari F1 team to apologise for parc ferme fracas in Singapore GP
By Ian Parkes Sunday, September 20th 2015, 16:58 GMT


Ferrari will "send a written unconditional apology" to Singapore Grand Prix officials and security staff following an incident after the Formula 1 race.

Following Sebastian Vettel's victory at the Marina Bay street circuit, a large group of Ferrari mechanics made their way to parc ferme in order to celebrate the triumph and see the German on the podium.

A line of barriers, attended by a handful of security staff, initially held back the Scuderia personnel, with a couple breaking through and into the area where the photographers were standing.

As Vettel celebrated in front of the photographers, the larger group then managed to push the barriers to the floor and get past the security staff.

The incident resulted in a team representative, sporting director Massimo Rivola, reporting to the stewards, and following a hearing Ferrari has to apologise.

A FIA statement read: "The stewards, having received a complaint from the secretary of the event and the members of the security contingent at post-race parc ferme, that some members of Scuderia Ferrari failed to obey instructions of relevant officials and behaved in an inappropriate manner, have heard from the team manager [Rivola], the secretary of the event and the head of the security contingent.

"The team representative has offered to have the team principal [Maurizio Arrivabene] send a written unconditional apology to those who were affected and to give an assurance there will not be a recurrence."

What a farce... And that not allowing SV to bring out Ferrari flag to the podium...

[vecchiasignora]

Thank you Vettel, a true champion. He makes us proud, and well done to kimi as well for 3rd spot despite struggles.


forza ferrari

[dpiatto]

Fantastic result for the Scuderia & brilliant drive from both drivers.
Right now let's hit Merc hard in Japan & prove this is not a flash in the pan.
49pts behind is still game on.

[FerrariF60]

we've had some good pace here, but i'm not getting TOO carried away just yet
we need to wait and see what's gonna happen at the next race, a more normal track, but somehow i get the feeling that the Merc had just a ONE OFF again here in Singapore (where with warmer then usual temperatures, super soft tires and them not being able to switch ON these tires like WE did) and they'll probably be back to their NORMAL SELVES at the top again starting with next race.

i truly hope NOT as a true die hard Ferrari fan, and it would be nice to put some pressure on them constantly from now on until the season ends....but let's be REALISTIC....you cannot lose 1.5 seconds like that in two weeks....something was NOT normal for them at this track


but we are FERRARI, we never stop trying and ALWAYS pushing to the MAX and GIVING 100% until mathematically being proved wrong

[Rob]

statement from Chairman Sergio Marchionne

“Congratulations to everyone involved in this fantastic victory. Sebastian Vettel drove like a real champion today and everyone on the team, both on the track and back home in Maranello, did an absolutely perfect job. I’m also delighted for Kimi Raikkonen. It is wonderful to see him back on the podium too. It has been too long since two Ferrari drivers were in the first three across the line.

This was a major victory on a difficult circuit and I’d like to dedicate it to all our tifosi who have been so steadfast in their affection and support. On behalf of everyone in Ferrari, I promise them this race is not just a one-off but a huge step forward on our road back to staying at the top and hearing the Italian national anthem played a lot more often.”

A fantastic win!

Maurizio pays tribute to team work

Maurizio Arrivabene: “This is a fantastic win! It’s fantastic for Seb, who yesterday put in an awesome qualifying lap, something which reminded me of the great champions of the past. But this result is also fantastic for the whole team, for all the guys here in the Singapore garage, and also for those who work back at Maranello. Kimi’s third place today clearly shows how important and effective was the development work we carried out on our car. Today we have both drivers on the podium and we’re happy with that. And yet, I was not sure that we could make it until we crossed the finish line. A race win is something you build step by step, from the start onwards: and on a track like this, full of unpredictables, and with two safety car periods, the real problem was keeping concentration. Now I don’t want to make predictions for the championship: there are still may points at stake, and obviously we’ll do all that’s in our power to stay in front. But always with great humility and a huge respect for other contenders.”

“An incredible race”

Seb recaps “intense and long” Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel: “It was an incredible race today, in fact all in all an incredible weekend and it is difficult for me now to sum it up. The race was intense and long, I had some pressure from Daniel behind me, we were the quickest two cars out there today, but I was able to control the pace and look after the tyres, which ran ok for the whole weeekend. The car felt fantastic, I could control the gap until the end. Today we are in paradise, but we know we’re still a long way to go. It has been a surprise that Mercedes hasn’t been on the pace this weekend, we don’t know why, but to be honest we don’t really care. I am very happy for the team today, there has been a lot of work going in since the day I joined in. For the next races we will keep pushing 100 percent, we’ll give our maximum, like always. As long as there is a chance we have to go for it, we have to do everything we can. Mercedes are the ones to beat, the best way to do it is looking after ourselves and doing the best we can.”

A battle to the podium

Kimi’s third place came at a price

Kimi Raikkonen: “I have mixed feelings: I’m happy to be third, considering how difficult it was yesterday, struggling with the grip and the handling of the car, but I’m a bit disappointed for not having been able to fight for a better position. Today I knew it was not going to be easy: it was a tricky race, on new tires I was able to follow Daniel easily, but then I was starting to have the same problems as yesterday, and I did not have enough speed for trying to catch him. First and third is a great result for the whole team, but of course it could have been better. It’s hard to predict how is going to be in the next races , but I don’t think we should get carried away. Obviously some tracks fit you better that others: we’ll do our best as usual. Hopefully we’ll find out that we can be competitive again fighting at the front. We have done an amazing job as a team so far, we keep improving, building and learning a lot in all areas, we are going in the right direction.”

[Nero Horse]

[Rob]

PRESS CONFERENCE

Q: Sebastian, obviously you controlled the race throughout, from your first Ferrari pole position. First stint you attacked from the outset; beginning of the second stint you did the opposite and were pacing yourself. How did you perceive the threat from Hamilton and Rosberg at that point of race? You then speeded up and how much did losing the lead, on the one hand, to the two safety cars balance out against the fact that in both cases you were able to stop under the safety car? How did that help you?

SV: First it was fairly simple: you drive a bit into the unknown, so I was trying to put a gap. I was surprised by the opening laps to put five seconds straight away. Then eased off; probably was pushing a bit hard at the beginning, which allowed Daniel to just be that two, three, four tenths quicker at the end. Obviously I had a bit of margin left but the safety car answered all the questions about the first stop. And the same for the second stop. I think it was pretty straightforward when to stop, because you obviously take the advantage of losing less time through the pit lane. I did pretty much the opposite on the second stint. I knew that it's impossible for Daniel, for anyone, to go 40-odd laps on the prime tyre, it will just fall apart at the end, so I think some 35 or 36 laps to go, I knew we were approaching the pit stop window plus. I knew that one of the Mercedes was on the prime tyre, which obviously allows them to be on the option for the final stint, so I said, ‘OK a couple of laps to go'. When the pit stop window more of less opened for the final stint, allowing to finish on the prime, to go for it, open a gap, put some three or four seconds between me and Daniel, so that we can react in case he dives into the pits and he doesn't get the undercut. So it worked pretty well. I was controlling the pace in the second stint for a while and then, as I said, went for it. In the last stint I knew that with the prime they were a bit more resilient - obviously the safety car answered all the questions, as I said, and I could maintain the gap. I wanted to put, fairly quickly, two or three seconds between us, to make sure that Daniel doesn't get too excited, to try and attack in the end. And it worked. I new that the prime tyre would favour us probably a bit – and it did. At the end we faced some traffic but he never really got close, so I could control the end fairly well.

Q: Very well done. Daniel, your best result of the season so far. After the first stint your engineer said that your pace and degradation were both very good, so was there any optimism at any point that you might get the win today or did both stops coming under the safety car put paid to chance of doing something with strategy that might have helped you?

DR: I think that sort of dictated the race really. I'm not saying there were any guarantees but I think in the first stint we were coming on quite strong. It was obvious Seb pushed pretty hard at the beginning to break let's say the DRS and all of that, but then as the laps were ticking down we were starting to come alive, I was able lean on the tyres a bit more and I could see it was working in my hands. So when I saw the safety car come out I was a bit frustrated, but I knew there was one more stop in the race, so I knew there was one more chance to do the same thing, replicate the same, let's say, procedure. Seb learned a little bit from the first stint – started off a little bit easier in the second stint, then broke away. Then I think again as the laps ticked down I was probably able to make the tyres last a bit better on the option and close in, but then safety car again. So, thanks to the guy on the track, appreciate it. I was tempted to swerve, clip him! That was that and then with the prime, as Seb said, that was pretty much it. It's hard to overtake here but we tried to do what we could. We just got the fastest lap at the end, so we proved our pace all weekend. I'm proud of that. Good to get another podium. Really happy for the team. As I said yesterday they've done a really good job, particularly the last couple of races I think the chassis has really come alive, so thank you to them for that. So, yeah, congrats to Seb, it was a good race.

Q: Kimi, your 79th career podium. On the radio you were getting messages about the tyres being out of range and bringing them back into range. Is that what prevented you from doing more today?

KR: No, not really. I think for whatever reason yesterday morning already in the practice we had difficult handling with the car and then through qualifying it was not exactly what we wanted and was a bit surprised to still be third. Obviously it was good, with all the difficulties I felt. It kept happening in the race. Obviously when you have new tyres the car's more or less OK and then Sebastian was not pushing on the second set and the last set, the stints, it was quite easy but once we started to push I started to struggle straight way with the same issues with the rear end. It obviously was a bit tricky race but in the end with the difficulties we've had in the last few days we still finished third. It's OK. It's not ideal but I'll take it and, for the team, it's a great result. Hopefully we can improve on this and all the areas and try to keep it going for longer and longer and build on this one again. I think we've done an amazing job as a team and we keep doing the same things, I'm sure we're going as a team the right direction and we get where we want to be in the end, for the future. So I think it was OK. Not ideal but I'll take it.

QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

Q: (Daniel Johnson - Daily Telegraph) Seb, just talk us through, from your perspective, what it was like when the man came on the track. What did you see? I guess that kind of thing is pretty worrying from your seat.

SV: I don't know. I had to look again because I wasn't sure whether I had a problem with my eyesight or I saw somebody crossing the track. I went on the radio and said “some guy's running across the track!” I think I saw him taking a picture. I don't know. I hope it was a good one at least. I hope it was in focus! Yeah, pretty crazy, we approach that corner at around 280-290klicks so, I don't know, I wouldn't cross the track if I was him. It was crazy, obviously, and we had a Safety Car straight away. Maybe in the next year we need to block the grandstands a bit better. Fortunately nothing happened to us and nothing happened to him – as far as I know. The other guys didn't see him, so I was the first one to come around.

[off-mic follow up]

SV: Not necessarily. I think he did a pretty good job. He was a quick runner, crossing from the right to the left but yeah, pretty odd. Obviously that's not what you expect when you come around, looking into the next corner.

Q: (Heikki Kulta - Turun Sanomat) I have been waiting for a while to ask this question: to Sebastian and Kimi, does it feel any different to be first time as team-mates in the podium compared to previous times?

SV: Honest answer: no. I've always liked Kimi because from the very first day I joined Formula One he was one of the guys who showed me most respect. There were other guys who lost a little bit the ground under their feet but Kimi was definitely not one of them. At that time I was nobody in F1 and he was a great champion already. It was great to see that he pays that much respect. And since that day he hasn't changed. I think people love him for the fact that there's no – as he often quotes – he's here for the racing bit and that's ultimately why we're all here: we love racing. So, I don't know, I think we get along well. Obviously I had a better day, compared to him today – but if it's the other way around I think it's only fair to be as fair as him today.

And Kimi, does it feel any different to you to be team-mates for the first time on the podium?

KR: Maybe a little bit. Obviously you try to beat your team-mates. Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win but I think in the end you are happy the team did well. So, I'd rather be with him in the same team and he wins and I'm in a third place than he's in another team other than Ferrari. So obviously it's a win-win situation. I didn't have the best few days but I mean, fair enough, he was faster and I can take the third place and we try next weekend again and I'm sure we will have other good battles in the future and I think, as a team, we work well. And that's the most important thing. If there would ever come a day when we have issues, then we can talk about it and sort it out. Not a big deal about it but we're working well. I'm happy for him and for the team first of all that we can have a good result. Obviously we want always better but it's going in the right direction for all of us.

Q: (Michael Schmidt - Auto Motor und Sport) Daniel, despite a good race you had today, at the moment your team doesn't have an engine for next year and it doesn't look like there's a solution tomorrow on the table. Are you worried? And then, obviously to Seb, what would you say if Red Bull would drive similar engines, the same engines as you next year?

DR: I think it's… now I'm not worried. I think we've still got time. It's not December yet, so if we're in this position in December then, maybe I'm a bit worried. Maybe I'm facing a year of getting paid to do nothing.

SV: You renewed your contract?

DR: Yeah! I don't know how that would feel but for sure I want to be here, want to be racing. Obviously I'm at a bit of a peak of my career, I'm learning all the time but enjoying it and want to keep racing definitely and keep racing at the front. So, firstly it's great to be back on the podium and fighting where I want to be fighting. For next year, in time it will get solved. Obviously the sooner the better for everyone to start working and preparing the car for next year. Obviously it depends on what engine you have: you design the car around that, the set of geometry of the engine – but yeah, we'll see how we go in the next few weeks, hopefully we'll get an answer.

And your part of that question Seb?

SV: Well, it's not in my hands. Obviously I think Daniel answered that question fairly well. I think as a racing driver you want to race and not worry about these kind of things. I cannot really provide him with an engine, I'm not making the decisions. It's other people to ask… and probably the champagne hits more than I thought so it's maybe better for me to shut up at this point!

DR: Do you want some water?

Q: (Dan Knutson - Auto Action and SpeedSport Magazines) Daniel, looking at the shorter term, as you say, the chassis has really come alive. On which of the upcoming tracks do you think you will be able to really exploit that and get a good result?

DR: I think this was our best chance, so we got close. I think we can still be proud of what we did this weekend. As I said on the podium, I think it's good that we – in a way – capitalise or make the most of our opportunities. This year, I believe we have had two: Budapest and here and we've got podiums in those races. A bit like last year, when we had the chance to win we did. I still think we're maximising everything we've got at the moment. Moving forward, Suzuka is normally a good track for us. I don't think we can expect as strong a performance as here but we can still look at the top five and maybe better. Then after that, I'm not sure. Mexico is new for everyone, so we will see how that goes but I was there already and they've got a pretty long straight, so I'm not sure how that will play in our hands. Yeah, looking forward to the last part of the season. Austin's pretty good so yes, see how we get on.

Q: (Heikki Kulta - Turun Sanomat) Kimi, after Bahrain it took eight races for you to get a podium. Does it feel any better now after that kind of long wait?

KR: No, not really. I have mixed feelings, you know. I am happy to be in third place after how difficult it's felt in the last two days with some issues that we had. But it's disappointing in that on Friday we knew that we were faring pretty well and then to get third place is fine but it's not what we are here for. It's a bit mixed feelings but I think I take the third place. We've had some other chances to be on the podium quite a few times but either I made a mistake or something else happened. It's been a bit of an up and down year but hopefully we keep building, we learn a lot and obviously we are still some way to go to be exactly where we want to be. It's getting there and to be happy as a team in what we're doing I think the team should get a big big thanks from everyone, from us, for what a great job they are doing for us. Obviously the things that we are doing are definitely going in the right direction. For the future it is the good way. We just have to have some patience to build on this.

Q: (Luigi Perna - La Gazzetta dello Sport) Seb, this is your third win in your first season with Ferrari as Michael had in 1996 and one more than Senna. Does it mean something special for you?

SV: One more than? Was Senna ever with Ferrari? No. Ah, overall you mean. I think I could consider myself the luckiest racing driver in the world if there were as many race wins to come as there was with Michael. I don't think you can really draw that comparison. In all fairness, I think the car he had in 1996 was a lot worse than what we have this year which shows again what a great racing driver he was. I don't know. I think looking back it has been incredible. You know the way I was growing up, I just enjoyed racing and then to find myself nowadays having a teammate that I looked up to when I was young, racing him and seeing what he does, racing on a similar level to him and racing other guys that are really great like Daniel, like Lewis, like Nico. I can consider myself very very lucky that I got in a position always to have a great team around me, the last couple of years, and keep going that way. As Kimi described in his answer before, I think looking at our current situation with Ferrari, things are definitely improving. I think the spirit is very high in the team. I haven't been with the team in the last couple of years but as far as I have learned, it's a lot better so I think the direction is the right one and obviously we are very happy with today's result, very happy with the car this year in general but not yet where we want to be. We know that there's still a lot of work to do so expectations are already fairly high but I think they are always, especially in Italy, when you talk about Ferrari. So we have to keep our feet on the ground because there's still a lot of homework to do.

Q: (Don Kennedy - Hawke's Bay Today) Just adding to that, Sebastian, 42 wins, you're third now in the all-time list behind Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher. Do you think you will stay around long enough to obviously surpass Prost's record but what about Schumacher's record? Is that in your sights or do you not think about it?

SV: Well, I think, to be honest, Prost's is in sight somehow. I'm 28 so I'm not the youngest any more especially if the kids start racing at 17 now. But Michael's is just ridiculous: number of wins, number of poles, number of fastest laps. I think all the statistics you can go for you compare yourself to him or anyone to him, so I think that's far away. So if you have 23 corners in Singapore, I consider myself being in turn one and Michael in turn 23. I'm not really looking at that. As I said, I'm having a great time. I think I can consider myself very lucky and blessed the way things have turned out. I've always had a more or less competitive car, competitive team, so if it keeps going that way then I can consider myself very lucky.

Q: (Don Kennedy - Hawke's Bay Today) Damon Hill was 35 when he won the championship so you've got plenty of time.

SV: Yeah, and Michael still kept racing some years ago when he was 43. I think Kimi is now 33, 34, 35, 36! OK. I think it's impossible to predict the future. I think we are now on a good track with the team, Kimi and myself, so I think we've got some years ahead of us which we can enjoy. In a way you can forget the statistics, I think the most important thing is the sheer fun in life and get paid for it, that's a great thing.

Q: (Frederic Ferret - L'Equipe) To all of you: do you think that the fact that there is no Mercedes driver on the podium this weekend is only track-related or is it the fact that Ferrari and Red Bull are progressing?

DR: I think for us it's very much track-related. With all that being said, we expected to be strong here. I think we're all surprised that Mercedes - or at least one of them - isn't up here or not even... OK, I think Rosberg was fourth but we never really saw them all race in the mirrors or in qualifying so definitely an off weekend for them. I expect them to be back in Suzuka but for whatever reason, if it is that we've made so much progress – Ferrari and us – then obviously hopefully you will see us up here a few more times this year.

KR: It's hard to say obviously. I feel as a team Ferrari did the same thing that we do going into every race weekend. I don't feel that we really made something magic, it's not like that we did something really different to other race weekends. We are there. I think we were more surprised at the last race in Monza to be that close to the Mercedes and maybe that shows us that we made a step there and maybe we just kept doing the same things here. But it's very hard to say what they did. I think everybody's surprised where they've been all weekend and who knows what happens in the next race. We can see from the last race to this race has been completely different. I think it's better to wait and see what happens in Suzuka.

SV: Big surprise, so same as Daniel and Kimi. I guess they should be back in Suzuka. If they're not, in all honesty we don't mind.

http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-...singapore.html

[Fireblade]

Kimi's a bit down in the dumps at how much quicker Seb was here. But Singapore is a circuit where Vettel rules. His worst ever finish here was fifth place and that was while driving a Toro Rosso! Even last season he finished P2 in Singapore. So chin up, Kimi.

[Tifoso]

I (still) believe. Cmon Ferrari! Cmon Seb. Let's win this!

[TigerKing]

Grande vittoria per Seb e Ferrari ma per Giappone, can we keep this up? I really want to see Sebastian fight for the victory there. My mother walked into the race midway and after seeing Rosberg behind Hamilton said "wow, it seems like Rosberg is just a Hamilton's wingman." Seems like from now on, it is Sebastian versus Hamilton. Of course, who got the Senna record broken quicker?

[Tifoso]

Kimi's a bit down in the dumps at how much quicker Seb was here. But Singapore is a circuit where Vettel rules. His worst ever finish here was fifth place and that was while driving a Toro Rosso! Even last season he finished P2 in Singapore. So chin up, Kimi.

He never seriously challenged for 2nd. It is what it is.

[Giallo 550]

Pos Driver Points
1 Lewis Hamilton 252
2 Nico Rosberg 211
3 Sebastian Vettel 203
4 Kimi Räikkönen 107
5 Valtteri Bottas 101

Damn that Pirelli blow out at SPA. With those 18 points SV would have been now solid second in CWC with just 31 points deficit to LH.....

I was thinking the exact same thing. If those 18 points wind up mattering, I'll be blaming Pirelli for the lost championship.

[erinha]

I just read post-race press conference.
1.Amazing how much Sebastian knows about others while he is racing. He knows Daniel well by the way :D I like that he explains everything with his long answers. I wish we could have seen these press conferences.
2.Daniel refers to Sebastian's first laps: "It was obvious Seb pushed pretty hard at the beginning to break let's say the DRS and all of that..."
3.Seb-Kimi bromance is always welcome.
4.Vettel's answer regarding Red Bull Ferrari I'd say he's avoiding the question, but really, his drinks system was not working in second part of the race.
5.Seb's obviously in love with racing.

[steelstallions]

Great weekend, Thank you Ferrari

[darkchild]

Little shake up

[erinha]

http://40.media.tumblr.com/4fc12cf4f...kqbo1_1280.jpg

Little shake up

http://31.media.tumblr.com/876fd7000...3xmzo1_500.gif

That looks like A LOT of shake up :D
I'm dizzy watching that..

[erikejw]

Then isn't it better to find a driver, who can drive the car to its full potential, even if the car is not settled to how he likes.

They signed Raikkonen for 2016 and i am not gonna complain about it.But i do hope 2016 is his last year in Ferrari.

Riccardo will poison the atmosphere in the team. He's playing games. He is a decent driver and nothing more although ge beat Seb last year it means nothing. Seb had a disastrous year and could not get the car to act like he wanted, that happens to everyone.

Let Ricciardo join Ferrari when he has 4 championships in other teams. Let's face it. The guy has won 3 races in F1.

Even Rosberg has won more! Dan would pollute our team.

[ferrari4life]

Anyone else wanting to see arivabene running barefoot yet?