I watched the beginning, feel asleep in the middle, and woke up for the last 15 laps (tends to happen with most races). I thought I was dreaming when I woke up and Maldonado was still on track :confused5:
Vettel made one hell of a run, coming from the very back - twice - to finish right behind Kimi. That was probably the most aggressive driving I've seen from him. Massa drove from 15th to 6th, Vettel came from 18th to 5th! Both great drives......makes you wonder how the race might have gone had they qualified better. I wonder what was going on with Smilin Dan's car, he moved over and let people by on the front straight several times.....
Smiling Dan said he was running more down-force than Kvyat was. That would make him slower on the straights. Nice that he moves over for those coming by to lap him. I'm paraphrasing.... Horner says they "brought a pony to the horse race."
Concern is growing for ex-McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh following reports that he ‘just can’t stop laughing’. Friends of the former team principal say the ‘uncontrollable mirth’ began around 15 March and has been coming and going in waves ever since, subsiding to a ‘general chuckle’ in the week and peaking at ‘full blown howls of derisive laughter’ which typically happen ‘every other Sunday or so’. Doctors say they are yet to find the cause of Whitmarsh’s constant and uncontrollable laughter. ‘We have asked him if it relates to something in his past,’ admitted one medic. ‘But that just seems to make him laugh harder’. Whitmarsh himself is said to be incapable of explaining what is making him laugh for so long and with such glee, only getting as far as an ‘M’ sound before exploding into fits of giggles. ‘We are no closer to finding out why he’s been so amused since the early hours of a Sunday morning in March,’ admitted one senior doctor. ‘Although I have just spoken to a colleague in Woking who reports seeing a mild version of the same condition suffered by a Mr Magnussen.’ sniffpetrol
While it's easy to poke fun at McHonda right now, I still think they're going to be a force.................eventually. Whether Fred will be part of that remains to be seen. However, I'm getting more and more enthusiasm for Haas racing, based on their close association with Ferrari and the prancing horse's improvement this year. They may come out of the box mid field, depending on who they sign for drivers. I wonder if the Hulk will wind up there?
Haas et al have said more than once they would like to have American drivers but will likely opt for someone with a lot of F1 experience and then add a less experienced second driver, possibly American, though that might not happen right away. Given their growing close association with Ferrari their first developmental driver may have to come from Ferrari's pipeline. They say they don't want to be a Ferrari junior team so maybe not but it wouldn't surprise me.
Kindly disagree, Haas needs drivers with some good experience in F1 to help get the team off on the right foot in their first season.. Don't need an unknown the first year, F1 is it's own animal, look how bad Micheal Andretti was in F1.
Al Unsur Jr had a test with Williams years ago when he was still in his prime. Williams said he was slow.
I still think you bring up a new face like Rossi and get someone with some experience. I don't see them getting a top tier driver in their first season, so why spend the money on 2 mid-pack or back marker drivers.
For their experienced driver they'll go for the best current driver they can find who looks like he needs a new contract. Haas already said, essentially, they couldn't/wouldn't say anything about drivers yet because they're waiting for silly season to see who might become available. (he didn't actually say 'silly season' but it's what he was talking about) The second driver could come from the same search if they get lucky since I'm sure the first year is all about getting a good running start. They're planning it to be a learning and growing year but they also intend (naively?) to hit the ground running in the mid-field rather than making up the numbers at the back. My guess is with that second driver choice they'll be balancing the need for as much current experience as they can afford with their desire to bring in an American or other F1 rookie.
He'd likely walk away from F1, but when Ferrari drops Kimi (and I think they will) he could drive for Haas. Sometimes I doubt his motivation....
Pretty good but I hope he's wrong about that last bit: That thought doesn't thrill me at all, not even a little. Not only do I not need to know it's unsafe to the extent someone could get hurt at any moment, I don't like it. I mean, I know it's true, I'm not an idiot, but it's not an aspect that makes motor sport appeal to me.
The talk about refueling or not to make the racing more interesting. The second Indy Car race in Detroit saw JPM go from 3rd to 10th because he was running out of fuel. Pitting that close to the end would have put him at the back of the unlapped cars. At this point I think Indy Car racing is more interesting. They might have spec cars and engines but the racing is better.