The Official Chinese GP Thread 2012***SPOILERS***

[JonRB]

CampDavid said:

Graham and Damon may have something to say. As may Giles and Jaques

[TheHeretic]

CampDavid said:

EDIT: You've completely misquoted that. Actual tweet was:

"Keke Rosberg can also claim an F1 first today of course: The first F1 race winner to see his son win an F1 race."

Which I believe is certainly true

Ah, an important exclusion.

[ajprice]

Mermaid said:

Meant to say whose father was alive to see it. Graham and Gilles were no longer with us when Damon and Jacques did the business.

[Gizmo!]

CampDavid said:

ajprice said:

Random fact: Keke Rosberg is now the first F1 race winner who's son is also an F1 race winner.

This was retweeted by Legard earlier.

Graham and Damon may have something to say. As may Giles and Jaques

EDIT: You've completely misquoted that. Actual tweet was:

"Keke Rosberg can also claim an F1 first today of course: The first F1 race winner to see his son win an F1 race."

Which I believe is certainly true

Now that is correct. Sadly Gilles and Graham didn't see their sons win.

[ajprice]

Technically I didn't quote it, I just said the gist of it inaccurately

[JonRB]

Gizmo! said:

Now that is correct. Sadly Gilles and Graham didn't see their sons win.

Yes, true. Good point well made.

[LordGrover]

I wonder if we'll see a father who sees his son win, who is the same nationality?

[Mermaid]

LordGrover said:

I wonder is we'll see a father who sees his son win, who is the same nationality?

How old is Schummie's son? Or his son Swiss?

[FourWheelDrift]

Father and son racers - http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/31079.htm...


didn't mention Jonathan and Jolyon Palmer and JP never won and race in F1 and Jolyon hasn't arrived yet.

[IainT]

TheHeretic said:

New Lewis is looking more likely to get another championship than the feisty Lewis of old already, despite not winning a race. Great news for the team.

I think his overtakes today showed te skills we know he has but a bit of wisdom (as MGJohn regularly commented he needed last season). I'd say we haven't lost feisty Lewis but have lost impetuous Lewis.

Awesome race today from all the drivers - all that scrapping and bugger all controversy and crashing.

[TheHeretic]

IainT said:

TheHeretic said:

New Lewis is looking more likely to get another championship than the feisty Lewis of old already, despite not winning a race. Great news for the team.

I think his overtakes today showed te skills we know he has but a bit of wisdom (as MGJohn regularly commented he needed last season). I'd say we haven't lost feisty Lewis but have lost impetuous Lewis.

Awesome race today from all the drivers - all that scrapping and bugger all controversy and crashing.

Agree... All clean racing, and bloody good fun.

[Finlandese]

LordGrover said:

I wonder if we'll see a father who sees his son win, who is the same nationality?

You just saw it today. Nico has dual citizenship. He has both German and Finnish passports. Nowdays he races under German licence, because it´s commercially more attractive (as said bt Keke).

[JonRB]

FourWheelDrift said:

Father and son racers - http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/31079.htm...


didn't mention Jonathan and Jolyon Palmer and JP never won and race in F1 and Jolyon hasn't arrived yet.

Great article (if a little lightweight). Thanks for that.

I'm surprised that there is no mention of the Mansells though.

[FourWheelDrift]

All of those mentioned had made it into F1.

[stephen300o]

SlipStream77 said:

On the forum, EJ reckons people shouldn't blame the tyres entirely for Kimi's sudden lack of pace.

Apparently he's rusty and he lost concentration!

Eddie is there for entertainment, I don't think many take what he says seriously. The look on Coulthard's face when EJ comes up with these gems is priceless.

[DanDC5]

Gizmo! said:

CampDavid said:

ajprice said:

Random fact: Keke Rosberg is now the first F1 race winner who's son is also an F1 race winner.

This was retweeted by Legard earlier.

Graham and Damon may have something to say. As may Giles and Jaques

EDIT: You've completely misquoted that. Actual tweet was:

"Keke Rosberg can also claim an F1 first today of course: The first F1 race winner to see his son win an F1 race."

Which I believe is certainly true

Now that is correct. Sadly Gilles and Graham didn't see their sons win.

That's a pretty tedious fact of Legard to tweet to be honest. All the interesting points he could make after today's race and that's the one he chose. The man is a fool.

[Marcia]

Just watched the race again and Edwards voice doesn't grate on me as much as it did the first 2 races.

[Use Psychology]

TheHeretic said:

Marcia said:

No,Lewis has 45 points,jenson has 43

And yet no win. Maybe Lewis has realised that consistency gets you points, and points gets you up the leader board?

i think that's what he's aiming for. good result today for LH considering the 5 place advantage over his teammate and main WDC competitor that he earned in qualifying was eliminated by the penalty.

[TheHeretic]

Use Psychology said:

i think that's what he's aiming for. good result today for LH considering the 5 place advantage over his teammate and main WDC competitor that he earned in qualifying was eliminated by the penalty.

He did well, especially in traffic, considering last year. As for the penalty, it is the same for everyone. JB suffered from a gash pits top, so both drivers suffered during the race.

[McAndy]

Marcia said:

Just watched the race again and Edwards voice doesn't grate on me as much as it did the first 2 races.

He certainly wasn't as shouty in race two as he was in race one. Somebody must have had a word.