The Official 2014 Singapore GP Thread ***Spoilers***

[toppstuff]

IainT said:

The laps Lewis did after the SC pulled in were utterly mesmerising.

You don't have to be a Lewis Hamilton fan to appreciate that performance. You just have to be a motor-racing fan.

By any measure, Hamilton put on a display of controlled, aggressive driving on a tough track. Of course he was in the best car, but we can't take away the fact that the car needed to be driven with centimeter-perfect accuracy and aggression at maximum attack, in order to create a window to squeeze in that final pit stop. He didn't put a wheel wrong. It was a great drive under pressure.

[oyster]

Munter said:

007 VXR said:

Point taken, I think now the scores are level it will drop off ?

Mobs don't work like that. They now believe he's an acceptable target. And people love to pick on a target when they believe it's acceptable.

Cowards only work in packs too.

Pathetic.

Monza surprised me with the booing. Singapore doesn't - it's full of Brits and Aussies at the GP. I'll bet we don't hear a single boo at the japanese GP - why do you think that is?

[oyster]

lbc said:

Rosberg just needs to prove himself without luck being on his side if he wants to gain respect.

If he wins the championship due to double points it will only get worse for him, but that's Ecclestone's fault.

Would you take the same view if Hamilton wins via the double points rule? Or Ricciardo?
Just asking.

[007 VXR]

oyster said:

Cowards only work in packs too.

Pathetic.

Monza surprised me with the booing. Singapore doesn't - it's full of Brits and Aussies at the GP. I'll bet we don't hear a single boo at the japanese GP - why do you think that is?

ill take that bet

[StevieBee]

toppstuff said:

IainT said:

The laps Lewis did after the SC pulled in were utterly mesmerising.

You don't have to be a Lewis Hamilton fan to appreciate that performance. You just have to be a motor-racing fan.

By any measure, Hamilton put on a display of controlled, aggressive driving on a tough track. Of course he was in the best car, but we can't take away the fact that the car needed to be driven with centimeter-perfect accuracy and aggression at maximum attack, in order to create a window to squeeze in that final pit stop. He didn't put a wheel wrong. It was a great drive under pressure.

Whilst at the same time, using less fuel than the rest of the field.

In this months Motor Sport, Mark Hughes gives some very interesting and telling insight to what makes him as good as he is.

[tobinen]

Enjoyable race I thought but I'm disappointed that Williams aren't doing better.

[Scuffers]

StevieBee said:

Whilst at the same time, using less fuel than the rest of the field.

In this months Motor Sport, Mark Hughes gives some very interesting and telling insight to what makes him as good as he is.

it's Lewis and Bottas that are consistently using less fuel then the others (particularly their team mates)

[Agent Orange]

oyster said:

I'll bet we don't hear a single boo at the japanese GP - why do you think that is?

Because the Japanese fans are extremely polite?

[Munter]

tobinen said:

Enjoyable race I thought but I'm disappointed that Williams aren't doing better.

Williams don't have a car for all circuits. This being one of them. Give them something with higher speeds and they'll be up the front again.

[slipstream 1985]

oyster said:

Munter said:

007 VXR said:

Point taken, I think now the scores are level it will drop off ?

Mobs don't work like that. They now believe he's an acceptable target. And people love to pick on a target when they believe it's acceptable.

Cowards only work in packs too.

Pathetic.

Monza surprised me with the booing. Singapore doesn't - it's full of Brits and Aussies at the GP. I'll bet we don't hear a single boo at the japanese GP - why do you think that is?

There's no japanese word for "boo"????

[Megaflow]

StevieBee said:

toppstuff said:

IainT said:

The laps Lewis did after the SC pulled in were utterly mesmerising.

You don't have to be a Lewis Hamilton fan to appreciate that performance. You just have to be a motor-racing fan.

By any measure, Hamilton put on a display of controlled, aggressive driving on a tough track. Of course he was in the best car, but we can't take away the fact that the car needed to be driven with centimeter-perfect accuracy and aggression at maximum attack, in order to create a window to squeeze in that final pit stop. He didn't put a wheel wrong. It was a great drive under pressure.

Whilst at the same time, using less fuel than the rest of the field.

In this months Motor Sport, Mark Hughes gives some very interesting and telling insight to what makes him as good as he is.

The rest of the field are edging closer in terms of qualifying pace, but Mercedes showed how fast that car's race pace is when they *really* uncorked it yesterday...

[Derek Smith]

IainT said:

The laps Lewis did after the SC pulled in were utterly mesmerising.

Indeed. Impressive.

He knew what he had to do and did so without fuss. He's improved no end of late. I wonder if it is the different management - and I say this as a McLaren fan.

[PiB]

rscott said:

PiB said:

Any difference in radio communications? Seems like lots of info is being relayed. I thought there was a ban in effect or partial ban.

Official list of what is/isn't allowed - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/9/1634...

"As predicted, the FIA's ban, half ban, on radio communications was made a joke today with all sorts of messages being sent back and forth from all teams. More confusion. " - Axis of Oversteer

FIA and their rulings looking stupid.

[F1spy]

tobinen said:

Enjoyable race I thought but I'm disappointed that Williams aren't doing better.

Bottas points finish vanished by two-stop strategy even as Ferrari's podium finish missed by unwanted pit-stop. I think they can copy the same way of Lewis Hamilton (Super soft, Super soft, Super soft, Soft).

[Esseesse]

If there was no team radio at all Hamilton would have come in earlier towards the end of the race. Would that have made a better race? Probably.

[zac510]

PiB said:

"As predicted, the FIA's ban, half ban, on radio communications was made a joke today with all sorts of messages being sent back and forth from all teams. More confusion. " - Axis of Oversteer

FIA and their rulings looking stupid.

That blog could do well to cite some examples. Without examples it just sounds like axe-grinding or complaining for the sake of it.

[longblackcoat]

F1spy said:

tobinen said:

Enjoyable race I thought but I'm disappointed that Williams aren't doing better.

Bottas points finish vanished by two-stop strategy even as Ferrari's podium finish missed by unwanted pit-stop. I think they can copy the same way of Lewis Hamilton (Super soft, Super soft, Super soft, Soft).

Funny that when FA went into the pits during the safety car the pundits were all in agreement that this was a masterstroke and that LH might be lucky to finish second. In retrospect, it wasn't a genius move at all; FA was waiting for the RB tyres to fall apart, which just didn't happen, and LH, as we saw, had a shedload of performance to spare.

[F1spy]

longblackcoat said:

F1spy said:

tobinen said:

Enjoyable race I thought but I'm disappointed that Williams aren't doing better.

Bottas points finish vanished by two-stop strategy even as Ferrari's podium finish missed by unwanted pit-stop. I think they can copy the same way of Lewis Hamilton (Super soft, Super soft, Super soft, Soft).

Funny that when FA went into the pits during the safety car the pundits were all in agreement that this was a masterstroke and that LH might be lucky to finish second. In retrospect, it wasn't a genius move at all; FA was waiting for the RB tyres to fall apart, which just didn't happen, and LH, as we saw, had a shedload of performance to spare.

Red Bull and Mercedes made a perfect strategy, tracks temperature dropped gradually, soft tyre can't perform well... Ferrari spoiled their a best opportunity, they are use third stint Super-soft only 6 laps.

[IainT]

Derek Smith said:

IainT said:

The laps Lewis did after the SC pulled in were utterly mesmerising.

Indeed. Impressive.

He knew what he had to do and did so without fuss. He's improved no end of late. I wonder if it is the different management - and I say this as a McLaren fan.

Interestingly his dad has been around at the races a lot more lately, I wonder how much that's helped him? He seems more susceptible to emotional stuff than some others which seems to have been an issue at times, at others maybe it's helped him move on quickly.

For me the interesting non-racing point next is how Nico deals with this blow - if it phases him or not.

[oyster]

Agent Orange said:

oyster said:

I'll bet we don't hear a single boo at the japanese GP - why do you think that is?

Because the Japanese fans are extremely polite?

Partly yes, but mainly because the crowd won't be full of boozed up Brits and their copycat colonial cousins.


I just think it's all a bit childish.

Did anyone boo Fangio when he was taking Moss's car to win races?