The Official Korean GP thread (WITH SPOILERS)

[RichB]

PompeyM3 said:

bebee said:

Podium interviews.........NO, Just NO, stop it now please.

I quite like the idea and it's good for the crowd that are at the race to see and hear the drivers after the race.

I prefer it too, the previous interviews were so staged and predictable.

[Jungles]

Gaz. said:

The championship is over, RBR is faster than Ferrari, with an engine in hand and 6 points in front.

It's not over until its over.

There could be another car problem, fluffed pitstop, bad strategy call, Grosjean forgetting to take his Valium, etc.

I, for one, won't predict anything until the chequered flag is waved in Brazil.

[ajprice]

Rear suspension fail for Lewis, but was 'safe to carry on'. Explains the steering in a straight line.

[Mojocvh]

LW ANOTHER rear suspension failure

[Gizmoish]

PompeyM3 said:

bebee said:

Podium interviews.........NO, Just NO, stop it now please.

I quite like the idea and it's good for the crowd that are at the race to see and hear the drivers after the race.

All 12 of them. None of whom are within 500m.

[Leithen]

McAndy said:

And are you really all bemoaning the end of the championship? With 100 points up for grabs and 6 points in it?

It's all looking rather dull I'm afraid. Lets face it, whilst individual races have been unpredictable, the championship has only been exciting this year thanks to Adrian Newey having got his sums wrong at the start. Now his slide rule has been turned the right way up, it's effectively over.

Ferrari has not found the gains they hoped for and McLaren are going backwards. Our only hope rests on Grosjean qualifying in the top six.

[London424]

Mojocvh said:

LW ANOTHER rear suspension failure

There is no possible excuse for that.

[Crafty_]

So what are McLaren playing at - rear suspension failure at the last race, they obviously didn't replace the entire assembly and it came back to bite them. Given they have all the parts available why not change it ? More interestingly why are they experiencing failures now after racing it all season ? Odd.

[funkyrobot]

London424 said:

Mojocvh said:

LW ANOTHER rear suspension failure

There is no possible excuse for that.

At least he won't have to work with Sam Michael next year.

[Jungles]

Crafty_ said:

Pics of Austin track from last week. Elevation changes are bonkers, I like.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.53450703...

The crest into T1 is nuts. Grosjean will have a field day with that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWa2ZSZcUq8

[ajprice]

funkyrobot said:

At least he won't have to work with Sam Michael next year.

Will Lewis take any engineers or crew (technical, not gangsta) with him to Mercedes?

[Mojocvh]

some bloody leprechaun dancing there.....

[Gizmoish]

Natasha?

EJ, you goon.

[RealSquirrels]

RealSquirrels said:

Gaz. said:

Have you seen how much LH's steering wheel is moving around on the straights?

yeah, watch it into T1, it's mental, the car looks ready to fall off the track.

confirmed rear suspesion failure now - if you didn't spot it in the race look at some onboard footage from LH's car - i think he did a good job to keep it in a straight line on the straights tbh.

[funkyrobot]

The lovely Natasha.

Good old Eddie.

[Teppic]

EJ getting Natalie Pinkham's name wrong on the F1 Forum, calling her Natasha...

[ajprice]

Forum. Jake and EJ pointing out the 'pig pen' for the press and drivers...

EJ "Hi Natasha"
Jake "Eddie you have to get their name right if you do that, Hi Natalie"

[anonymous-user]

Well the highlight of that race was Newey in ski goggles for the champagne

[Mojocvh]

Sam Michael quite managerial over the suspension failure.....

[funkyrobot]

Mojocvh said:

Sam Michael quite managerial over the suspension failure.....

Looks uncomfortable.