LAST to 1st (and in about 30 laps) is a new F1 record
LAST to 1st (and in about 30 laps) is a new F1 record
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mattikake

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5,111 posts

228 months

Sunday 12th June 2011
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...of sorts.

Ok John Watson went from 22nd to 1st but wasn't in LAST place. And that was from grid position.

Makes JB's win even more remarkable.

Still to be remembered for the record books, even if only the number 2 spot. smile

ChiChoAndy

73,668 posts

284 months

Sunday 12th June 2011
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Well, I'll be obtaining this race to watch again, (well, fast forwarded past the waiting around bits), and will watch again tomorrow. Still can't believe JB got the win after what happened to him.

thatsprettyshady

4,693 posts

194 months

Sunday 12th June 2011
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Ruined....

ChiChoAndy

73,668 posts

284 months

Sunday 12th June 2011
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thatsprettyshady said:
Ruined....
Huh?

Guyr

2,542 posts

311 months

Sunday 12th June 2011
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ChiChoAndy said:
Huh?
I'm guessing he hadn't watched it yet.

TBH if you haven't watched the race just don't go on a computer until you have. If there's been a big result then it's all over just about every cars and news website and you're bound to see a spoiler somewhere.

ZeeTacoe

5,444 posts

251 months

Sunday 12th June 2011
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i'm waiting for the youtube video.

mattikake

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5,111 posts

228 months

Sunday 12th June 2011
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6 pitstops. Get it right! tongue out

And that was twice as many pitstops as the finger.

Jungles

3,587 posts

250 months

Sunday 12th June 2011
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I think Button has set a record. Great performance! smile

skwdenyer

18,707 posts

269 months

Monday 13th June 2011
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Guyr said:
ChiChoAndy said:
Huh?
I'm guessing he hadn't watched it yet.

TBH if you haven't watched the race just don't go on a computer until you have. If there's been a big result then it's all over just about every cars and news website and you're bound to see a spoiler somewhere.
Notice the sticky post at the top of GM: "Dont spoil things for others". Spoilers belong in the race threads (which say "SPOILERS"), not in separate threads which spoil it for others.

ChiChoAndy

73,668 posts

284 months

Monday 13th June 2011
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To be fair, the title states it is about F1, but doesn't say who...

Wh00sher

1,761 posts

247 months

Monday 13th June 2011
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ChiChoAndy said:
To be fair, the title states it is about F1, but doesn't say who...
Watching the race, it would soon be obvious that the driver who was last with 30 laps to go (ie Button) and who was passing lots cars would eventually win.

There is a big sticky saying don`t spoil it for others.

ChiChoAndy

73,668 posts

284 months

Monday 13th June 2011
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I'd also avoid motorsport forums if I didn't want to find out ahead of time.

skwdenyer

18,707 posts

269 months

Monday 13th June 2011
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ChiChoAndy said:
I'd also avoid motorsport forums if I didn't want to find out ahead of time.
Don't disagree; it can be very hard to avoid the result!

Matt_N

9,032 posts

231 months

Monday 13th June 2011
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mattikake said:
6 pitstops. Get it right! tongue out

And that was twice as many pitstops as the finger.
Smarypants got it right didn't he?

Jenson stopped 5 times and had one drive through:

Wets to inters
Inters back to wets
Pit after punture
Wets for inters
Inters for supersoft slicks

mattikake

Original Poster:

5,111 posts

228 months

Monday 13th June 2011
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Ok but on live timing it has JB with 6 'pits' - 6 visits to the pitlane costing him around 20secs at a time, so hardly worth NOT noting.

It's not a hair worth debating over.

Mike Raffone

1,204 posts

216 months

Monday 13th June 2011
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skwdenyer said:
ChiChoAndy said:
I'd also avoid motorsport forums if I didn't want to find out ahead of time.
Don't disagree; it can be very hard to avoid the result!
The basic and obvious rules if you've not seen the race:

1) Don't watch rolling news.
2) Don't watch any news.
3) Don't listen to the radio.
4) Don't read the newspaper.
5) Don't go into a newsagents or other such ilk.
5) Don't go on the internet - full stop; even the orange website (mobile company) advertise the freakin' results from their homepage.
6)Really, seriously, totally, utterly and completely - Do. Not. Go. On. ANY, motoring forums - specifically the Motorsport section of said motoring forum. C'mon - think about it....

Help us to Help you biggrin


As for Button - wow, just wow. I thought Lewis was the natural plougher (putting tyre wear aside, so not including webber in this.) But Button ploughed through that field like his race career depending on it.

New found admiration for the man. Fantastic performance, style, speed, control, hunger, attack - job lot smile

deltaevo16

755 posts

200 months

Monday 13th June 2011
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One race I always loved was our Nige hunting down Piquet at Silverstone nearly a minute behind with 30 laps to go, what a race, what a result.
JB yesterday was in a class of his own, as Mark Webber said he was on a different planet to the rest of us. Outstanding racing from the man that can't race smile

I was a little annoyed with fingers not acknowledging the feat during the drivers conferance. At least Mark made reference to it.
The last 2 seasons have seen some great racing from the back of the field with mark Webber doing at least twice and finishing on the podium. Exciting stuff.

rb5230

11,657 posts

201 months

Monday 13th June 2011
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The rain really does make the GP very interesting. Great result.

skwdenyer

18,707 posts

269 months

Monday 13th June 2011
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rb5230 said:
The rain really does make the GP very interesting. Great result.
Perhaps Bernie should dust down his sprinkler suggestion again? smile

rb5230

11,657 posts

201 months

Monday 13th June 2011
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skwdenyer said:
rb5230 said:
The rain really does make the GP very interesting. Great result.
Perhaps Bernie should dust down his sprinkler suggestion again? smile
I`m not so sure, but it would be interesting being able to control the conditions and have some dry and wet laps. Who knows.