Malaysian GP

The Lewis/Jenson debate fascinates me.

Couldnt get more chalk and cheese of a pairing. I like both but favour Jenson for his professionalism, character and racecraft.

Lewis acts too much like a cocky "celeb" and that attitude has no place on a racetrack imo.

Saying that he is exciting to watch....



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A 50 minute stoppage, BBC highlights and pauper spec TV rocks :D

Just posted in the F1 thread, well done Alonso and Perez, brilliant drive by them both today. Such a shame Perez couldn't sneak past Alonso though.

Disappointed for Button & Schumacher, Button's incident was all his fault though. I really enjoyed that race.
 
Downside of no sky is trying to stay away from any computer, tv or F1 nut who will tell you the result


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I was out this morning so got the BBC highlights - glad I didn't have to sit through the 50 min stoppage. TBH I don't think the weather ruined it at all - it made for a different kind of race, mixed it up, with different strategies and it kept things pretty tight up front. Personally I have gotten bored in the past by 56 parade laps in bright sunny weather. Perez was soooo unlucky - I really thought he had Alonso :(
 
I didnt mind the 50 minute stoppage, rather that than waiting till 3 in the afternoon for the extended highlights :poke: :fuelfire:

A rare clumsy error put paid to Buttons chances, and went downhill for him after that.

A pity that Perez was ordered not to take on Alonso, and conveniently ran wide to lose time. His wins will come when he eventually signs for Ferrari, once they get rid of Massa.
 
Zed_Steve said:
I didnt mind the 50 minute stoppage, rather that than waiting till 3 in the afternoon for the extended highlights :poke: :fuelfire:
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In my defence, I was out at a rugby festival till 2.30 with my squad - which was a lot more fun than watching 50mins of Malaysian rain :poke: :D

I used to live there, so I've seen and driven in plenty :o
 
Zed_Steve said:
A pity that Perez was ordered not to take on Alonso, and conveniently ran wide to lose time. His wins will come when he eventually signs for Ferrari, once they get rid of Massa.
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I've read a lot of comments like that on other websites, I don't agree that Perez running wide was not an accident. If he wanted to yield to the Ferrari, then why race up to it's backend in the first place - you'd stay a DRS width gap away (and claim you lost pace in the Ferrari's turbulence) or you'd just lift or take a couple of corners a wee bit slow. You wouldn't leave the track to make it look like team orders - on a weekend where off the racing line was likely to be very wet or very slippy still there's too high a chance he'd beach it in the gravel and 2nd place would've gone. I think the off-track excursion was Perez showing his inexperience. Enthusiasm got the better of him. If the situation was repeated in China I bet he'd not make the same mistake and he'd pass Alonso (after a few laps of Alonso making his Ferrari extremely wide!).

Massa definitely needs to up his game though. If Perez keeps getting good results and Massa continues to not score points then he's looking at the exit door. Bearing in mind how much Fissi struggled when switching to the Ferrari mid-season it would be a gamble. There'd be no guarantee that his style would fit in what seems to be a shocking car to drive. Alonso is a brilliant driver that on Sunday made a crap car look like the best of the lot.
 
They should ditch the Malaysian GP. It always tips it down during this race (or nearly always) and as a result you end up with a mickey-mouse GP with mickey-mouse results. Farcical would be an accurate description of yesterdays race.
 
original guvnor said:
They should ditch the Malaysian GP. It always tips it down during this race (or nearly always) and as a result you end up with a mickey-mouse GP with mickey-mouse results. Farcical would be an accurate description of yesterdays race.
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I don't understand this at all - surely being a world class racing driver means that you can drive well and win or place well in all conditions ? What's mickey mouse about a race that upsets the playing field, unless you believe that there are certain drivers who should always win ? I think that comment completely disrespects what was a very very good drive for Perez and all the other drivers who placed well.
 
We'll have to agree to disagree Bing !

This race was more about who was fortunate enough not to get run into by someone and who guessed on which lap to change tyres (emphasis on the word guessed). This wasn't at all like the European Grand Prix at Donnington for example when Senna destroyed the rest of the field. I don't mind wet races at all because as you say, drivers with real talent (like Perez and usually Button - although he had an off day yesterday) really come to the fore. This wasn't one of those, it was a mess of a race.

I'm not necessarily a fan or a hater of Hamilton but I don't believe he couldn't reel in Alonso or Perez. I think he weighed up the risks and decided bringing home 15 points was better than risking putting himself out of the race. He's spoken many times already this season about consistency and picking up podiums.
 
original guvnor, I'm good with that :thumbsup:

Fair points, and yes it became all a bit pot-luck, or 'tactics' perhaps. I still enjoyed it, so agreed to disagree :D
 
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