Singapore Night GP 2008

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woohoo
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I think the drivers spine disagrees with you as well ;)
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chasefreak
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i have seen qualifying twice now
i just feel mclaren have thrown a dummy at ferari
and ferrari have understood it already ......
i think ferari thought that lewis would go for a 3 pit stop game
and it just did not happen that way

i just hope so my calculation come out right
geeze if it does i will be so proud of my self

and BTW the ma calculations are based on assumptions

donskar
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I do hope LHam is wrong, but this is a sad commentary on modern F1:
Lewis made it clear that he did not expect there to be ANY overtaking in the race, unless the car ahead was considerably slower than the car behind.

"You will not overtake here if you are as quick as the man in front," he said. "I was behind David Coulthard and I was quite a bit quicker than him, but I got stuck. We just to play it by ear and do the best job we can tomorrow. We may see another Valencia."
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boci
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chasefreak wrote:i have seen qualifying twice now
i just feel mclaren have thrown a dummy at ferari
and ferrari have understood it already ......
i think ferari thought that lewis would go for a 3 pit stop game
and it just did not happen that way

i just hope so my calculation come out right
geeze if it does i will be so proud of my self

and BTW the ma calculations are based on assumptions
So are you saying that Mclaren tried to make Ferrari go on a 3 stopper while Hamilton is on a 2 stop?

Jersey Tom
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Running a 2 stop would be a gamble. Would certainly gain some position, but I think the option tires are going to be the thing to watch during the race. It would seem they start to giveup toward the end of the first flying lap. Running 1/4 to 1/3 of the race on them might make the car a real beast to drive by the end.
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Josep Sunyol
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woohoo wrote:I think its terrible that there are so many bumps.
In this day and age, that a track is so bumpy....
I know that part of the track is a freeway / motorway / autobahn, but when it takes three weeks to set the track up, you might as well lay new asphalt in certain areas...

Becasue of this and the stupid pitlane entry, I think its a bad track.
I agree. They could've layed new asphalt during this time because it's already been closed off from general traffic and they could have nice surface instead of bumps not only for the race but for the rest of the year for the general public when they re-open up the streets.

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freedom_honda
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yeahh i agree. this track is probably one of the worst tracks in the current calendar. the pit entry is stupid and the track is way too narrow which make it even harder to overtake than Valencia.
but its great to see sparks coming out from the back of the cars. just like the 80s and 90s.
:lol:

axle
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I feel this is going to be the most boring GP of the year, unless it rains.

I think they should add sprinklers to all GP circuits to just mess with the teams lol :D

Whoever gets to the first corner first will win.
- Axle

timbo
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axle wrote:I feel this is going to be the most boring GP of the year, unless it rains.
I think there would me much more mistakes than average. There are few corners with exit similar to the "wall of champions". There are places like 10th corner where if you fail to get right position on entry you'd be airborne.

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WhiteBlue
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hi folks,

welcome to the race. I look forward to it. it appears to be a dry race. lets hope for plenty of action.

Kubica and Heikki giving no quarters. Hope that nothing broke.
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WhiteBlue
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Nico takes Trulli on the brakes with blocking wheels. spectacular!!
Nakajima and Alonso beat the Trulli train as well. We have passing!
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myurr
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Loving being able to see all the exhaust flames.

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Kimi is setting fastest lap. If Ferrari want him to keep Hamilton behind he needs to be close for the pit stop.
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Safety car

myurr
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Barichello has stopped with loss of power - out of fuel!?

Kubica pits as has Rosberg, so they'll both be penalised.