2012 F1 Season

[niky]

Brows? At least Alonso has brows... not like Maldonado, who simply has "the brow".

If Alonso wins his third title this year... I will be happy. He fought hard for it and raced well.

[Brent]

He was right on the A game indeed just not the correct drivers expected.

http://www.autoindustriya.com/in-the-drivers-seat/drivers-expected-to-bring-a-game-as-summer-break-ends-at-spa.html

[Brent]

Alex Yoong was spot on with his Vettel win prediction or Suzuka. Awesome podium for Kobayashi on his home country. Was only able to catch the opening laps and Kobayashi really made a solid start. Galing recovery ni Webber after being tagged by Grojean on the first corner. It will be a more exciting championship with only a single digit margin left for Alonso.

[DTNS]

looks like alonso is being haunted by the ghost of 2010. 

[Brent]

But his mistake also seems so uncharacteristic of a champion driver. Could they have been fixing the race results to make the championship more exciting?

[niky]

With Alonso's ego, I don't think he would go for race fixing.

I think it was merely over-anxiousness. Alonso knew Vettel had a good chance of overtaking him in the standings over the next three races, so he was pushing 110% to minimize the gap right away.

Uncharacteristic mistake, but he's on the verge of his third championship, and he can see it slipping, inevitably, away.

[Paul]

alonso was asked last season in a press conference of his feelings about vettel snatching the youngest double world champion away from him. fernando's response was: "lets see who going to the the youngest three-time world champion". suzuka 2012 is going to haunt alonso...

[Brent]

The next race will be really exciting and the title chase is truly far from over. This may truly be the best F1 season in our lifetime.

[Brent]

Yeongnam is going Gangnam this weekend with the F1 caravan there. See what Alex Yoong thinks...

http://www.autoindustriya.com/in-the-drivers-seat/aero-efficiency-essential-in-yeongnam.html

[niky]

Quite agree... this is Red Bull's time, and both Lewis and Alonso will have to work very hard to catch up in Korean. I think, though, that the layout might benefit the McLarens? High speed straights to counterbalance Red Bull's advantages in the corners... but if RBR's new Double DRS proves just as effective here, it might be an uphill battle for everyone else.

[Brent]

Let's not forget the dark horse that is Kimi. He might pull something out of his sleeves. The pressure is really more on Alonso and Vettel. What we can be assured of is an exciting race weekend.

[DTNS]

I'm glad that the Kimi that returned is the pre-2008, consistent Kimi!  :cheer:

[niky]

Kimi is definitely in it. Too bad the Lotus is not fast or consistent enough to challenge for podiums... Kimi is still doing an Alonso... piling up points where he needs them to stay in the hunt.

Whoever wins this season, though, we'll be able to say he definitely earned that title... what a close championship race!

[Paul]

It really is unfortunate that the updates the lotus team been bringing since after the summer break had them lagging behind the top 3 teams. They tried to develop a passive ddrs system that niw they have shelved and it is only now they have introduced a downwashed exhaust that doesn't seem to have brought the big gains they have hoped. Kimi has single-handedly been dragging this team since after the break.

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[DTNS]

it's a Red Bull 1-2 on the Korean starting grid. but its not the usual suspect on pole.