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F1 Abu Dhabi Quali *SPOILER*
No BIG surprises, but looks like the mercedes is becoming more of a dog every race., What is Ham going to do with it? Can Ross Brawn do anything. Maybe they've given for this year and have a surprise for next. Will Lada be any help? I doubt it very much. Hope tomorrows race has a bit of excitement, enough boring races already. Let's see Kimi get a first win, I hope
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11-03-2012, 08:34 AM
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Just noticed who took the first spot and glad for him... tomorrow will be interesting... and the start will be a handful!
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11-03-2012, 10:37 AM
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So, any word if Vettel got a penalty for not making it back to the pits in Q3? That should really shake things up.
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11-03-2012, 10:58 AM
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Vettel starts at the back of the grid...
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11-03-2012, 11:31 AM
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OH BOY! thanks for that Don! That really does stir it up. I have noticed that Vettel does not do so well trying to come up thru the pack. Seems to need to be a front runner. Alonso on the other hand should be challenging for the lead soon after the start.
It has seemed that Mercedes is not keeping pace with the developments for the car like the other first tier teams. To my mind this penalty for Red Bull makes for a much more interesting last few races. Cheers Richard |
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11-03-2012, 12:50 PM
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BBC Sport - Abu Dhabi: Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel demoted to back of grid
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11-03-2012, 02:40 PM
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I am looking forward to this one. I like some variety on the podium.
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This kind of has me wonder if Red Bull had been doing something funny with their fuel levels all season...
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11-03-2012, 08:56 PM
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The car must have one litre in the tank?
What a silly rule. Hard to imagine penalizing someone under that rule at this stage of the season with so much at stake. I think they should throw away the friggin F1 rulebook, and start again.
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Sitting here in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia watching Australia V8 Supercars in Abu Dhabi...Stands are empty.....Oil money flies in the cars/teams....Nice track....
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11-04-2012, 03:41 AM
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What a race!
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Excellent race!
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It was only a matter of time....so happy for the victor :-)
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Fabulous drive for the V-man.
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