2013 F1 - German Grand Prix @ Nürburgring

nipcarlover · 7th July 2013, 19:37

Really exciting race today.

Mercedes back to its original form, and a torrid start from Hamilton.

Vettel drove really well, but at one point I really thought Kimi will get past, but it wasn't to be, sadly. Brilliant drive by Grosjean as well. Good recovery from Mark Webber as well.

Mark Webber's pitstop problem was quite horrifying, but thankfully the cameraman is OK.

All in all, a good race, and thankfully no tire blowouts.

BTW, anybody know what happened to Massa? He spun to the left, while going in to a right hand turn??

P.S I swear to god, the Star Sports adverts are mind bogglingly irritating.

_chikku · 7th July 2013, 19:46

Saw the whole race on PC today, thanks for the link Pavan. Race was really interesting compared to previous ones.

PAVAN KADAM · 7th July 2013, 19:47

A Good race in a long time, Sadly ESPN HD decided to ditch F1 for wimbeldon and Starsports had too many Ad breaks depriving us of the actual incidents that occured during the race.

What a race by Vettel, he kept his cool from the moment the Red lights went off. Nice to see Mclarens within points. Webber's horrifying moments in the pits and the way he bounced back within points was amazing, Ferrari has the only consolation in Alonso's 4th.

As usual the Mercedes is proving to be just qualifying team and had a terrible race. Its only some off luck and Hamilton the team has come this far this year. Else, the team is same as where Schumacher had left.

Force India is looking good to stay within the top5 in the constructors list.

Maky · 7th July 2013, 20:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by jraj

No fuel for fernando to carry to parc ferme ?? :-)

I think they felt that after parc ferme there wouldn't have been enough fuel(1Ltr.) for post-race test rather. I don't know about penalties in the race for the same. In Qualifying of course as we all know is a straight back to the grind penalty.

The race was so-so for me.
-I applaud Vettel very well driven. Good attack by Kimi at the very end.
-Sad about FI. It was evident from this entire weekend though this wasn't going to be their race.
-Massa looks to be set on ending his career at Ferrari. Fernando in the same boat as FI, not got the car beneath him.
-Williams. lol.
-Lotus look strong once again. This was for me the most exciting part of the race and what it could mean for the championship battle this season.
-Mercedes seem to have taken a step back when it comes to tyre management after the switch to Kevlar. Thermal Issues as per Newey.

On to Hungary!

Hatari · 7th July 2013, 23:17

Vettel looks to be on his way to a 4th WDC.
We are left to witness a 5 way fight for P2 - Alonso, Kimi, Mark, Lewis and Nico.
Should be interesting.

aim120 · 8th July 2013, 00:27

Star cricket HD should have been utilized to show the race in HD rather then repeating some old matches on that channel.A LIVE event like F1 is more important then some old matches.

A week or so ago they showed Moto Gp on star cricket HD.

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nipcarlover BHPian Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Sheffield/A'bad Posts: 427 Thanked: 307 Times View My Garage	Really exciting race today. Mercedes back to its original form, and a torrid start from Hamilton. Vettel drove really well, but at one point I really thought Kimi will get past, but it wasn't to be, sadly. Brilliant drive by Grosjean as well. Good recovery from Mark Webber as well. Mark Webber's pitstop problem was quite horrifying, but thankfully the cameraman is OK. All in all, a good race, and thankfully no tire blowouts. BTW, anybody know what happened to Massa? He spun to the left, while going in to a right hand turn?? P.S I swear to god, the Star Sports adverts are mind bogglingly irritating. Last edited by nipcarlover : 7th July 2013 at 19:40.
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_chikku BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Puttur Posts: 337 Thanked: 206 Times	Re: 2013 F1 - German Grand Prix @ Nürburgring Saw the whole race on PC today, thanks for the link Pavan. Race was really interesting compared to previous ones.
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PAVAN KADAM BANNED Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NAMMA BENGALURU Posts: 5,601 Thanked: 2,557 Times	Re: 2013 F1 - German Grand Prix @ Nürburgring A Good race in a long time, Sadly ESPN HD decided to ditch F1 for wimbeldon and Starsports had too many Ad breaks depriving us of the actual incidents that occured during the race. What a race by Vettel, he kept his cool from the moment the Red lights went off. Nice to see Mclarens within points. Webber's horrifying moments in the pits and the way he bounced back within points was amazing, Ferrari has the only consolation in Alonso's 4th. As usual the Mercedes is proving to be just qualifying team and had a terrible race. Its only some off luck and Hamilton the team has come this far this year. Else, the team is same as where Schumacher had left. Force India is looking good to stay within the top5 in the constructors list.
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Hatari Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,901 Thanked: 926 Times	Re: 2013 F1 - German Grand Prix @ Nürburgring Vettel looks to be on his way to a 4th WDC. We are left to witness a 5 way fight for P2 - Alonso, Kimi, Mark, Lewis and Nico. Should be interesting.
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aim120 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: bangalore Posts: 797 Thanked: 2,545 Times	Re: 2013 F1 - German Grand Prix @ Nürburgring Star cricket HD should have been utilized to show the race in HD rather then repeating some old matches on that channel.A LIVE event like F1 is more important then some old matches. A week or so ago they showed Moto Gp on star cricket HD. Last edited by aim120 : 8th July 2013 at 00:29.
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