Season Starting Smashing Bahrain F1-2010 with Schumi

SilentEngine · 14th March 2010, 03:04

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Originally Posted by theEnd

What's with Star Sports? There's a 7-time world champion returning to the track after 5 years and all they can show is Karun Chandok walking around the pits? We didn't get a single shot of Schumacher in Q3!

The visuals shown are not controlled by star sports. Every channel in the world gets the same feed which is controlled at the on track 'race central'

McLaren Rulez · 14th March 2010, 10:02

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Originally Posted by SilentEngine

The visuals shown are not controlled by star sports. Every channel in the world gets the same feed which is controlled at the on track 'race central'

Yeah and the live timing sucked. I needed to open up live timing websites to know who was in what place. Pathetic feed.

Gilead · 14th March 2010, 17:18

Guys, it's about to start! My money's on Vettel. I hope Karun manages to finish in his debut race.

jassi · 14th March 2010, 17:38

karun chandok is already out! nose damage it seems!!

speedmiester · 14th March 2010, 19:17

Great race, cry baby Alonso has won for Ferrari.
My heart goes out for Vettel, he was driving brilliantly until the mechanical problem caused him to slow down.

14000rpm · 14th March 2010, 19:23

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Overall a good race.

Fantastic result for Ferrari. Alonso, what a terrific form hes gotten into.kudos.
Bad luck for Vettel although he held a very strong form.
Hamilton, did well in the middle section of the race but nothing substantial. so much for the 'controversial' wing.
Mercedes GP, come on Nico Rosberg, you could've pushed a lil more to get 4th.
king schu' , a lil rusty. needs to get a hold of the game he ruled earlier.
I think, Force India did do a good job. Liuzzi had good pace although I did expect a lot more from Sutil. He kept losing pace towards the end. Bad start too.
So, the virgins are not virgins anymore (pun definitely intended).
My sympathies with Karun. Debut race- DNF. I really hope he emerges as the underdog.

Nikhilb2008 · 14th March 2010, 19:26

Sad race.... quite boring. Got a little exciting only at the end when Vettel slowed down.

Mercedes GP seem to be lacking in pace quite a bit. The fact that they couldnt catch Vettel is proof of that.

Schumi seemed to be taking it easy. He didnt push too much on any section. Even when he was under pressure from Button, he didnt increase his speed drastically.

I got the feeling that he's biding his time. Getting to know F1 all over again. Getting to know the car and to hell with the results.

I have a good feeling about him IF Mercedes get the car right.

14000rpm · 14th March 2010, 19:33

btw, didn't Massa change his engine before the race? why wasn't he penalized for that? whats going on? jean todt effect?

SilentEngine · 14th March 2010, 19:56

What a boring race!
now that there are no pit stops for fuel changes, the pit stop strategies are also out, which could have made things a little more interesting.
I definitely don't like this new format.

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Originally Posted by 14000rpm

btw, didn't Massa change his engine before the race? why wasn't he penalized for that? whats going on? jean todt effect?

Not just Massa, i think Alonso too was forced to change the engine.
Each driver is allowed to use 8 engines in a season so no penalties as long as you are using one of the 8 engines.

deepakr82 · 14th March 2010, 20:31

Awesome, Formula 1 is back and so are Ferrari after a lacklustre 2009 season...

This season is gonna be amazing...I wish they hadn't done away with the refuelling though...

PAVAN KADAM · 14th March 2010, 20:39

A good race, sad to see so many retirements. All those guys lost out on the season opener.

Alonso and Massa drove well with a great car, Sad for Vettel, but must admire him for not letting too many places down.

Force India cars did very well must say, 9 and 12th are not bad considering its the first race, most importantly they seem to have found a reliable car finally.

Nico was good, and Schumi seems to have only cruised through the race, very unlikely him.

Missed the Michael Magic. Hoping to see some during the next race.

SchumiFan · 14th March 2010, 22:17

Superb race for a Ferrari and its fans

. 1-2 in the first race.Reliability is still a question because of the engine change for the race. Subsequent races will bring to light the true picture.

Felt very sorry for Vettel. He should have atleast got the third place for his fantastic effort during the whole weekend.

McLaren scoring a podium is a surprise given their slow pace in qualifying. MercedesGP seemingly is slow on race pace, which is a surprise. Well done to Schumi for getting a fine 6th place.
I just hope he comes good in the later part of the season

theragingbull · 14th March 2010, 22:25

yay! Ferrari 1-2

But I wish Schumi had finished on the podium too. I feel bad for Vettel though, that young lad has got so much potential but his car let him down. Probably one of the exhausts went bad. Amazing pit-stop by RBR team...just 4 sec!! Even Ferrari did a 4.5. The race was not action packed, with very less overtaking maneuvers. I was hoping for an interesting race between Schumi and Hamilton.

raj.barcode · 15th March 2010, 10:03

The most boring race; Period

; if this continues i guess lot of fans will disappear by the end of the season and

a lucky winner in my books, but a brilliant turn around for Ferrari considering last year.I Pity Massa though should be feeling very bad even last time when kimi debuted he won the first race In Melbourne ; Its one long season for Massa

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Interesting to see

Rosberg was consistently faster than Schumi

Button was considerably overshadowed by Hamilton and nobody bothered even on telecast about current champion

Vettel was just too good for Webber

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Originally Posted by theragingbull

yay! Ferrari 1-2

But I wish Schumi had finished on the podium too. I feel bad for Vettel though, that young lad has got so much potential but his car let him down. Probably one of the exhausts went bad. Amazing pit-stop by RBR team...just 4 sec!! Even Ferrari did a 4.5. The race was not action packed, with very less overtaking maneuvers. I was hoping for an interesting race between Schumi and Hamilton.

Fiaturbo · 15th March 2010, 10:15

Awesome race, but it was not as exciting as predicted,although it was a pleasure watching Schumi and Hamilton come out of the pit lane together,thought there could be some action there but nothing happened.....will see we have 18 more to go

14th March 2010, 17:18	#78
Gilead Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,142 Thanked: 60 Times	Guys, it's about to start! My money's on Vettel. I hope Karun manages to finish in his debut race.
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14th March 2010, 17:38	#79
jassi BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 980 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	karun chandok is already out! nose damage it seems!!
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14th March 2010, 19:17	#80
speedmiester Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 6,631 Times	Great race, cry baby Alonso has won for Ferrari. My heart goes out for Vettel, he was driving brilliantly until the mechanical problem caused him to slow down.
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14th March 2010, 19:23	#81
14000rpm Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Helsinki Posts: 2,340 Thanked: 5,560 Times View My Garage	results of the Bahrain GP 2010 Overall a good race. Fantastic result for Ferrari. Alonso, what a terrific form hes gotten into.kudos. Bad luck for Vettel although he held a very strong form. Hamilton, did well in the middle section of the race but nothing substantial. so much for the 'controversial' wing. Mercedes GP, come on Nico Rosberg, you could've pushed a lil more to get 4th. king schu' , a lil rusty. needs to get a hold of the game he ruled earlier. I think, Force India did do a good job. Liuzzi had good pace although I did expect a lot more from Sutil. He kept losing pace towards the end. Bad start too. So, the virgins are not virgins anymore (pun definitely intended). My sympathies with Karun. Debut race- DNF. I really hope he emerges as the underdog.
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14th March 2010, 19:26	#82
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	Sad race.... quite boring. Got a little exciting only at the end when Vettel slowed down. Mercedes GP seem to be lacking in pace quite a bit. The fact that they couldnt catch Vettel is proof of that. Schumi seemed to be taking it easy. He didnt push too much on any section. Even when he was under pressure from Button, he didnt increase his speed drastically. I got the feeling that he's biding his time. Getting to know F1 all over again. Getting to know the car and to hell with the results. I have a good feeling about him IF Mercedes get the car right.
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14th March 2010, 19:33	#83
14000rpm Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Helsinki Posts: 2,340 Thanked: 5,560 Times View My Garage	massa-engine change btw, didn't Massa change his engine before the race? why wasn't he penalized for that? whats going on? jean todt effect?
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14th March 2010, 20:31	#85
deepakr82 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 22 Thanked: 22 Times	Woohooo!!! Its a Ferrari 1-2... Awesome, Formula 1 is back and so are Ferrari after a lacklustre 2009 season...This season is gonna be amazing...I wish they hadn't done away with the refuelling though...
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14th March 2010, 20:39	#86
PAVAN KADAM BANNED Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NAMMA BENGALURU Posts: 5,602 Thanked: 2,549 Times	A good race, sad to see so many retirements. All those guys lost out on the season opener. Alonso and Massa drove well with a great car, Sad for Vettel, but must admire him for not letting too many places down. Force India cars did very well must say, 9 and 12th are not bad considering its the first race, most importantly they seem to have found a reliable car finally. Nico was good, and Schumi seems to have only cruised through the race, very unlikely him. Missed the Michael Magic. Hoping to see some during the next race.
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14th March 2010, 22:17	#87
SchumiFan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,041 Thanked: 1,161 Times	Superb race for a Ferrari and its fans. 1-2 in the first race.Reliability is still a question because of the engine change for the race. Subsequent races will bring to light the true picture. Felt very sorry for Vettel. He should have atleast got the third place for his fantastic effort during the whole weekend. McLaren scoring a podium is a surprise given their slow pace in qualifying. MercedesGP seemingly is slow on race pace, which is a surprise. Well done to Schumi for getting a fine 6th place. I just hope he comes good in the later part of the season
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14th March 2010, 22:25	#88
theragingbull Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,601 Thanked: 646 Times View My Garage	yay! Ferrari 1-2 But I wish Schumi had finished on the podium too. I feel bad for Vettel though, that young lad has got so much potential but his car let him down. Probably one of the exhausts went bad. Amazing pit-stop by RBR team...just 4 sec!! Even Ferrari did a 4.5. The race was not action packed, with very less overtaking maneuvers. I was hoping for an interesting race between Schumi and Hamilton.
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15th March 2010, 10:15	#90
Fiaturbo Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 12 Thanked: 3 Times	Awesome race, but it was not as exciting as predicted,although it was a pleasure watching Schumi and Hamilton come out of the pit lane together,thought there could be some action there but nothing happened.....will see we have 18 more to go
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