I didn't see anything mentioned about his floor being heavily damaged, maybe that was it. Make no mistake I am a huge kimi fan but I got a feeling that he can get slightly lazy when he is to far back.
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I didn't see anything mentioned about his floor being heavily damaged, maybe that was it. Make no mistake I am a huge kimi fan but I got a feeling that he can get slightly lazy when he is to far back.
SkyF1 Ted's notebook gave this info
I like Kimi but I too think he can be very on/off pace depending on how good he feels the car. I do expect him to challenge Alonso in few races, but overlay I don't think he will score more points than Fernando this year. Cars are too nervous to drive so far and before engineers improve that aspect I feel Kimi will struggle a bit. Also rain seems to affect his feel for car for worse so it will be interesting to see both Ferrari drivers battling next week!
Billy Idol
Legend
Umm...how boring.
With the new rules they should think about doing it the the Rally style and let everyone drive for themselves and just stop and measure the best race time to declare a winner. There is no overtaking going on anyways...and we would see at least HAM and ROS fighting against each other.
With the new rules they should think about doing it the the Rally style and let everyone drive for themselves and just stop and measure the best race time to declare a winner. There is no overtaking going on anyways...and we would see at least HAM and ROS fighting against each other.
SkyF1 Ted's notebook gave this info
I like Kimi but I too think he can be very on/off pace depending on how good he feels the car. I do expect him to challenge Alonso in few races, but overlay I don't think he will score more points than Fernando this year. Cars are too nervous to drive so far and before engineers improve that aspect I feel Kimi will struggle a bit. Also rain seems to affect his feel for car for worse so it will be interesting to see both Ferrari drivers battling next week!
Not just that, but his DRS was broken at least parts of the race (source: Turun Sanomat / Heikki Kulta)
UniversalTruth
Veteran
So, Mercedes was sand-bagging at Sepang, lower fuel consumption than the direct competitors, plus in Bahrain the engine power will help them to build even bigger gap in their dominance.
https://eurosport.yahoo.com/news/ba...-bahrain-pace-ominious-rbr-093952620--f1.html
https://eurosport.yahoo.com/news/ba...-bahrain-pace-ominious-rbr-093952620--f1.html
I don't think they were sandbagging but combined with little chance of rain and the characteristics of the Bahrain track this one is Mercedes to lose.
Of course they were did you not hear Rosberg after the race when he was talking about holding of Vettel?
Basically he was fuel saving and still keeping him at bay, when they told him to make a gap, i.e. not fuel saving, he pulled away pretty quickly.
If anything that tells you the current gap to the red bulls in the dry is massive. And it's not all engine like people think, the Mercedes has a very good aero package too.
Basically he was fuel saving and still keeping him at bay, when they told him to make a gap, i.e. not fuel saving, he pulled away pretty quickly.
If anything that tells you the current gap to the red bulls in the dry is massive. And it's not all engine like people think, the Mercedes has a very good aero package too.
UniversalTruth
Veteran
Fernando P1.
Good for Kimi.
I wanna see fight between Ferrari and Mercedes.
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/308749/sutil-to-race-without-water-bottle-to-cut-weight/
Sutil will race in Bahrain without water bottle to reduce weight. According to him, lighter drivers are acting to prevent the idea of changing the weight limits so the lighter drivers would have added weights to match heavier drivers weight.
Sutil will race in Bahrain without water bottle to reduce weight. According to him, lighter drivers are acting to prevent the idea of changing the weight limits so the lighter drivers would have added weights to match heavier drivers weight.
I wish, but it won't happen in a normal race.Fernando P1.
Chances since last season:
- Circuit lighting has been installed all around the circuit and run-off areas.
Race name: 2014 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
Track name: Bahrain International Circuit
Track lenght: 5,412 km
Race length: 57 laps = 308,238 km
Lap record: 1:31.447 Pedro De la Rosa, McLaren-Mercedes (2005)
2013:
Podium:
1. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault
2. Kimi Räikkönen, Lotus-Renault
3. Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault
Pole position: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes - 1:32.330
Fastest lap: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault - 1:36.961
Previous winners:
2012: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault
2011: No GP
2010: Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
UniversalTruth
Veteran
Ferrari is using secret new engine, which has too much power, pulling off a wheelie on F1 isn't something you'd want to do
Kimi is slow at the moment.
Kimi is slow at the moment.
His car was damaged in the "wheelie" pictured above, might explain at least some of it
