Mike Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Final order apparently: Button Heidfeld Glock Trulli Barichello Webber Hamilton Rosberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalsoft Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Such an interesting race!! Great result, pleased with how the Brawn GP car handles in the wet also! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.mcman Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 What a stupid way to end the race. Why they made us wait, rain wasn't so heavy for the last 15 minutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idioot Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 What a stupid way to end the race. Why they made us wait, rain wasn't so heavy for the last 15 minutes... And then drive for 5 minutes behind SC ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.derosa Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 What a stupid way to end the race. Why they made us wait, rain wasn't so heavy for the last 15 minutes... They wanted to get them to do those last 10 laps to get them to full points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorned1 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 That sucked. Glad Button won though :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted April 5, 2009 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 5, 2009 Interesting race, if a little disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.mcman Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 And then drive for 5 minutes behind SC ? Whatever, it would've been better than what they did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorned1 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I would of rather seen them race in the rain, if Kubica can smash into a wall at 180mph then rain racing should be survivable :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unimatrix Xero Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Whatever, it would've been better than what they did... so you want people to crash and cause accidents? this was the best way, safety first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorned1 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 so you want people to crash and cause accidents? this was the best way, safety first It's a lot more fun. No one would die, see my comment about Kubica :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.mcman Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 so you want people to crash and cause accidents? this was the best way, safety first No I don't want that, I was saying it would've been better even if they restarted behind the safety car, who knows maybe they would have completed several laps in race mode, the rain wasn't so heavy like it was before and they do have heavy rain tires you know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 No I don't want that, I was saying it would've been better even if they restarted behind the safety car, who knows maybe they would have completed several laps in race mode, the rain wasn't so heavy like it was before and they do have heavy rain tires you know... They were aquaplaning off with the "heavy rain" tyres. The rain isn't a problem, it's more how much water is on the track and in some places you could see it was hitting the actual body work. Once that happens they have no chance at driving so it would have been stupid to restart it. Then there is visibility, there was an onboard feed and you could barely see the steering wheel let alone the front wheels or anyone else on track. At least F1 is remaining interesting when one team is clearly faster than everyone else and can walk away with the races if they stayed dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unimatrix Xero Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 for once the FIA did something right, they made the right move and eneded the race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealMySoda Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I noticed at one point the water level was so high that it was actually higher than the front wing I can only imagine the wing being ripped off if they were at any kind of speed. Kinda disappointed about the race, though from what actually happened it was very exciting :) I laughed when it took so long for them to realize that kimi was in the pits I noticed almost right away. Kind of annoying about the half points. As they said it might well cause problems for the computers. I think they should give full race points for this, double the points from Melbourne and the remaining races of the seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViZioN Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Bit disappointing the race wasn't finished but looking at the conditions you could hardly continue racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlang Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 for me today the fia has prooven again that they give a **** about fans, as long as they can make everyone keeping the tv turned on. i was fully expecting the race to get restarted, felipe was in a very good position actually, others would still have needed a pitstop, i think some big points would have been possible. its a shame that vettel had to end his race because of a gearbox problem, he was doing pretty well again. other good performances: alonso, hamilton, button, barrichello thumbs down for heidfeld (he really just lucked into that place), raikkonen and bmw for letting kubica down. :( the race itself was amazing until the fia decided to "script" it again. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSemple3 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Been watching F1 for many years and in my time i've saw downpours but never saw anything like that. That was slightly extreme. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReeper Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 for me today the fia has prooven again that they give a **** about fans, as long as they can make everyone keeping the tv turned on.i was fully expecting the race to get restarted, felipe was in a very good position actually, others would still have needed a pitstop, i think some big points would have been possible. its a shame that vettel had to end his race because of a gearbox problem, he was doing pretty well again. other good performances: alonso, hamilton, button, barrichello thumbs down for heidfeld (he really just lucked into that place), raikkonen and bmw for letting kubica down. :( the race itself was amazing until the fia decided to "script" it again. :( I think they made the correct call. If they restarted it would have been like 2 minutes behind a safety car, not very exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorned1 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 (edited) Ferrari got something right, stopping for Ice Cream :p Btw: Does anyone find the BBC trio (Jake, David and Eddy) annoying? They're unbearable for me, especially Eddy Edited April 5, 2009 by Popcorned1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckeratlarge Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Again, I think you seem to be missing the point on this entirely, but I shall respond again No sir, it is you that is missing the overall message/point. Costs - irrelevant, in any financial climate. It's Formula 1, a sport that lives so far in the stratosphere that all this green/cheap talk is just ruining the aspirational aspects of the sport. If you want to reduce costs go racing in GP2, WTCC or Formula Ford. With unrestricted aero development, ugly appendages are unnecessary - Bring back ground effect and adjustable suspension for example. All racing cars of the past, that haven't employed stupid aero bits have been "sleek and sexy". Bring that philosophy back. You may not agree and that's your opinion, the above is just my opinion, but technically I cannot miss my own point. Btw: Does anyone find the BBC trio (Jake, David and Eddy) annoying? They're unbearable for me, especially Eddy I agree. And the picture paints a thousand words. Kimi needs to be gone and a driver, Alonso would be good, that fights to the end and hangs around "just in case" drives in his place. That KERS battery excuse was a bit lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KzR Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Ferrari got something right, stopping for Ice Cream :p Btw: Does anyone find the BBC trio (Jake, David and Eddy) annoying? They're unbearable for me, especially Eddy LMAO. Another picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted April 5, 2009 Author Veteran Share Posted April 5, 2009 Wasn't a bad race until the halt. mmm ice cream... i saw Massa on the pit wall eating chocolate bar with 2 people from his team and he looked like a little child :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted April 5, 2009 Veteran Share Posted April 5, 2009 Interesting race! To Shanghai we go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huddy Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 The race was good until the rain came. I find it amazing that in the current economic climate the BBC can justify sending so many people to follow the GP. You've got the main presenter, Eddie, DC, Jonathan, Brundle and two pit lane people plus sound and camera men. Apart from Brundle's grid walk and the occasional interview, do they have to send so many people? Can't Jake, DC and Eddie do their bit in a studio back here? And what exactly does Eddie offer anyway? He seems to be lost for words most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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