Qantas Australian Grand Prix

Who will win the Australian Grand Prix?

Sebastian Vettel
9
13%
Mark Webber
2
3%
Jenson Button
12
18%
Lewis Hamilton
21
31%
Fernando Alonso
7
10%
Felipe Massa
1
1%
Michael Schumacher
5
7%
Nico Rosberg
1
1%
Kimi Raikkonen
9
13%
Romain Grosjean
1
1%
Other
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 68

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Re: Qantas Australian Grand Prix

Post by KevC » 18 Mar 2012, 21:16

Just watching the highlights, one thing that annoyed me in the coverage was that who ever was in charge of replays was a bit too eager sometimes. There were a few instances when an incident was still going on (someone recovering with people trying to get by or someone going for a counter pass) and they cut to the replay of the start of the incident and then finished it before the incident was fully over.

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Re: Qantas Australian Grand Prix

Post by Zack » 19 Mar 2012, 06:34

phil1993 wrote:I think what's got to Hamilton is despite feeling in a good place with a good car, Jenson Button - albeit a bit of a Melbourne specialist - has overtaken him at the start and in a straight fight in a fairly normal dry race, he's beaten him. Lewis will not have been expecting that.
I feel Jensen has actually got better over years. Probably at his best since last few season. McLaren has strongest lineup expect some firework this season :n

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Re: Qantas Australian Grand Prix

Post by sportingcp » 19 Mar 2012, 18:19

I think this was an interesting race, even if I was expecting a little more fight for the first places with Mercedes included. It was a shame Schumacher had to retire so early hope he gets better luck in Malaysia. As I expected and was expected here Red Bull this year is better in race than qualifying and McLaren are good too they are more or less at the same level. It was a fair victory for Button congratulations to him.

Great race for both Sauber´s (two talented and agressive drivers), surprising perfomance from Maldonado and Toro Rosso too with an interesting pace. Like I said earlier I was expecting more from Mercedes but I think the next race is better for the characterics of the car (fast corners, big straights) and they will do better I suppose (let´s see what happens about the tyres). Oh, and good return from Kimi too.

For Ferrari, it´s really impressive the pace Alonso has shown in the race, he couldn´t have done better what a driver he always gets the better from the car. At the other side, ridiculous perfomance from Massa, who was simply the worst driver of the all weekend (with exception from the Caterhams/Marussia who are at other level) and if he didn´t retire he would be only in front of the Marussia´s.

Unacceptable for a Ferrari driver why Ferrari insists in maintaining him? Since 2009 he has been so poor the worst driver i´ve seen in a top team and for so much time (7 years at the moment) the difference between him and Alonso is like the biggest different ever for two drivers from the same team.

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Re: Qantas Australian Grand Prix

Post by SpliT » 20 Mar 2012, 13:41

Overtaking statistics in Australia:
Spoiler:
P. Lap. Driver on Driver Position

1. 2 Sebastian Vettel Nico Rosberg 4
2. 2 Pastor Maldonado Romain Grosjean 6
3. 2 Fernando Alonso Pastor Maldonado 6
4. 2 Paul di Resta Timo Glock 13
5. 2 Vitaly Petrov Charles Pic 17
6. 3 Jean-Eric Vergne Timo Glock 14
7. 4 Sergio Perez Kamui Kobayashi 10
8. 7 Heikki Kovalainen Timo Glock 15
9. 7 Vitaly Petrov Timo Glock 16
10. 9 Pastor Maldonado Felipe Massa 8
11. 11 Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Perez 9
12. 11 Kimi Raikkonen Sergio Perez 10
13. 14 Bruno Senna Charles Pic 17
14. 16 Heikki Kovalainen Daniel Ricciardo 18
15. 17 Heikki Kovalainen Charles Pic 17
16. 17 Daniel Ricciardo Charles Pic 18
17. 18 Sebastian Vettel Jean-Eric Vergne 5
18. 18 Felipe Massa Vitaly Petrov 11
19. 18 Bruno Senna Timo Glock 15
20. 19 Fernando Alonso Jean-Eric Vergne 5
21. 19 Nico Rosberg Jean-Eric Vergne 6
22. 19 Mark Webber Jean-Eric Vergne 7
23. 21 Lewis Hamilton Sergio Perez 2
24. 21 Sebastian Vettel Sergio Perez 3
25. 23 Fernando Alonso Sergio Perez 4
26. 23 Nico Rosberg Sergio Perez 5
27. 23 Mark Webber Sergio Perez 6
28. 25 Kimi Raikkonen Kamui Kobayashi 9
29. 27 Kimi Raikkonen Felipe Massa 8
30. 27 Kamui Kobayashi Felipe Massa 9
31. 28 Paul di Resta Felipe Massa 10
32. 28 Jean-Eric Vergne Felipe Massa 11
33. 42 Kamui Kobayashi Kimi Raikkonen 9
34. 42 Daniel Ricciardo Bruno Senna 14
35. 47 Bruno Senna Daniel Ricciardo 14
36. 50 Jean-Eric Vergne Paul di Resta 11
37. 50 Daniel Ricciardo Paul di Resta 12
38. 52 Kamui Kobayashi Nico Rosberg 8
39. 52 Nico Rosberg Kamui Kobayashi 8
40. 58 Daniel Ricciardo Jean-Eric Vergne 11
41. 58 Paul di Resta Jean-Eric Vergne 10


P. Driver Overtaking

1. Kamui Kobayashi 4
==. Daniel Ricciardo 4
3. Kimi Raikkonen 3
==. Nico Rosberg 3
==. Heikki Kovalainen 3
==. Jean-Eric Vergne 3
==. Fernando Alonso 3
==. Paul di Resta 3
==. Sebastian Vettel 3
==. Bruno Senna 3
11. Pastor Maldonado 2
==. Vitaly Petrov 2
==. Mark Webber 2
14. Lewis Hamilton 1
==. Sergio Perez 1
==. Felipe Massa 1

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