Korean Grand Prix 2013

[Treacle]

@Treacle: So Hulk is better than Hunt now ?

Obviously. The gif doesn't lie.

I don't think Kimi anything legendary during the race, but it's unfair to say he was poor... He did all he had to do to get the best possible result.

[syafiqa]

if only kimi can improve his quali he's amazing during race day

[F1EA]

I was actually waiting for Webber to put his thumb up on the side of the track for another Alonso ride.... that would have been funny.

Was there any booing on the podium? or was there simply not enough people?

[Treacle]

I was actually waiting for Webber to put his thumb up on the side of the track for another Alonso ride.... that would have been funny.

Was there any booing on the podium? or was there simply not enough people?

Or maybe they don't hate Vettel's guts?

[F1EA]

if only kimi can improve his quali he's amazing during race day

Similar case with Rosberg and Alonso. It's not that they are not good Q'ers, they just have a different setup philosophy. I don't think Kimi himself needs to do anything differently in Q to get a better position, it's all to do with the car and setup.

The only one who can get away with great Q and race at the moment is Vettel. He was poor for half a season when he first joined RB, then the car setup philosophy changed and there's been no looking back.

[F1EA]

I was actually waiting for Webber to put his thumb up on the side of the track for another Alonso ride.... that would have been funny.

Was there any booing on the podium? or was there simply not enough people?

Or maybe they don't hate Vettel's guts?

Hehehehe seems the boo boys missed the bus to Korea

[iceman1]

Those fans are crazy. They think Webber is going to win his 4th championship

[phil1993]

Ferrari 284
Mercedes 283
Vettel 272

[F1EA]

Ferrari 284
Mercedes 283
Vettel 272

Oh god

[mikhailv]

Nice to see Alonso lauding Nico!

[François]

Call it national bias if you want, but I have to say I've been increasingly impressed with Grosjean lately.

The fact that he came back as a "changed man" after his Monza ban in 2012 - not necessarily for the better - was difficult to argue. He seemed to have lost his brillant flashes of speed, to drive overly cautiously (Korea) while remaining prone to mistakes or incidents. His 2013 season started with more struggling, and the picture of a man who had compromised his speed for fear of trouble became hard to dismiss.

Since Germany, though, wow! He outqualified Kimi 4-2, fought near the top in quite a few practise sessions and showed some quite inspiring racecraft, clinching two podiums and narrowly missing out on two others. As seen in Hungary and Korea especially, I get the feeling that he's not afraid of pulling daring moves, with a rather inspiring ratio of success. Although he still seems to be missing that little bit extra in the latter stages of the races, I'm confident he can become a force to be reckoned with for the future.

[mikhailv]

Call it national bias if you want, but I have to say I've been increasingly impressed with Grosjean lately.

The fact that he came back as a "changed man" after his Monza ban in 2012 - not necessarily for the better - was difficult to argue. He seemed to have lost his brillant flashes of speed, to drive overly cautiously (Korea) while remaining prone to mistakes or incidents. His 2013 season started with more struggling, and the picture of a man who had compromised his speed for fear of trouble became hard to dismiss.

Since Germany, though, wow! He outqualified Kimi 4-2, fought near the top in quite a few practise sessions and showed some quite inspiring racecraft, clinching two podiums and narrowly missing out on two others. As seen in Hungary and Korea especially, I get the feeling that he's not afraid of pulling daring moves, with a rather inspiring ratio of success. Although he still seems to be missing that little bit extra in the latter stages of the races, I'm confident he can become a force to be reckoned with for the future.

Grosjean has been outperforming Kimi. Id say from Malaysia onwards they were pretty nip and tuck and since Hungary, Grosjean has been better. People have berated him asking for team orders, when to be honest, I cant blame him asking. 3 times he has had to sacrifice his 2nd position so kimi can challenge Vettel. He didn't defend against kimi, I think he thought he had to let him go.

[phil1993]

I don't think it's national bias, I totally agree. He's done precisely what he's needed to do and he's becoming a very good Formula 1 driver. Only in Monaco has he been terrible.

[Soren]

Great writeup of the race in Korea, Phil. Nice statistic about Cevert too. I was not aware.

I sense a lot of praise and well reflected views on Kimi by other forumers here. So I'm sure no one will mind me posting the link to my Kimi-centered review of the Korean GP

http://f1bias.com/2013/10/08/korea-gp-1 ... he-iceman/

Perhaps some of you already know this. But my post also contains a tribute to a fellow forumer, a great Kimi fan and all round great human being. Denise "Dindi" Miñoza who passed away last week after a short but serious illness. She was previously a very active member in here as well. I never met her in person but she was my friend nevertheless. She was a whole lot of fun every time we chatted by various channels. Be it Facebook or other places. Dindi will be greatly missed by many and my heart goes out to her family. She was only 31. RIP Dindi.

[Ether]

Ferrari 284
Mercedes 283
Vettel 272

Oh god

Will Vettel beat both teams? Surely speechless for me.. Oh my Gosh..
What a season