If he wants to win, surely RBR would have been his first choice (assuming RBR and McL were the two in question). Other than Vettel leaving RBR, nothing else has been officially confirmed even though we know what is going to happen...
So so race. Dan's overtake on Button was superb. He's a racer. I'm not a one eyed Australian at all :ar! He would have to be the happiest after this weekends musical chairs.
Also, photo post-accident of the Marussia (Bianchi is still in the car, helmet on). Warning - there is no obvious evidence of injury to him in the photo, but the condition of the car speaks for itself: http://i.imgur.com/n3HKYVk.jpg
Fark! Nasty! Looks like he went under the tractor. I'm not usually one to point fingers this early on but that was piss poor marshalling/ Race Control to bring the tractor out before the corner or even the track was isolated properly in such treacherous conditions.
I saw the video as well. He does go under the tractor (which is lifted right off the ground). It is not good, but it's hard to tell how much of his head takes the impact vs the engine cover/intake structure (which right now for me is a good thing, that you can't tell). Watching the race I didn't realize how bad the water was on the track at the time until after the fact. Gotta feel for JB and hope this is a Massa-spring type incident and he makes a full recovery!
Just saw the footage too. I have everything crossed for him because that was as nasty as an accident can get in this day and age. Schumy's Dr is flying to him as we speak.
Bianchi crash. It's might get taken down. Just wanted draw your attention to the retard in the tower waving a green flag before and after the accident.
Bianchi crash. It's might get taken down. Just wanted draw your attention to the retard in the tower waving a green flag before and after the accident.
then why wasn't there a local yellow? hell, trackwide yellow?
Sutil's car had been moved to a "safe" location even though the crane was still on track. That is why you seen the green being waved. Hard to tell if Bianchi saw the earlier yellows-but I think they have yellow lights on the steering wheel-I am not sure.
They do have the sector specific caution lights on the steering wheel (almost positive). The green flag would have been waving for where the marshal waving the flag is onlooking, which is a technicality - essentially from that marshal on the track is clear, as the crane was behind him. To that point there was double yellow flags, and leading up to that corner, as well as the track lights. JB had a big aquaplane leading into that corner, and skipped right over the gravel trap apparently. I doubt the flags really had much to do with his speed at the time of the crash, but that matters very little now, unfortunately.
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I still rather see Alonso at RedBull, oh well.
Other than Vettel leaving RBR, nothing else has been officially confirmed even though we know what is going to happen...
So so race. Dan's overtake on Button was superb. He's a racer. I'm not a one eyed Australian at all :ar! He would have to be the happiest after this weekends musical chairs.
I hope Bianchi is ok.
With you on Bianchi, Austicman.
Warning - there is no obvious evidence of injury to him in the photo, but the condition of the car speaks for itself:
http://i.imgur.com/n3HKYVk.jpg
Watching the race I didn't realize how bad the water was on the track at the time until after the fact. Gotta feel for JB and hope this is a Massa-spring type incident and he makes a full recovery!
Awful, just awful.
what the fuck was the crane doing there anyway?!
JB had a big aquaplane leading into that corner, and skipped right over the gravel trap apparently. I doubt the flags really had much to do with his speed at the time of the crash, but that matters very little now, unfortunately.
Crash looks bad, still hoping for the best.
HAM -> 291
ROS -> 274
RIC -> 199
BOT -> 145
MER -> 565 (Constructors Champions)
RBR -> 342
WIL -> 216
FER -> 188
The Bathurst 1000 was on before the F1 today. Much more exciting finish. 161 laps/ 1000kms and this is the last couple of laps
An accident from practice with a happy ending