Posted on 10/04/2012 4:15:27 PM PDT by Chode
Suzuka is a very narrow track. No long straights either (the proverbial Mickey Mouse course). I wonder how much overtaking we’ll see in the race. My first guess would be, little. But with all the artificial doodads on the cars these days...?
Is Lew getting a decent transmission this week?
2012 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:32.608 1:31.501 1:30.839 11
2 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:32.951 1:31.950 1:31.090 15
3 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.077 1:31.772 1:31.290 14
4 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:32.042 1:31.886 1:31.700 16
5 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:32.029 1:31.988 1:31.898 20
6 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:32.147 1:32.169 1:32.022 20
7 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:32.459 1:31.833 1:32.114 17
8 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:32.221 1:31.826 1:32.208 18
9 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.061 1:32.121 1:32.327 17
10 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:32.828 1:32.272 12
11 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:32.946 1:32.293 12
12 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:32.898 1:32.327 14
13 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:33.349 1:32.469 10
14 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:32.834 1:32.512 11
15 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:33.015 1:32.625 16
16 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:33.059 1:32.954 14
17 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:33.370 1:33.368 14
18 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:33.405 8
19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:34.657 6
20 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:35.213 8
21 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:35.385 6
22 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:35.429 8
23 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:35.432 8
24 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:36.734 6
Q1 107% Time 1:38.471
In the virtual world, it was my best track. I’m sure in real-life it wouldn’t be.
Nurburgring Nordschleife was my worst. That is one tough track.
He didn’t look that sharp in 3rd round quali. That time Vettel put up is impressive considering the nearest rival team is almost 1/2 a sec behind him.
In his announcement, Schumi looked like someone ran over his favorite dog.
I was rooting for Kobayashi. Best starting position for a Japanese driver at the GP of Japan—with Button’s 5 place penalty, he’ll be 3rd on the grid.
LOL! It's funny how I like longer as opposed to shorter tracks, but I just do not like the Green Hell. Spa, Gedinne, even Schottenring (!) I like. The Nord' just bores me.
I've got the DVR set to record Suzuka, but it's on SPEED at 1:30 my time. I'll probably stay up at least an hour to watch some of it.
HELP!!! PLEASE!!!
did anyone tape today’s Japanese Grand Prix??!!! my freakin machine did not go off and its the first race in five years i did not tape....of course it has to be the ONE race Speed will not replay!!!
i will pay for it or compensate anyone for mailing, taping, etc....i can use VHS or DVD but will take anything at this point if it can be viewed....thanks...
I have it on DVR (Dish Network). I am on lap 3 with it paused at the moment, but I can get back with you after watching to make sure it is all there.
Congrats to Kobayashi for his first podium, and at his home race! Very cool.
Your quickest -free- option would be to look for a torrent - usually out a few hours after the race.
Since I have a Usenet account, I d/l’ed the race in 720p HD that way (enter “formula1” as a search term at e.g. www.binsearch.info to see what’s available...)
thanks- but i am clueless how to download that stuff...
Well, I’d hate to steer you toward something you are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with. But there’s loads of information and tutorials regarding both torrents and Usenet just a few mouseclicks away (Google, wikipedia...).
Neither would make you happy if you have a low-bandwidth internet connection, of course.
You could also try to look for a video stream that might be available from some source via your browser.
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