2016 Australian Grand Prix

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 20 Mar 2016, 05:39

It actually looked like the screenshot of the car in the lake from the old "Driven" review that used to be up, literally nothing left

AlliotsUsualAccident · Post by **AlliotsUsualAccident** » 20 Mar 2016, 05:45

from the replays it looks like Gutierrez braked very early with no clue Alonso was behind him, and in the middle of the racing line like that....jeez!

reminiscent of my handle's namesake

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 20 Mar 2016, 05:47

I like Gene Haas. Seems like a nice chap.

AxelP800 · Post by **AxelP800** » 20 Mar 2016, 05:56

Rio is out :cry:

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 20 Mar 2016, 05:57

"Timmy Mallet at Mclaren, well it's been a wacky day" BOOOOOOO!!!

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 20 Mar 2016, 05:57

What the hell is Timmy Mallett doing there!?

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:02

Paul Hayes wrote:What the hell is Timmy Mallett doing there!?

If there was ever a question I never expected to see in F1...

lol Kimi showing he really is the iceman

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:02

There goes Kimi.

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:03

I don't remember ever seeing flames coming out of the airbox quite like that before?

AxelP800 · Post by **AxelP800** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:04

Raikkonen almost fry his head

Decent race until now

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:12

GO GROSJEAAAAANNN

The best Grosjean since Sebastian

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:14

So is Palmer going to be the next Di Resta? Next Brit to be adored by Crofty and Brundle who's pretty average.

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:16

It's interesting to see the relative pace of the cars all being similar, Melbourne never a true a reflection of pace though, I expect at Bahrain Mercedes will walk it

AlliotsUsualAccident · Post by **AlliotsUsualAccident** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:19

Aguaman wrote:So is Palmer going to be the next Di Resta? Next Brit to be adored by Crofty and Brundle who's pretty average.

How much of that is simply trying to appeal to their audience? Or could it possibly be an emperor's new clothes scenario given Dad Jonathan's charisma/clout in UK motorsports? The NBC broadcast here is pumping up Haas beyond belief

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:23

Welp Vettel and Ferrari.

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:24

AlliotsUsualAccident wrote:
Aguaman wrote:So is Palmer going to be the next Di Resta? Next Brit to be adored by Crofty and Brundle who's pretty average.

How much of that is simply trying to appeal to their audience? Or could it possibly be an emperor's new clothes scenario given Dad Jonathan's charisma/clout in UK motorsports? The NBC broadcast here is pumping up Haas beyond belief

I have no issues with it because appealing to the british. It's just funny.

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:25

Haas deserve it though first race weekend and ahead of Force Indias, williams and Mclarens? Way beyond expectations. Palmer hasn't done anything really this race aside from that one defensive drive with Bottas

Gotta say Ferrari really screwed up with that stoppage period, why the hell did they not change tyres?

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:29

Shut up Verstappen, talk on the track!

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:30

Lame. Ericsson is out slowly.

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:40

Verstappen is really beginning to annoy me now, if Sainz is so slow PASS HIM! Stop throwing your toys out of the pram

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:45

sswishbone wrote:Verstappen is really beginning to annoy me now, if Sainz is so slow PASS HIM! Stop throwing your toys out of the pram

He's like 18-19. A bit harsh.

tBone · Post by **tBone** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:50

Aguaman wrote:
sswishbone wrote:Verstappen is really beginning to annoy me now, if Sainz is so slow PASS HIM! Stop throwing your toys out of the pram

He's like 18-19. A bit harsh.

He is showing the kind of behavior why I don't like Hamilton. A big contrast to the rookie who kept his cool so often last year.

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:54

So after all that, a Mercedes 1-2. Still, at least it's a Rosberg win!

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:56

HAAAAAAAAAAASSSSS

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:57

HAAS ON THEIR WAY TO UNREJECTIFICATION

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 20 Mar 2016, 06:58

Some really big positives, great battle through the field, Alonso walking away after that accident, Haas scoring on debut and scoring well, yes, a good race, just hope the rest of the season lives up to it

David Croft "Did anyone Hassume?" BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

F1000X · Post by **F1000X** » 20 Mar 2016, 07:00

Aguaman wrote:Welp Vettel and Ferrari.

Say hello to 2016.

Post by **tommykl** » 20 Mar 2016, 07:03

tBone wrote:the rookie who kept his cool so often last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhO1aMVLhas

andrew · Post by **andrew** » 20 Mar 2016, 07:03

To be fair to Verstappen he was complete screwed over by events out of his control.

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 20 Mar 2016, 07:07

Ahhh Britney and Mark. Good times.

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 20 Mar 2016, 07:08

Seb and Mark. Even better times. DRENCHED MARK.

tBone · Post by **tBone** » 20 Mar 2016, 07:19

tommykl wrote:
tBone wrote:the rookie who kept his cool so often last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhO1aMVLhas

Monaco would have been a better example of an exception, by the way.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 20 Mar 2016, 07:23

Most active race thread in a long time, I think, and with fair cause. Can't wait for the new Rejects Podcast, a great weekend to discuss. And glad to see Alonso get out OK.

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 20 Mar 2016, 07:48

Manor have 172 points according to Sky

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 20 Mar 2016, 09:19

I may be biased, but I think Max would have had a far better shot at overtaking Perez and the other cars at the front. That doesn't justify his constant complaining today, but Toro Rosso could have played his cards better.

Post by **mario** » 20 Mar 2016, 10:29

AlliotsUsualAccident wrote:
Aguaman wrote:So is Palmer going to be the next Di Resta? Next Brit to be adored by Crofty and Brundle who's pretty average.

How much of that is simply trying to appeal to their audience? Or could it possibly be an emperor's new clothes scenario given Dad Jonathan's charisma/clout in UK motorsports? The NBC broadcast here is pumping up Haas beyond belief

There is likely to be an element of playing to the home crowd, but I could see why Brundle might be more favourably disposed towards Palmer on personal grounds, given that Brundle's own career in motorsport overlapped with that of Palmer's father and they have worked together as members of the BRDC.

IceG · Post by **IceG** » 20 Mar 2016, 15:32

I think Brundle got it right when he commented that the new tyre regulations have mixed things up well.

There were multiple dynamic strategy options playing out throughout the field. Could be that this will normalise itself as the teams get a handle on the wear vs. grip capabilities, or rather all the other teams catch up to Mercedes level of understanding.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 20 Mar 2016, 16:38

IceG wrote:I think Brundle got it right when he commented that the new tyre regulations have mixed things up well.

There were multiple dynamic strategy options playing out throughout the field. Could be that this will normalise itself as the teams get a handle on the wear vs. grip capabilities, or rather all the other teams catch up to Mercedes level of understanding.

Of course, the teams have had to select their tyre allocations many weeks in advance, so any decisions made now will influence the races in the mid-season, so it may not be until post-Canada where tyre choices and strategies become much more refined.

IceG · Post by **IceG** » 20 Mar 2016, 17:47

dr-baker wrote: Of course, the teams have had to select their tyre allocations many weeks in advance, so any decisions made now will influence the races in the mid-season, so it may not be until post-Canada where tyre choices and strategies become much more refined.

Very good point, I had forgotten the tyre choices were baked in for a while.

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 20 Mar 2016, 18:23

Am I the only one who finds these free pitstop under red flag rule utter bull :mrgreen:

How is allow teams to make pitstops under red without losing position remotely fair? :facepalm:

Okay it got Haas some big points but they may have managed around 10th on merit given how things played out. And Vettel got screwed out of a win, Torro Rosso got screwed out of big points and Mercedes got handed an undeserved 1-2 just because the red flag came out at the best time for them.

Other than that, a fun race and happy to see both Haas and Manor able to mix it with the rest of the teams and be a match on pace. Grosjean never really looked like he would be passed by anyone behind. Looks like being the most fought over wooden spoon since 2009 with McLaren, Sauber, Renault, Haas and Manor all with a genuine chance of finishing the season in last.