2010 Korean GP Discussion thread

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:24

I hope we don't end up with a Monday race... Mind you, at least unlike some I'd be able to watch it, as I'm not working until the afternoon.

f1-gast · Post by **f1-gast** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:25

Where are the monsoon tyres ?
I mean with those track conditions they should race on them... or did i miss something

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:26

Paul Hayes wrote:I hope we don't end up with a Monday race... Mind you, at least unlike some I'd be able to watch it, as I'm not working until the afternoon.

Don't think that'll happen. The two-hour race limit is still counting down... It will be like the half-points race last year (was it Malaysia or China?)

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:27

dr-baker wrote:
Paul Hayes wrote:I hope we don't end up with a Monday race... Mind you, at least unlike some I'd be able to watch it, as I'm not working until the afternoon.

Don't think that'll happen. The two-hour race limit is still counting down... It will be like the half-points race last year (was it Malaysia or China?)

According to Autosport's live race coverage, the clock stops under red-flag conditions; it's at 1:53 or so.

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:28

What kind of tasty snacks do Ferrari have in the freezer for their drivers today?

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:28

"these cars arent designed to go in this weather"
Then design them that way then Horndog.

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:29

dr-baker wrote:
Paul Hayes wrote:I hope we don't end up with a Monday race... Mind you, at least unlike some I'd be able to watch it, as I'm not working until the afternoon.

Don't think that'll happen. The two-hour race limit is still counting down... It will be like the half-points race last year (was it Malaysia or China?)

Brundle says the delay time is added onto the two hours. But they might run out of daylight!

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:29

If the time limit ends, who is actually going to recognise it as the first Korean GP? It would almost literally have never happened.

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:30

the Masked Lapwing wrote:If the time limit ends, who is actually going to recognise it as the first Korean GP? It would almost literally have never happened.

It would be the perfect cap to the most perfect reject race ever.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:31

Paul Hayes wrote:
dr-baker wrote:
Paul Hayes wrote:I hope we don't end up with a Monday race... Mind you, at least unlike some I'd be able to watch it, as I'm not working until the afternoon.

Don't think that'll happen. The two-hour race limit is still counting down... It will be like the half-points race last year (was it Malaysia or China?)

Brundle says the delay time is added onto the two hours. But they might run out of daylight!

I thought the two-hour time limit continued under red flags for the sake of TV schedules...

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:32

Warren Hughes wrote:What kind of tasty snacks do Ferrari have in the freezer for their drivers today?

Magnums in particular have been outlawed. Just Pepsi.

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:32

dr-baker wrote:I thought the two-hour time limit continued under red flags for the sake of TV schedules...

Oh no. But it restarts the moment the cars roll again.

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:33

If I'd been alive in 1976, I'd say it's like Fuji all over again...

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:36

Paul Hayes wrote:If I'd been alive in 1976, I'd say it's like Fuji all over again...

So we could say it was like Fuji 2007 again then?

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:36

This is not Reject worthy, this is just embarrassing.

Can you imagine how all those legendary drives in the past could have been ruined. Jackie Stewart at the Nurb, Hunt winning the championship in Fuji, Spa 98...

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:37

ADx_Wales wrote:This is not Reject worthy, this is just embarrassing.

Can you imagine how all those legendary drives in the past could have been ruined. Jackie Stewart at the Nurb, Hunt winning the championship in Fuji, Spa 98...

Eff that noise, man. Jenson Button said he couldn't even see his front tires. This is beyond unsafe right now, especially on a track that nobody knows how it will behave.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:39

thehemogoblin wrote:
ADx_Wales wrote:This is not Reject worthy, this is just embarrassing.

Can you imagine how all those legendary drives in the past could have been ruined. Jackie Stewart at the Nurb, Hunt winning the championship in Fuji, Spa 98...

Eff that noise, man. Jenson Button said he couldn't even see his front tires. This is beyond unsafe right now, especially on a track that nobody knows how it will behave.

From a guy in a country where no motorsport happens in any rain whatsoever. But for ovals, maye there's a reason for that. But this ain't no oval!

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:40

Eff that?

Yeah, lets not have any soul in this sport whatsoever. People go to work in worse conditions than this.

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:41

dr-baker wrote:
thehemogoblin wrote:
ADx_Wales wrote:This is not Reject worthy, this is just embarrassing.

Can you imagine how all those legendary drives in the past could have been ruined. Jackie Stewart at the Nurb, Hunt winning the championship in Fuji, Spa 98...

Eff that noise, man. Jenson Button said he couldn't even see his front tires. This is beyond unsafe right now, especially on a track that nobody knows how it will behave.

From a guy in a country where no motorsport happens in any rain whatsoever. But for ovals, maye there's a reason for that. But this ain't no oval!

Hey, don't paint everything with the same brush. You can't do oval racing in the rain because there is not enough grip to take the corners at any sort of speed... but for road course races in non-NASCAR series, the races happen in the rain.

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:42

Coke and Magnum, lads?

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:43

Go the Hyundai truck! You can win this easily!

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:43

ADx_Wales wrote:Eff that?

Yeah, lets not have any soul in this sport whatsoever. People go to work in worse conditions than this.

But that work doesn't involve them driving hundreds of kilometers per hour in close spaces. There's enough risk in F1 with light rain, and this is no light rain.

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:43

No NASCAR races in the rain?

Montreal?

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:44

CarlosFerreira wrote:Coke and Magnum, lads?

Coke and magnum carries a different connotation stateside. Just throwing that out there.

And I shouldn't have sweets right before bed.

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:45

ADx_Wales wrote:No NASCAR races in the rain?

Montreal?

I meant Sprint Cup.

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:45

Same Diff...

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:45

thehemogoblin wrote:
dr-baker wrote:From a guy in a country where no motorsport happens in any rain whatsoever. But for ovals, maye there's a reason for that. But this ain't no oval!

Hey, don't paint everything with the same brush. You can't do oval racing in the rain because there is not enough grip to take the corners at any sort of speed... but for road course races in non-NASCAR series, the races happen in the rain.

Ok, ok. Just a stereotypical view. And actually, for the sake of the predictament predictions, I had an option available for a good points haul if the race never started at all. Thankfully, I went for an option where the race started also...

Libertango · Post by **Libertango** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:46

Kovi looks like he needs a magnum & a coke

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:46

Force India telling Liuzzi that the race could be suspended due to light if it gets late enough. Yes, suspended not called off.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:47

CarlosFerreira wrote:Coke and Magnum, lads?

Just had some Coke and chips, sorry.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:47

Warren Hughes wrote: Yes, suspended not called off.

So far...

Dom · Post by **Dom** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:48

Right. This is ridiculous. I'm off to have an ice cream

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:48

Warren Hughes wrote:Force India telling Liuzzi that the race could be suspended due to light if it gets late enough. Yes, suspended not called off.

Just do it tomorrow then. Why bother with today just to suspend it partway through?

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:48

Word has it that it'll be a 16:00 LCL Time restart

MinardiFan95 · Post by **MinardiFan95** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:50

Wizzie wrote:Word has it that it'll be a 16:00 LCL Time restart

You beauty! That's when the Four Nations footy finishes (Kummels getting thrashed as expected 38-0).

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:50

Mayaswell be called off if this is the same conditions of the St. Pete's Indycar race.

Stop strining us along you beaureucrats and just GTF on with it.

By the way , you do realise we've been positing more frequently than any of the other races... Stupid really, this thread is going faster than the cars are at the moment.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:50

Wizzie wrote:Word has it that it'll be a 16:00 LCL Time restart

Eh? Says who? (Not that I don't believe you...

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baddriving50 · Post by **baddriving50** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:51

CarlosFerreira wrote:Coke and Magnum, lads?

I'll stick with my goldfish, but thanks for the offer.

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:51

Look at all these whinging drivers...

Alan Prost would be coming in his pants right now.

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 24 Oct 2010, 06:52

ADx_Wales wrote:Mayaswell be called off if this is the same conditions of the St. Pete's Indycar race.

Stop strining us along you beaureucrats and just GTF on with it.

By the way , you do realise we've been positing more frequently than any of the other races... Stupid really, this thread is going faster than the cars are at the moment.

Well, we're all bored, and right now I have a broadcast side-by-side with my Firefox window.