Red Bull even further ahead than it looks

18 comments on “Red Bull even further ahead than it looks”

1. 

   tmax (@tmax)
   25th October 2013, 15:18

   @KeithCollantine Correct me if I am wrong, I think if Pirelli had chosen the tire compounds which were close to each other like Japan the race might turn out interesting with different strategies. How about Soft and Super-soft Instead of the medium ?
   1. 

      Chris (@tophercheese21)
      25th October 2013, 15:22

      Nah I think Medium was a good choice.

      The soft tyre was only getting like 9-12 laps before they really dropped off in performance.
      If they brought the super-soft then it would end up being like a 5-6 stop race lol.

      Personally I think they should’ve gone with the medium and hard… Let em race flat out.
      1. 

         Patrick (@paeschli)
         25th October 2013, 16:04

         @tophercheese21 We will see them racing flat out at the American GP, we’ll see which of the American or Indian GP is the most interesting to watch ^^
      2. 

         Mike Dee (@mike-dee)
         25th October 2013, 16:33

         6-stop race unlikely with only 6 sets of tyres available!

         @tophercheese21
      3. 

         @HoHum (@hohum)
         25th October 2013, 22:27

         Any change that stops this cursed tyre management would be an improvement.
   2. 

      Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
      25th October 2013, 19:09

      I still think there should be 3 compounds available at all events, with tyre choice free to everyone. If you want to try the whole race on a hard tyre, go for it. Or if you want 3 stops on a soft tyre, why not?
      A bit more like the 80s in that respect, although the hard tyre would probably still need to be more durable than the current one, but you get my point.
2. 

   DaveD (@daved)
   25th October 2013, 15:31

   Another Vettel snooze fest. We should just spend our time betting on the gap for the win. 20 seconds? 25? 30?
   1. 

      Rocky (@rocky)
      25th October 2013, 16:20

      I’m thinking of missing India and picking it back up after the Vettel celebrations are all over. From a sponsor point of view the The Red Bull of Vettel giet very little air time.
      1. 

         Dwight_js
         25th October 2013, 16:32

         Yea, and hardly anybody ever talks about them. It’s a real sponsor’s nightmare! :p
3. 

   Meander (@meander)
   25th October 2013, 15:33

   Are we getting used to Grosjean as main challenger?
   1. 

      Dion (@infinitygc)
      25th October 2013, 15:56

      So it seems… Nice!
4. 

   Kribana (@krichelle)
   25th October 2013, 16:19

   Vettel did left something eh.. I was live timing and after his second flying lap on the OPTION TYRE, he set two purple sectors, 41.8 and 22.2 respectively, only for then to pit at the end of his lap.
5. 

   PeterG
   25th October 2013, 16:57

   Its frankly pathetic that the option tyres are once again falling to bits after only 2-5 laps, Whats the point in spending a fortune transporting hundreds of tyres across the world if there so bad drivers can’t wait to get off them.

   That & the amount drivers are having to nurse the tyres this season is simply a joke.

   I do not watch F1 & racing in general to see them all tootling around a couple seconds off the pace not really racing one another purely because there nursing race tyres that are as fragile as these.

   And listening to the sky commentators all talking about how brillant tyres blistering after 3 laps is is equally disturbing. F1 seriously needs to look at itself & get back to allowing drivers to race before more of the top guys get bored of ‘Formula maintain the gap & hit your Lap Delta’ like Mark Webber has.

   Depending on how things are next year I may be 1 fan that moves my viewership to another category because I hate how things are right now & am pessimistic about the future with the prospect of tyre & fuel saving next year :(
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      farmzone.net (@s2g-unit)
      25th October 2013, 18:30

      You forgot to add the lovely DRS passes!
      lol
6. 

   Yuriy
   25th October 2013, 17:00

   Should be very interesting battle for second place between Lotus Mercedes and Ferrari.
   This is what I’m looking for this weekend.
7. 

   AdrianMorse (@adrianmorse)
   25th October 2013, 18:28

   I think Webber should at the least lengthen his gear ratios, or even take some downforce off to be quick on the straights. It’s highly unlikely he will qualify on pole with the form Sebastian Vettel is currently in, so it looks like he will be battling with Lotus, Mercedes, and Ferrari for P2.

   How often have we not seen him go down the same setup route as Sebastian Vettel only to complain that he couldn’t overtake anyone because his gears were too short? The setup works for Vettel because a) his is leading the race, and b) he can usually make passes even with a low top speed (Belgium 2012 springs to mind).
   1. 

      Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
      25th October 2013, 23:52

      @adrianmorse he showed that in Suzuka too. Coincidentally, both areas in which he overtaked in those two races were after very high speed left handers in the middle of straights approaching chicanes which bend left-right and follow onto another straight!
8. 

   Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
   25th October 2013, 19:04

   “As the data below shows he set the quickest times in all three seconds”

   I know he’s fast, but that takes the biscuit! lol.

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