[smissen]

Unlucky 13

Since the 2014 season ended we all thought it, We never said it out loud for the thought of it being true left us with those winter blue’s that we just can’t shake. Mercedes were dominant last year leaving historic teams like Ferrari, McLaren and Williams begging for that final race in Abu Dhabi to come around just so they could take stock and try to find a way to close that gap. What these teams never thought was that Mercedes would take winter break and take the championship winning W06 and turn into a darker angrier beast the W06.

All during winter testing there car pounded round Jerez and Barcelona completing more laps then any other teams, constantly either at the top of there about without ever stressing there engine or pushing it any where near the limit of what it can go, While Renault and the Ferrari went about trying to fix the wrongs of 2014 Mercedes were re writing the rule book for 2015, further proof of this was when the Mercedes team admitted they had only used one engine where as Renault were using a engine a day.

Which brings us to sunday.

Mercedes were one two the whole race but you just never saw them, there sponsors must pay millions upon millions to have there brand on the race winning cars but there dominance is so huge, that with a full grand prix distance we only saw them for Ten minutes or so.

So what did we watch, sadly not enough, By the end of Lap one there was only Thirteen cars left, with two cars out in front and one slow McLaren at the rear, that took us to just Ten cars that we had to watch to be entertained. This is not the first opening grand prix which failed to entertain but in a generation of paid drivers who do nothing to inspire or the young kids who no doubt have all the potential to be future world champions but I cannot accept anyone who say’s Max Verstappen is ready for F1, the line that the track was the only place in Melbourne that he could legally drive just shows how its really not about talent anymore, So in a race which only had 13 drivers after lap one and 11 come the end were all sat knowing but not wanting to say it out loud, F1 is in a dire state, with Mercedes and there engine pushing forward its hard to see when this level of dominance will end.

[Nick]

I wonder if people would complain if Valtterri Bottas’ driver’s license was taken from him and he would still be allowed to drive an F1 car. Maybe we need someone who has been struggling in GP2 for 5 seasons to take Max Verstappen’s seat.

Also, we knew Vettel was going to finish 3rd the moment he passed Massa, Massa wasn’t going to be caught by Nasr, Nasr was too far ahead to be caught and Ericsson too far behind to catch anyone, so basically we watched 5 cars going around in circles, wasting fuel and destroying the ozone layer.

I bet this kind of cynical attitude wins F1 tons of new fans. I hope you send this in to the most popular people on tumblr, youtube and vine so us F1 fans can make sure nobody new gets an interest in F1.

[Matthijs]

I have just one thing to say: if you think that F1 is not about talent anymore with Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel, Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Button, Bottas, Hülkenberg (, Perez, Massa) and perhaps in the future Kvyat, Verstappen, Sainz and Nasr, then we are done talking. Our opinions are just too different.

[Iestyn Davies]

The best are ready at any age – hence Verstappen at 17 (basically 2 years ahead of anyone else), and Schumacher getting pole position at age 43 in Monaco of all places.

But yes, 13 cars was pitiful and made it seem like a non-championship race! It’s a warning shot for what might happen if the sport implodes or there’s some sort of boycott/return to the scenes of the FOM/FISA war. How secure is Bernie’s succession plan..

[David Not Coulthard]

@smissen

the line that the track was the only place in Melbourne that [A certain son of a certain Jos] could legally drive just shows how its really not about talent anymore

Saying “The way Neil Peart plays glockenspiels shows how Eskimos suck at playing bass, especially the Rickenbacker 4001” would frankly make more sense.

So in a race which only had 13 drivers after lap one and 11 come the end were all sat knowing but not wanting to say it out loud, F1 is in a dire state, with Mercedes and there engine pushing forward its hard to see when this level of dominance will end.

OK this one makes some sense, but my personal view is that it’s not like the number of cars are going to be this way the whole season! And have we needed to invite GP2 cars to World Championship rounds yet? No? Then F1’s seen worse.

And it’s not like F1’s never previously seen a team dominating for 2 seasons!

[Matthijs]

Boris Becker won Wimbledon at the age of 17
Martina Hingis was nr 1 tennis player at the age of 16
Johan Cruijff debuted for Ajax at the age of 16

Having a very young driver competing in F1 means that it IS about talent

[David Not Coulthard]

@smissen A bit of good news for you? https://www.racefans.net/groups/f1/forum/topic/vettel-teases-rosberg-for-saying-he-hopes-ferrari-catch-up/#post-294710

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