2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix

Elsabor67 · 03-17-2013, 01:00 AM

And here goes the warmup lap.......finally

Elsabor67 · 03-17-2013, 01:06 AM

What a jump from Massa and Alonso, 2-3 off the jump with Hammy in 4th. Kimmi all over Hammy in 5th.

Finger boy is rolling away in 1st

Mtxzptlk · 03-17-2013, 01:41 AM

Massa: What are we gonna do? LOL.

Not quite Kimi material but it's pretty damn funny.

EINSER M · 03-17-2013, 02:27 AM

I'm ok with RAI ALO VET !!!!!!!
leave him alone let RAI WIN!!!!!!

Elsabor67 · 03-17-2013, 02:37 AM

Awesome run for Kimi. Great run for Alonso and Massa. Vettel did good but was definetly not the fastest.

Great run without major incidents.

jonasaurus · 03-17-2013, 02:45 AM

Where did Red Bull's pace go!

Happy for Kimi though, well deserved!

mikey0120 · 03-17-2013, 03:04 AM

Kimi... Bravo!

E90SLAM · 03-17-2013, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by jonasaurus

Where did Red Bull's pace go!

Happy for Kimi though, well deserved!

Lots of analysis stated the cooler track temperature affected the performance of the tires.

E90SLAM · 03-17-2013, 03:54 AM

Great race...I always felt Massa got screwed over with pit strategy. In order to get fernando up front.

Even with Massa got some pace today.

red998 · 03-17-2013, 07:42 AM

Awesome pictures.
i don't know where u get them but that is amazing.
results could not be happier...been waiting for the iceman to capitalize.
cant wait till next race.

///Marko · 03-17-2013, 07:47 AM

This is one of the rare days I´m proud to be from Finland. Cheers Kimi!

Raikkonen · 03-17-2013, 09:50 AM

Thank you for your kind words everyone!!!

M_Six · 03-17-2013, 11:30 AM

Kimi knows what he's doing.

Great drives by the Force India boys. Glad to see Ferrari doing well.

Maldonado showing some improvement. He went off without taking out another driver. Well done, Pastor.

On a side note, NBC needs a new graphics editor. In the driver points graphic they misspelled Grosjean's name and listed him as a Ferrari driver. Nice.

ptack · 03-17-2013, 02:54 PM

Interesting race. It started like a lot of 2012 races - Weber falls asleep at the start and Vetel runs away, but it got interesting with all the pitting (as intended). Let's see if Kimi can keep it up.

phrozen06 · 03-17-2013, 03:37 PM

Webber has to be the worst starter i've ever seen.

I predict a mid season meltdown by Hamilton once he realizes his Mercedes is a piece of junk.

Kimi does what Kimi does and that is just win.

EINSER M · 03-17-2013, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phrozen06

Webber has to be the worst starter i've ever seen.

I predict a mid season meltdown by Hamilton once he realizes his Mercedes is a piece of junk.

Kimi does what Kimi does and that is just win.

its either mental with WEB or he's just mental? FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

phrozen06 · 03-17-2013, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EINSER M

its either mental with WEB or he's just mental? FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can only assume that WEB has not recovered from the Disaster he had 3 years ago during the Chinese Grand Prix. He was leading in the points and wiped out on a wet part of the track. He was in the points lead for like 4 or 5 races and was on pace to win the drivers title.

Nang Vann · 03-17-2013, 04:33 PM

Phew what a race! Tough start for Webbo.

Congrats to Raikkonen, always good to see him up there, can't wait till next week

hellrotm · 03-17-2013, 05:39 PM

Great race, great outcome!

E90SLAM · 03-17-2013, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M_Six

Kimi knows what he's doing.

Great drives by the Force India boys. Glad to see Ferrari doing well.

Maldonado showing some improvement. He went off without taking out another driver. Well done, Pastor.

On a side note, NBC needs a new graphics editor. In the driver points graphic they misspelled Grosjean's name and listed him as a Ferrari driver. Nice.

As far as NBC, at least they can do side-by-side picture of the race on 5 of 7 commercial breaks. I wish they can do it for ALL ads.

Echo M3 · 03-17-2013, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by E90SLAM

As far as NBC, at least they can do side-by-side picture of the race on 5 of 7 commercial breaks. I wish they can do it for ALL ads.

I agree, the picture-in-picture commercials are a MAJOR improvement. What is effectively 2 real commercial breaks is hugely preferred over the old system. That alone makes me like NBC sports over SPEED.

M_Six · 03-17-2013, 07:16 PM

Those picture-in-a-picture commercials took longer, I think. I'll have to pay closer attention next time, but the full commercial breaks are 2 minutes. Those picture-in-a-picture commercials seemed to be 3 or 4 minutes. On my screen they looked like a cell phone image on a huge background. Sort of hard to see. Better than no coverage at all, I guess.

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Elsabor67 aiming for 450..... 322 Rep 2,910 Posts Drives: Totaled :-( Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Louisiana iTrader: (28) Garage List 2009 135i [10.00]	What a jump from Massa and Alonso, 2-3 off the jump with Hammy in 4th. Kimmi all over Hammy in 5th. Finger boy is rolling away in 1st __________________ Quote from Ezeedee regarding car mods: "you're only done when you sell the car "
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Mtxzptlk Driving Dog 916 Rep 1,226 Posts Drives: 635/1815, X3M Comp Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: That somewhere over the rainbow iTrader: (10)	Massa: What are we gonna do? LOL. Not quite Kimi material but it's pretty damn funny. Last edited by Mtxzptlk; 03-17-2013 at 01:47 AM..
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Elsabor67 aiming for 450..... 322 Rep 2,910 Posts Drives: Totaled :-( Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Louisiana iTrader: (28) Garage List 2009 135i [10.00]	Awesome run for Kimi. Great run for Alonso and Massa. Vettel did good but was definetly not the fastest. Great run without major incidents. __________________ Quote from Ezeedee regarding car mods: "you're only done when you sell the car "
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jonasaurus Brigadier General 78 Rep 3,178 Posts Drives: E90 M3 [Sold] Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	Where did Red Bull's pace go! Happy for Kimi though, well deserved! __________________ ///M3 \| E90 LCI \| Space Grey \| Fox Red with CF Structure \| 6MT \| 260M \| My build
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E90SLAM Supreme Allied Commander 2092 Rep 61,781 Posts Drives: A BBS WHORE Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: . iTrader: (6) Garage List 2022 BMW X3 sDrive30i [0.00]	Great race...I always felt Massa got screwed over with pit strategy. In order to get fernando up front. Even with Massa got some pace today. __________________
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red998 Lieutenant 41 Rep 556 Posts Drives: E92 SG '10 6MT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cary NC iTrader: (0)	Awesome pictures. i don't know where u get them but that is amazing. results could not be happier...been waiting for the iceman to capitalize. cant wait till next race.
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///Marko Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 235 Posts Drives: X3 35d lci Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Finland iTrader: (0)	This is one of the rare days I´m proud to be from Finland. Cheers Kimi!
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M_Six Free Thinker 21412 Rep 7,639 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	Kimi knows what he's doing. Great drives by the Force India boys. Glad to see Ferrari doing well. Maldonado showing some improvement. He went off without taking out another driver. Well done, Pastor. On a side note, NBC needs a new graphics editor. In the driver points graphic they misspelled Grosjean's name and listed him as a Ferrari driver. Nice. __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede Last edited by M_Six; 03-17-2013 at 11:42 AM..
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ptack Brigadier General 316 Rep 4,486 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: May 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 135i [6.50]	Interesting race. It started like a lot of 2012 races - Weber falls asleep at the start and Vetel runs away, but it got interesting with all the pitting (as intended). Let's see if Kimi can keep it up. __________________ 135i, SGM, Coral, Sport Package, Auto, Premium Hifi, USB/ipod, Apex EC-7s, PPK Stage II
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Nang Vann Lieutenant Colonel 27 Rep 1,513 Posts Drives: E46 M3, R35 GT-R Join Date: May 2011 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Phew what a race! Tough start for Webbo. Congrats to Raikkonen, always good to see him up there, can't wait till next week
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hellrotm Banned 4080 Rep 6,924 Posts Drives: F80 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: ...Location...Location iTrader: (0)	Great race, great outcome!
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M_Six Free Thinker 21412 Rep 7,639 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	Those picture-in-a-picture commercials took longer, I think. I'll have to pay closer attention next time, but the full commercial breaks are 2 minutes. Those picture-in-a-picture commercials seemed to be 3 or 4 minutes. On my screen they looked like a cell phone image on a huge background. Sort of hard to see. Better than no coverage at all, I guess. __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede
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