China Grand Prix

Adam Jones said:If the weather holds up—and assuming they don't scrap the race because of those earthquakes—it’s going to be a wild ride...😁

The folks over in Russia are still calling for heavy rain in the morning, tapering off to a light drizzle by the afternoon before finally drying out by tonight.🙂

Jeremy Sanders42 said:The forecasts in Russia are still calling for heavy rain in the morning, light showers in the afternoon, and then clearing up by evening🙂

Well, great. More earthquakes in China. Given how things are starting off, this isn't looking good...👎

Adam Jones said:Well, damn. More earthquakes in China? It feels like things are starting to slide downhill, and honestly, I’m not sure it bodes well...👎

Don't sweat it too much. It's quite a long way off, and besides, the Chinese authorities will move heaven and earth to keep everything under control.😉

mistybear87 said:don't sweat it, it’s a massive distance away and you know how China is—they'll move mountains just to make sure the thing stays standing 😉

What, are they planning on carrying the cars by hand once the track finally gives way? 😬

Arthur Doyle70 said:What, are they gonna carry the cars when the track collapses? 😬

Carrying or pushing—what’s even the difference? 😬

They aren't strong enough for either, but hey, at least they're persistent. 🤣

Just ask Lewis Hamilton; the guy knows all about it. 😬

stormybadger8 said:whether you're carrying the weight or just pushing through—that’s where the real difference lies. 😬

Either way, they're honestly too weak to handle any of that, even if they are incredibly persistent. 🤣

Just ask Lewis Hamilton—the guy actually knows what he's talking about. 😬

Alright then, does anyone happen to know how far that earthquake was from Shanghai? 🤷

That’s quite a distance...
The earthquake hit the Qinghai province in northern Tibet, while Shanghai is sitting way out on the eastern coast (assuming we don't count Taiwan as Chinese 😁 ).
To me, though, this isn't really about geography. It's about the fact that one part of the country is dealing with hundreds of deaths and a massive humanitarian crisis, while the other part is busy hosting The Great Circus. If this were any other nation, people would be seriously questioning whether holding the race there was even ethical.

Joshua Newman2 said:That's quite a stretch...
The earthquake hit Qinghai up in northern Tibet, while Shanghai is all the way on the eastern coast (assuming we don't count Taiwan as Chinese 😁).
However, I don't think this is actually about the distance involved. It’s more about the reality that one part of the country is facing a humanitarian disaster with hundreds dead, while the other part is busy hosting The Great Circus. If this were any other nation, the ethics of holding such a race would likely be called into question .

But we are talking about China. What does a hundred deaths matter to them? They’ve been tearing down people's homes just to make sure they can host the Olympics in a specific district of the city. This tiny fraction—basically zero percent of the population—shouldn't even pose an issue for the race.

I can't say I'm surprised by the Chinese government's stance. They’ve historically been willing to crack down on their own students during protests, so it's hardly a shock that they wouldn't scrap a Formula 1 race over 500 deaths. To them, the bottom line always wins.
What is actually unsettling, though, is the silence from the major Formula 1 news outlets I follow. Not a single one has even mentioned the earthquake in China. It feels like the industry has collectively decided that holding the race isn't just acceptable, but perfectly normal. I suppose when the world feels like it's spinning out of control, people would rather look at fast cars than face a tragedy.

stormybadger8 said:whether they're carrying the car or pushing it, it's all the same thing 😬

they're too weak to handle any of that anyway, though I guess they're persistent enough 🤣

just ask Lewis Hamilton, he's seen it all before 😬

Really? Because I heard through the grapevine that Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel are doing some specialized conditioning training, just to make sure they have the stamina to push their cars back to the pits if everything falls apart on track, and word is Lewis Hamilton
is planning on following that exact same routine...😉 🤣🤣

The main thing is that Ferrari isn't losing sleep over their engine reliability 😬

1st place

1 Jenson Button 1:36.667
2 Nico Rosberg +00.081
3 Lewis Hamilton +00.108
4 Michael Schumacher +00.842
5 Sebastian Vettel +00.934
6 Robert Kubica +01.049
7 Vitaly Petrov +01.078
8 Mark Webber +01.313

Fernando Alonso 24.

Does anyone happen to have a working link for the practice session stream? 🙂

slynomad32 said:Can anyone drop a link for the practice session stream? 🙂

Just stick to a "text-based" live feed

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/formul...ractice-2.html

I'm aware of that, but I was actually thinking in terms of the video... anyway, thanks for the help👍

It’s available on the ESPN live stream👍

stormybadger8 said:What matters is that Ferrari isn't sweating their engine reliability right now.😬

Yeah, it seems most people here are more interested in watching the neighbors' grass grow.
But seriously, Alonso is out of time in the first session. Any guesses on what went wrong?

It looks like my front suspension has completely given up on me 🤣🤣🤣



I mean, seriously, it’s looking like a literal line on a blueprint 🤣🤣🤣

Oh man, looks like Alonsu just torched yet another engine 🤣🤣🤣🤣