2012 Japanese GP (Suzuka) - Oct 7th

darkmarlin16 said:Waking up at 6:30 AM.

Oh, absolutely. ☕

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Let’s go people. Time to wake uuuuuup

Jason Campbell70 said:Alonso clearly waited until the very end of qualifying on purpose. He obviously thought that was his best move. If he’d actually gone out thirty seconds earlier, maybe he could have taken Spoon at a decent racing pace. But he didn't.
It happened. He blew it because of Kimi Räikkönen. It wasn't even about his own driving mistakes—it was that damn yellow flag on that section of the track. Total disaster thanks to Kimi's error.

Whatever. This whole argument is basically just built on Alonso saying he would've been faster and finished in fourth.
The only issue is that I’m pretty sure Alonso is lying about how long and wide it actually is...

I'm honestly just hunting for some live sector timing from that last lap. I think it would clear up a few things, but no luck finding it anywhere.😢

Did I just stumble upon some footage from the car?☕
From what I can see, Alonso hasn't been able to touch his best lap time of 1:31.833 since the very first lap. He's just sitting there being slow.😳
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFun35EqYbg
That red light on the left keeps flashing, which means he’s lagging behind his best lap. Too bad the footage is a total blur—can't tell exactly how much time he's losing.🤷
And he actually went and did it, too. Messing up the turn.Honestly, Kimi is definitely the one to blame here. Shame on him.

Kimi was running about 0.200 faster than his pre-session personal best... honestly, that’s probably why he was so pissed off at himself.😳
His best time was a 1:31.826, which means he’s likely looking at somewhere around a 1:31.600 or 1:31.700—maybe even faster.
He would've finished right behind Alonso if he hadn't spun out...
Staring at that green light and seeing -219 on the steering wheel display...


So, the rumor is that Red Bull wouldn't let Jenson Button go out and clock a faster lap than Sebastian Vettel or Mark Webber. Honestly, who cares? That lap time was light-years beyond anyone else anyway. Plus, everyone already knew Button was staring down a five-place grid penalty regardless.☕

Ferrari didn't have the pace to fight for anything better than sixth. At the end of the day, Kimi was the only one who actually lost out because of that pit stop... and maybe Jenson Button or Lewis Hamilton, assuming they even had any decent pace to begin with.
Maybe Perez and Grosjean walked away with something, but honestly? I wouldn't hold my breath. Who knows.
He probably would've been about 0.200 seconds faster. He just lost all that momentum hitting those chicanes, so he’d almost certainly be right where he is now.

If you ask me, Alonso’s still got it. He could have easily finished right behind Kimi.
Can't even find any decent stats on how Nico Hulkenberg used to run...

I can't stand these early morning slots. 😁

darkmarlin16 said:☕

Come on, people! Wakeyyyyyyyy up!

Morning, fellow American workforce! ;-)

Yeah... we're totally ready to go out there and humble those wannabe champions ☕

Georgie is being a total disaster again today 🙂

stormybadger8 said:the whole argument rests solely on Alonso's claim that he would have been faster and finished in fourth place...

And as such, that statement carries much more weight than just some "blah, blah, blah," or "it looks to me," or "maybe," or a bunch of emojis and mindless rambling.

But sure, "it's obvious to you that Alonso is lying about how long and wide he is." 😍

darkmarlin16 said:Georgie is just being difficult again today. 🙂

Lauda remains sharp and perceptive, as always. ☕

After qualifying wrapped up yesterday, the rain started coming down and basically washed away the layer they’d laid onto the track. 😉

Jessica 😍

Jason Campbell70 said:Lauda’s looking sharp and staying sharp, just like always. ☕

Well, not quite "as always," if we're being honest.

I mean, let's face it—Lauda looks way better now than he did 30 or 40 years ago. 😁

Come on, Webber, give me some luck! 😍

Kamui 🙏

Total garbage

Alonso 👋

Solid start to the race ☕

Jeboti went flying off track, and man, it’s such a bummer that Webber wasn't there to take his place instead of Sep.

Come on, VN USA, just drop the footage already, for crying out loud!

All hail the greatest, the absolute best, the most magnificent—just add whatever adjective you want here—el Campeon. 👋

Man, I hope Kamui actually pulls it off and gives us something to cheer about here!

darkmarlin16 said:Man, I hope Kamui pulls some magic out of his hat here

Please, what are you even talking about? It’s obviously Massa's show today.