2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 23 Nov 2014, 14:03

"Top 5 or 6 or whatever it is" -Rosberg about where he needs to finish

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 23 Nov 2014, 14:18

I hope for Rosberg's sake he doesn't go out and then Hamilton retires on the last lap or something. That'd be pretty sickening.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 23 Nov 2014, 14:22

Paul Hayes wrote:I hope for Rosberg's sake he doesn't go out and then Hamilton retires on the last lap or something. That'd be pretty sickening.

It's a done deal now. Rosberg is slipping down the order quickly. He would need people to drop out besides Hamilton most probably.

Post by **Londoner** » 23 Nov 2014, 14:27

So, after 21 years, and a couple of management changes later, a streak is likely to come to an end...

MY CLIENTS ESTEBAN GUTIERREZ AND ADRIAN SUTIL BROKE SAUBER'S WCC POINTS STREAK IN 2014 (/Paul Heyman mode)

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 23 Nov 2014, 14:28

DanielPT wrote:
Paul Hayes wrote:I hope for Rosberg's sake he doesn't go out and then Hamilton retires on the last lap or something. That'd be pretty sickening.

It's a done deal now. Rosberg is slipping down the order quickly. He would need people to drop out besides Hamilton most probably.

True. But let's hope Williams can somehow nab the win!

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 23 Nov 2014, 14:33

Will Hamilton jump out of the way if he's caught, do you think?

After all, he and Massa do have rather a record of running into each other.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 23 Nov 2014, 14:34

Paul Hayes wrote:Will Hamilton jump out of the way if he's caught, do you think?

After all, he and Massa do have rather a record of running into each other.

Massa will not catch him. Even if Hamilton kept his pace like this, there is no time left unless some mistake happens.

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 23 Nov 2014, 14:36

Kobayashi out :cry:

BBC's F1 As It Happened wrote:Caterham: Kamui explains he felt "a lot of vibrations" during last couple of laps and car was becoming un drivable

Lewis Hamilton's race engineer, via BBC's F1 As It Happened wrote:Lewis, Nico is not a threat now.

Post by **Londoner** » 23 Nov 2014, 14:42

Massive respect for Rosberg, refusing to retire the car. Poor chap.

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 23 Nov 2014, 14:44

Looks like Mercedes got what they wanted.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 23 Nov 2014, 14:44

Rosberg wanting to finish is a fine attitude, I guess. But it also strikes like being delusional.

Post by **Miguel98** » 23 Nov 2014, 14:47

I'm gutted for Rosberg. Really gutted. Didn't deserve to loose the title like this.

And Massa with a fenomenal drive. Saw a bit of his old pre-2009 crash there. Very good stuff.

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 23 Nov 2014, 15:08

Rosberg wanting to finish the race, Massa and also RIcciardo's great drives... amazing really.

Congrats Lewis, you are a double world champ.

Post by **mario** » 23 Nov 2014, 15:10

DanielPT wrote:Rosberg wanting to finish is a fine attitude, I guess. But it also strikes like being delusional.

I think it was more that, in the circumstances, it was the only way in which he could reclaim at least a little bit of dignity given the way in which the race slipped away from him (going down fighting, as it were). I guess that, after that start, Rosberg had to push his car to the limits in order to try and close the gap, and sadly for him it looks like it was just that bit too much for the car to take.

good_Ralf · Post by **good_Ralf** » 23 Nov 2014, 15:10

Congraulations, Lewis. I applauded him when he crossed the line.

Dan B · Post by **Dan B** » 23 Nov 2014, 15:14

Congratulations to Hamilton. I might not like the guy, but he did have a great race. Ditto for Massa and Bottas (despite the latter's poor start).

Also congratulations to Hulkenberg and Perez for finishing 6th and 7th. Does that mean they take over McLaren, or do double points only apply to podium positions?

LolLola · Post by **LolLola** » 23 Nov 2014, 15:14

Hamilton is the double British F1 world champion, first since Sir Jackie Stewart back in 1971

It's okay Rosberg, give your best next year

Massa is soooo close

Marussia 9th with 2 points #ForzaJules

Sauber doesn't score a point

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 23 Nov 2014, 15:28

LolLola wrote:Massa is soooo close

Remember in the silly season when Massa fell down the grid to Williams? Good times.

andrew · Post by **andrew** » 23 Nov 2014, 15:35

Dan B wrote:Congratulations to Hamilton. I might not like the guy, but he did have a great race. Ditto for Massa and Bottas (despite the latter's poor start).

Also congratulations to Hulkenberg and Perez for finishing 6th and 7th. Does that mean they take over McLaren, or do double points only apply to podium positions?

They don't as button came 5th

good_Ralf · Post by **good_Ralf** » 23 Nov 2014, 15:58

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 23 Nov 2014, 16:51

"You still suck"

Post by **tommykl** » 23 Nov 2014, 17:28

Even though I still can't really say I like him, massive respect to Hamilton. He won that title fairly.

The problem is, most of his fanbase is extremely annoying. They've already started calling Rosberg unimaginative nicknames and saying how much Lewis was better. Hamilton won because he was just that bit quicker than Rosberg. Not "despite those Germans hating our LEWIS because he's a Brit", or despite "Cheatsburg doing dirty tricks throughout the season", or despite getting "almost all Mercedes' unreliability", or being that much better because "he scored a podium when starting last!", which Rosberg also did in Russia.

In other words, yes, Lewis was the better driver this season. That doesn't make Rosberg any less good or deserving of his title chance.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 23 Nov 2014, 17:29

CoopsII wrote:
"You still suck"

This deserves to be in the Caption This thread...

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 23 Nov 2014, 18:16

One can only imagine the on-line devastation DonTirri is causing right now, the verbal shrapnel grenade (his words) will be all over the place :lol:

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 23 Nov 2014, 18:28

CoopsII wrote:One can only imagine the on-line devastation DonTirri is causing right now, the verbal shrapnel grenade (his words) will be all over the place

It's too early for that. He is still in a catatonic state he entered since the moment Hamilton crossed his line. You will feel his wrath though soon enough...

good_Ralf · Post by **good_Ralf** » 23 Nov 2014, 18:32

I also congratulate Williams on 3rd place in the Constructors. They deserve it so much. Their car was an absolutely stunning creation. Hopefully they'll be right up there again in '15, however I honestly expect them to be less competitive again.

LukeB · Post by **LukeB** » 24 Nov 2014, 00:38

good_Ralf wrote:

*Unchained Melody*

LolLola · Post by **LolLola** » 24 Nov 2014, 03:11

razta · Post by **razta** » 24 Nov 2014, 04:39

TheFlyingCaterham · Post by **TheFlyingCaterham** » 24 Nov 2014, 07:55

Hehehe. My local news reporter (WIN News) said that 'Lewis Hamilton drove away to claim the win and the title, and was by far faster than teammate Nico Rosberg' or something like that. No mention of Nico's technical problems whatsoever. He even made it kind of sound like Nico's car didn't have any problems at all. Sounds pretty biased to me

razta · Post by **razta** » 24 Nov 2014, 13:57

I was standing right next to Jo Bauer when Rosberg was 7KMH slower than Vettel.. Jo's face said it all.

He was annoyed that we didn't get to see the "FIGHT" that was expected..

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 25 Nov 2014, 16:55

In the post Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the McLaren-Honda made its first testing appearance. The good news is that they managed a debut very similar to what another engine manufacturer had managed in February. The bad news is that it was Renault's debut. Anyway, it's only the first time and they at least have more time to improve stuff.

Sublime_FA11C · Post by **Sublime_FA11C** » 25 Nov 2014, 19:30

Yeah, i was thinking the same thing. ^^
The difference is that at least Honda are embarassing themselves in November and not February so you'd think they will have enough time to sort out their engine.

Post by **mario** » 25 Nov 2014, 20:33

Sublime_FA11C wrote:Yeah, i was thinking the same thing. ^^
The difference is that at least Honda are embarassing themselves in November and not February so you'd think they will have enough time to sort out their engine.

Whilst it was not the most promising start to their post season testing, Honda are reportedly throwing a lot of resources at this project - there is talk that Honda has brought two different engine designs to Abu Dhabi for McLaren to test, so they will be pressing on quite hard with development.

Furthermore, Renault was also able to make fairly large gains when it came to boosting their reliability after their terrible off season, and that was with considerably more limited resources and a shorter timeframe in which to make the changes (it's still a couple of months before the pre-2015 test sessions begin in earnest). I would not be surprised if Honda can at least manage to make decent process on their reliability in the intervening months, although the outright performance of the engines remain to be seen.

andrew · Post by **andrew** » 25 Nov 2014, 20:41

Some good news for Honda. According to Eric Boullier the issue today was a Mclaren built part, not Honda.

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 25 Nov 2014, 20:51

andrew wrote:Some good news for Honda. According to Eric Boullier the issue today was a Mclaren built part, not Honda.

But... the MP4-29 is indestructible...

andrew · Post by **andrew** » 25 Nov 2014, 21:22

Simtek wrote:
andrew wrote:Some good news for Honda. According to Eric Boullier the issue today was a Mclaren built part, not Honda.

But... the MP4-29 is indestructible...

Sorry I didnt make it clear, the issue was with the P.U but the part on the P.U was done by mclaren not Honda.

The other races the mclaren broke down in include bahrain and singapore, maybe the mp4-29 does not like that area...

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 25 Nov 2014, 21:58

andrew wrote:
Simtek wrote:
andrew wrote:Some good news for Honda. According to Eric Boullier the issue today was a Mclaren built part, not Honda.

But... the MP4-29 is indestructible...

Sorry I didnt make it clear, the issue was with the P.U but the part on the P.U was done by mclaren not Honda.

The other races the mclaren broke down in include bahrain and singapore, maybe the mp4-29 does not like that area...

What is "that area"? Since it includes Bahrain, the UAE, and... Singapore??

Post by **Ataxia** » 25 Nov 2014, 22:11

UgncreativeUsergname wrote:
andrew wrote:
Simtek wrote:But... the MP4-29 is indestructible...

Sorry I didnt make it clear, the issue was with the P.U but the part on the P.U was done by mclaren not Honda.

The other races the mclaren broke down in include bahrain and singapore, maybe the mp4-29 does not like that area...

What is "that area"? Since it includes Bahrain, the UAE, and... Singapore??

That's a very well known fault with the MP4-29, it has something of an aversion to floodlights...must be all that chrome.

andrew · Post by **andrew** » 25 Nov 2014, 22:21

Ataxia wrote:
UgncreativeUsergname wrote:

The other races the mclaren broke down in include bahrain and singapore, maybe the mp4-29 does not like that area...

What is "that area"? Since it includes Bahrain, the UAE, and... Singapore??

That's a very well known fault with the MP4-29, it has something of an aversion to floodlights...must be all that chrome.[/quote]

Exactly..!!!!!!!! Bahrian and the U.A.E are in the same area, my Geogrpahy served me incorrectly about the whereabouts of Singapore.Maybe the MP4-29 hates hot places at night.