2012 Belgian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:06

Holy shite....that was massive....

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:06

Hamilton you absolute James Allen.

14 Hundred Hours · Post by **14 Hundred Hours** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:06

Anyone else worried when Alonso wasn't getting out of the car?
Crikes.

Dj_bereta · Post by **Dj_bereta** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:07

YES!!! TAKE THAT CRYLONSO! TAKE THAT FIA! WHERE IS YOUR DRIVER NOW?

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:07

Oh boy, Force Indias having P3 and P4 after the start. Who'd have thought that?

GwilymJJames · Post by **GwilymJJames** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:07

Wouldn't be surprised if Maldonado had jumped the start.

E: Yep, 100% jump start.

Caterham in 10th!

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:07

Grosjean is out again, Perez is out, Kobayashi needs a new front wing after his horrendous start, but he won't be a lap down.

Ferrarist · Post by **Ferrarist** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:08

14 Hundred Hours wrote:Anyone else worried when Alonso wasn't getting out of the car?
Crikes.

Yup. But thank god no one was hurt in that accident.

S951 · Post by **S951** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:08

Kamui is still in, apologies GROWJEAN YOU BELL!!!

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:08

That was an insane accident and Grosjean was the one who triggered it, not Hamilton. Poor Sergio Perez

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:09

Maldonado didn't look like he jumped the strart. Grosjean's fault at the first corner, in my opinion. Holy crap, look at the view from Kobayashi's car.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:10

EDIT: I stand corrected. Grosjean, you French fry :twisted:

Shadaza · Post by **Shadaza** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:10

shinji wrote:Hamilton you absolute James Allen.

It was Grosjean who pushed Hamilton off the road.

Shadaza · Post by **Shadaza** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:10

shinji wrote:Hamilton you absolute James Allen.

It was Grosjean who pushed Hamilton off the road.

Henrique · Post by **Henrique** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:11

It's scary to watch those accidents in first person view. Kobayashi saw all those cars coming from the right

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:12

Big big big crash

GROSJEAN!

Alonso and Hamilton out -> :lol:

Perez and Kobayashi -> :cry:

Wonder start from Maldonado but apparently he jumped the start, hopefully Raikkonen can now win the race, with the FORCE INDIAS 3RD AND 4TH AND SCHUMACHER 5TH :shock:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:12

How Alonso got away without being decapitated in all that is beyond me :shock:

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:13

Button, Raikkonen and the Red Bull drivers will be delighted with that - a real chance to eat into Alonso's championship lead if they can take it.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:13

Ricciardo 6th, Webber 8th, ahead of their teammates. Brilliant :lol:

Although seeing the onboard from Alonso, he's probably going to need a new pair of pants after that...

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:14

What is insane is the positions of the cars behind button and raikonnen, both force indias and toro rossos in top 10, where did that come from?

LellaLombardi · Post by **LellaLombardi** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:15

Completely Grosjean's fault. He's not good on lap one is he. Poor Sauber too, but I had a hunch this would happen to them.

However - SCHUMI 5th!

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:15

Phoenix wrote:HAMILTON YOU ABSOLUTE PIECE OF USELESS GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!! BATHPLUGGING JAMES HUNT, MORON!!!!!!!!!!! STUPID BRAINLESS DEGENERATE IMBECILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF VETTEL WINS THE TITLE AGAIN I'LL BUY A HAT THEN EAT IT!!!!!!!!!!! ROTR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But it was Grosjean who knocked Hamilton off to the grass in the first place. After that he was just a passenger while Grosjean took out everyone... Once again, the FIA's case for closed cockpits or higher sides to prevent cars from running on top of each other; Alonso was really lucky.

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:15

Is it just me or is Kovalainen up into the points?

Also,I think Kobayashi's pitstop is not that bad at all for him.He gets to switch to the hards,which can give him track positions as he overtakes those still using their first pitstops to switch to options.

Also,Hamilton i think has every right to be mad at Grosjean.

S951 · Post by **S951** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:15

Guys the CUCUMBER is 14th

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:16

Wizzie wrote:How Alonso got away without being decapitated in all that is beyond me

Alonso is lucky to walk away from that unhurt, after having Grosjean piling over him and then Hamilton. I'm suprised he wasn't hit by any debris

Bad luck Schumi has turned into Good Luck SCHUMI AS HE IS NOW 5TH

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:16

Interesting fact: Alonso was in a first-lap incident in Barrichello's 300th race at Spa and he was now in a first-lap incident in Schumacher's 300th race at Spa

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:17

Shadaza wrote:
shinji wrote:Hamilton you absolute James Allen.

It was Grosjean who pushed Hamilton off the road.

That was just my immediate rage talking. So disappointed.

My God Pastor again.

Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:17

The Reverend's done it again...

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:17

Speaking of lucky bastards, how did Kobayashi escape that crash? It was a bloody miracle. And Maldonado's out. Hulkenburg in second! (Force India advantage at high speed circuits, perhaps?)

14 Hundred Hours · Post by **14 Hundred Hours** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:17

Hulkenburg passed Raikkonen?!
Yay oh yay

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:18

And the Hulk's up to 2nd!

GwilymJJames · Post by **GwilymJJames** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:18

The Caterham points dream dies.

Complete this sentence: Maldonado _______

LellaLombardi · Post by **LellaLombardi** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:18

Maldonado. Quelle Surprise. At least he won't have to take a jump start penalty now

S951 · Post by **S951** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:18

Schumi to challenge?

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:20

Odd thing to say, I know, but nice to see Schumacher doing well.

Post by **mario** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:23

tristan1117 wrote:
Phoenix wrote:HAMILTON YOU ABSOLUTE PIECE OF USELESS GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!! BATHPLUGGING JAMES HUNT, MORON!!!!!!!!!!! STUPID BRAINLESS DEGENERATE IMBECILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF VETTEL WINS THE TITLE AGAIN I'LL BUY A HAT THEN EAT IT!!!!!!!!!!! ROTR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But it was Grosjean who knocked Hamilton off to the grass in the first place. After that he was just a passenger while Grosjean took out everyone... Once again, the FIA's case for closed cockpits or higher sides to prevent cars from running on top of each other; Alonso was really lucky.

I'd have to agree that, on reviewing the replay, that Grosjean probably has to bear the majority of the blame for that accident - given that he was being edged towards the edge of the track, he didn't have many options available to him. Equally, from Alonso's point of view that was a pretty nasty accident - thank goodness that Grosjean struck Alonso's car towards the front of the chassis.

S951 · Post by **S951** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:23

so really how do you solve a problem like the reverend

LellaLombardi · Post by **LellaLombardi** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:25

For every step forward that Williams make, Pastor takes them two back.

Now all we need is rain and the race is Schumi's. Doesn't look likely though.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:26

My word, that Force India of Di Resta's slow as hell :lol:

GwilymJJames · Post by **GwilymJJames** » 02 Sep 2012, 12:27

Maldonado's retirement appears to have been caused by a crash with Glock - formula1.com reporting an investigation.