FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA SANTANDER 2012: RACE *** SPOILERS ***

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+1....if Fernando wasn't winning, Williams is a good sub. I think Alonso leads the WDC though.

 

After 8 years of jockying around with the rules.....F1 has finally achieved what they wanted to achieve and thats NASCAR type racing in which anyone can win almost anytime. F1 is no longer the pinacle of motor sport. Its just another way to make more money at the cost of "real" racing.
BTW I have always been a staunch MS fan and excited that he came out of retirement but even I have to admit that he is looking more and more like an idiot.

 

Say what??????????????
Well done, lad!!!!

 

Nice drive Fernando. Now if they can get Pirelli to stop making crap tyres, the races would be so much better. Hate seeing cars driven below their capabilities just becaus the tyres dont last

 

Dont you get it? The crap tire and 1 million variations is all part of the plan to keep the racing close.

 

Terrific race & great to see our 5th winner of the season. Well done Pastor!

 

They wanted to get rid of the Ferrari dominance so they limited budgets and tightened the specs so that non-Ferrari fans wouldn't just stop watching. Subsequently, guys like Brawn and Horner were able to exploit gaps in the rules, but this year they finally have the parity they sought. It's as if each ar is good at certain tracks, but no car is good at every track.

Frankly, it does make for a better spectacle

 

Which motor sport is the pinacle then?

Actually maybe you should start a new thread

 

Sad but true.

If tire choice strategy can effect race results it adds to the interest but the situation now is such that no matter how the teams work their strategy it comes down to chance.
Exciting but not sport.

 

Kimi always takes a swig before spraying the champagne. Good gesture by FA. He's the class of the group this season.

 

Wonderful race from Pasta and the Williams team. Terrific effort from Renault and Kobi also. More surprise points for Fred, all good.

Makes you wonder what the remainder of 2012 will have in store for us....

 

Im sure one could be created. You just need to offer an unlimited racing budget, refueling all you want, use whatever tire you want, and wide open development and testing. Oh wait....that used to be F1. Its now all about the money they can rip out of our pockets and whats so sad is that many racing fans are getting sucked into this crap.

 

+1...while the rules have killed the runaway team performances (which I understand by they didn't like that), F1 feels far too contrived now.

 

You are f'in kidding me.
Speed is going to football instead of post race?

 

What are the WDC standings now?

 

Wait...Speed skips the interviews for....SOCCER??

 

IDIOTS,!!

 

Alonso is looking at Kimi thinking WTF did you just say, dude...?

 

They institute rules in the name of cost cutting that reduce component failures taking legitimate chance out of the equation and then come up with cockamamie gimmicks to reintroduce chance.
Contrived?

 

While BBC still has another hour of breakdowns and interviews.

 

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Well they skipped the national anthems for another Mercedes commercial.

Seriously, did they have 45 minutes of commercials in a 2 hour broadcast?

 

Hullo your name is SPEED not tedium.

 

Alonso/Vettel tied at 61 pts, Hamilton at 53, Raikkonen 49 and Webber 48. RBR leads the WCC by 11 over McLaren