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Post by The_Wall_91 Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:14 pm

Formula 1 makes its return to Shanghai to contest the Chinese GP. China is home to the longest straight in F1. Let's get to some headlines.

Wait... Ferrari Won?

Yes, your eyes were and still not deceiving you. Ferrari won the season opener in Australia by not blowing their pit strategy like they did last year. This win for Ferrari was their first since Singapore 2015. What made Ferrari's win more surprising was the fact that there was no dirty tricks played. While 1 race is never enough to determine anything, this is definitely a positive note for 2017.

Nico Hulkenburg: "Extremely Hard to Overtake"

Nico Hulkenburg's debut race for Renault was pretty good. He finished 11th, 1 spot away from a points paying finish. After the race, however, he was not exactly the happiest guy in the world. Nico complained of a severe lack of overtaking in the race. This may, or may not be true but it is kind of hard to believe a guy after 1 race.

Pretty in Pink

Sahara Force India's pink paint scheme has obviously not damaged their competitiveness. A 7th place effort for Perez and a 10th place effort by Ocon showed that the livery does not matter if you are grabbing points, right Hulkenburg? Oh yeah, that is right, you left Force India because you couldn't beat Sergio even with all of that hype.

Got Puke? (In the Engine)

One of the major storylines during the race was reliability. 7 drivers had to retire from the race due to some sort of mechanical issue. Both Haas cars, Jolyon Palmer, Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll, Daniel Riccardo, and 1 other, whose name has slipped my mind, all retired from the race. While it was still race 1, this is not a good sign for everyone.

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Post by RetrogradeRenegade Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:20 am

The_Wall_91 wrote:
Nico Hulkenburg: "Extremely Hard to Overtake"

Nico Hulkenburg's debut race for Renault was pretty good. He finished 11th, 1 spot away from a points paying finish. After the race, however, he was not exactly the happiest guy in the world. Nico complained of a severe lack of overtaking in the race. This may, or may not be true but it is kind of hard to believe a guy after 1 race.

It's easy if you watched the race and saw cars catching each other at over a second a lap faster and not even be able to attack due to the turbulence from the aero upsetting the balance.
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Post by pennst24 Tue Mar 28, 2017 4:44 pm

RetrogradeRenegade wrote:
The_Wall_91 wrote:
Nico Hulkenburg: "Extremely Hard to Overtake"

Nico Hulkenburg's debut race for Renault was pretty good. He finished 11th, 1 spot away from a points paying finish. After the race, however, he was not exactly the happiest guy in the world. Nico complained of a severe lack of overtaking in the race. This may, or may not be true but it is kind of hard to believe a guy after 1 race.

It's easy if you watched the race and saw cars catching each other at over a second a lap faster and not even be able to attack due to the turbulence from the aero upsetting the balance.

Yeah, kind of odd to attack Hulkenberg for not being able to pass when Hamilton couldn't pass Verstappen and Bottas couldn't pass Hamilton. It's not a good sign.
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Post by bsoyuz Tue Mar 28, 2017 4:59 pm

It was known that these cars would be quicker but passing would be near impossible. Don't expect a high overtake rate this season. If they do happen though, most will be works of art.
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Post by The_Wall_91 Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:59 pm

pennst24 wrote:
RetrogradeRenegade wrote:
The_Wall_91 wrote:
Nico Hulkenburg: "Extremely Hard to Overtake"

Nico Hulkenburg's debut race for Renault was pretty good. He finished 11th, 1 spot away from a points paying finish. After the race, however, he was not exactly the happiest guy in the world. Nico complained of a severe lack of overtaking in the race. This may, or may not be true but it is kind of hard to believe a guy after 1 race.

It's easy if you watched the race and saw cars catching each other at over a second a lap faster and not even be able to attack due to the turbulence from the aero upsetting the balance.

Yeah, kind of odd to attack Hulkenberg for not being able to pass when Hamilton couldn't pass Verstappen and Bottas couldn't pass Hamilton. It's not a good sign.

I agree that the cars are going to be a pain to overtake. I was not necessarily attacking Hulkenburg about the passing, I was just quoting him.

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Post by pennst24 Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:16 pm

The_Wall_91 wrote:
pennst24 wrote:
RetrogradeRenegade wrote:
The_Wall_91 wrote:
Nico Hulkenburg: "Extremely Hard to Overtake"

Nico Hulkenburg's debut race for Renault was pretty good. He finished 11th, 1 spot away from a points paying finish. After the race, however, he was not exactly the happiest guy in the world. Nico complained of a severe lack of overtaking in the race. This may, or may not be true but it is kind of hard to believe a guy after 1 race.

It's easy if you watched the race and saw cars catching each other at over a second a lap faster and not even be able to attack due to the turbulence from the aero upsetting the balance.

Yeah, kind of odd to attack Hulkenberg for not being able to pass when Hamilton couldn't pass Verstappen and Bottas couldn't pass Hamilton. It's not a good sign.

I agree that the cars are going to be a pain to overtake. I was not necessarily attacking Hulkenburg about the passing, I was just quoting him.  

Yeah I got confused because you talked about him in another section of your post about him being beat by Perez. My apologies.
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Post by The_Wall_91 Wed Mar 29, 2017 2:42 pm

pennst24 wrote:
The_Wall_91 wrote:
pennst24 wrote:
RetrogradeRenegade wrote:
The_Wall_91 wrote:
Nico Hulkenburg: "Extremely Hard to Overtake"

Nico Hulkenburg's debut race for Renault was pretty good. He finished 11th, 1 spot away from a points paying finish. After the race, however, he was not exactly the happiest guy in the world. Nico complained of a severe lack of overtaking in the race. This may, or may not be true but it is kind of hard to believe a guy after 1 race.

It's easy if you watched the race and saw cars catching each other at over a second a lap faster and not even be able to attack due to the turbulence from the aero upsetting the balance.

Yeah, kind of odd to attack Hulkenberg for not being able to pass when Hamilton couldn't pass Verstappen and Bottas couldn't pass Hamilton. It's not a good sign.

I agree that the cars are going to be a pain to overtake. I was not necessarily attacking Hulkenburg about the passing, I was just quoting him.  

Yeah I got confused because you talked about him in another section of your post about him being beat by Perez. My apologies.

It's alright

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Post by The_Wall_91 Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:58 am

Time for the questionnaire. Same as Australia, there are 5 questions about the Chinese GP. Here we go,

1. The first Chinese GP was held in 2004. Who won the race and what team did he drive for?

2. Michael Schumacher's final win came in China 2006. Where did he start in the race?

3. 2010 saw one of the odder moments in Formula 1 history. During FP1, this driver lost both of his front wheels while on track.

4. Before this year, what did Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso have in common in China?

5. In 2005, what team clinched the Constructors Championship in China?

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Post by bsoyuz Mon Apr 03, 2017 11:49 am

1. Rubens Barrichello for Ferrari. Jenson Button in the BAR and Kimi Raikkonen in the McLaren closed the podium.

2. 6th

5. Renault with Alonso's win and Fisichella's 4th place.
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Post by The_Wall_91 Mon Apr 03, 2017 11:56 am

bsoyuz wrote:1. Rubens Barrichello for Ferrari. Jenson Button in the BAR and Kimi Raikkonen in the McLaren closed the podium.

2. 6th

5. Renault with Alonso's win and Fisichella's 4th place.

Those 3 are correct, questions 3 and 4 are still up for answers

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Post by Rovenami Mon Apr 03, 2017 12:00 pm

3. Sebastian Buemi
4. I...guess that they were the only two active drivers to finish all laps in the Chinese Grand Prix?
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Post by The_Wall_91 Mon Apr 03, 2017 12:05 pm

Rovenami wrote:3. Sebastian Buemi
4. I...guess that they were the only two active drivers to finish all laps in the Chinese Grand Prix?

Both are correct

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Post by zfitzwater599 Mon Apr 03, 2017 3:05 pm

Wherlein out for the Chinese GP
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Post by Rovenami Fri Apr 07, 2017 2:15 am

In a slightly unrelated note, this year's Malaysian Grand Prix will be the last race at Malaysia.
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Post by The_Wall_91 Fri Apr 07, 2017 5:31 pm

FP1 and FP2 were both heavily affected by weather. FP2 didn't happen, while only a combined 124 laps between 14 drivers occurred in FP1.

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Post by mtrimmer365 Sat Apr 08, 2017 1:15 pm

Lewis Hamilton wins the pole for Shanghai. Jolyon Palmer and Romain Grosjean will start on the final row after grid penalties in qualifying. Antonio Giovinazzi also crashed in Q1
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Post by RyanB06 Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:12 am

Spoiler:
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Post by The_Wall_91 Sun Apr 09, 2017 10:17 am

Winners of the Chinese GP:

Losers of the Chinese GP:

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Post by gone-sovereign Sun Apr 09, 2017 1:58 pm

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Post by Rovenami Sun Apr 09, 2017 2:57 pm

Though, I'm convinced that Lance Stroll's crash wasn't entirely his fault.
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Post by bsoyuz Sun Apr 09, 2017 3:10 pm

Spoiler:

Race was not bad, albeit the start did set up much of the changes we'd have through the event.
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Post by zfitzwater599 Sun Apr 09, 2017 4:37 pm

Stop winning Hamilton
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Post by Alta Mon Apr 10, 2017 4:16 am

Ok race. Mercedes back on the top step but i think Vettel's goof on the start and strats falling Mercedes way really gave them a boost this time, the Vettel v Hamilton storyline might be real imo.
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