2014 Singapore Grand Prix - F1

This weekend, Formula 1 arrives at it's more traditional night race at the Marina Bay Circuit for the Singapore Grand Prix, which hosts the 14th Race of the 2014 FIA Formula 1 World Championship Season. Last time out at Monza for the Italian GP, Lewis Hamilton hit back with a win after his teammate and Championship rival Nico Rosberg make 2 mistakes at the first chicane, costing him the win, while Williams' Felipe Massa scored his first podium with 3rd place since Spain in 2013. The gap from Rosberg to Hamilton is now 22 points heading into the race. Will the tension at Mercedes light up the darkness in Singapore? We shall soon find out this Sunday.

Is there any official word on Caterham? I heard Kobyashi might be out.

Alpineopossum wrote:Is there any official word on Caterham? I heard Kobyashi might be out.

Kobayashi and Ericcson are both in.

Kobayashi is apparently getting replaced by Andrea Caldarelli (Super GT and Super Formula driver) for Suzuka.

RealRacingRoots wrote:Kobayashi is apparently getting replaced by Andrea Caldarelli (Super GT and Super Formula driver) for Suzuka.

Somebody's getting booed out of the building

RealRacingRoots wrote:Kobayashi is apparently getting replaced by Andrea Caldarelli (Super GT and Super Formula driver) for Suzuka.

Replacing a Japanese driver for the Japanese GP. That won't make people hate Caterham at all.

Guess who put his car into the wall again!

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:Guess who put his car into the wall again!

Did Maldolan strike again?

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ecclestone-admits-double-points-could-go
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ecclestone-admits-three-car-teams-possible


Some interesting rumors around the F1 paddock.


Also First practice concluded
2014 Singapore Grand Prix – Practice 1 Times
1 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:49.056 16
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:49.178 0.122 23
3 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:49.205 0.149 24
4 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing 1:49.874 0.818 27
5 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing 1:50.122 1.066 21
6 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:50.539 1.483 11
7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:50.783 1.727 19
8 Jenson Button McLaren 1:50.922 1.866 21
9 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:50.990 1.934 26
10 Sergio Perez Force India 1:51.131 2.075 23
11 Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1:51.217 2.161 24
12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:51.604 2.548 23
13 Felipe Massa Williams 1:51.953 2.897 20
14 Pastor Maldonado Lotus 1:52.125 3.069 25
15 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:52.146 3.090 19
16 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:52.171 3.115 15
17 Adrian Sutil Sauber 1:52.237 3.181 22
18 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:52.906 3.850 26
19 Jules Bianchi Marussia 1:54.113 5.057 15
20 Marcus Ericsson Caterham 1:54.475 5.419 26
21 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham 1:54.607 5.551 21
22 Max Chilton Marussia 1:55.170 6.114 17

crl wrote:

RealRacingRoots wrote:Kobayashi is apparently getting replaced by Andrea Caldarelli (Super GT and Super Formula driver) for Suzuka.

Replacing a Japanese driver for the Japanese GP. That won't make people hate Caterham at all.

Not sure it would be as bad as you say it is, Caldarelli should have a decent following in Japan being the leader of the SuperGT.

Certainly a big surprise that Ferrari have the pace for once, considering that of course they haven't had the pace to run up at the front the whole season.

Hey look, Maldanado crashed again. How many cars has he wrecked this season now?

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:Guess who put his car into the wall again!

It's literally every week now.

Alta wrote:

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:Guess who put his car into the wall again!

It's literally every week now.

He's certainly costing Lotus lots of money wrecking there and back again.

Vergne is P4 in practice 3 and ahead of Vettel.

Let that sink in.

MerGaydes ruining another q session.

Nico Rosberg: "DAMNIT!"

About Maldonado, well, to be fair, the Lotus E22 is probably the worst-balanced car out there - Gary Anderson has described it as the worst racing car he's ever seen. I don't think you can place too much blame on him when he's driving the racing car equivalent of a crazed axe murderer.

Rosberg is out, and the race hasn't even started yet.

Good Win Hamilton, feel sorry for Rosberg though. Also I love how Jean-Eric Vergne had a 5-second time penalty and yet still managed to finish 6th.

I've also heard that Kevin Magnussen needed medical treatment for burns after getting too hot in the cockpit.

14 races in, Vettel has now led a single lap.

BWardboy88 wrote:I've also heard that Kevin Magnussen needed medical treatment for burns after getting too hot in the cockpit.

He said during the race that the water from his bottle was burning hot.

navycook75 wrote:14 races in, Vettel has now led a single lap.

He also passed Michael Schumacher for second most points scored in F1 history. Only Alonso has more.