2015 Australian GP Discussion Thread

gnrpoison · Post by **gnrpoison** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:15

ROTR: Australia's starting grid for the race? Hopefully Manor will be able to run in the next race that grid looked so small.

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:17

Awesome from Raikonnen to make that pass!

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:17

gnrpoison wrote:ROTR: Australia's starting grid for the race? Hopefully Manor will be able to run in the next race that grid looked so small.

I think it's going to be a rare case of "the whole field bar X".

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:20

McLaren must be wishing they'd tuned Button's engine even further down now, if he can bumble around at the back for a point or two!

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:24

He's doing ok as he is, easily the slowest straight line and still holding up Perez bizarrely.

Err... Did they just unleash the power? Where the hell did that pace come from between 16 and turn 5? And now Perez has hit Button I think!

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:27

Collision with Button and Perez.

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:28

David Croft seems to keep saying Button is driving a "Honda". McLaren will be delighted, I'm sure...

Post by **Londoner** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:29

Can we just give Checo the ROTR already? He's making a conscious attempt to win it. :lol:

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:29

IIDOTR for the marshall!

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:32

Paul Hayes wrote:David Croft seems to keep saying Button is driving a "Honda". McLaren will be delighted, I'm sure...

David Hobbs just called it a "Honda" as well.

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:44

Not Sainz

pit stop disaster

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:45

Sainz Jr. is having an Irvin 99 right now.

AdrianBelmonte_ · Post by **AdrianBelmonte_** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:46

So it seems the jinx is hereditary...

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:48

There should be a Max Verstappen drinking game. Three times I've heard Ben Edwards mention the fact that he's the youngest driver ever now.

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:52

Simtek wrote:There should be a Max Verstappen drinking game. Three times I've heard Ben Edwards mention the fact that he's the youngest driver ever now.

Is Ben Edwards doing the BBC 5 live commentary?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:55

sswishbone wrote:
Simtek wrote:There should be a Max Verstappen drinking game. Three times I've heard Ben Edwards mention the fact that he's the youngest driver ever now.

Is Ben Edwards doing the BBC 5 live commentary?

No, we get the BBC TV commentary on Setanta (Irish satellite sports channel). Kind of weird, I know.

Oh, and it's four times now.

AdrianBelmonte_ · Post by **AdrianBelmonte_** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:56

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:58

12 to go...

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 15 Mar 2015, 05:59

ROTR for Renault!

simonracer · Post by **simonracer** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:00

That's it for Verstappen. 12 cars left.

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:00

Then there were 12.

AdrianBelmonte_ · Post by **AdrianBelmonte_** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:01

https://twitter.com/EliGP/status/576986082010640384

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:02

Rosberg could be in danger of making this interesting... Let's hope Hamilton isn't just cruising.

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:10

RAIKONNEN OUT!!!

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:10

Raikkonen out!

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:10

RAIKKONEN OUT! 11 left!

AdrianBelmonte_ · Post by **AdrianBelmonte_** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:11

I'm starting to feeling bad for Manor, this race was their opportunity

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:11

ROTR Ferrari, what the hell was that!?

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:12

It's down to 11 now.

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:12

Oh dear, bit of a pit stop disaster for Ferrari there.

One more to go and Button gets a point... Sadly the likeliest person to retire is Button himself, though!

Post by **Londoner** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:12

So Ferrari didn't put the left rear on properly. As a wise man once said, great fuggen job.

AdrianBelmonte_ · Post by **AdrianBelmonte_** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:18

"Do you ever wake up with a horse head in the bed?"

gnrpoison · Post by **gnrpoison** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:19

I think if we get any more retirements and it is not Button, I think he has like 5 laps to complete to be eligible for points

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:23

Button in trouble. 10 to go?

gnrpoison · Post by **gnrpoison** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:26

Simtek wrote:Button in trouble. 10 to go?

Come on get to 53 laps to be classified

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:32

Ericsson 8th!

johnston21 · Post by **johnston21** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:32

What did the track-graphic overlay on lap 54 mean "Ron, I will miss you. Bernie" ??? Surely this wasn't a "dig" at Ron Dennis, was it?

(Someone has to post the image from the feed).

Ah, perhaps it was meant for the elder chap who presented Nico his trophy, who was to retire after the race.

simonracer · Post by **simonracer** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:36

Hamilton wins.

AxelP800 · Post by **AxelP800** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:38

Sooooooooo soooooooo sooooooooooooooo cloooossseeeeeeeeeee :'(

gnrpoison · Post by **gnrpoison** » 15 Mar 2015, 06:40

Sauber 4th in Constructors, a bit surprising after the earlier problems and what happened last year.