2013 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix

[Matthew327]

Very pathetic behavior of those in charge - both in Mercedes and Red Bull pits. Neither should Vettel have won this race, nor should Hamilton be standing on the podium.

At least Hamilton acknowledged the fact that Rosberg should've been on the podium, which Vettel obviously didn't. If I were Rosberg or Webber, I'd think about my future and whether this future probably lies with another team.

 

[Ketnix]

Haha gotta' love Vettel, he's got nuts for sure.

 

[Carlos Luna]

What did Webber say to Seb just before the podium?

If you're talking about the code or whatever, it was "Multi Twenty-One". Mark said something along the lines of "what about Multi-twenty one Seb? Yeah, multi-twenty one", Seb didn't say anything in return.

Gah, what a race! Wasn't sure if it would be worth staying up until 3am for, but it certainly was! Now I have to get up in 3 hours to go buy a 3DS and then head to the NASCAR race later.

 

[Diego Lopez]

One thing is sure, Mark will not respect team rules any more (if that "hold position" code is interpreted right)... wait Helmut... Yes, that seems to be the case, Seb took the opportunity, broke the team rules. Nice little hint thou "basically we treat the drivers the same" but i interpret that as during the race, early season drivers are allowed to race until certain point and then keep position and maximize team championship points but if you come in to flipping the coin, Seb has the advantage. Kind of what we've seen in the past, after that collide in the Turkish GP RBR has been consistent in their team orders: if Seb is clearly fighting for WCC and Mark is not, then it's #1 driver all the way.

Not the best of wins but fuels nicely in to F1 soap opera drama, we get nice underdog favorite fighting against invincible posh brat (Sebs not actually that but nice fellow, i'm just "Hollywooding" this..), Merc drivers being gentlemen (in a movie, one of them, the faster one gets injured...) and the black knight, old school hardened veteran in Black Lotus etc... I guess in that movie, Nico would win the championship... Alonso won't appear in this movie since Sasha Baron-Cohen so wonderfully did Fernando in Talladega Nights (Did anyone notice that after the movie Alonso immediately loosened up big time, i guess he had a good look of that character and got a good laugh at himself.. He's been very relaxed since, used to hate him, now i have great respect..)

Webber did block Vettel in Brazil and im sure his last order that he will have followed would be that of letting him pass.

All Vettel cares about nowdays are his stats. Is an ego thing,

Like the FPS Gamers and their e-pens bragging an caring only about stats. Vettel had an m-pen.

 

[Metalfreaky]

Plenty of pixelated and muted words i guess. I heard worse and seen worse thing from hands in 5 year olds. sky is just too conservative.

No, it was nothing offensive. I think Jack's right and it was something about the mapping.

 

[Ketnix]

Some sort of team order, probably the order to hold position. Thats most peoples guesses.

 

[Adam Hartwell]

Webber won't respect team orders any more and from the sounds of it, he and Seb will be getting a royal bollocking, I've gained a lot of respect for Hamilton for what he said about Rosberg because Nico should of been on the podium.

Also, nobody seems to have picked up on this but when Vettel was right up against the pit-wall squeezed inbetween Webber and the wall it was almost -exactly- the same as when Schumacher squeezed Barrichello up there in Hungary, yet nobody has complained about this one? ((apart from horner))

BTW what Webber said to Vettel was multi 21, code for hold position.

 

[Diego Lopez]

The Pirelli tires make for very unpredictable racing, but we the fans are actually being robbed of seeing the drivers drive as fast as they could go if they weren't constantly having to slow down to conserve the rubber. I would prefer to see the drivers pass each other on the track rather than jump each other because of the 3 or 4 pit stops they need to make.

Soun just like Dr Helmut Marko and the tires. It is not as boring as 2010.

 

[Ketnix]

First thing I said when Webber squeezed Vettel was "He's doing a Schumi".

At the end of the day I sort of admire Vettel, he doesn't like to lose, and is willing to do what it costs to win, Im sure others can't say they admire him for his actions today or any other day. I must be a bad person.

 

[Jack Sargent]

Don't know if I will bother getting up early for any more races this year. This is not racing. Watching 20 odd guys conserving rubber tyres for 90 mins is not my idea of a good time.

Dull.

First thing I said when Webber squeezed Vettel was "He's doing a Schumi".

At the end of the day I sort of admire Vettel, he doesn't like to lose, and is willing to do what it costs to win, Im sure others can't say they admire him for his actions today or any other day. I must be a bad person.

How can you admire someone for basically cheating their teammate out of a win?? Sheer bad sportsmanship and that is not to be lauded in any way.

He is a dirty cheat. There is nothing to be admired in that.

I have only disdain for such scum.

 

[Diego Lopez]

First thing I said when Webber squeezed Vettel was "He's doing a Schumi".

At the end of the day I sort of admire Vettel, he doesn't like to lose, and is willing to do what it costs to win, Im sure others can't say they admire him for his actions today or any other day. I must be a bad person.

U are.

 

[Carlos Luna]

Also, nobody seems to have picked up on this but when Vettel was right up against the pit-wall squeezed inbetween Webber and the wall it was almost -exactly- the same as when Schumacher squeezed Barrichello up there in Hungary, yet nobody has complained about this one? ((apart from horner))

But that's because people were defending Barrichello then. I don't think many people were cheering for Vettel there.

 

[Diego Lopez]

Don't know if I will bother getting up early for any more races this year. This is not racing. Watching 20 odd guys conserving rubber tyres for 90 mins is not my idea of a good time.

Dull.

The mercs werent, except fuel.

 

[Ketnix]

U are.

Easy up old bean.

 

[Norman Bruce]

What this does show is that Mercedes have a team, how about Red Bull?

 

[el_it_drive]

before FIA takes them down

 

[Kartik Sri Harsha]

I lost Respect to Lewis completely so for Merc and RBR.

 

[Diego Lopez]

No, it was nothing offensive. I think Jack's right and it was something about the mapping.

Maybe each had a different map.

 

[Ketnix]

I expect Rosberg to be equally pissed off as Webber. He was really on it, and either the team messed up their fuel calculations for Hamilton or he just pushed way too hard for too long, he got shafted as hard as Webber.

 

[Diego Lopez]

I lost Respect to Lewis completely so for Merc and RBR.

And so have we towards Vettel. Touche?