2011 Formula One World Championship

[RustyCage]

the 10 through to Q3 are

Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
Michael Schumacher
Nico Rosberg
Bruno Senna
Vitaly Petrov

A good effort by both Renaults

[brod]

Vettel on pole from Hamilton, Button, Alonso, Webber.

Good to see Riccardo out qualify Luizzi

[NFC]

Vettel on pole from Hamilton, Button, Alonso, Webber.

Good to see Riccardo out qualify Luizzi

Waay better.

[Jim05]

Webber out on lap 5. Clipped Massa and damaged the nose, tried to get back to pits but couldnt turn around the parabolica and smacked into the wall

[Jim05]

Unless Vettel has an accident or the car breaks down they might aswell call this one off. That far ahead and doing it with ease

[Jim05]

Q3 in Singapore turned into a farce with the two Force India cars not even bothering to do a lap and most of the others only doing 1 lap.
Final Q3 Results
Vettel
Webber
Button
Hamilton (copped a puncture and now only has 3 sets of softs for race day)
Alonso
Massa
Rosberg
Schumacher
Suttil
Di Resta

Petrov knocked out in Q1, Ricciardo out qualified Liuzzi again

[NFC]

I'm starting to hate GP again.

Vettels' lead after a couple of laps=

Wake me up when it's over.

[Jim05]

Vettel wins, Button 2nd, Webber 3rd

[The Sleeping Giant]

Oh Lewis. Will you ever learn.

Fantastic start by Webber. Only lost 2 positions.

[purch]

I wonder which will be more interesting today at around 3:30pm....the SANFL GF or the Japanese Grand Prix with Vettel on pole...again

[Jim05]

I wonder which will be more interesting today at around 3:30pm....the SANFL GF or the Japanese Grand Prix with Vettel on pole...again

Just watch the first 5 minutes then turn it over and watch the rugby, the results are a foregone conclusion

[Jim05]

Button wins, Alonso 2nd, Vettel 3rd, Webber in his usual 4th
Vettel is now World Champion.
Cant believe Vettel wasnt penalised for punting Button into the grass early on, absolute disgrace.
And of course Red Bull did their usual crap, Webber was flying and catching Vettel with 8 laps to go so the team give orders for him to stay away so there isnt an accident and Vettel wins the Championship. Vettel only needed a point so why couldnt they ask him to let Webber go past and chase down Alonso?

[The Sleeping Giant]

Webber wouldn't have got past, and Vettel did nothing wrong. He is allowed to move off his line.

[Jim05]

Webber wouldn't have got past, and Vettel did nothing wrong. He is allowed to move off his line.

Why wouldnt Webber get past, he was lapping quicker than Vettel and had the margin down to 1.2 seconds with 8 laps remaining. Would have at least like to see him have a crack and not be told to back off.
I have seen the replays a few times and i think Vettel was lucky not to be penalised, seen drivers penalised for far less this season. Obviously it spurred on Button because he recovered well to blitz the field

[The Sleeping Giant]

Catching is one thing. Getting past is another. Vettel is the best driver since Senna.

[Jim05]

Catching is one thing. Getting past is another. Vettel is the best driver since Senna.

Yes he is but i would think he would know he only needed 1 point so i dont think he would risk getting in a tangle with Webber. Maybe the team could have told him to let Webber pass him after all the times Webber has had to concede to Vettel it would have been a fair thing to do

[The Sleeping Giant]

Geez I cant think of too many times when Webber has been in front of Vettel.

[purch]

Catching is one thing. Getting past is another. Vettel is the best driver since Senna.

*Cough*

He's been excellent this year no doubt...but I'd like to see him with Alonso, Button or Hamilton as team mate before coming to such conclusions. I also think that Button, Alonso and Webber are all more accomplished at this point in terms of wheel to wheel racecraft.

Remember that Vettel was matched if not beaten by Liuzzi in his first season, in the same car. I don't recall Senna being convincingly beaten by any team mate during his career:

http://f1-facts.com/statistics/team-mates/SVettel
http://f1-facts.com/statistics/team-mates/ASenna

[Jim05]

Think one M.Schumacher would have a bit to say in greatest driver stakes aswell

[The Sleeping Giant]

Schumacher you could argue for, but I think Vettel will be better. Hardly makes a mistake, aggressive, fast, qualifies very well. Put him in the same team as Button, Hamilton or Alonso and he would still dominate. Webber, racecraft? Your kidding aren't ya? Glorified test driver.