United States Grand Prix - Formula One (F1) - Austin

[Slowhand]

Another stupidly good race today, hoping Raikkonen can catch Massa here for the last spot on the podium.

[suckerdin]

Another stupidly good race today, hoping Raikkonen can catch Massa here for the last spot on the podium.

the beginning of the race was fairly boring, i thought.

as always, the last 10 laps proved to be awesome. I was hoping Seb could catch Alonso for 2nd and like you, I was hoping Kimi would catch Massa. (i'm not much a fan of Alonso or Massa.)

[Slowhand]

the beginning of the race was fairly boring, i thought.

as always, the last 10 laps proved to be awesome. I was hoping Seb could catch Alonso for 2nd and like you, I was hoping Kimi would catch Massa. (i'm not much a fan of Alonso or Massa.)

Meh, there was enough going on back in the back to keep it interesting while Alonso was running away with is.

What a drive from Grosjean to come from the very back of the pack up to 6th, though. Homeboy is quick, as is that Lotus chassis.

[momo]

Long shot but I was hoping for a schumacher win. I picked webber on pirelli gp challenge though. Aussie is good in GB

[Slowhand]

Long shot but I was hoping for a schumacher win. I picked webber on pirelli gp challenge though. Aussie is good in GB

Two words: washed up. Rosberg has triple the points that Schumi has. I mean, Jesus, there is a Williams, a Sauber, and a fucking Force India in front of him.

[aggie97]

Two words: washed up. Rosberg has triple the points that Schumi has. I mean, Jesus, there is a Williams, a Sauber, and a fucking Force India in front of him.

seriously? so 4 DNF's due to mechanical failure and one wreck have left him with zero points for those five races all in which he was running top 10 or higher. Since then he was on pole (minus penalty) at Monaco, 3rd in Spain, qual'd 3rd at Silverstone, finished 7th due to bad strategy. Rossberg in the same car was not even in the top 10. How is that washed up? I'd say unlucky. Otherwise, he'd be in the top 5 or 6 in points and when you look at the top 10 in points, that is some serious talent and hardware to run against.

The top 5 teams have 10 competitive cars which is keeping things interesting. Throw in Maldenado and Perez and you have the BEST F1 season in ages. You just can't predict ANYTHING other than Vettel taking pole, but even that doesn't guarantee a win for him these days.

Kudos to Massa this week. He knows his job is on the line and performed well. Button sure has been sucking lately, I would say he is washed up before someone else. Grosean is a freakin' speed demon. Had he qual'd better and not had the Lap 1 contact, that fugger might have won that race! Raikonen will win a race this year as should Grosean.

[momo]

yea, the points are no indication of michael's year. i put the 1 wreck squarely on him but the rest were mechanical issues.

this week his pace was so much better than rossbergs. last week he did great.

mercedes and mclaren have been caught up since the beginning of the year. mclaren squandered their opportunities.

agreed with matt on this season. austin's race is shaping up even more each race.

[Slowhand]

Alright, alright. I just got my fill of watching Schumacher make a mockery of the field as a kid, so I get jumpy at the thought of him struggling.

Still waiting for Kimi and Grosjean to take a race each; Grosjean has been too fast not to and Kimi has been at the front too often not to.

[Slowhand]

austin's race is shaping up even more each race.

Shaping up for a big disappointment with those special machines still floating around places that aren't North America!

[Rick Modena]

Im thinking about moving this thread to the Sports Forum.

For one, I enjoy F-1.
Two, its starting to turn into a F-1 thread...

[Grape]

Shaping up for a big disappointment with those special machines still floating around places that aren't North America!

with all of your smart ass comments, answer me one question.... How many times have you been payed to be at a racetrack? if that number is more than 0, the shit you spew might be worth listening too, but i'm betting it isn't.

[dsrtuckteezy]

with all of your smart ass comments, answer me one question.... How many times have you been payed to be at a racetrack? if that number is more than 0, the shit you spew might be worth listening too, but i'm betting it isn't.

he's got a boner for you, grape.

[Grape]

he's got a boner for you, grape.

pretty obvious, i'm waiting to hear all of his pro motorsports experience....yawn

[80coupe]

pretty obvious, i'm waiting to hear all of his pro motorsports experience....yawn

grape, whats the deal with allmendinger?

[Slowhand]

with all of your smart ass comments, answer me one question.... How many times have you been payed to be at a racetrack? if that number is more than 0, the shit you spew might be worth listening too, but i'm betting it isn't.

You've been spewing shit about the race every step of the way from the moment the news first hit that the project began. And every time they cleared a hurdle you had some new roadblock that you were sure was going to derail the whole thing.

I'm still not convinced that the race is going to happen. But being paid to be at a racetrack doesn't really have a bearing on whether it happens or not, just the same was as working in finance doesn't really make me any more well-qualified to run a hedge fund than a racecar driver.

Care to put your money where your mouth is? I'll throw down a couple hundred that it does happen, if only because you've been so defiant at every step along the way and I'm not convinced that your insight is coming anywhere but from a pissy inner-circle in IndyCar that doesn't like how easily they've been upstaged.