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[Dr. Jimmmah!]

cmon vetttel.. hold off nicoberg.

[vietlol]

lol merc cant keep up with broken rbr

[vietlol]

unts unts unts

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

well recovered vettel..

[yonson]

Well, at least he held on for 4th

[TimzSI]

hmmmm, so much interesting stuff in this race. going to need to digest it.

Good shit all around. Sorry for Skittle, they gotta get his tech issues sorted out.

[cASe SenSiTive]

It just struck me that there are no drivers from the middle east in the series. Kind of strange considering that motorsports are pretty popular there and there's obviously TONS of cash that they could potentially bring to a team.

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

It just struck me that there are no drivers from the middle east in the series. Kind of strange considering that motorsports are pretty popular there and there's obviously TONS of cash that they could potentially bring to a team.

Here is your reason:

[cASe SenSiTive]

Here is your reason:

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

I caught Fernando in a good way, then I started to have a problem in terms of temperature in the car and it made a lot of fuel consumption so I started to save fuel in the last 25-30 laps

Question for the engine folks (yonson?), would running rich (hence having to increase fuel consumption) result in cooler engine temps?

[vietlol]

[kngrsll]

dude, crazy... kinda dull race but alonso, awesome

[_R_]

the first 5 laps were entertaining, then it became like quali of old where everyone was burning off fuel, and the last 15 laps it picked up again...

shame about vettel, I don't think alonso has shown his pace yet, shummi a tad rusty, must make nico feel better, jenson expected, lotus the best of the new guys so far...

that's all i got

[yonson]

Question for the engine folks (yonson?), would running rich (hence having to increase fuel consumption) result in cooler engine temps?

I'm not really sure, I guess it's possible to a degree, but generally if you run an engine too rich the power will drop quite a bit, and then theres the visual aspect, once you get one that rich you will have quite a bit of black smoke coming out of the exhaust.

[_R_]

anyone else notice the VW sponsorship on STR's back drop? anyone know the tie in?

[DrDickAction]

It just struck me that there are no drivers from the middle east in the series. Kind of strange considering that motorsports are pretty popular there and there's obviously TONS of cash that they could potentially bring to a team.

Buemi.

[DrDickAction]

anyone else notice the VW sponsorship on STR's back drop? anyone know the tie in?

I didn't see that

[DrDickAction]

Well, shame about vettel, but to him nursing that POS engine to 4th.

And good job FIA! Now we have 1/2 as many pit passes! What a brilliant idea!

Here's to shittier racing than last year

[DrDickAction]

And where's Clint? Figured he'd be wearing his mac out posting.

[TimzSI]

Personally I just think this Bahrain track is uninteresting. Seeing them in Melbourne, and then in Maylasia, those two tracks will be better.

[Dazed1]

Amazing how a cheap sub 100$ (faulty spark plug)part screwed up vettels win

[Shi]

Question for the engine folks (yonson?), would running rich (hence having to increase fuel consumption) result in cooler engine temps?

not an engine expert but I'm pretty sure running rich(er) reduces engine temps - at least that was the case with my radio controlled buggy engine

would make sense as the evaporating fuel takes up a lot of heat

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

not an engine expert but I'm pretty sure running rich(er) reduces engine temps - at least that was the case with my radio controlled buggy engine

would make sense as the evaporating fuel takes up a lot of heat

That's what I assumed Massa was referring to when he said he had to 'save fuel' for the last 30 laps due to overheating... I'm guessing he had to richen up the mix to cool the engine, and cut the revs so he didn't run out of fuel before the checkered flag.

[Shi]

That's what I assumed Massa was referring to when he said he had to 'save fuel' for the last 30 laps due to overheating... I'm guessing he had to richen up the mix to cool the engine, and cut the revs so he didn't run out of fuel before the checkered flag.

sounds quite logical

I just hope it wasn't an excuse for not being able to keep up with Emonso

feel kinda meh after this race, both Felipe and Michael got beaten by their team mates

[Nacho]

Track sucked, race sucked, new rules are junk.

I've never been more disappointed in a season opener. "Most exciting season of F1 ever" my hairy balls.