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That is indeed a safe assumption.
Like its probably still too soon to assume that Vettel has this title buuut..he's clutch I'll give it to him. Alonso may do well in the last few but I figure Vettel ill just make it impossible to overtake him. At the very least Alosno will need on helluva effort to do so (or some great luck)
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Technically not. I saw the first like 40 laps Vettel in control...figured he won it. Just came here to confirm. Cool
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Didn't come here and spoil the winner did ya?
Happened to me quite a few times, I started avoiding certain sites but I forgot I have Alonso on FB. So I log on to see whats up and on my feed "Alonso finishes 2nd"  fffuuuuuuuuu


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Yay Vettel!
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Points: 34550 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2012 at 10:26
Bollocks. I forgot I had something planned for 2:30 sooo I'll miss the replay. Really should just tape these thingsLOL
Well hope the race wasn't too exciting.

I see Vettel won again.



Originally posted by JJLehto JJLehto wrote:

Alonso needs to be at his absolute best. Or Vettel will just win all the final races giving him zero chance LOL which can realistically happen



Damn it, why must I be so accurate! A 13 point lead is nothing now but still this really has a bad feeling about it.


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^ NIce! I always enjoy a little indy outside of the states.
 
And yes I agree. Imola would be the best choice of those (and perhaps any).
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Hopefully McLaren will be faster in race trim. Expected to be the first race this year where tyre degredation wont be a factor, Pirreli seemto have been a bit too conservative with their compounds this week.

Apparently Lotus will soon anounce their exit from Indycar, and their only driver SImona de Silvestro is moving over to KV racing for next year, she's going to get a shock at just how much more power Chevrolete has! Speaking of Indycar, their trying to get a race in Italy for late next year, with talks at Monza, Imola and Mugello. I'm hoping for Imola, with the final chicane removed since its last GP, it's a real monster of a track now.
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^ Mmmm...that is slightly better.
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Even in my prime a 5 am start is a little intense...it'll be ending at 7:30. f**k no way, and if I manage to stay awake at all I won't be consciousLOL

Phil it's replaying 2 PM. I'll catch that one, should end right before the Giants start!
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Yay Vettel!
 
And maybe I'll get to see this one too.
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oh dear
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Grid
1 1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:26.387 1:25.435 1:25.283 1
2 2 Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:26.744 1:25.610 1:25.327 2
3 4 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.516 1:25.816 1:25.544 3
4 3 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.564 1:25.467 1:25.649 4
5 5 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:26.829 1:25.834 1:25.773 5
6 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:26.939 1:26.111 1:25.857 6
7 9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:26.740 1:26.101 1:26.236 7
8 15 Mexico Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 1:27.179 1:26.076 1:26.360 8
9 18 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:26.048 1:25.983 1:26.713 9
10 8 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:26.458 1:25.976 no time 10
11 10 France Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:26.897 1:26.136
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12 12 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:27.185 1:26.241
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13 19 Brazil Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:26.851 1:26.331
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14 7 Germany Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:27.482 1:26.574
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15 16 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:27.006 1:26.777
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16 11 United Kingdom Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:27.462 1:26.989
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17 14 Japan Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:27.517 1:27.219
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18 17 France Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:27.525

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19 21 Russia Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:28.756

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20 20 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:29.500

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21 24 Germany Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:29.613

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22 22 Spain Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:30:592

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23 23 India Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:30:593

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24 25 France Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:30.662

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107% time:1:32.071


At least it was another strong result for Webber....maybe he'll win?LOL
Sigh....it's all up to Alonso and confidence grows slightly lessCry
And it took all year but finally some normalcy! 2 RBR, 2 McLaren, 2 Ferrari in the end all is righted in the F1 world
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I told ya from the start it's not happeningLOL
Just to f**k with me they kept putting it right there, just enough for me to think OK maybe I was wrongAngry
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Looks like the New Jersey GP has been put back to 2014.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103529
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It'd be so great, in its cruel way, if Vettel stays with RBR and the whole Ferrari holding out for him flops.
Like I said, more regular podiums and realistic chances to win and I'll rescind my Massa belief, but he's really skating on thin ice!

It's just so difficult to determine car strength. Is Massa simply at the Ferrari level and Alonso is that superior, or Massa is off the pace?
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Points: 16449 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2012 at 07:19
Bad start for the Delta Wing at Petite Le Mans yesterday.




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Well it's now official:
 
 
No surprise really though.
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^ Oh god! I didnt expect that. I guess I won't be seeing live races anytime after this season.
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A new TV deal for the next 4 years in America has just been reached with NBC.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103492
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I'm still kinda annoyed but honestly it's less about Massa now and just Ferrari's silliness (well documented in past posts).
He has really been driving well though. He's been a very solid driver the last few years, but that's it. Still think there's better drivers out there deserving of a chance but if in 2013 he can challenge for some wins and get more regular podiums I will take back all I've said.

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Two things struck me at the start. The top six (Vettel, Alonso, Webber, Hamilton, Massa and Raikkonen) racing down to turn 3 and then 4, slipstreaming each other centermeters apart and never touching, hard but fair racing. It was absolutley thrilling to watch, particulary the overhead camera shot which showed just how close they got to each other.

The other was the moments of madness from the Sauber drivers, Perez first outbraking himself into turn 1 and hitting Hulkenberg whilst forcing Button and Rosberg off track, the Kamui going kamakazi on the pair into turn 3, which as Button said was "a bit special". Considering Kobayashi doesnt normally make these kinds of mistakes it was very surprising.

Unlucky for Hamilton, rear anti-roll bar broke ruining his podium chances, and nice to see Massa driving like its 2008 again, it's thought he'll be confirmed for another year at Ferrari in a couple of days. A few weeks ago that would have really anoyed me, but if he keeps driving like that then it'll be well deserved.
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