Official F1/Motorsport thread

[Richard.John]

I think they should make it free for all or bin it or KERS. Surely it would be simpler to introduce an overtake button, engine side by increasing revs. The concern is that on some circuits it would be advantageous to be in 2nd going into the last lap. Ecclescakes would love that but it's hardly pure in terms of F1 where the best car should normally win.

[Charlie]

I enjoyed that race too. I assumed Hamilton's closing stages pit stop was his idea, so he could point somewhere else to explain why he wasn't going to win. Git.

The KERS thing has completely gone over my head, my Japanese isn't good enough to understand the explanations they have given. What is it? I understand the other one, is it DRS? Pops up a flap in the rear wing to reduce air resistance but can only be used sparingly, right? So what's KERS?

Mmm, he does seem to have developed the unpleasant habit of suggesting his team are to blame when he performs poorly.

[Bort]

Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai, 15-17 April
Friday 15 April: Practice one 0300-0430; Practice two - 0700-0830
Saturday 16 April: Practice three 0400-0500; Qualifying - 0700-0800
Sunday 17 April: Race - 0800

[Flabio]

Have to say I'm not going to miss these early morning starts...

[Darwock]

Mmm, he does seem to have developed the unpleasant habit of suggesting his team are to blame when he performs poorly.

Yes, he's developed the habit of suggesting it. He used to just blurt it right out, so it's nothing new. I guess he got slapped on the wrist by his manager and told to put a lid on that stuff, but you can see how hard it is for him

[vanpeebles]

BTCC again this weekend, at Donny this time. A full days racing on ITV!

[PeteJ]

Ignoring Vettel's dominance, that is a fantastic grid for tomorrow. Fast drivers further back than they should be, slower drivers up surprisingly high and eveyones favourite Kobybashi right in the middle.

Even if Button takes Vettel at the start I can't see him holding him off for long and even with the tyre advantage, I can't see Lewis jumping Seb either. Nah, the excitement tomorrow (and the whole season?) is for second place down.

[PeteJ]

Amazing amazing amazing.

F1 is back on form

[Flabio]

I don't remember a race as good as that for some years now. You know it's a good one when they barely have time to even show what's going on further down the field at all.

[Atticus]

Yep, best race in a long time. Amazing from start to finish

[TheForce]

what a fantastic race !!! it was action packed from start to finish !

[fallenangle]

BTCC today on ITV4 from Donnington likely to be far more exciting.

[vanpeebles]

It's been good so far! Ginetta Juniors had plenty of action.

[fallenangle]

The second BTCC race is absolutely mental. Any F1 fans watching will have probably died of excitement

[vanpeebles]

Too exciting for po-faced F1 fan boys. That was mental stuff, cars flying arl ower. When that BMW went backwards back across the track I was expecting an aeroplane crash.