2013 Korean Grand Prix

[Sevach]

Strong peformance from Grosjean and the Saubers, other than that business as usual.

[Racer X]

I was not expecting Gutierrez to make Q3.

Or Perez to beat Button because of how Jenson had the Korea Update and Perez has the same car ran in the Singapore GP.

The Force Indias loosing speed and not into Q3 while both Saubers go up. I like this GP so far also Mercedez no quali speed.... maybe even a worse race pace. Wow could Hulk get a podium. With all this im looking at him to shine. Vettel to win it.

So the front row means no quali speed and a good friday even worse race pace? Where exactly are you drawing your statements from?

How about from everything thwy have done this season.

Mercedez has consistently been slower in the race after what ever speed they showed in Free Practices or Quali when RedBull and Lotus kik it up not to Mention how fast Alonso is. Have you not seen Mercedez dp really well qualify well and do worse in thw race... hum.

[Mika1]

I can watch the Mercedes in S2 all day. Beautiful.

[Juzh]

What's happening with mercs in 1st sector? Looks like they have some serious drag on that car.

For comparison:
2010 pole 1:35.585
2013 pole 1:37.202

This "modern" F1 is a joke.

[iotar__]

Probably no rain:
http://web.kma.go.kr/eng/weather/foreca ... &x=42&y=12

Any doubts that Lotus have wasted a season in a biggest driver management blunder since McLaren 2007? It's an embarrassment to not even fight for second place in WCC with a car like that. Considering that they abandoned device, RG drives at 80% and were v. good on both old and new tyres. [Singapore, Bahrain and Germany were really symbolic of their manufactured failure approach.]

How many apexes did Vettel miss ? Another fake qualy drama, Ferrari are nowhere, went for top speed, Webber the same (Lotus the opposite), small chance for something interesting there. Forget about RoGro, he knows that if he's in front and god forbid blocks Alonso he'll get at least two made up penalties, so hopefully Hamilton gets his start right. What's the strategy - routine two stops with maybe some tyre mixing and stint stretching like in Singapore?

[Juzh]

Vettel missed 1 apex by something like 3 inches which cost him probably 1/100 of a second. He was up on his 2nd lap but aborted it because he came across raikkonen who was going round at pedestrian speed on scrubbed tires.

[raymondu999]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-VZOeCUk3Q[/youtube]

[Hail22]

Race prediction:

2nd. Alonso
3rd. Hamilton
4th. Raikkonen
5th. Rosberg
6th. Grosjean
7th. Webber
8th. Massa
9th. Ricciardo
10th. Perez

[Shrieker]

Very tidy lap, I don't see where he made a mistake. The car doesn't seem to wiggle anywhere, could be said it's not on the absolute limit. Could've gone a tenth or two faster on his second run imho.

[godlameroso]

Lotus pace on long runs was very good, if Grosjean doesn't have any mechanical problems he could be a threat for the win.

[ringo]

Vettel's car will retire.

[Juzh]

Vettel's car will retire.

nope

[Joie de vivre]

Webber's car will retire.

fixed

[Phillyred]

IMHO, all the pressure at the start is on Gro.. He's been a "good boy" this year so hopefully that will continue in to turn 1 and not take out Hamilton.

[Sevach]

What's happening with mercs in 1st sector? Looks like they have some serious drag on that car.

For comparison:
2010 pole 1:35.585
2013 pole 1:37.202

This "modern" F1 is a joke.

Let wings and floor flex, build a huge second deck for the diffuser and let the exhausts blow it directly and you make the cars 2s faster garanteed.