[Claymores]

I'm happy bottom of the table 3 rounds in! That's the fun of random sweepstakes! I'm playing for lowest km covered in a Sauber and the booby prise !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Claymores]

I was happy bottom of the table 3 rounds in! That's the fun of random sweepstakes! I was playing for lowest km covered in a Sauber and the booby prise !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Changing- part-season suks

[Iceman]

On this weekend.

[pinkmichk]

excellent cant wait
i follow a lot of teams/drivers on twitter but isnt there a ban on twitter in china so will we still get trackside updates from those in the garages etc?

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by pinkmichk

excellent cant wait
i follow a lot of teams/drivers on twitter but isnt there a ban on twitter in china so will we still get trackside updates from those in the garages etc?

theyre not sure what they will be able to do....virgin racing had something about it on thier twitter today...

[pinkmichk]

nightmare i love the little snipets they give esp what lotus team tweet with lots of pics from garages hopefully they'll be able to do something

[Iceman]

yeah they said they'll try and figure out something so we can get info....maybe send them to people outside of china and then they will post them...

[Iceman]

the teams are able to tweet for the time being....they reckon they'll get shut down soon though.

[pinkmichk]

5live who do the practises reckon they should have business as normal

[Iceman]

bbc seem to be doing okay...

[pinkmichk]

chandhok tweeted that someone told him a way round it while at track so hopefully others are now aware and we dont lose oo much

[Iceman]

Michael Schumacher says he’s unfazed by the criticism he’s received over the past three races since his comeback.

Schumacher has been pipped by Nico Rosberg in all three qualifying sessions. However his race in Australia was spoiled by a first corner nudge from Fernando Alonso, and he was an early retirement in Sepang when a wheel came loose. Although those problems have been beyond his control they have not done him any favors.

“I’ve been around long enough to know what I call the wave of emotion,” said Schumacher in China on Thursday. “During the winter everybody was very emotional and very supportive and positive and once you’re up on this edge of the wave, there’s a natural happening that you start to fall over the edge. And whether you are the reason for it, or whether it’s just a natural happening, it’s not always important, and because the results have not been as great as some people have expected and even myself, yes, I would have loved to have better results.

“But then the competition is very high and in this respect it’s a natural happening to not have the same positive feedback in the media. But you know, I know exactly what I’ve been doing, I know what’s been going on and I’ve no reason from my side to be disappointed, quite honestly. I still feel very happy. Whether people like it or not is their own choice.”

He conceded that it’s taken him some time to get back into the swing of things.

“It’s natural that there are some characteristic changes but at the end of the day, every year, you get a new car, and you just adapt and work the car around your needs.

“Yes, it has taken a little bit of time after being out for three years, it does need a little bit more time, especially with less winter testing available. But I’m feeling pretty good, I have to say. It’s worked out almost quicker than I expected it to do and I feel very comfortable in the car now and I look forward to when things get to the end to show a little bit better.

“I feel more than happy with what’s going on. One of the big and interesting things is working with the team to develop the car and being involved in this kind of process. That is so much of the fun. The driving is fun as well but you get used to that pretty quickly, but working on the details, that’s what makes it up for me.

“I guess you have Red Bull and Ferrari being a little bit up front and then probably it is right to say that McLaren is a little bit up front on us although the last race could not really show it. We are probably still in fourth position at the moment.

“As you expect in Formula One every kind of race you being new things and it goes step by step. I am quite happy with the general development trend. Naturally as probably most of the teams we will have a little bit bigger upgrade in Barcelona due to time availability and so on, so we are all look forward to that.”

Schumacher said that he is still in the World Championship fight.

“If you take the points system, and you have seen that Fernando had a retirement in Malaysia for whatever reason, it can happen to all of us. I had my retirement in Malaysia, so at one point in the season, most likely, that will hit the guys who are fighting for the championship.

“If we have a quick enough development pace, there’s no reason why we can’t fight for the championship, it’s far too early and there’s such a long season ahead. Development is so important, and we all know how fast the rate of development is. I’m pretty sure we have good potential to develop this car, so it’s far from feeling and thinking that this season is over, for Nico [Rosberg] and even for myself.”

[pinkmichk]

i dont the like man but even i dont think he should leave yet give him a bloody chance

[Iceman]

Yeah, i mean he hasnbt had a proper full race yet, i really want him to get pole, i think all the haters would die then...

[pinkmichk]

know what i'd love him and lewis to be fractions of a second out for 1st (and thats from a lewis fan so obviously lewis ahead :P )

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by pinkmichk

know what i'd love him and lewis to be fractions of a second out for 1st (and thats from a lewis fan so obviously lewis ahead :P )

yeah i wouldnt mind that, i just want a top 3 finish for him...that'll keep the critics off for a while...

[pinkmichk]

i think its coming either this race or next one

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by pinkmichk

i think its coming either this race or next one

yeah i see him battling hard toward the end of season, theres a lot of races in europe he knows like the back fo his hand so that should help, plus upgrades, im really hoping red bull struggle with reliability for the rest of the season.

[pinkmichk]

yeah i dont think their problems are behind them plus ferrari are using those engines they replaced cos they were bit dodgy

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by pinkmichk

yeah i dont think their problems are behind them plus ferrari are using those engines they replaced cos they were bit dodgy

Oh sounds interesting, havent been reading any news for this race, just the schumi bull****....must have a look and see.

[pinkmichk]

not happy with qualies why does lewis have such amazing pace in practices but then loses it in the more crucial qualies i dont get it also hope that false neutral doesnt rear head tomorrow cos that has cost him a race before
also on a side note mclaren dont know if they will have enough time getting cars back to work on updates before barcerlona cos of the volcano ash

[James]

I'm still waking up but some top racing so far here.

[James]

Rain's back.

[pinkmichk]

i really hope the doubters are watching this race this is a crazy but amazing race

[pinkmichk]

superb race today happy with a mclaren 1-2 and lewis with his 2nd jenson is a idiot
i think both lewis and vettel need a penalty cos seb was worse on the entry