comment by Welshy (U1348)
posted 1 minute ago
I'd say that I think Alonso & Button would be a stronger line up than Alonso & Magnussen.

But that's just my personal opinion, and I could understand that that a) they may not wish to have 2 older drivers, and b) that Magnussen fits the number 2 driver position
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yeh i must admit i think alonso and button would probably be the strongest pairing currently in F1 on a number of levels but mclaren have to think of the future and magn probably features quite heavily in mclarens plans for the future -

comment by M.U.D.D - Luke Shaw makes me throb with desire (U9612)
posted 39 seconds ago
Alonso would not like Button as a team mate. He will not be able to bully him
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you make it sound as if alonso pinches other drivers liquorice allsorts from there bag of sticky sweeties

Nah, he just ensres he's the centre of attention and makes it all about him to the detriment of his team.

McLaren, Ferrari and Renault learnt that the hard way

Nice vid (warning, if you hate Lewis Hamilton do not click on the link)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-Ut5AunTD0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEzqCcF2mps

Well said FA, what most of us here also believe. And thanks for the links MUDD.
I noted Lewis's comment that Rye House has changed a lot, hasn't Johnny Herbert got something to do with owning that track? Something in the back of my mind but can't be certain.

Alonso throwing his toys out of the pram in 07 doesn't take away from him being one of the best in the current crop. Still have him, Hamilton, Ricciardo and Bottas as my top 4, not in that order. That would be H A R B.

Indeed, geniuses are always flawed, just amuses me why Alonso's strops are fine but Hamilton's are criminal.

Very hard to understand the logic

It's the same logic that leads to the conclusion that Button's slump in 2012 was entirely through his own incompetence but Hamilton's in 2011 was entirely McLaren's fault.

It baffles me how some drivers are allowed to have a bad season and others aren't.

Somewhere out there, our resident conspiracy nut's heart just ripped in two

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/29946918

I'm sorry, I know I've been talking about JB a lot lately but this whole McLaren-Alonso saga has got me a bit wound up.

I would make Magnussen a test driver personally

Hamilton was shocking in 2011, absolutely atrocious driving. It's funny he accepted his faults that year but his fanboys refuse to believe it

His mind was elsewhere in 2011. Not sure it was because of things in his personal life, dad, Nicole. Or was he genuinely feeling he wasn't being treated fairly, in which case that makes him the same as Alonso.
I do think though that the move away from Mclaren has made him grow up. He seems more down to earth and relaxed than before.
Some say he sulked after Monaco, but why should people who come anywhere other than first be overly exuberant. Unless of course they weren't expected to finish in the top three in which case I'm sure it must feel like a win for them
But when you are hoping to win and you have the means to do so and for whatever reason you don't I think it is acceptable to be a bit down.

ZDKF1 Predictions for pole

ja606_wtcbu : L Ham @ 1m14.000
ja606anti_stan : N Ros @ 1m25.420
ja606_go_cellino_go : N Ros @ 1m26.400
ja606_chelseamf : L Ham @ 1m26.622
ja606manutddaredevil : L Ham @ 1m26.800

I don't know how I came up with my time.

The number of total predictions made in the game for this race is rather low so I think we stand a good chance of scoring highly.

I think if anyone got as low as your time it would be a miracle, and would probably invoke cheating in some way or other

First Practice
Interlagos, Friday 7 November 2014

Driver Car Team Fastest Lap
1 Nico Rosberg 6 Mercedes 1:12.764
2 Lewis Hamilton 44 Mercedes 1:12.985
3 Daniil Kvyat 26 Toro Rosso 1:13.723
4 Fernando Alonso 14 Ferrari 1:13.742
5 Felipe Massa 19 Williams 1:13.811
6 Max Verstappen 25 Toro Rosso 1:13.827
7 Pastor Maldonado 13 Lotus 1:14.034
8 Kimi Raikkonen 7 Ferrari 1:14.114
9 Kevin Magnussen 20 McLaren 1:14.136
10 Daniel Ricciardo 3 Red Bull 1:14.197
11 Adrian Sutil 99 Sauber 1:14.434
12 Felipe Nasr 77 Williams 1:14.522
13 Nico Hulkenberg 27 Force India 1:14.678
14 Sebastian Vettel 1 Red Bull 1:14.902
15 Romain Grosjean 8 Lotus 1:15.109
16 Daniel Juncadella 11 Force India 1:16.030
17 Jenson Button 22 McLaren No time
18 Esteban Gutierrez 21 Sauber No time

Or as high as your time even

Not sure where ours all come from

So my sincerest apologies for laughing WTCBU.
Mind you the expected rain may be our saviour yet. Maybe we were all banking in that.

It is going to rain, Nico has gone for a dry set up again. Does he not learn from his mistakes?

Was last years qualifying in the wet?

Not so sure about Rosberg being on a dry set-up compared to Hamilton.

Hamilton was quicker through the speed trap. The STRs were the absolute quickest so we can assume they're running a drier setup than average?

Driver Speed
Daniil Kvyat 331.3
Max Verstappen 331.1
Lewis Hamilton 330.8
Romain Grosjean 329
Kevin Magnussen 328.3
Fernando Alonso 327.1
Nico Rosberg 326.7
Felipe Massa 324.4
Felipe Nasr 322.5
Daniel Ricciardo 320.4
Adrian Sutil 320
Sebastian Vettel 317.7
Pastor Maldonado 316.2
Nico Hulkenberg 315.6
Kimi Räikkönen 314.8
Daniel Juncadella 311
Esteban Gutierrez 287.2

Interesting

Just really hope that if it does rain hamikton doesnt get taken out by some idiot! If he doesnt and rosberg has sone trouble, championships deservedly his

Notice how the BBC are now saying things like 'Alonso, who is THOUGHT to be leaving Ferrari at the end of the season".
It seems to me that nothing has been sorted at Mclaren or Ferrari.
How about this one...
SV and FA at Ferrari, with KR and ANO at Mclaren.