Official DMF F1 Thread (Spoilers)

[DucLeone]

news from ferrari on "standard engines"
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/f1/news/story?id=3667116&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines

[Oldfisti]

Cool! Didn't know this was here. HOLY SHIT what a start! Hope someone's watching!

[Oldfisti]

[size=5OH MY make the beast with two backsING GOD!!0pt][/size]  I'm still shaking after the finish!   WOW!!

[superjohn]

OMG!!! That was an intense finish. I thought Massa hadpulled it off, but Glock just couldn't maintain the pace on the slicks.

Good job Lewis. Congrats to Massa on the win, Hamilton on the Championship, and Ferrari on the constructors.

Good job to Alonso as well for the podium.

[superjohn]

[size=5OH MY make the beast with two backsING GOD!!0pt][/size]  I'm still shaking after the finish!   WOW!!

Me too!! This has been a fantastic season. So many winners. So many first time winners. Such a tight points race and it al comes down to the last corner. Amazing.

[derby]

who says f1 isn't exciting!   

[darylbowden]

This was the only race I watched all year, but thank god I did.  That finish was amazing and my heart was racing back and forth since I really wanted Hamilton to win it.  I woulda been so bummed (and I thought I was gonna be) if he lost this year again by 1 point.

I do feel bad for the Ferrari guys though, they were celebrating like they had won and then someone told them they didn't and they were just crushed...

[superjohn]

As much as I wanted Ferrari and Massa to take it, I have to say Lewis deserves to be champion. He's a massive talent and drove really well most of the year.

Now comes the dull time when there's no F1, no MotoGP, no WSBK, and no ALMS.  Looks like I may have time to get some reading done.

[derby]

[Oldfisti]

 
 

If Massa did win I was expecting an epic celebration like Monza a few years back when Ferrari swept the race. BTW what was up with Kubica? He started in the pits, was supposed to have car problems. Towards the end of the race he started turning up the heat and got 11th. Great move for Glock to stay out! Besides all the excitement it caused he ended up nabbing points.

As much as I wanted Ferrari and Massa to take it, I have to say Lewis deserves to be champion. He's a massive talent and drove really well most of the year.

Now comes the dull time when there's no F1, no MotoGP, no WSBK, and no ALMS.  Looks like I may have time to get some reading done.

There's always A1GP!  http://www.a1gp.com/

[superjohn]

There's always A1GP!  http://www.a1gp.com/

I'd live with that if it wasn't that they were showing it months behind schedule on Speed. I think Holland is airing in December.

[sh]

wow.  great race.  epic last lap.  great season.

I wanted them both to win.  I know, it doesn't make sense.

However, one thing I want to say about Hamilton ...  He really needs to learn to clinch a championship!!!  How the hell was he running in 6th?  He was too aggressive last season and too conservative this season.  He shouldn't have left it to the last race, but assuming that was unavoidable (and it really wasn't) I can't believe he wasn't closer to the front.  Timo Glock's bad luck won Hamilton his first championship.

Vettel ... um, this kid is hot!  I hope switching to the prime red bull team doesn't throw him off.  He'd look good at BMW.

Alonso ... still not crazy about his personality but damn he is good.  I just wish he'd commit entirely to renault and bring the fight to mclaren and ferrari.

Kovalainen ... anyone notice signs of discontent here?  maybe kovalainen is just coming to terms with his unspoken second driver status.

[derby]

 Timo Glock's bad luck won Hamilton his first championship.

not really... if glock had pitted for intermediates with everybody else, he would've been behind hammy anyway. it was a gamble by his team that lost him 17 seconds on the finaly lap.

[weemonster]

bad luck or gamble my arse. that made Glock lose 17  seconds on the last lap.

It was the shiney new mercedes ;o)

[superjohn]

bad luck or gamble my arse. that made Glock lose 17  seconds on the last lap.

It was the shiney new mercedes ;o)

I'm not buying into the whole "Glock gifted the position" conspiracy. Those last 2-3 corners are very fast, uphill, and slightly off camber, which would make them a pregnant dog in the wet when you're on slicks.