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Mako Koiwai wrote:What did you guys think of the course? Lots of redundant "features" but not as bad as some street circuits. I like the way we're seeing aggressive forced passing. Are the cars not so sensitive to following another car any more and thus losing front down force. Love the shot of the one car understeering into the barriers towards the end of the race. How often have we experienced that ourselves. How come he didn't just let up a bit on the brakes, straighten the steering and then re-apply ... like we do! Yeah, I know ... not much room, but he should have seen it coming. IMO ... too much light! Forget the Night aspect of the race. Like they said, Japan will be the next night race ... next year? Makes it's much better for TV audiences back in Europe ... and probably not a bad thing for local live viewing plus local TV. And a bit cooler in those tropical locations.

Jeff Shyu wrote:I think a quicker deployment of a lift and more efficient cleanup crew is definitely feasible.

Larry Andrews wrote:

Jeff Shyu wrote:I think a quicker deployment of a lift and more efficient cleanup crew is definitely feasible.

How's bout a 2GW electromagnet to remove spent cars from the track? That oughta be pretty speedy.

• 1. Fernando Alonso - Renault
• 2. Nico Rosberg - Williams Toyota
• 3. Lewis Hamilton - McLaren Mercedes

William Chen wrote:2 exact same incidents of unsafe release by Ferrari on Massa's car onto Sutil's car.

FIA penalty:

at Valencia - $10k fine - Massa was leading. so fine was appropriate.
at Singapore - drive through penalty - Massa was in 16th place (last place) when he received the penalty.

see a long-standing pattern of bias here ?

William Chen wrote:see a trend here ?

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Giovanni Jaramillo wrote: Ironically it was his teammate Nelson Piquet who crashed into the wall that caused the SC period.

Mako Koiwai wrote:He crashed just listening to that "you've got to be kidding!" "request!"

William Chen wrote: Alonso

originally had Kimi at 3rd place. but edited to put Alonso in.