F1 2011 Leaderboard

[Wing_Z]

So after 3 rounds, is it too early to say who's Hot and Who Not?
Is Vettel in a class of his own?
Is Hamilton the only one who can catch him?
Who's Down There, but should really be Up There?

The full-colour World-Famous-only-at-SOH Board of Hot:

 

[Wing_Z]

Round 4

After Turkey, still very much a 4-tiered affair.
Massa's mediocre performance could see him demoted 3 places after the next race

 

[Panther_99FS]

The only thing that can beat Vettel is Vettel or a mechanical gremlin....

 

[Wing_Z]

...or a mechanical gremlin....

Well, Vettel thoroughly broke his car in practice, and they rebuilt it to the PREVIOUS spec, as they only had one set of new bits.
The others must be a bit discouraged.

Interesting to see what a torrid time Schumacher is having back there, banging wheels and making poor calls in traffic.
He used to be out there in front, with no traffic to worry about.
It's almost easier, really...

 

[Wing_Z]

After Turkey, still very much a 4-tiered affair.
Massa's mediocre performance could see him demoted 3 places after the next race

And so it was...he's lost all motivation, somehow.
Alonso is signed until 2016 so is pumped up, and showed it at Catalunya, Round 5
Rosberg's looking pretty handy...

 

[demorier]

I'm a bit surprised Ferrari and Alonso are not right near the top...still early days yet I guess.

 

[wombat666]

About time Massa departed the scene.
But what decent driver would want to drive the current FIAT 'Truck'.
Looked good for a while in Spain but it went down the order too fast in the end.

 

[Cazzie]

About time Massa departed the scene.
But what decent driver would want to drive the current FIAT 'Truck'.
Looked good for a while in Spain but it went down the order too fast in the end.

He'll be in IRL probably within two years Or NASCAR.

 

[Panther_99FS]

It will be interesting if more F1 drivers go into the NASCAR Truck series.....Look at what happened to IndyCar when Mansell started driving in it....

 

[Ferry_vO]

But what decent driver would want to drive the current FIAT 'Truck'.

The only realistic option right now would be Nico Rosberg.. :mixedsmi:

 

[Panther_99FS]

The only realistic option right now would be Nico Rosberg.. :mixedsmi:

Yep & I stated that previously in another thread :mixedsmi:

 

[wombat666]

I doubt Nico would care to get out of a semi-competitive car into an uncompetitive one.

 

[wombat666]

It will be interesting if more F1 drivers go into the NASCAR Truck series.....Look at what happened to IndyCar when Mansell started driving in it....

Strange it was indeed, Mansell won the title without any wins on ovals and lost interest the following year.
What a complete Muppet!!
He should have taken lessons in being a true professional from Mario.
Of course, with his IQ of around room temperature that would never happen.

 

[Wing_Z]

Round No 6

We didn't see much coverage of Kobayashi, but he had a good Monaco GP and is now promoted back into the 3rd-string bunch.
It's quite shocking to see Vettel's advantage - in there are 3 World Champions, fighting for 2nd place.

 

[Wing_Z]

After Canada: Round #7

Big winners were Massa, Petrov, and Schumacher.
And, of course, Button.
Big loser: Hamilton

 

[Panther_99FS]

If Alonso got Webber's seat next year, that would really make things interesting....

How many more rounds left in this year :ques:

 

[Wing_Z]

12...Alonso will still take Ferrari to a championship victory, just a question of time.
If I were Lewis, I would be casting nervous glances at my team boss, however

 

[Panther_99FS]

IMHO,
Lewis has changed since Ron Dennis is no longer in the picture....The raw speed and talent are there, just needs some stabilization in coaching...

 

[Wing_Z]

Yes Lewis is very much Ron's protégée.
And his Dad was dropped from the management team (in fact he's back acting for one of the other drivers!).
Lots of stuff happening in his personal life no doubt...
It certainly is interfering with his performance - F1 demands more than a casual focus.

 

[Ferry_vO]

If Alonso got Webber's seat next year, that would really make things interesting....

Alonso recently signed a new deal with Ferrari until the end of 2016..