The Official Shift+F1 V6 Thread of Speed

@benderunit22: Yeah, but he's gonna have to drive trough sometime in the three first laps

@benderunit22 said:

Yes an aborted formation lap will take one off the race distance. So better for them fuel wise. Slightly.

Great effort from Ricciardo to get back to P2 after his slow start there

Kobayashi delivers right away!

I've never watched an F1 race before but those guys probably shouldn't be driving on the grass!

We should have chat up for this.

Seb's car has no power. Mark Webber just pissed himself laughing.

Kobicrashi living up to his nick name.

MADNESS

@milkman: First race for me as well, and it looks like his front end got torn apart.

Massa and Kobayashi were not good fantasy F1 picks...

@benderunit22 said:

I'll mention it to the guys for the next race.

Haha Hamilton makes his own rules

This is mental :D

This is insane.

Hamilton might have to retire already! Crazy start to the season!

If the scream of the V10's is Beethoven then the whoosh of the V6T is the Chemical Brothers...love 'em both, but each in a different way

God dammit, Mercedes.

I'm no fanatic but I really miss the sound from the old cars! Vettel is out, this is MADNESS!

I reckon Vettel would rather retire than finish in the middle of the pack... Sore loser

Good day to be a number two driver.

Yeah that was all Kobi's fault on that crash. Typical of what they would complain about him in the past.

Man those retirements!

Geez, didn't realize Kobiyashi got that messed up.

Well it's refreshing for a driver to admit to his mistake. Fair play Kobi.

It would more likely be a team decision to save the engine. They only get 5 engines for the year, so they might as well save it if they're gonna finish outside the points anyway.

Vettel is out. God this is tense.

kobayashi do know that it isn't destruction derby they're racing, right?

Bottas killing it at the moment. The new Flying Finn.

What is his nickname?

I don't even know what to look for here. Look at the names in that top 10. Overtaking all over the circuit.

Cautious of getting carried away, but this is tremendously exciting racing.

I feel bad for people who just started watching F1. That engine sound is terrible, also new rules are gonna ruin the sport if this continues(Hamilton and Vettel)

LOL, must have been playing to much Dirt: Showdown in his time away from F1.

Bottas is gone too. Rear wheels are gone.

@dannyodwyer: That just means more to talk about. :)

@sopachuco13: Errrr Kobicrashi

@dannyodwyer Hah, I called it! Bottas hit the wall I was talking about :D He was doing great before that though!

@khann: for sure... More fun to take a swipe at Vettel though... Gun driver, but complete flog

@mrfizzy: Hit the wall, damn, THIS is a season opener.

I cannot believe they were on-board for Bottas' crash. Following in Massa's footsteps. Hopefully he can re-join.

YOU FORGOT YOUR WHEEL, BRO!

This is fun.

So much for that.

This is fantastic. Why haven't I been watching this my entire life.

Just to confirm. I saw it but what exactly happened with Kobi? It looked to me like his car just crumpled by itself at the front which then meant he couldn't avoid Massa.

Couple of laps behind the safety car and they should be able to run flat out till the end.

So guys, a little Off topic but do you think it's okay to eat left over tacos for breakfast when it's F1 on? It's 7:30am here and I'm hungry :P

I hope the rest of the season is this mental.

Looked like he locked up heavy, smashed Massa and his front suspension collapsed.

@t0ffe: I'd say it really depends on how old they are.

@mrfizzy said:

He broke too late, locked them and couldn't slow down fast enough. F1 cars cannot turn much at all while the brakes are locked, so he just kept going. Driver error is seems.

@user_undefined: Last nights dinner!