TBH, it was a bit of a banzai (throwing caution into the wind) move which forced Sutil to yield, and luckily for Kobyashi's sake, Sutil was fully aware of his dive bomb and didn't turn in on him.
Button's got problems. He's got to pit sometime soon to stay out ahead of Kobayashi... but McLaren might just want him to stay out there to hold up the Red Bulls... give Lewis an outside shot of leapfrogging some of the guys in front of him for a podium.
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Ferrari pit radio: "Red Bull is not very quick at the moment..." No duh... they're bottled up behind Button!
EDIT: Kamui doesn't seem to have the pace to keep up with the front runners... scratch that. But Button is most likely to end the race where he started unless someone else goes out.
Just two seconds between Button and Vettel, then 2 seconds to Webber. They're saying the RBRs aren't very fast at the moment... from the timing screens, they're simply pacing Button and trying to stay in clean air.
LH loses third gear. Doesn't bode well for his race. He may still finish fourth, but he's bound to be disappointed not to be able to take the fight to Alonso.
The only corners which drop below 3rd gear are the hairpin after Degner, and the chicanes after 130R. LH needs to double shift, making him lose time on those two corners.
Ouch...that sucks for Hamilton. Another 5 place grid penalty for the next race and possible DNF in this one His Championship hopes are quickly getting flushed down the drain...
I have a feeling Vettel is going to win the WDC this year. I just can't shake that feeling. He's definitely quicker than Webber and Webber's showing a habit of choking on the strarts.
On a lighter note, I still want to hit commentator Legard repeatedly with a pool cue.
Schumi proving he still has what it takes on such a demanding circuit.
His Championship hopes are quickly getting flushed down the drain...
