Great race, glad F1 is back. A few things, however, bothered me.
First, Massa got screwed big time. Again. I wonder if Alonso's blackmailing someone at Ferrari because to have them pull this crap in the very first race is appalling. I don't think it was an honest mistake. In his first and third stint he stayed out too damn long, and barely did any laps on his second stint. I really think he would've been 1st or 2nd if they'd pitted him first instead of Alonso. I'm a fan of Ferrari and both drivers really but I feel sorry for him. He's been faster than Fernando in the past 5 or 6 races.
Second, I don't want to start a political war but why's everyone so bias towards Hamilton? Espcially Johnny Herbert. They've been taking turns crapping all over Rosberg all weekend. Brundle even said at one point "Rosberg saying; yes I can hold onto Hamilton". Really? He kept up with 2012 Schumacher(Who was fantastic), and he's always been quick but equipment-less. Why can't you at least give them equal chances? The reason Nico didn't get a good lap in Q3 is because his engineer told him they need 3 timed laps that's it. After that he just stayed out there destroying his tyres till the very end of the session and got a lap in behind traffic. During the race he wasn't doing bad at all but it's the usual failures Mercedes have been having that failed him. Show the guy some respect.
Finally, the same deal but with Grosjean. I think some of you guys have said it already but please give this guy the credit he deserves. He's one of the fastest guys out there who's just been unfortunate in some cases, and done a few mistakes in others. Ted from Skysports said he didn't get the new parts that were on Kimi's car till Saturday and he only did 2 laps on them for the set up. That, along with what I think is a damaged car and running in dirty air a lot kept him there.
As for the rest of the Grand prix, driver of the day is definitely Sutil. He's been great throughout the weekend and what a race he's had. He had the advantage of the clean air in front of him but keep others off and maintaining his tyres were a great effort. I think if he had done his SS stop early, ruined them in 4 laps to create a gap and come again for Mediums he wouldn't have lost out to Hamilton/Webber. He was losing a lot of time on his last few laps with the Mediums and then his SS stopped working shortly after his stop.
Moment of the race: Dat presence of mind when Alonso noticed Hamilton locking up.
Btw, this is what happens when you get a divorce and feel all bachelory as Kimi recently had happen. Totally explains his win
I said that about Alonso last year. From personal experiences I can confirm it. "99 problems but a ** ain't 1" seems to bring magic out of a man.
booing Vettel? Stay classy race fans
What's wrong with that? Everyone's free to like and dislike whoever they want, and be vocal about it. If you'd like to live in a world where there's only "like", go back to facebook.
Interestingly, Ferrari was the only car able to accelerate at the apex of turn 1, all the others could only hit the gas about 5 meters further on. RBR looked very loose at the rear.
Both cars?
Kimi ran an awesome race. Really good overall.
Webber is having some strange issues; according to Adrian Newey it's Mark's fault for not doing proper pre-race preperations for the KERS failure.
That, and his telemetry wasn't being transmitted to the pits...
He looked nothing short of dejected after the race.
Webber won't be much help to RB, wouldn't be surprised to see him canned after this season.
This just saddens me. Poor guy haven't had a full race without something going wrong with his car since Monaco last year. How many times has his kers failed? That, and the fact that the car is always developed to Vettel's liking. If you remember an interview with Christian Horner last year during the German GP, he said "Seb didn't like it anyway" in regards to the new illegal engine map. Defend it all you want but I think it's a slip indicating they always take his opinion on development rather than Webber's.
Anyway, I can't wait till next Weekend. I'm glad I picked Sutil, Kimi and Massa in my fantasy team. Rosberg was my 4th pick but it's a shame his car couldn't finish.
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Forgot to mention Bianchi. Great job all weekend.
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But that make it even more exciting to watch!
