Originally Posted by Si_Crewe:
“Maybe worth pointing out that Button was 17 seconds slower than Hamilton and Massa was 25 seconds slower than Alonso with no real excuses for that.
Course, maybe Button and Massa were struggling to stay awake.”
Alonso had some aero parts on his car, that Massa didnt have on his car. This was pointed out by Martin during the qualifying session. That would explain the difference in pace.
Originally Posted by Woodentop:
“Alonso just can't resist a swipe at .McLaren when interviewed post race on Sky. He said that there's not a good atmosphere there at the moment and their fighting helped him get past. He just wants the world to be aware that any .PR spin should be ignored.”
Not sure if that is a swipe. Its an accurate observation, that nearly everyone knows. Then again maybe Alonso was getting his own back on Hamilton, after what Hamilton tweeted during the Singapore GP.
Agree with most posters, that it was a dull race...I ended up fast forwarding a good chunk of the race. Vettel looks like a favourite now, its his to lose. At least people wont be able to say that he won this championship with the best car. Although I guess some wont let facts get in the way of saying it.
Whoever wins the title this year, would have won it without the best car. That hasnt been done since Schumacher won his first title with Ferrari.