- 14 Nov 11, 19:14#283535
I wouldn't say the race was lame, but I wouldn't say it was all that exciting either.
Why?
Well, I would have liked to have seen just a little racing between Vettel and Hamilton. I actually think it might have been quite close and good to watch. By having the puncture immediately we were denied even the slightest inkling as to where the pace of the two was at.
Are the McLarens getting closer to the Red Bulls? Is Hamilton really back to his best? Was Vettel going to run off into the distance and hide 5 seconds ahead? Was Lewis conserving his ultimate pace knowing he had more than enough to beat Alonso's Ferrari? No idea, because the DNF came so quickly. Even the most ardent Lewis/McLaren fans might acknowledge that it might have been better for the two to have raced even for a few laps but alas it was not to be.
Congratulations to Lewis who must feel with this win he is slightly coming to the end of a long dark tunnel. However I still got the feeling his celebrations were rather subdued and that he is still not the happiest he has ever been.
Great race from Alonso too. No way is that car worthy of a close second place at the moment and yet there he is keeping Lewis honest right to the very end. Whatever you think of the guy you have to admire his sheer bloody minded doggedness.
As for Webber and Massa the less said about those two the better. There was a reason why Webber 3 stopped and that was because he cooked his 2nd set of soft tyres too quickly and had to make a stop early. Was never going to progress on the original strategy so had little to lose by swapping over. Still didnt change anything (although is hindsight it might have been interesting to see how a fully commited 3 stopper would have gone against the majority 2 stoppers) but he ended up with a lucky 4th after Massa typically poor race punctuated by a needless spin under absolutely no pressure. Why 2 of the best 6 seats in F1 have to be made up with two such also runs is beyond me.
Brazil next and this is usually a Red Bull circuit and hasn't really been a McLaren one for some years now. Heck we might even see some performance from Webber there. Unlikely to be as close a race at the front as we potentially had here which for me makes Vettel's immediate DNF pretty frustrating.
Lame race... You have the fastest driver and then puncture... I hate when it goes that way... But, at least Kobayashi had a good race...
I wouldn't say the race was lame, but I wouldn't say it was all that exciting either.
Why?
Well, I would have liked to have seen just a little racing between Vettel and Hamilton. I actually think it might have been quite close and good to watch. By having the puncture immediately we were denied even the slightest inkling as to where the pace of the two was at.
Are the McLarens getting closer to the Red Bulls? Is Hamilton really back to his best? Was Vettel going to run off into the distance and hide 5 seconds ahead? Was Lewis conserving his ultimate pace knowing he had more than enough to beat Alonso's Ferrari? No idea, because the DNF came so quickly. Even the most ardent Lewis/McLaren fans might acknowledge that it might have been better for the two to have raced even for a few laps but alas it was not to be.
Congratulations to Lewis who must feel with this win he is slightly coming to the end of a long dark tunnel. However I still got the feeling his celebrations were rather subdued and that he is still not the happiest he has ever been.
Great race from Alonso too. No way is that car worthy of a close second place at the moment and yet there he is keeping Lewis honest right to the very end. Whatever you think of the guy you have to admire his sheer bloody minded doggedness.
As for Webber and Massa the less said about those two the better. There was a reason why Webber 3 stopped and that was because he cooked his 2nd set of soft tyres too quickly and had to make a stop early. Was never going to progress on the original strategy so had little to lose by swapping over. Still didnt change anything (although is hindsight it might have been interesting to see how a fully commited 3 stopper would have gone against the majority 2 stoppers) but he ended up with a lucky 4th after Massa typically poor race punctuated by a needless spin under absolutely no pressure. Why 2 of the best 6 seats in F1 have to be made up with two such also runs is beyond me.
Brazil next and this is usually a Red Bull circuit and hasn't really been a McLaren one for some years now. Heck we might even see some performance from Webber there. Unlikely to be as close a race at the front as we potentially had here which for me makes Vettel's immediate DNF pretty frustrating.
