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[racechick]

@ Scotty I know what you mean. You can't fault the guy but he doesn't set the blood racing. Yawwwwwwwwn!!!!

[CookinFlat6]

Yeah that (5 wheel change) was brilliant, well done the team and Lewis, especially as Lewis said they had practiced at start of season only. Bit annoying to think what could have been if that slickness had been available to him all season from the team. Good to see Lewis chuffed, and i think we had an insight into his qualities ' I just activated clutch at the point I expected everything was in place'

pure instinct, why cant we have more drivers like this, instead of the moaning bitching political fairys

[andrew]

@ Scotty I know what you mean. You can't fault the guy but he doesn't set the blood racing. Yawwwwwwwwn!!!!

You're not watching close enough then.

I could say the same thing about whatshisface, yon racing driver fellow, you know, him with the crash helmet.

[LRW]

didn't see anyone talk about it but...

how about that five wheel change pit stop for Mclaren in 3.5 seconds?

Yeah, I liked the way he was still moving, and had the stearing wheel off already.!

[scotty]

You're not watching close enough then.

I can't speak for racechick but i am, i have been watching bloody closely for the last few years you know.

[andrew]

You're not watching close enough then.

I can't speak for racechick but i am, i have been watching bloody closely for the last few years you know.

I know you have Scotty.

[vaptin]

I agree, I think the reason people are rooting for Alonso is because he's wrestling the damn car, with Vettel it's just so cold and clinical, you pretty much know what is going to happen, the Ferrari comes alive in the race, so Alonso is pretty much always gaining positions through the field.

[Ferrari man 009]

Interesting race, once again Ferrari lost the race on Saturday, Alonso was at least a match for Vettel in race pace, but was 7 seconds behind after 4 laps squabbling with Button and Hamilton. Great drive by Alonso, he set the car up perfectly for straightline speed in the DRS zone and clearly benefitted, considering he was also fuel saving while chasing Vettel and Webber and lapping quicker than them, it was an epic drive and 8 points gained from qualifying. Button was relatively slow compared to Hamilton today and Massa largely anonymous although he was fuel saving for half the race.

Kimi did ok but had no straightline speed to pass Massa, which ruined his race. Hulk drove well and is now starting to consistently (Singapore excepting) outdrive Di Resta. Grosjean was very quiet and Senna did well to get P10.

As for the championship - I still think it hangs in the balance, Alonso and Vettel had very similar pace for large periods off the race when both were in clear air and Abu Dhabi + Brazil should suit Alonso and Ferrari better.

[Ayrton Senna is God]

Interesting race, once again Ferrari lost the race on Saturday, Alonso was at least a match for Vettel in race pace, but was 7 seconds behind after 4 laps squabbling with Button and Hamilton. Great drive by Alonso, he set the car up perfectly for straightline speed in the DRS zone and clearly benefitted, considering he was also fuel saving while chasing Vettel and Webber and lapping quicker than them, it was an epic drive and 8 points gained from qualifying. Button was relatively slow compared to Hamilton today and Massa largely anonymous although he was fuel saving for half the race.

Kimi did ok but had no straightline speed to pass Massa, which ruined his race. Hulk drove well and is now starting to consistently (Singapore excepting) outdrive Di Resta. Grosjean was very quiet and Senna did well to get P10.

As for the championship - I still think it hangs in the balance, Alonso and Vettel had very similar pace for large periods off the race when both were in clear air and Abu Dhabi + Brazil should suit Alonso and Ferrari better.

Abu Dhabi is a Vettel-Red Bull track.

[scotty]

They'll all be Red Bull tracks barring some rain. No doubt at all. And is that really gonna happen in the monster heat of Abu Dhabi and Texas??

[racechick]

Brazil is only chance of rain, and it will probably be too late by then!!

[andrew]

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[darwin dali]

So to get back on topic, i wasn't gonna bother getting up at 6am to watch the race today after recent races, and definitely am glad i didn't. I spent all day downloading the race so only just finished watching.

I've said it before and i'll say it again - this season is the biggest anticlimax ever, and what a massive shame that is after such an amazing first half a season. I cannot think of any other season that has ended up as disappointing as this in my entire life of watching F1.

Two real high points in this race were the monster 3-way car battles we saw, with Alonso/McLarens and the Williamses and someone else later on. Some entertaining driving there, and some brilliant stuff by those 3 world champions on the first lap.

But that just underlines how this season has sadly morphed into 2011 all over again - the odd awesome battle, but the same old stuff up front.

Rant time. I don't hate Vettel as a person, but man, he is the most boring bloody driver ever, in spite of his abilities and achievements. Qualify well, do a good couple of opening laps, then do nothing else of note during the race. So freaking boring. Still hasn't won from lower than third on the grid i believe. Even when Schumacher dominated it wasn't as bad is these Vettel domination periods - at least Schumi had that extra dimension where he could pull victories out against all odds, which was freaking admirable, unlike this monotonous ability to only be able to win easy (relatively speaking of course) races that Vettel is showing.

I thoroughly enjoy this season - I like chess games in F1 and SV is a Grand Master in F1 chess.

[racechick]

[vaptin]

That should go to Alonso.