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#222237
....if he hadn't gone wide at restart he could have won putting him 3rd in championship on 217 only 7 behind Alonso.

Four years in and still making silly errors.


Webber has been in the sport since 2002 thats 8 years and he put it in the wall in the same grandprix.

your logic is flawed.


sorry mate but gaz is right! :yes:
#222256
Darren Heath takes some really great F1 (and other motor sports) photo's.
Being a Ferrari fan, I've shared a few nice ones of our team. But I think this one from last weekend is a really great picture:-
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He has a blog on his site and you can get some great shots of most of the other teams, quite a lot of the English teams as that's where Darren is from.

His blog this week was about this picture and, it was an interesting insight into Fernando. You can read the blog here and also navigate to his other pictures:-
http://www.darrenheath.com/season/2010/south-korea-2010/blog/you-cant-stop-whats-comin

You can't stop what's comin'

26th October 2010

Thursday afternoon at the Korea International Circuit and I’m in Ferrari’s paddock-based HQ.

Behind the partition to my right the Scuderia’s main man, Fernando Alonso, is finishing a telephone conversation in his native tongue. A cheery “adios” heralds the end of the call. Five seconds later and here he is, hand outstretched; a firm handshake and he’s ready to talk photo shoot.

I’m here to talk him through the plan and I have the client’s brief ready to show him. Exhibiting uncommon interest – for an F1 driver at least – in what I and the client would like, he leans in and listens intently to my requests: look like this, stand like that – but above all, do what you do and just be cool.

Nodding his head, Alonso seems receptive to my requests.

Flicking through the pages of the brief, we arrive at the final visual. Carefully drawn on the paper is a creative’s study of a driver exultantly celebrating a glorious grand prix win.

“I can sort all the other shots, Fernando, but this one,” I gesture at the image in question, “well, it’s down to you”

Without a pause, back comes his reply: “No problem, we do that one on Sunday.”

A wry grin cracks across Fernando’s face but that’s it, he means what he says. We agree to meet in the Ferrari pit box at 16.30 and I take my leave.

At the appointed hour the shoot goes well, and Fernando executes his poses with the necessary levels of coolness.

As for that final shot, come Sunday evening – and, well, you know the rest…

Confidence in his ability is not something this double world champion lacks, and why should he? An awesome run of results – save for his Belgian mishap – has vaulted Alonso to the top of the world championship standings, with a mathematical chance of securing his third title next time out at Interlagos.

Sure, he’ll be using an engine two races old and the Red Bulls will fly, no doubt locking out the front row once again. But on Sunday November 7 would you bet against another wretched Red Bull race, pressured into mistakes and overly worked Renault engines, by you know who?

It’s certainly true that thoughts often provoke reality, so get your cameras ready, because Fernando is ready too.



Mate awesome link. Thanks very much for posting this! :cloud9::clap::thumbup:
#222663
Cant read through all these posts since the race so my thoughts.
Felt sorry for Rosberg, he was looking good for a possible win till demolition derby Webber stepped in. Thank goodness Rosberg had overtaken Lewis or it would have been 3 times in one season he took him out!!

Also believe it or not, felt sorry for vettel. he drove well and was robbed. More than that he accepted it well, no whinging, so respect there.

Jens. Sorry but a disaster. Ok the Mclaren's playing catch up but not that much.

The start. :rolleyes: Could have gone earlier.

Lewis, made an error but had the car on the limit to get where he did. Made some better set up choices than jens. Jens has gone his own way on breaks-using Brembo rather than hidcot-didnt work his breaks were shot. Alos he opted for an aero tweak that lewis turned down.Lays a lie to the fact that lewis cant set the car up.

Alonso, drove well but once again the race was gifted by Massa. It should have been Massa's win. Looking good for the championship? He sure is. But so he should. He's cheated.

Did I really see Force India's flying off the track all over rthe place? I was watching with French commentary and struggling a little.

Senna finnished pretty high up :thumbup::D

Finnally a nice little observation of turn 14/15 from a trackside observer.Theres a trade off as to how much exit you take in the first and how well you line up for the second. Well Lewis had the answer. Stay hard on it for the exit, use all the road, give a little squirt of power to oversteer at the end. Dont immediately correct and use the slide to point the car to the other side of the track. It works a treat and lewis did it lap after lap. Compromise? Lewis?? Nah, thats for the others. :twisted:

And finally finally, I kindov liked this track.
#222732
How did Massa gift Alonso this race? Alonso qualified ahead of him and was in front for the entire race, Hamilton was in between the two as well


Answer on the team orders thread.
#222772
I agree with RC (funnily enough), Its a good track, maybe the best in Asia. (its main competitor being Malaysia)

Suzuka??!


haha...forgot about Suzuka... but im going to accept the mistake and not edit the post.
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