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[Bubbie]

I think people need to realize that the RB7 is no longer the best car, especially on sunday.

Exactly,and it was up to the drivers to make the difference.

So any wins from here on out are due to the skill of Webber and Vettel. Good to hear you admit this. Look forward to the rest of the season.

[F1er]

I think people need to realize that the RB7 is no longer the best car, especially on sunday.

Exactly,and it was up to the drivers to make the difference.

So any wins from here on out are due to the skill of Webber and Vettel. Good to hear you admit this. Look forward to the rest of the season.

You're smarter than that!

[What's Burning?]

Putting it into perspective, Vettel can finish 4th for the next five races and Webber, Hamilton or Alonso can win the next fives races and Seb will still be ahead come Korea.

[darwin dali]

Putting it into perspective, Vettel can finish 4th for the next five races and Webber, Hamilton or Alonso can win the next fives races and Seb will still be ahead come Korea.

And it could be that all three win some, so the point gap might decrease very slowly.

[nish2280]

I think people need to realize that the RB7 is no longer the best car, especially on sunday.

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I think you mean to say no longer the best car by 8 tenths to 1.2 seconds. When was the last time this year that anything but an RB7 got pole?

Still the best car...But now beatable

Lewis had fastest lap. I know you are going to say its because he brings the car to that level but the truth is Mclaren and Ferrari have found some speed and can now compete with RedBull. I doubt they were less than 4 or 5 tenths off Redbull this weekend and probably 1 or 2 tenths faster in terms of race pace.

I think people need to realize that the RB7 is no longer the best car, especially on sunday.

Exactly,and it was up to the drivers to make the difference.

True. Vettel just didnt have it this weekend. I think it was the first time i heard him complaining about the car and urging the mechanics to improve the car. However i think Webber could have been pole if it wasnt for his strategy but i guess we will never know.

[racechick]

I think people need to realize that the RB7 is no longer the best car, especially on sunday.

????

I think you mean to say no longer the best car by 8 tenths to 1.2 seconds. When was the last time this year that anything but an RB7 got pole?

Still the best car...But now beatable

Lewis had fastest lap. I know you are going to say its because he brings the car to that level but the truth is Mclaren and Ferrari have found some speed and can now compete with RedBull. I doubt they were less than 4 or 5 tenths off Redbull this weekend and probably 1 or 2 tenths faster in terms of race pace.

I think people need to realize that the RB7 is no longer the best car, especially on sunday.

Exactly,and it was up to the drivers to make the difference.

True. Vettel just didnt have it this weekend. I think it was the first time i heard him complaining about the car and urging the mechanics to improve the car. However i think Webber could have been pole if it wasnt for his strategy but i guess we will never know.

Look to the second placed cars to get a better idea of where the cars truely are. Somewhere between the two i guess.

[andrew]

I think Vettel went a long way to shutting up some of his critics. There was some nice racing by him and some good passes in the German GP. A very mature race, clearly thinking of the championship and looking after the car.

[What's Burning?]

I think Vettel went a long way to shutting up some of his critics. There was some nice racing by him and some good passes in the German GP. A very mature race, clearly thinking of the championship and looking after the car.

Coming in 4th for the remainder of the season is more than enough to clinch the WDC. And if that goes a long way towards shutting up some of his critics, it will also thankfully go a long way towards shutting up some of the more "ardent" supporters, so it will balance out I'm sure.

[Hammer278]

I think Vettel went a long way to shutting up some of his critics. There was some nice racing by him and some good passes in the German GP. A very mature race, clearly thinking of the championship and looking after the car.

Is this sarcasm? I read it as "I think Vettel has a long way to go in shutting up some of his critics"

First time he was really chasing instead of being chased, he spun the car around. Thereafter, he simply kept the car on track and racing all alone until he caught Massa, and then just followed him till the pitstops where the team bailed him out. Hardly a Champions drive I would say...

[bud]

Given the pace of McLaren and Ferrari, even the RB7 would find it hard to pass them, it's straight line speed Isnt as good as the two and it's superior downforce is nullified in dirty air.

[andrew]

I think Vettel went a long way to shutting up some of his critics. There was some nice racing by him and some good passes in the German GP. A very mature race, clearly thinking of the championship and looking after the car.

Is this sarcasm? I read it as "I think Vettel has a long way to go in shutting up some of his critics"

First time he was really chasing instead of being chased, he spun the car around. Thereafter, he simply kept the car on track and racing all alone until he caught Massa, and then just followed him till the pitstops where the team bailed him out. Hardly a Champions drive I would say...

No it's not sarcasm at all. He drove a very mature and sensible race. So what if he spun the car round? He is still a young guy with a lot to learn and they all have their bad days (who was it that went 2 races with trying to drive through people?).

It was a champions drive as he clearly knows that he doesn't have to risk the car and take it easy. The drive was that of a thinking driver rather than a boy racer. You can't win them all and he surely knows that.

[bud]

i wouldn't call a mistake ridden drive a champions drive

[andrew]

They all have mind farts, just some are critisized more than others.

[Hammer278]

I think Vettel went a long way to shutting up some of his critics. There was some nice racing by him and some good passes in the German GP. A very mature race, clearly thinking of the championship and looking after the car.

Is this sarcasm? I read it as "I think Vettel has a long way to go in shutting up some of his critics"

First time he was really chasing instead of being chased, he spun the car around. Thereafter, he simply kept the car on track and racing all alone until he caught Massa, and then just followed him till the pitstops where the team bailed him out. Hardly a Champions drive I would say...

No it's not sarcasm at all. He drove a very mature and sensible race. So what if he spun the car round? He is still a young guy with a lot to learn and they all have their bad days (who was it that went 2 races with trying to drive through people?).

It was a champions drive as he clearly knows that he doesn't have to risk the car and take it easy. The drive was that of a thinking driver rather than a boy racer. You can't win them all and he surely knows that.

If he had a bad day, how is that a Champions drive? This is laughable at best.

And whos the guy who tried to drive through people anyway? Are you referring to the driver who tried to overtake others while having the doors closed on him only when he's beside them? Because that is Hamilton. If you're referring to a driver in the midpack or backmarker I dont know who it is.

[Timekeeper]

I think Vettel went a long way to shutting up some of his critics. There was some nice racing by him and some good passes in the German GP. A very mature race, clearly thinking of the championship and looking after the car.

Is this sarcasm? I read it as "I think Vettel has a long way to go in shutting up some of his critics"

First time he was really chasing instead of being chased, he spun the car around. Thereafter, he simply kept the car on track and racing all alone until he caught Massa, and then just followed him till the pitstops where the team bailed him out. Hardly a Champions drive I would say...

No it's not sarcasm at all. He drove a very mature and sensible race. So what if he spun the car round? He is still a young guy with a lot to learn and they all have their bad days (who was it that went 2 races with trying to drive through people?).

It was a champions drive as he clearly knows that he doesn't have to risk the car and take it easy. The drive was that of a thinking driver rather than a boy racer. You can't win them all and he surely knows that.

If he had a bad day, how is that a Champions drive? This is laughable at best.

And whos the guy who tried to drive through people anyway? Are you referring to the driver who tried to overtake others while having the doors closed on him only when he's beside them? Because that is Hamilton. If you're referring to a driver in the midpack or backmarker I dont know who it is.

+1

Vettel had far from a Champions drive.. Not hating on him.. It just was an average weekend for him.