- 30 Apr 11, 10:53#253701
You can't just say "if" like that and come to any logical conclusion. Every driver has their "if" moments. The fact is he made a mistake, and it's a direct reflection on his driving skill. I could easily say "if" Hamilton hadn't destroyed a set of options in Malaysia's Q3, he would have finished in a much better position. Or "if" Vettel hadn't made such a poor start in China, he'd have finished first again. But I won't claim either is valid, because you have to judge drivers with the mistakes they make - not in some fantasy where no one makes mistakes.
That being said, it is way too early in the season to make any judgements on ANY driver's progress (or regress). There has been too much chaos with the new tires, DRS, KERS, and other developments (like ferrari's wind tunnel issues).
if Alonso hadn't mistakenly bashed into Hamilton in Malaysia and had to pit nobody would be questioning his ability as he would currently be comfortably ahead of Massa, as it is he followed that with a very average performance in China (possibly due to the hurried new part testing in practice leaving him without a decent setup), which maybe makes things seem a little worse than they really are.
You can't just say "if" like that and come to any logical conclusion. Every driver has their "if" moments. The fact is he made a mistake, and it's a direct reflection on his driving skill. I could easily say "if" Hamilton hadn't destroyed a set of options in Malaysia's Q3, he would have finished in a much better position. Or "if" Vettel hadn't made such a poor start in China, he'd have finished first again. But I won't claim either is valid, because you have to judge drivers with the mistakes they make - not in some fantasy where no one makes mistakes.
That being said, it is way too early in the season to make any judgements on ANY driver's progress (or regress). There has been too much chaos with the new tires, DRS, KERS, and other developments (like ferrari's wind tunnel issues).
Fantasy Team
VET, BUT, DIR(T), SUT
Red Bull, Toro Rosso/Ferrari
VET, BUT, DIR(T), SUT
Red Bull, Toro Rosso/Ferrari