agdamis

Your view is pushing the boundaries of reason but if nothing else they are interesting

ltc

Reason?
When discussing Alonso?
Shirely you jest ....
Reason?

It's like trying to teach math skills to a chimp who is preoccupied with the banana hanging from the ceiling with a stick and a box.
Not to worry, eventually the same chimp will grow tired of trying to solve the problem and join the 999,999 other chimps pounding away at typewriters ... one of which will be responsible for the next enlightening post from Sir A.Wayne...

Based on last year's "discussion" regarding Pat Fry's imapct on Ferrari (first half vs second half ... the one where I foolishly used arithmetic when discussing the point) why would Ferrari get rid of AC, when it was shown (and argued by Raj ... in spite of the aforementioned math) that Fry had nothing to do with Ferrari's performance?

Clearly, it is simply because Alonso is in fact the best driver in F1, so much so that he does not require engineers, strategists, mechanics, aerodynamists....
Just strap him into any car and he will win, he and his performances are simply above and beyond the sum of the parts around him.

I'm shocked I never noticed it before.

BTW, I should have asked earlier ... is anyone here allergic to bananas?

A.Wayne

Why are you always picking on Pete ...................

agdamis

Don't know about all that, but I do know that although Vettel is an excellent driver I am not convinced that he does not need Newey. But hey that's what makes a team a team and that is why the Red Bull TEAM is leading. Now it is up to the Ferrari TEAM to build on their momentum and try to challenge their dominance. Of course having the best driver in Fernando will be certainly help.

Have a great day Lewis.

RajDatta

I learnt a long time ago, with certain individuals it's a waste of time. I don't even bother anymore . You cannot reason with unreasonable people.

A.Wayne

Webber maintains gap, frontwing and reverted to map2 .....





Pos Driver Team Time Gap

1. Mark Webber .. Red Bull-Renault .. 1n30.079s
2. Lewis Hamilton .. McLaren-Mercedes .. 1n30.134s + 0.055
3. Sebastian Vettel .. Red Bull-Renault .. 1n30.216s + 0.137 ...**
4. Fernando Alonso .. Ferrari .. 1n30.442s + 0.363
5. Felipe Massa .. Ferrari .. 1n30.910s + 0.831
6. Nico Rosberg .. Mercedes .. 1n31.263s + 1.184
7. Jenson Button .. McLaren-Mercedes .. 1n31.288s + 1.209 **
8. Adrian Sutil .. Force India-Mercedes ..1n32.010s + 1.931
9. Vitaly Petrov .. Renault .. 1n32.187s + 2.108
10. Michael Schumacher .. Mercedes .. 1n32.482s + 2.403 **

** Faux champion

Q2 cut-off time: 1m33.180s
Gap **
11. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m32.215s + 1.217
12. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m32.560s + 1.562
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m32.635s + 1.637
14. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m33.043s + 2.045
15. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m33.176s + 2.178
16. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m33.546s + 2.548
17. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m33.698s + 2.700
Q1 cut-off time: 1m33.664s Gap *
18. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m33.786s + 1.960
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m35.599s + 3.773
20. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m36.400s + 4.574
21. Karun Chandhok Lotus-Renault 1m36.422s + 4.596
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m36.641s + 4.815
23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m37.011s + 5.185
24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m37.036s + 5.210

107% time: 1m38.253s

ltc

That Ferrari is looking very good st 0.363sec off pole.

Land Jet

Who is broadcasting tomorrow's F1 race? I looked under Speed TV and Fox and don't see a listing for either.

enduro911

Fox @ 9 a.m. Pacific.

I watched practice but missed quali. Interesting that Mclaren seemed so far off the pace and all of a sudden there's Hammy in P2.

multi21

Car set ups are all over the place with some anticipating rain and others opting for dry set up.

paradisenb

Congrats to Webber, but LH will take him off the line because he is a notoriously bad starter. Vettel will have to avoid hitting him in the rear, FA will get 2nd. Webber on pole is, likely, a waste.

My993C2

Good win for Hamilton. He was the only one of the front runners who did not have an error in the race. All the other front runners made some sort of driving error(s).

morganabowen

I agree, it was a terrific race, and Hamilton drove an almost flawless race. He deserves the win, and I suspect he will get back a little of that respect back had lost over the past few weeks. There was a lot of wheel to wheel racing, and Petrov seemed to be getting in everyone's way

Chads996

Outstanding race. No doubt would have been interesting if the rain actually showed up. All in all...great racing.

C.

PTurbo965

Webber continues to stink in one of the best cars on the grid. Hammy drove the wheels off his car to get the win. Vettel being so far off the pace is strange in a season where he has dominated. Is RedBull doing some engine countdown to the end of the season now or something? Or was Vettel's car set up for rain?

Fun race to watch. I'm glad it is the last race on Fox this season.