JerryW

Glad to see I was wrong about Lewis screwing up.

Congrats to Red Bull

multi21

Finn,

Did you ever hear Michael Schumacher say anything like that on the radio? Enzo Ferrari is rolling in his grave right now. Alonso's lucky the old man is not around now as he would have taken a shot at Miss Alonso for that BS and would be looking for a new ride for the next race. Disgraceful to say the least.

paradisenb

Vettel is in another time zone. He missed pole by 2 10ths and wins the race by 12 secs. Passed LH at turn 4 like he was a back marker. He is so good on cold tires. Nobody even comes close to matching his speed at the start or after a SC. Even got fastest lap - on the last lap of the race. The team had to tell him to slow down.

FA gets help in the pits to over take his teammate, then does his best Roberto-No Mas-Duran imitation. I give up. I give up? Are you serious? The guy should lose the ride. Faux 2 without a doubt.

MS was magnanimous but nothing was on the line. If he had been running in the top 4, I think he would have chosen different words.

Astroman

I didn't really think the "I give up" comment was that big of a deal. It's not like he pulled into the pits and got out of the car. I'm sure he just meant that he was finished taking chances with the car for little or no gains at all with only a handful of laps left in the race.

consolidated

"I give up."

It was shocking to hear that, then funny, then sad. Think he's had about enough of this season along with Hamilton?

Hamilton's firm and terse transmission of "don't talk to me when I'm racing" was also interesting, but more understandable.

multi21

I'm not in Alonso's head with the intent of this comment, but I can't ever imagine Senna saying that...

TexasRider

I am ALMOST begiining to like Alonso a lot after he acts so classy.

And I can understand why some folks like him as much as they do, as he is kinda a pretty boy and acts so cool and all of that. But to heck with the pretty boy stuff. Just win baby as the man said. RIP to Al as well.

But then we are back to " Alonso has the fastest car today .... Do you understand..." transmissions to Massa. I understand and accept that he is racing for second place in the WDC. I do. But Massa has got to get tired of hearing that in his ear every week. It is a wonder that he does not pop a gut with all of that. If it is not that it is Hamilton taking him out . The guy is Rodney Dangerfield in F1 at the minute in terms of cant get the respect. I hope Alonso shows him some.

Got to love Vettel bringing it ! Uh and as for AWayne faux crud.... well that crud is faux by faux.

And Schumi acts like a man as always. It is just racing. Got to love it too.

Maturity is a good thing in Formula One.

multi21

There is simply a new breed of driver in F1 that isn't about the team and just out for themselves. It's tough for someone like me, who likes the grit and grind of F1 and the working "AS A TEAM" to get to the desired goal to accept. Lets not forget that Enzo fired a 4 time WDC in Prost for calling the car "a truck". I'm telling you, they would have had to restrain the old man if he had heard that over the radio!

I could have swore that given the way McLaren raised Hamilton from a 13 year old in karting to being a F1 WDC, he would be a company man for life. Yet, McLaren didn't leave Hamilton, he left McLaren with the way he has driven and acted toward his team.

A lot of contracts are set to expire at the end of 2012 including Hamilton, Webber, Massa, Schumacher and others.... it's going to get interesting....

Larry Herman

Since when did a contract expiration date mean anything in F1?

multi21

I know what you mean, but in this instance, everyone is waiting to see what everyone else is going to do and hence, no real "silly season" in F1 this year . McLaren isn't going to release LH hoping he just had a bad year and he rebounds to old form. RBR just resigned Webber to a one year contract and Massa is safe for one more year.

Regardless of what some here say, MS has driven as well or better than Rosberg this year only trailing by 7 points after 16 rounds and experienced bad luck DNFs to boot. He still provides "marketing cache" to MB, but I don't think he's having fun at this point in his life with a car that is 7th or 8th fasted on track.

Reading the tea leaves, Perez has tested for Ferrari and with Carlos Slim money, could be a good fit at the Scuderia.

Hamilton has also been courted earlier this year by RBR and Luca Di Montezemolo has also remarked on how much he likes LH. That was before Hamilton's string of bad races, but he's ripe for someone to sign him that can convince him that the grass is greener on the other side.

Let's not forget that Alonso announced a year before going to McLaren that he was signed, sealed and delivered. I don't think that will happen with LH because he might want to salvage his relationship with McLaren, but both parties might need a change for what's best for each one.

Land Jet

Pete, can't agree with you when it comes to the RBR team. They all seem to be on the same page and it shows. Vettel looks to be the consummate team player even though he is in a league of his own. Webber, once he got over being the teams #2, has also fallen in line. At the moment, there is harmony at RBR.

paradisenb

I wouldn't put Massa down as a lock for next year at Ferrari. If Perez or someone else came in with enough money Ferrari would dump him in a heart beat. FA is a lock despite his humiliating the team with his "I give up" comment.

MB is set with their drivers. RBR will keep SV. MW is a lock at least through the end of 2012.
For all the hub bub, LH is not going anywhere, anytime soon.
I feel bad for Kovalainen. He is a good driver stuck at the bottom of the team pool.
I would like to see Kobayashi in a good car. I think he has something we haven't seen yet.

9.5 Degrees

As a long time Alonso supporter I must admit that I was disappointed to hear that.

Ray S

Prescient statment.

He drove a very good race

TwentySix

Fail. Enzo couldn't possibly have fired him, he was already dead 3 years (1988) when Prost was let go (1991)... you just make sh*t up as you go along, huh Pete? Did you actually see Alonso back off from the race? Did it ever occur to you that it was a ploy to get Button to let down his guard? Fernando right there to the end, 1 second behind Button and 3.5 from Hammy...