I don't know.....Alonso is known for wanting to be the #1 driver on any team he drives for, would he want a guy like Perez chasing him all the time? Pushing him? I mean, at the end there he was gaining at .3 sec or more a lap! I'd think he'd want to keep Massa right where he is, making him (Alonso) look good! :biggrin5: Still there is talk that the reason Perez is driving for Sauber was to get him ready for a seat at Ferrari, just like they did with Massa. If so, I'd say his seat is just about ready..... By the time the announcers get wind of it, it's already a done deal, and this has been talked about since last season.....let alone this year.
Interesting Infographic on the 2012 F1 season Right click, select open in new window, then click on the image in the new window to magnify.
If you missed the race and still want to see it (this one is worth the trouble), it will be re-aired tomorrow (Tues) on SpeedTV at noon Eastern.
OK, here's an interesting thought.....Does Perez have a better chance at getting his first win with this year's Sauber or Ferrari?
I think that 2nd place finish is the best he'll get this year in either. I've been thinking along the same lines though. Given the situation, would he want to drive the 2012 Ferrari? My guess is the Sauber won't progress much but the Ferrari might gain a bit so it might be to his advantage in terms of points for the season...maybe. On the other hand, if they don't make up ground, and fast, the front-running teams will just pull further ahead. You know anyone associated with a losing Ferrari season will be publicly crucified, Massa won't be the only one fired, and the stink will remain until they turn things around. I'd say if there's an offer and it's now or never he'll take it but all things considered he'd probably rather wait until the end of the season.
Odd, I heard those calls on Speed. They were back and forth in the period of half a lap. "Come in" "Disregard. Stay out." "Come-in. Emergency, come in." Or something close to that. Even if his radio was working how confusing is that? I don't think he was moody. Don't let the media turn this into BS that it isn't. He just wanted to race to the end. Perhaps against the wishes of the management.
Moody I don't believe so. Pissed yep & I understand that. No race driver worth his salt would ever be happy with the kind of race Vettel had.
F1 tire-change-only pit stops take about 3 seconds these days right? Here's a bit of contrast from 1973. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLvRp5g0Ybc]Formula One 1973 Emerson Fittipaldi pit stop - YouTube[/ame]
53 second delta in that video compared with a 25-28 second one these days. And there are pit lane speed limits they did not have back then.
I like it. Chapman in the pit supervising. Car running over the hose. Not going to see such recklessness these days.
No, that is the methodical Chapman approach at work - five years before this and you would probably have seen the driver taking a drag on one of the pit crew's cigarette...... whilst refuelling.
and they only changed 2 tires! and "well said" to Mr.kathikeyan..... Mr. Button had better own up to his transgression, he was going too fast and ran right into the side of Narain...
