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The announcers were too busy giggling giddily at the new tech.

 

Would have thought the heat of the brakes being applied would have been evident?

 

They had a shot looking back to the rad intakes on the car. Under braking as the air flow lessened you could see the temp go up. They got lighter indicating higher temp.

 

No nails bitten here. Looked like a yawner from my seat. :sleep:

 

I'll get back to you. I'm just now watching the last part of IGP Qualifying and hope to see the Pre-Race and actual IGP later tonight. Still can't believe Hamilton and both Lotus cars missed the cut. :confused5:

 

Meh because Vettel won?

There was quite a bit of concern that his transmission was about to fail. Webbo's too......

Two Vettel DNF's and two Alonso wins and this is a completely different championship - at least the driver's.

Webba actually got a good start for a change!

Hamster really stormed thru the pack to finish where he did, Hulk did a great job in the Sauber, improving his chances of a Ferrari seat next year.

I don't know what happened to Kimi, but after having to change the nose he was going to have a fight to get into the points.

All in all, it was a good race, I thought.

 

Meh because I would love to see some decent fights for first. When was the last time we saw one? Button chasing down Vetel in Canada last year? Couple of almosts Kimi had with Vetel last year, also?

One might call this one "close", but it was another wire to wire for Vetel. Ferrari blew it by letting Alonso stay out those extra two laps. He was never close enough to push Vetel. If the transmission was indeed an issue, he could have possibly put some pressure on the RB and see what happens. But the strategy did not give him that shot.

But the America's cup race today was fun to watch.

 

Yeah, those boats really fly don't they? When it was announced they were going to catamarans I didn't know they'd also be on foils!

I saw 45 knots on one of them, that's just over 50 mph!

 

In this case the boos were just the Italians upset that Ferrari didn't win.

But overall the same thing happened to Schumi. He drove unbelievably well and was consistently wining races and championships so people had to start whining and bashing him. It will happen to the next great after Vettel.

I hope Vettel can just brush it off and keep going.

And before all you guys say it's the car. Let's remember Schumi won his first 2 in a Benetton, far from the best car. Then at Ferrari Newey was designing for someone else. Webber has never done as well using the same car and having more experience. So you have to give the driver some credit.

 

Nah, I could hear Webber short shifting 2-3 out of the chicanes on the on board cameras. He lost a lot of speed doing that.

I watched the BBC broadcast though, so I've no idea if that was shown on our networks.

 

Cause he's a douchebag:

Vettel absent from Webber’s leaving party

 

So, his driving and race win are worthy of Boos because he didn't go to a party?

However, since Vettel clearly admits that they're not friends, do you really think Mock Webba would have wanted him there?

Much ado about nothing, IMHO.....

And you don't know this man from adam, who are you to make judgments about him especially since the only things you know about him you read online.

Of course, nothing you read online is slanted or untrue......

 

Could just as easily say....."Why all the Vettel love?"

The guy is talented, but he is not a professional. He acts like a temper mental customer driver.

 

Vettel doesn't hide his feelings very well, but in a different way than Hamilton. Hammy will be very honest (too honest sometimes) with his feelings, and Vettel will sneer and look angry while saying something else. He doesn't come across as honest in many interviews, and that may be damaging.

Personally, I think all the drivers are Alpha personalities, but they all seem pretty nice to me. Some can hide their feelings better than others, and some are just more skilled at talking to the public.

I don't hate Vettel, he's convinced me he's a talented driver. I just don't feel a great deal of affection for him either. But then, I'd probably feel different if he were driving for McLaren.

 

All 9 of Weber's victories have been since 2009. Before that he had 2 podiums in 7 years of racing. He has had 36 since then. I have a hard time believing that he would have had that same success on a different team with a different car.

As far as Vettel is concerned, I will give him credit for being a good driver. I just get bored watching him win over and over again, just like Loeb in WRC.

 

All cars being equal, who wins between Seb, Lewis, Kimi, and Alonso?

 

That right there I believe is called a paradox. Pretty sure the same space in time cannot be occupied by more than one object. :biggrin5: In my mind Kimi and Alonso have a slight edge based on some of the amazing drives from the back I've seen both perform. I just see them both as more natural passers, which to me is where the heart of a true race driver lays.