The F1 Thread 2010 Season

[Marching]

Well this has gone tits up! Bloody Vettel.

Nice yacht at the end of the straight...called Dilbar and owned by the Gooners major shareholder Usmanov.

 

[Instant Karma]

Monumental cockup by Ferrari on strategy.

 

[Hitchcocker]

Who could have predicted Vettel could win this even without any major issues for Alonso or Webber, Ferrari have really fecked it up and Webber has just been shit.

Incredible how Vettel slipped past Ferrari's radar.

 

[Leg-End]

I know its been said already but Brundle's "P45 on his pitboard" is still funny on the 45th lap.

 

[Rado_N]

No doubt, but Alonso doesn't look threatening at all anyway. Imagine if it was Montoya on his position

6 car pile up?

 

[AVARiCE]

Everyone is talking about how Alonso needs to take a risk and how he's not done enough etc, but Petrov has driven brilliantly to keep him behind.

I beg to differ. He's not exactly driving defensively. I reckon he knows Alonso's there but isn't actually having to do anything about it.

 

[Arruda]

6 car pile up?

 

[Rahul]

Can't believe Alonso STILL isn't taking any risks. The World title is at stake.

FLOOR IT !!

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

Everyone is talking about how Alonso needs to take a risk and how he's not done enough etc, but Petrov has driven brilliantly to keep him behind.

TBH its easy. The track has no overtaking opportunities. If you don't make any mistakes. You can't do anything.

 

[Rado_N]

I beg to differ. He's not exactly driving defensively. I reckon he knows Alonso's there but isn't actually having to do anything about it.

I didn't mean defensively, he's just driving better and faster than Alonso. It's not good saying Alonso needs to take a risk, he's not getting close enough to throw one up in the inside or anything.

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

And now Kubica should pop ahead.

 

[Arruda]

Kubica ahead of Alonso!!!!! Superb.

 

[Rahul]

Kubica pits and keeps ahead of Alonso

 

[Rado_N]

two Renaults ahead of Alonso now

 

[Tibs]

Kubica out infront of Alonso

It's Vettals

 

[MUFAN79]

Game over for Alonso

 

[Hitchcocker]

Goodbye WDC

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Looks like Vettel's race , Alonso was fecked by the pit stop

 

[Hitchcocker]

Please penalise somebody now! White line or whatever.

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

Shut up Leggard. You bellend.

 

[AVARiCE]

I didn't mean defensively, he's just driving better and faster than Alonso. It's not good saying Alonso needs to take a risk, he's not getting close enough to throw one up in the inside or anything.

Yeah sorry I wasn't putting words in your mouth. I meant that, for me, Petrov has to be fighting Alonso tooth and nail to deserve plaudits. As it stands he's merely racing his way round the track and Alonso's not really affecting that in any way.

 

[Leg-End]

Wow Hamilton has turned it on, its not over yet.

 

[Rahul]

7 laps left.

 

[wr8_utd]

Come on Hamilton do something!

 

[Rado_N]

Yeah sorry I wasn't putting words in your mouth. I meant that, for me, Petrov has to be fighting Alonso tooth and nail to deserve plaudits. As it stands he's merely racing his way round the track and Alonso's not really affecting that in any way.

That's a fair point of view, I just think it's a bit of a slight on Petrov's performance to suggest that the only reason Alonso hasn't got past him is because Alonso hasn't been brave enough, which is what some - including Brundle - are saying.

 

[Arruda]

Hope to see Vettel celebrating, I love these sporting moments of supreme excitation.

 

[AVARiCE]

On a side note, if this race finises the way it is right now, I can't imagine Alonso being too happy at the strategy he was given. He does pretty much everything but trusts his team in regards to when the best time to pit is and they really screwed him over.

The Ferrari backroom staff are a joke these days.

 

[wr8_utd]

Renault of all teams come between Alonso and a title

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

Shame for Alonso. Still for me the best driver in the 2nd half of the season. If only for the Ferrari strategists had any semblance of a brain. I mean even I knew they shouldn't have done it.

But Vettel would be a deserved champ.

 

[Hitchcocker]

Hope to see Vettel celebrating, I love these sporting moments of supreme excitation.

It'd be just as exciting if Alonso wins.

 

[Leg-End]

Nothing wrong with Vettel winning the title this year, deserves it.

 

[Interval]

Shame for Alonso. Still for me the best driver in the 2nd half of the season. If only for the Ferrari strategists had any semblance of a brain. I mean even I knew they shouldn't have done it.

But Vettel would be a deserved champ.

This is spot on. Ferrari's strategy or the lack thereof has proven to be a pain in the butt for Alonso. Ever since their backroom was revamped, they've been making errors that no team should be making let alone title aspirants.

 

[Arruda]

And fair play to Red Bull for not having a favourite driver. If they had they probably wouldn't be 5 laps away from having a world champion.

 

[Rado_N]

Renault of all teams come between Alonso and a title

Why are you insistent on blaming everyone except Alonso himself?

 

[Rahul]

It'd be just as exciting if Alonso wins.

It'd take a monumental feck up for Alonso to win now.

 

[AVARiCE]

Shame for Alonso. Still for me the best driver in the 2nd half of the season. If only for the Ferrari strategists had any semblance of a brain. I mean even I knew they shouldn't have done it.

But Vettel would be a deserved champ.

I haven't seen F1 in about a year and not seriously since the beginning of Schumacher's maiden season. Even I saw straight through what Red Bull did. It was made even more obvious by Webber's claim that Vettel was still the in-house favourite recently.

 

[Rado_N]

My heart is racing here, Horner et al must be doing 300bpm

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

My heart is racing here, Horner et al must be doing 300bpm

The only annoying thing about a Vettel win will be that cnut Horner celebrating.

Other than that I'd be very pleased. Especially seeing Webber red faced.

 

[mariachi-19]

I haven't seen F1 in about a year and not seriously since the beginning of Schumacher's maiden season. Even I saw straight through what Red Bull did. It was made even more obvious by Webber's claim that Vettel was still the in-house favourite recently.

Can you blame them. Look at the corresponding ends of season by either driver.... Webber completely bottled it.

 

[Instant Karma]

To all those media feckers slamming RBR for not enforcing team orders to let Webber through, up yours from Vettel.