Alonso comments on Ferrari

[gloomyDAY]

I love these threads. Alonso answers a question without spite and still gets bad-mouthed.

Have any of you heard of the phrase "lost in translation"? When I speak Spanish I usually think up words in English and try to translate them for everyone else to hear. Sometimes the context doesn't fit well at all and I come off sounding a bit silly. Maybe the exact thing happens to Alonso on occasion.

Just get over it people!

[Valve Bounce]

We are on holiday in Italy in July and I've conned my wife into a visit to Marinello (on the promise that there is a Prada Designer outlet shop there! - I'll talk my way out of that one on the day!)

Why didn't I think of that?

[ioan]

So how many Alonso bashing threads do we need?

One for each time he does it!

[SteveA]

We are on holiday in Italy in July and I've conned my wife into a visit to Marinello (on the promise that there is a Prada Designer outlet shop there! - I'll talk my way out of that one on the day!)

Don't forget to clear your browser history and cache then, or you could be trying to talk your way out of a divorce

[Big Ben]

Yes he did

well...you´re right..he did say that... You didn´t "improve" his answer.... you changed a bit the question to suit your preferences... shame on you!

[wmcot]

So how many Alonso bashing threads do we need?

Just enough for him to break the record set by MS!!!

[Flat.tyres]

What improvements? Ferrari is still only 0.2 to BMW and 0.4 to Renault.

sorry, can you explain this to me please.

BMW finished 41 sec behind Ferrari and Renault 52. That would suggest over half a second and over 2/3 of a second advantage per lap. we know that finishing times are not accurate as drivers wind down over the last few laps if possible to protect engines etc.

fastest laps are slightly more indicitive.

Ferrari 16.1
Renault 16.7
BMW 16.9

you could say that on outright speed, the renault is faster than the BMW by 0.2 but still slower than the Ferrari by 0.6 per lap.

by the way, the McL was 0.4 slower than the ferrari on outright pace.

McLaren is slower than in last three races. Alonso had problems and Hamilton made some errors.

So, their improvements are nothing.

McLaren is slower retrospectivly because Ferrari are starting to get their game together and get the best out of the best car. McLaren suffered a mechanical problem that puts him on par with Massa for problems. The only one not to have had a problem so far is Lewis but it will happen eventually.

i am a little confused as to Lewis's errors though. where exactly? are you refering to the pre-programmed launch control that gets the cars off the line?

[ojciec dyrektor]

Flat.tyres, I was writing about qually only.