There is also to say that ALONSO with a much slower car than Macca was able to pass Coulthard who drives the same car as Webber. So, I don't know how much we can blame aerodinamics working against LH here.Quote:
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There is also to say that ALONSO with a much slower car than Macca was able to pass Coulthard who drives the same car as Webber. So, I don't know how much we can blame aerodinamics working against LH here.Quote:
Originally Posted by JETFX...
But I have a feeling that if both McLarens were on the second row, one or both would have gotten by while Massa was playing MS with his teammate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzeidzei
Yep, real clear thereQuote:
Originally Posted by wmcot
Better LH's race than his virginity.......Quote:
Originally Posted by theugsquirrel
I think it is rather easy to make history with ifs and buts. My view instead is that IF the 2 McLarens would have right been behind the 2 Ferraris ALMOST CERTAINLY their strategy (including their start) would have totally been sifferent.Quote:
Originally Posted by wmcot
Hamilton's race wasn't ruined by Mark Webber. It was ruined by his own stupidity on Saturday by driving on the racing line at slow speed. The rest of his "misfortunes" were merely symptoms of this.
Hamilton spent 32 laps behind the Red Bull and never looked like passing. That says a lot for the Red Bull's speed or the McLaren's lack of speed or the nature of the Sepang circuit. Probably a bit of all three.
The thing that surprises me is that despite the obvious superiority of the Ferrari they didn't top the fastest lap chart.
http://www.formula1.com/results/seas...test_laps.html
The Ferrari's were only 2nd and 5th and even Button managed to do a lap 2 tenths faster than Massa. The pace was obviously there but they didn't do it by setting hugely fast laps.
Why would Kimi want to throw in a fast lap when he has a comfortable lead and has to save his engine for the next race?
Prior to the Malaysian Grand Prix, race organizers at Sepang said that they were considering a night race, but it was still only an option at this stage.
However, it now appears as if FOM chief, Bernie Ecclestone may have convinced them to go ahead with a night time event next year in an effort to boost television audiences.
The organizers here in Malaysia know it is necessary, both to attract television audiences in Europe and the public here. It will be very good for the people in Malaysia and anyone coming to visit the race as it will be very exciting,” he said.
According to Ecclestone, organizers have agreed to stage the race at 7 pm in 2009.
http://f1.automoto365.com/news/contr...&news_id=30423
Considering how easy it was for the Ferraris to pull away from the field I find it surprising that others were able to turn as fast or faster lap times. Obviously Raikkonen wasn't pushed after Massa chucked it at the scenery so he backed off but the Ferrari must have been able to lap consistently quick to pull away from the rest without having to blitz the lap times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firstgear
Take Australia last year. Kimi won at a canter and set a lap time 1 second faster than anybody else. That didn't happen in Malaysia this year yet the victory was just as easy.
The only explanation can be that Ferrari established their distance when everyone was running on substantial fuel loads, and or held up in traffic. Those fastest lap times don't mean much unless your at the sharp end, and can string several of them together or run them consistently with out any time-consuming mistakes! It is rather strange that Kimi's lap time right before his first pit stop wasn't among the fastest! Does anyone know how that time compares to the fastest laps of the race? KImi's Ferrari has another race to run. It's no accident that the fastest lap of the race was set by Nick on the second to last lap he needed to put on that engine.