Austin 2016

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Originally Posted by N4D13

That end of the race was quite interesting thanks to Alonso. I wonder if he'll be getting a penalty for either of his passes? I think it would be a sham if he did, but we've seen stranger calls by the stewards.

Incidentally, that was a really strong showing for McLaren - at least considering how they've done in the last few races. Fifth and eighth is nothing to sneer at.

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Alonso will probably get penalties but shouldnt.

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Originally Posted by Stan Reid

Max going out during the commercial-great director work from the crack TV team.:hmh:

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They did make a mistake and show a few seconds of a real race at Talladega though.:D

Hammy's 50th win today. One short of Alain.

Alonso should have gotten a penalty but didn't.

Sad for those that retired. I think all three could have been in the points.

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

Put it that way and it looks like he can't win .
If he takes it easy , he's won because of the reliability of the car .
If he goes in hard , and they come together , he'll have won only because he was dirty .

Is that too much to read into your statement , Andy ?

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No I didn't mean that at all. By "win ugly", I meant grinding it out with dull, workmanlike 2nd or 3rd places instead of going all out to win every race. It doesn't matter if it isn't pretty, all that matters is it's effective.
Like playing the "route 1" long ball game in soccer. When Arsenal were winning lots of trophies in the 90s, they didn't give a hoot about opposing fans chanting "boring, boring Arsenal." I imagine Rosberg will be similarly unperturbed by accusations that he didn't deserve to win if he lifts the championship trophy.

I'm a little surprised Alonso didn't get penalised, we've seen penalties for less recently. I wonder if it would've been treated differently if someone like Verstappen or Kvyat had done the same thing.

Poor old Kimi, boned by Ferrari again. No-one else in the entire field thought it was a good idea to put on the supersoft tyres in the middle of the race. Seems like he got switched to a 3-stop strategy because he was in Vettel's way.

I wish they'd get rid of the tire rules an let them run the race without a pit stop if they wish. When I first started following Formula 1, pit stops were a rare thing.

Lucky second for Nico , after a dumb move at the first corner , not covering a move inside from the honey badger .

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Originally Posted by Stan Reid

I wish they'd get rid of the tire rules an let them run the race without a pit stop if they wish. When I first started following Formula 1, pit stops were a rare thing.

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I agree on this. Run the whole race on the tires you started with. You would only be allowed to change in the event of damage to a tire (and then only change that tire) or weather conditions like drys to rain.