Temporarily returning to the subject of the race... Kovalainen has been handed a five-place grid penalty for Sepang after overtaking before the safety car line (source).
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Temporarily returning to the subject of the race... Kovalainen has been handed a five-place grid penalty for Sepang after overtaking before the safety car line (source).
Yes he has. A disappointing start for a team everyone thought would be fighting for 8-10th.
According to Whitmarsh, the Maccas' race pace was compromised due to a mistake on the fuel calculations, which made Button and Hamilton switch to a severe fuel-saving mode. So perhaps they would have been considerably faster than Red Bull if they hadn't had this problem, don't you think?
Did they? I, for one, absolutely expected them to have been exactly where they were in Melbourne.Quote:
Originally Posted by N. Jones
What happened to the pace of the Mercedes? Is their qualifying pace mostly down to their disputed DRS system?
They were about equal.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
Button had a better start than Hamilton but the gap was about 3s before the first round of stops.
Seb lucked into P2 during SC.
Poor restart from Seb but gap again was about 3s.
Looks like they have same problem as last year: tyre management. On a positive note they can mix it in top 3 but can they get a podium at the finish?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
Pretty good race, Jenson, wow, who would have thought he would make hamilton look slow... This has to be a big blow to Lewis' confidence. Another race like this and it will be back to disgruntled LH.
Grojean, had a feeling he wouldnt finish well, not totally his fault but he kinda put himself in harms way.
reb bull, obviously not as fast as mclaren but still very quick.
schumacher, feel bad for him, had a top 5 in the bag and possibly podium 3rd but just a stupid mistake letting vettel pressure him off the track. unlucky that it damaged the gearbox. considerable blow to his confidence and mood. rosberg, not impressive, doesnt seem to be aggressive enough. mercedes goes from a nice high after qualy to surely pissed and annoyed.
ferrari, told you so, alonso delivered, great job from him. massa, hes horrible. if kubica can regain his health maybe him for 2013. if not im sure they will find someone else. this has to be massas last year if he can even last the whole year. another handful of races like this and they might just yank him.
kimi, impressed but he made up a lot of positions because of cars dropping out etc. good bit of luck in his finish position.
safety car was not necessary
Just a note, but Michaels gearbox broke going into the corner, which caused the off, not the other way round
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