LH defends against FA -what's your call?

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Originally Posted by Racehound

i wouldnt expect any understanding of the situation coming form someone named after probably 1 of the stupidest sections of track in gp history........how many big crashes have we seen at Tamburello over the years?....and they STILL didnt put a row of tyres there by May 1 1994!!!!

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Let's not be silly about names - being named after a dog doesn't make you any smarter does it?

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Originally Posted by Racehound

i wouldnt expect any understanding of the situation coming form someone named after probably 1 of the stupidest sections of track in gp history........how many big crashes have we seen at Tamburello over the years?....and they STILL didnt put a row of tyres there by May 1 1994!!!!

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If you think corners that are a genuine challenge like Tamburello are stupid, then thats your loss. I think arguing your point based on anothers name is more stupid.

On topic, I think what he did was fair. Unfortunately Alonso didn't get another go at him, but thats racing.

one single overtaking move is making a 3 page thread on a forum, god we are really thirsty of overtaking, thanks again Max.

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Originally Posted by tintop

He must have been able to keep relatively close to LH during the infield session of the lap in question or he wouldn't have been able to get a run on him - not sure what changed in the succeeding laps.

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I think Fernando was able to get a great tow down the long straight and this gave him the extra speed, but once he pulled out of the slipstream, the speed differential was reduced significantly. He just couldn't make the pass stick. He also mentioned that elsewhere, following Lewis affected the downforce and handling of his car - I am supposing this was through the infield, and this also affects the tyres.

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Originally Posted by Valve Bounce

I think Fernando was able to get a great tow down the long straight and this gave him the extra speed, but once he pulled out of the slipstream, the speed differential was reduced significantly. He just couldn't make the pass stick. He also mentioned that elsewhere, following Lewis affected the downforce and handling of his car - I am supposing this was through the infield, and this also affects the tyres.

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Yes, but he had to be in the position to be towed in the first place - which implies that he was keeping close to him in the infield in the preceding lap.

He really looked like he backed-off after the attempt.. just wondering why - perhaps LH had a really bad lap prior, dunno

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Originally Posted by tintop

Yes, but he had to be in the position to be towed in the first place - which implies that he was keeping close to him in the infield in the preceding lap.

He really looked like he backed-off after the attempt.. just wondering why - perhaps LH had a really bad lap prior, dunno

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I am only guessing now, but I think that Alonso was on the softer tyres at the time, and he could go faster through the infield for a very limited time before the tyres started to grain from the lack of front downforce while following Lewis closely. I gathered this was what he was talking about afterwards.

As LH said, both of them are there to race and win. They'll play any trick in the bag. Any other different view is irrelevant.

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Originally Posted by Valve Bounce

I am only guessing now, but I think that Alonso was on the softer tyres at the time, and he could go faster through the infield for a very limited time before the tyres started to grain from the lack of front downforce while following Lewis closely. I gathered this was what he was talking about afterwards.

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Didn't hear the post-race stuff, but that makes a lot of sense.

they were on the same tyres, but Lewis's were suffering graining at the time, after that they cleared up a bit and he was able to run at a slightly better pace. the reason Alonso got so close was the traffic they had encountered over the previous few laps

Well the problem with making bull**** moves on the high speed straight is that sooner or later someone is going to go airborne. Blocking into a corner is very acceptable in racing. Swerving on the straight is even ok as long as it someone gradual. Herking the car into the side of someone is very unacceptable. Had that been JV instead of FA then LH may have cartwheeled out of there. MS got away with a lot of BS after MH retired and JV what stuck in a **** car. Those two would challenge any chicken sh!t move. However the bright side this was no where near as bad as MS and Senna on prost years ago. I would imagine the team will have a little pep talk and move on.