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Some revised initial thoughts (Spoilers)
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Re: Some revised initial thoughts (Spoilers) -
03-19-2007
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On 19 Mar, 14:21, Phil Newnham <pnewn... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: DC wrote: On 18 Mar, 11:53, Richard Miller <rich... (AT) seasalter0 (DOT) demon.co.uk wrote: Red Bull Racing: That was a real kamikaze move from DC. At least he was man enough to accept full blame for it. I didn't see what happened to push Webber back down the field. But it does sound as though this car has some inherent potential that we may see as the season develops. Bit of a bonehead move by DC and, as you say, kudos to him for admitting it. The slow-mo replay from Alex's cockpit induced shudders. He's a very lucky man. "That gets scarier every time I see it" - possibly the first time I've agreed with James Allen's opinion on something, certainly the first time in a long time. Let's not get carried away. Martin Brundle said it first... |
James Allen, original thought...
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:06:52 +0000, Richard Miller wrote: In message <8mlqv21ckcbk3pfkqkh5ctlhtaqntjin9m (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>, a_Frank fajp (AT) notthis (DOT) optushome.com.au> writes Hm.. as i recall Massa was 1 stopping, as opposed to Kimi 2 stopping. So there you'd have about a second easily. Then he spent half the race on the softs, which lasted about 10 laps before graining even for the two stoppers, and he spent that in traffic. All of that is ample reason why he would not consistently have been near the top of the Ferrari's potential pace. It does not, to me at least, explain why even on his best lap of the afternoon he did not get close. The effect of 1 stopping was that FM's tires would have been more worn than KR's when their fuel loads were equivalent. FM's fastest lap was at the end of his first stint while KR's was at the end of his second. Assuming that their fuel loads were equivalent at that time, FM had 28 laps on his soft tires while KR had 22 on his hard tires. Also, remember that KR had an opportunity to go for a fast lap on every lap of the race whereas FM had relatively few laps where he wasn't closely following someone else. |
why:
Look at Bahrain last year. Kimi one-stopped from the rear and his best lap
was only around 4 tenths off the best of the *race*. And better only one
tenth off his teammate - JPM (who two-stopped).
The other thing to consider here is that Massa had a reason to go quickly.
Kimi didn't.
And more, the track is typically at its quickest when all the rubber is
down at the end, and this was the time Massa was reeling in Fisichella with
a clear track.
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On Mar 18, 7:53 am, Richard Miller <rich... (AT) seasalter0 (DOT) demon.co.uk wrote: Ferrari: It's in a league of its own. True but Alonso has already proven twice that he doesn't need to drive the best or fastest car to become a World Champion. |
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Ferrari should be worried that Alonso is driving a more competitive car than last season and that this time around he's got a competent driver by his side in his team. This won't be a cakewalk for Ferrari. |
didn't he win? He can overcome any car deficit, can't he?
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