Spot on IR. To be Alonso is always the best because even if he doesn't have the fastest car he will still finish on podium. Last year's performance is an example of that
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Sankar
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Sankar
Formula 1 - 2013 Championship Season
- Thread Starter visran
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In the current days, only two people qualify as talented... Kimi and Fernando. Fernando's driving is simply flawless!
Kimi was let down by his team. His tires were Almost 20 laps odd and during second safety car period they should have Changed the tires. One must have seen how Webber and Alonso raced through the field. Simply awesome.
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Sankar
Regards,
Sankar
I think Hamilton has been a bit unlucky this year (except Malaysia), but one should not take anything away from Rosberg he has been exceptional in qualifying but I personally think his wins are more of luck and opportunist. In Monaco he stuck his car on pole and was driving a fairly safe race Why? because no one can't overtake in Monaco. In British GP he inherited the 1st place after Lewis suffered a tyre blowout and Vettel retired from the GP.
I must say that I was surprised to see Nico outperform Schumacher, but Schumacher was past his prime. I think we can judge Nico after 2013 season ends.
I must say that I was surprised to see Nico outperform Schumacher, but Schumacher was past his prime. I think we can judge Nico after 2013 season ends.
He has talent but i don't think he has the ability to extract 100% every second he is driving like Alonso or Kimi or Hamilton does. To be very frank Hamilton should have won the race. He was way quicker than Vettel but Rosberg couldn't catch Vettel in the race.
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Sankar
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Sankar
Guys things doesn't seem to be promising for Fernando in German GP. Fernando's Ferrari stopped on the installation lap during Friday practice 1 due to a mysterious electrical problem. Ferrari was looking at ECU to find out the root cause of the issue.
As speculated Ferrari's inability to heat up its tires is again causing some issues because Pirelli has now gone back to kevlar type tyres. It seems the issues with Ferrari is a fundamental one due to pull rod suspension![[frustration]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Frustration.gif "Frustration [frustration]")
I hate to say this but it seems 2013 is over for us.
As speculated Ferrari's inability to heat up its tires is again causing some issues because Pirelli has now gone back to kevlar type tyres. It seems the issues with Ferrari is a fundamental one due to pull rod suspension
I hate to say this but it seems 2013 is over for us.
Guys things doesn't seem to be promising for Fernando in German GP. Fernando's Ferrari stopped on the installation lap during Friday practice 1 due to a mysterious electrical problem. Ferrari was looking at ECU to find out the root cause of the issue.
As speculated Ferrari's inability to heat up its tires is again causing some issues because Pirelli has now gone back to kevlar type tyres. It seems the issues with Ferrari is a fundamental one due to pull rod suspension I hate to say this but it seems 2013 is over for us.
As speculated Ferrari's inability to heat up its tires is again causing some issues because Pirelli has now gone back to kevlar type tyres. It seems the issues with Ferrari is a fundamental one due to pull rod suspension
I hate to say this but it seems 2013 is over for us.
![[:)]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Smile.gif "Smile [:)]")
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Sankar
You are right that Ferrari has race pace but red bull, mercedes and lotuses are not slouch either if bulls and mercs start on pole and ferrari start on row 4 then championship chances are not great considering Vettel is already 21 points ahead and Kimi is breathing down on Fernando's neck.
Against all odds Alonso still finished in podiums. So i am vouching for him to win the championship.
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Sankar
Regards,
Sankar
Seats available at Red Bull and Ferrari at the end of this season - whatever my head(or anyone) says , i wish Michael comes back yet again!!
To me the Sport feels incomplete without him!
Vettel/Schumacher combo could be deadly - daddy and baby!
To me the Sport feels incomplete without him!
Vettel/Schumacher combo could be deadly - daddy and baby!
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FIA announces pitlane clampdown
Formula 1's ruling body, the FIA, has announced an immediate ban on anyone other than marshals and team personnel in the pitlane during qualifying and races following the incident during the German Grand Prix.
Formula One Management cameraman Paul Allen suffered broken ribs, a broken collarbone and concussion after he was hit by a loose tyre from Mark Webber's car which fell off following a botched pitstop. He is expected to make a full recovery.
As well as the new personnel restrictions, with the only exception being approved members of the media allowed on the pit wall, the FIA is also fast-tracking a reduction in pitlane speed limits and the mandatory wearing of helmets for team members involved in pitstops.
A statement issued by the FIA said that its president Jean Todt had requested the World Motor Sport Council approve the changes, which had already been planned for 2014, immediately.
The pitlane speed limit will be reduced from 100km/h to 80km/h, except in Australia, Monaco and Singapore, where it will be 60km/h.
Furthermore the speed limit may be amended by the stewards if the safety delegate recommends it.
The FIA said it is also expecting a written report from Red Bull about the causes of the pitlane incident to be submitted on Wednesday. The details of this will be shared with other teams in order to help improve safety.
FIA announces pitlane clampdown | News | Autocar India
Formula 1's ruling body, the FIA, has announced an immediate ban on anyone other than marshals and team personnel in the pitlane during qualifying and races following the incident during the German Grand Prix.
Formula One Management cameraman Paul Allen suffered broken ribs, a broken collarbone and concussion after he was hit by a loose tyre from Mark Webber's car which fell off following a botched pitstop. He is expected to make a full recovery.
As well as the new personnel restrictions, with the only exception being approved members of the media allowed on the pit wall, the FIA is also fast-tracking a reduction in pitlane speed limits and the mandatory wearing of helmets for team members involved in pitstops.
A statement issued by the FIA said that its president Jean Todt had requested the World Motor Sport Council approve the changes, which had already been planned for 2014, immediately.
The pitlane speed limit will be reduced from 100km/h to 80km/h, except in Australia, Monaco and Singapore, where it will be 60km/h.
Furthermore the speed limit may be amended by the stewards if the safety delegate recommends it.
The FIA said it is also expecting a written report from Red Bull about the causes of the pitlane incident to be submitted on Wednesday. The details of this will be shared with other teams in order to help improve safety.
FIA announces pitlane clampdown | News | Autocar India
Minardi questions legality of Vettel's RB9
Former Formula 1 team-owner Giancarlo Minardi has questioned why Sebastian Vettel was so dominant in Singapore and just how he managed to outpace team-mate Mark Webber in a supposedly identical car. The German, who won the race with ease, was often two seconds faster than any other car during the race - not on just a few laps, but consistently.
Minardi, who was present at the race, described what he witnessed and made a comment relating to traction control which will surely fire up the conspiracy theorists. "From my suite, I chose some mainstays as a reference point in order to monitor and compare the drivers' way of driving," he said. "I was impressed by Vettel's neat way of driving on that stretch of the track. He was able to drive all that stretch without making any corrections, unlike all his rivals (also his team-mate). "On the same stretch, Sebastian was able to [accelerate] 50 metres before any other driver, Webber included. The thing that surprised me the most was the engine's output sound. Besides speeding up 50m before any other driver, the Renault engine of the German's car grinded like no other French engines on track, neither like Mark's.
"That sound was similar to the sound made by the engine when the traction control system got into action in the past seasons," he added. The 66-year-old can understand a small advantage, but says answers are needed as to how the three-time champion could pull away from his rivals by such a large amount each and every lap.
"It's not my intention to devalue Sebastian Vettel, who always manages his Red Bull the best way and I don't want even to jab at anyone, I just want to tell what I personally saw and heard during that three-day-event. "According to my experience, I think that a 2.5 second advantage each lap is really too much. It's like a three-generation development gap, it's a huge gap. "There are some aspects, Vettel's very neat way of driving, Vettel's speed-up 50m before the other drivers, the abnormal sound of the Renault engine and Vettel's more than 2 second advantage over his rivals that make me think and I would like to have some answers." -
Info - Minardi questions legality of Vettel's RB9
Former Formula 1 team-owner Giancarlo Minardi has questioned why Sebastian Vettel was so dominant in Singapore and just how he managed to outpace team-mate Mark Webber in a supposedly identical car. The German, who won the race with ease, was often two seconds faster than any other car during the race - not on just a few laps, but consistently.
Minardi, who was present at the race, described what he witnessed and made a comment relating to traction control which will surely fire up the conspiracy theorists. "From my suite, I chose some mainstays as a reference point in order to monitor and compare the drivers' way of driving," he said. "I was impressed by Vettel's neat way of driving on that stretch of the track. He was able to drive all that stretch without making any corrections, unlike all his rivals (also his team-mate). "On the same stretch, Sebastian was able to [accelerate] 50 metres before any other driver, Webber included. The thing that surprised me the most was the engine's output sound. Besides speeding up 50m before any other driver, the Renault engine of the German's car grinded like no other French engines on track, neither like Mark's.
"That sound was similar to the sound made by the engine when the traction control system got into action in the past seasons," he added. The 66-year-old can understand a small advantage, but says answers are needed as to how the three-time champion could pull away from his rivals by such a large amount each and every lap.
"It's not my intention to devalue Sebastian Vettel, who always manages his Red Bull the best way and I don't want even to jab at anyone, I just want to tell what I personally saw and heard during that three-day-event. "According to my experience, I think that a 2.5 second advantage each lap is really too much. It's like a three-generation development gap, it's a huge gap. "There are some aspects, Vettel's very neat way of driving, Vettel's speed-up 50m before the other drivers, the abnormal sound of the Renault engine and Vettel's more than 2 second advantage over his rivals that make me think and I would like to have some answers." -
Info - Minardi questions legality of Vettel's RB9
