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Fastest Laps 1st 2nd 3rd
during the race
Fernando Alonso 21 5 8
Sebastian Vettel 16 11 5
Lewis Hamilton 9 13 3
Mark Webber 4 15 13
Jenson Button 3 4 13
data from F1matrix.it
so what?
with statistics you can (try to) prove, whatever you like/want to prove.
while interesting, it just shows that Vettel was quick when it counted, and Hamilton did not had an answer to the pace.(last 10 laps)
I don´t mean it offensive to any of them, as I think both are extraordinary good drivers.
Fastest laps, don´t win you a race (ask Ferrari/Alonso).
You can be a lap down and still be in every single lap of the race quicker, then the guy who won it, what does it prove?
With the tire situation as they is/was, and people worried about there tires, you don´t push them, if you don´t have to - IMHO
What is it good for to push like mad, and show off your speed and have a 20sec gap, only to see a safety car come out with 8 laps to go, and you have no tire left to fight off the guys behind?
IMHO (but I could be wrong) Vettel was controling it´s pace, and when the risk of a late safety car was becomming less, put the hammer down, and nobody could follow.
Let´s see how the situation looks during the next race(s), it´s still early days.
No need to jump to rushed conclusions and predictions for the season ahead - IMO