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Great work by Alonso today at Monza. First pole for Ferrari in years. We hope for no tricky rain, bad start, engine failure or stupid surprises from other drivers like Vettel...and to see Massa at least behind Alonso...The fight for the champion ship will still carry a better flavors.
Enjoy the race every one
jonathan189 wrote:I have to admit this was a pretty poor race by not-Alonso's high standards. In particular, losing out to his arch-enemy Alonso must have hurt.
However, not-Alonso remains in a strong position for the Championship, having won all but 3 races.
good race from Alonso here (i hate to admit this)
But he did mess up his start and almost lost the race...if it was not for Ferrari's superior pace he wouldnot have got it back
but i dont think their car will be this good when it comes to Singapore and Japan
but that might have something to do with the flexy wings and floors.....which is being clampered now....i would be surprised to even see RBR with the same kinda advantage they had in Hungary
Ferrari also have no more fresh engines at their disposal, which could put them down a bit on power. At least Alonso has his Spa engine, which only has half of a wet race on it.
siskue2005 wrote:but that might have something to do with the flexy wings and floors.....which is being clampered now....i would be surprised to even see RBR with the same kinda advantage they had in Hungary
I dont think this is where they are getting the performance. I may be wrong, but I think they are very good under braking(which suits alonso late turn in) and they have a stable rear with the updated blown diffusor.
jonathan189 wrote:I have to admit this was a pretty poor race by not-Alonso's high standards. In particular, losing out to his arch-enemy Alonso must have hurt.
However, not-Alonso remains in a strong position for the Championship, having won all but 3 races.
Yes, but not-Alonso only lost the race because Alonso and the Scuderia used their evil black magic to be fastest all through the race. If it wasn't for Alonso, not-Alonso could have won easily.
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jonathan189 wrote:I have to admit this was a pretty poor race by not-Alonso's high standards. In particular, losing out to his arch-enemy Alonso must have hurt.
However, not-Alonso remains in a strong position for the Championship, having won all but 3 races.
I find it funny that not-Alonso, having less wins than not-Hamilton, is better positioned for the championship. So who's happier? Not-Alonso or Not-Hamilton? Also, do not-Hamilton fans hate not-Alonso's? This would be particularly ironic, given that not-Alonso and not-Hamilton supporters share 22 out of 23 drivers.
I am not amazed by F1 cars in Monaco. I want to see them driving in the A8 highway: Variable radius corners, negative banking, and extreme narrowings that Tilke has never dreamed off. Oh, yes, and "beautiful" weather tops it all.
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jonathan189 wrote:I have to admit this was a pretty poor race by not-Alonso's high standards. In particular, losing out to his arch-enemy Alonso must have hurt.
However, not-Alonso remains in a strong position for the Championship, having won all but 3 races.
Yes, but not-Alonso only lost the race because Alonso and the Scuderia used their evil black magic to be fastest all through the race. If it wasn't for Alonso, not-Alonso could have won easily.
Miguel wrote:
I find it funny that not-Alonso, having less wins than not-Hamilton, is better positioned for the championship. So who's happier? Not-Alonso or Not-Hamilton? Also, do not-Hamilton fans hate not-Alonso's? This would be particularly ironic, given that not-Alonso and not-Hamilton supporters share 22 out of 23 drivers.
Miguel wrote:I find it funny that not-Alonso, having less wins than not-Hamilton, is better positioned for the championship. So who's happier? Not-Alonso or Not-Hamilton? Also, do not-Hamilton fans hate not-Alonso's? This would be particularly ironic, given that not-Alonso and not-Hamilton supporters share 22 out of 23 drivers.
I'm confused. As I dislike both Hamilton and Alonso, can you confirm where I stand?