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Sebastian Vettel dominated the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix just like Lewis Hamilton did in qualifying. Hamilton's brake problems allowed Red Bull to make it a one-two finish. Jenson Button is third after coming incredibly close to second place in the last few laps.
It isn't annoying for me. KERS has been a decisive factor lately, hasn't it? I don't quite see Hamilton throwing it out and relying on his superior driver skills for passing or more competitive lap times.n smikle wrote:It's annoying when Vettel keeps on bringing up that lame KERS Button Joke..
He's being beaten this year by the new guy and even his best skill (qually) isn't going to save him from it. I don't see any of the two RBR drivers whining. They are good sports both of them.n smikle wrote:I don't see Webber whining!
Just read the press conference quotes:Q: Sebastian, what was the tyre choice like for you? Is it fairly simple?
SV: Well, I think it was pretty much the same for everyone. It is difficult to point out how much there is between the tyres. I think you could see that we also favoured the prime. Overall, back to qualifying, I think it was the maximum we could do. Just a little bit surprised by the gap in the end. You know, seven tenths in qualifying is quite a big gap. Looking at the sectors, sector two I think, there are maybe a little bit too many straight lines for us, so we don’t have the button. We do have it, but it doesn’t work.
Q: Sounds a great idea. What’s the truth?
MW: No, look, they did good job. No question about it. They are quick. I am a bit surprised by Lewis’s time, both of us are, but we did our best. As I said before it is a reflection on the second part of the championship with Brawn sitting there as well behind us. These are the guys who have been there most of the season and here we are again, ready to go tomorrow. I enjoyed quali(fying) actually. As always you want a bit more out of it, but it was a good job by the team. We want to finish on a high and we have laid the foundations for a reasonable race tomorrow.
Ok, I got it. You are working yourself up for a fifth contribution to the yingyang thread.n smikle wrote:Aaah... =D> Good times to be LH fan..Good times.. Leave them in shock and Amazement my boy...
In what way is the Mclaren handicapped? It came in Abu Dhabi as favourites.n smikle wrote:You know what Is funny though... Remove the KERS, worth 0.3 to 0.4 seconds on this track and equalize the Fuel... and Hamilton STILL TAKES THE POLE by 0.1 in the Handicapped Macca, over the Dominant RBR5! Amazing...
at Whiteblue's response.I think he meant it was handicapped with the weight distribution of KERS without it's benefits. So all in all it does look like the McLaren / Hamilton combination is the fastest out there, with or without KERS.firefly wrote:In what way is the Mclaren handicapped? It came in Abu Dhabi as favourites.n smikle wrote:You know what Is funny though... Remove the KERS, worth 0.3 to 0.4 seconds on this track and equalize the Fuel... and Hamilton STILL TAKES THE POLE by 0.1 in the Handicapped Macca, over the Dominant RBR5! Amazing...
myurr wrote:I think he meant it was handicapped with the weight distribution of KERS without it's benefits. So all in all it does look like the McLaren / Hamilton combination is the fastest out there, with or without KERS.firefly wrote:In what way is the Mclaren handicapped? It came in Abu Dhabi as favourites.n smikle wrote:You know what Is funny though... Remove the KERS, worth 0.3 to 0.4 seconds on this track and equalize the Fuel... and Hamilton STILL TAKES THE POLE by 0.1 in the Handicapped Macca, over the Dominant RBR5! Amazing...
The track is also the smoothest in terms of not having any bumps at all. Teams will be able to use an extremely low setting. I reckon that is a result of a dedicated construction of the track. It basically is reclaimed from the sea and the engineers could specify the earth mechanical side to their heart's content. On top you do not have to bother with a great deal of ice damage in the desert winter.Ciro Pabón wrote:Has anyone noticed how "closed" is the asphalt at this track? I mean, it's smooth and has no large stones. It's the most closed mixture I've seen in any circuit in the calendar (heck, in any circuit I've seen!).
Yas Marina Asphalt: where are the stones?
You can ignore rain at this site and you don't need porosity in the surface for water to move out, but I wonder how they do to avoid the bitumen (the black gooey thing) from seeping out when hot.
This means, in english, that you have a large mechanical grip at this particular circuit but not an excessive tyre wear. This could explain, in part, McLaren success this weekend. I would be very worried if I were designing another car for 2010.
