Maybe he still can't believe his luckChuckjr wrote: Was it just me or did it seem Jenson was still in shock that Lewis left Macca?
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Sebastian Vettel has won the Japanese GP after leading it from start to finish. With the DNF of Fernando Alonso, this also means that he was able to close the gap to Alonso to a mere 4 points in the championship standings. The remaining Ferrari of Felipe Massa finished in second place while home here Kamui Kobayashi joined the podium in third place.
Maybe he still can't believe his luckChuckjr wrote: Was it just me or did it seem Jenson was still in shock that Lewis left Macca?
According to Marc Surer they have laid a new asphalt surface which is supposed to be very slippery. The grip will be very different from other years. I don't think it will build up to a level that used to be available in the past. Particularly if it rains at some time we will probably see a lot of slips and shunts.raymondu999 wrote:But remember - green circuit, probably heavy fuel, hard tyres.
Agreed. P2 should be much more representative. Alonso would probably tell a lot of fans to read into it though - lately (save for Singapore and Monza) he seems to have gone into a routine of getting the fans to downplay their expectations of him, which incidentally makes it look like a bad car if he does bad, but makes him look like a god when he gets the result. It's probably closer to 3rd/4th quickest than quickest, but he seems to be saying it's VERY slow of lateHail22 wrote:I wouldn't take much notice of this session, especially that there is new asphalt on the circuit. It was quite evident with Koby, Alonso, Di resta, Massa, Vettel, Webber and Perez its still quite fresh regardless of the GT series racing on it...
It's not new though. It's new to F1. The asphalt was laid last year, and it's been raced on.WhiteBlue wrote:New asphalt usually is not as grippy as old. Volatile components come to the top and need to evaporate. Older surfaces are usually less smooth. This would support Surer's story.
Well, if the car is 3rd/4th quickest that would translate to a best theoretical possible result of 5th-8th place, which is nowhere near good enough for keeping the title hopes up, isn't it?raymondu999 wrote:Alonso would probably tell a lot of fans to read into it though - lately (save for Singapore and Monza) he seems to have gone into a routine of getting the fans to downplay their expectations of him, which incidentally makes it look like a bad car if he does bad, but makes him look like a god when he gets the result. It's probably closer to 3rd/4th quickest than quickest, but he seems to be saying it's VERY slow of late