Based on what?ringo wrote:Bar any cock ups from the team, other drivers and himself. Hamilton should win this easily.
Has the speed the whole year, but too much rotten luck. It should have worn off by now.
Even if Mclaren did have faster race pace here, overtaking is quite difficult and track position will matter. That means grid position will be key, and Red Bull have a clear advantage in qualifying.raymondu999 wrote:I agree with Ringo to a point. If you look at the times when the Hamilton-McLaren package has matched, or even exceeded RedBull-Vettel in speed, especially in race pace, it's definitely more than the 2 races he won. But Vettel is executing the cleanest Sundays so far; and a lot of the Sundays where Hamilton could/should have won have been filled with incidents/mistakes
ringo wrote:Sound reasoning suggests that is lewis is P2 after 5 laps, and Vettel P1, then Vettel is a gonner. Hungary was the best example, though the lead was short lived.
Getting Vettel is the least. It's really the other acts of God that you can't predict or the driver can't control.
So this is why i said bar any cockups.It's a street track too. Last i checked Vettel's not so strong those.
Remember last year with Alonso?
Empty claims are what we need to keep the season from being a bore fest. But these claims are simple observations.
So: Hamilton P1.
Alonso P2
Vettel P3
Belee dat home boy!!
You mean first getting chased down by Alonso who had newer tires, then an red flag which wasnt even conform the rules. Then being allowed to change tires which caused Vettel to walk away?Traction wrote: Monaco 2011 Vettel won whilst for a long while holding of Alonso on really old tyres...i....so I'm not too sure how the comment highlighted can be justified
thanks for the details.wesley123 wrote:You mean first getting chased down by Alonso who had newer tires, then an red flag which wasnt even conform the rules. Then being allowed to change tires which caused Vettel to walk away?Traction wrote: Monaco 2011 Vettel won whilst for a long while holding of Alonso on really old tyres...i....so I'm not too sure how the comment highlighted can be justified
I agree, the race will be much closer than we think, at least I hope it is...it's great watching the top drivers do battle. There might even be an upset.ringo wrote:thanks for the details.wesley123 wrote:You mean first getting chased down by Alonso who had newer tires, then an red flag which wasnt even conform the rules. Then being allowed to change tires which caused Vettel to walk away?Traction wrote: Monaco 2011 Vettel won whilst for a long while holding of Alonso on really old tyres...i....so I'm not too sure how the comment highlighted can be justified
Winning somehwere doesn't = strong there or unbeatable there.
This race may be closer than we think.
Anyway, it doesn't really matter who's good where. Just want to see the championship extended beyond Singapore.