F1 cars these days don't even get up to 330kph, do they. I've not seen that speed for several years.
LionKing wrote:JimClarkFan wrote:Button was flawless today.
Shame we don't see that more often from him, he had 3 carbon copy laps, all good enough for pole in the 1.47.5-6s.
Just shows that when he gets the balance right, and gets confidence in the car he is a contender for the fastest driver out there, maybe fastest of all in a perfectly balanced car.
If he was just a bit more adaptable with a car that doesn't suit his driving style I feel he would be in a much better position to challenge for the championship.
It was his pole since Monaco 2009
He lost qualifying battle to Rubens when they were teammates for 4 years in Brawn. He was 10-0 down to Hamilton this year. Button contender for the fastest guy? not even close. I think there are more than 10 drivers on current grid faster than Button.
Indeed, but its not just me who says it. The problem is how often will he ever find himself in a car perfectly balanced and suited to his style. Not very often, but when he does he comes alive.
There is no doubt that when he is a car that is even slightly off he loses massive chunks of time compared to someone else.
I expected his qualifying to be better this year on the whole, getting rid of the blown diffusers better suits his smoother, more traditional racing line driving style in my opinion.
