Bahrain GP

[DaveKillens]

I find it difficult to accept the lighting fixture falling was the main reason for Alonso's lack of pace. Whenever that happens, the mechanics immediately check for damage, put the car up on jigs and check all dimensional tolerances to see if anythign was knocked out of alignment. And they fix it befor ethe car is released from the garage.
My reasoning was that this incident set the tone for the entire day, that Alonso suffered one of his rare days when he didn't bring his entire game.

[pRo]

My reasoning was that this incident set the tone for the entire day, that Alonso suffered one of his rare days when he didn't bring his entire game.

That's what I was trying to say. Even if the mechanics could assure you, that everything is 100% like it was, you still have your doubts. And I'm not saying that there was anything wrong with the car, probably wasn't. But if you can't fully trust the car, you can't really give your best performance.

Now I have never raced F1, nor even drove one, but I can only imagine the need to trust your tool is even greater there than in "lesser cars".

Thanks for the sensible answer Dave, I appreciate it.


PS. I'm not a fan of Alonso.

[ds.raikkonen]

Although the kind of braking he was doing at i think turn 6 or 7 was preposterous..he was destabilizing kimi..the blithering idiot..Heidfeld showed him what he really is..good job BMW and Nick!

[m3_lover]

That had to be one of the posts ever

[bizadfar]

For me, Massa was the driver of the race. The questions about Felipinho not winning but from pole are a little oxymoronic, with all due respect: he has won only 3 times in his life. During last year, only 4 drivers of 32 in the grid (Alonso, Massa, Räikkönen and Schumacher) have got pole positions and only 5 drivers have won (the exception being Button).

Most races are win from pole nowadays: it means you have dialed the car correctly and you're faster than everybody. FYI, I give you the famous Brian Lawrence F1 Driver Ranking, now that (it seems to me ) a great deal of the forum is devoted to establish some kind of "pecking order":

I hope this helps. If somebody asks for it, I can give you the F1 Driver ranking for last two or three years.

I agree with you. But I believe if we had older style qualifying format. (qualifying engines, brakes, parts etc) The grid can become very mixed up since its a much more seperate thing between quali pace and race pace. Right now qualifying pace is almost a straight symbol for race performance. But this way... it reduces costs... So it's a difficult one to sort out.