Comments on: Valencia: team mate versus team mate

By: Brar

Brar — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:20:16 +0000

Very nice article.

By: Dorian

Dorian — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:51:31 +0000

As I’ve mentioned before Keith, I love these technical articles of yours. The graphs you’ve provided enable the reader to get a far more accurate idea of how each team-mate fares against the other over the duration of the race.

BRILLIANT!

By: Trig

Trig — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:47:12 +0000

Fantastic info Keith, thanks!

I’d love to see one of these for all the teams on the grid after each grand prix – big ask though I’m sure. Keep up the good work.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:47:22 +0000

Monaco73 – yep it was I’ll fix that.

By: monaco73

monaco73 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:45:03 +0000

Great Keith thanks.

One has to suspect that the reason for consistently making Kimi heavier than Felipe is so he can get better results from the tyres. Kimi can be devastatingly quick in the race when he has to make up time to do some leapfrogging at the pit stops.

Oh, and I thought the blown engine was due to a con-rod, not cosmetic damage by the fuel rig??

I also wonder if Kimi can’t get the hammer down soon, Massa will be a #1 pick for the WDC. BUT will Kimi play wingman?? The thing here is that Kimi cannot get the balance and setup of the chassis and tyres just right to his liking, for quali and the race. I don’t think he’s demotivated at all. Just not able to work the tyres as well as needed. Which frankly is disappointing. I hope Kimi stuffs the lot of them at Spa!

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:56:18 +0000

Something else that occurs which I didn’t write in the article was that Hamilton and Kubica seemed to get more out of the prime (soft) tyres than their teams mates, compared to their stints on the option (super soft) tyres.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:05:29 +0000

I think Kimi was fueled slightly heavier because he is unable to extract the maximum from a lightly fueled car and the weight of the extra laps of fuel not sufficient to seriously compromise his lap time. Ferrari intends he run slightly longer so he can make up lost ground and have time to improve on his pace.
If Kimi had same fuel load as Massa, he may still have qualified in 3rd position, compromising his race even more still.

By: Skova

Skova — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:53:21 +0000

Massa is killing Kimi this year! Maybe Kimi should change the votka he drinks

By: Mikel

Mikel — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:50:34 +0000

Looks like kimi dont want to drive f1 anymore .

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:46:57 +0000

The reason they fuelled Kimi heavier is because they already suspected possible engine failure before the race (same problem Felipe’ had in Hungary) , and Kimi has not been on Felipe’s pace recently , as we know. They also could not take a 10 grid penalty because of the nature of the circuit , that would have ensured he would be out of the points , so had to run the risk. And if a safety car , which was a string possibility , had happened , Kimi may have had a chance.