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I got involved because neither of the “issues” Webber had, really affected his ability to win the championship. In Brazil, he wasn’t challenging Vettel anyway. In UAE, as I’ve already said, MW’s performance caused […]

@klaas

As I mentioned above, there was no way they could execute the strategies since they were flawed from the beginning. They only could work if the other cars went for another pit-stop which never […]

@klaas – The technical failure MW suffered are dwarfed by Vettel’s, and didn’t even cost him anything. The strategy issue you cite cropped up due to a lack of driver performance, which forced a gamble. Whether the […]

@lebesset
Seriously? There were more overtakes in 2010 than there were in any year since 1993, without refueling, mostly without undercutting with tyres, and without highway DRS passes.

@klaas –
For me, you’re fishing for excuses when you blame the team for Webber losing the championship and citing these so-called “troubled races”.

In Abu Dhabi, yes, Webber could have won the title, but his […]

@klaas

No really, leaving the b-as apart, the main reason Alonso or Webber lost that championship was due to that poor strategy their respective teams chose for tham and it had nothing to do with driving.

As […]

@klaas – Do you really believe Webber would have won Brazil? Why ignore his inability to qualify better than any of the other frontrunners (except Massa) in Abu Dhabi in the first place?

@davef1 – The crash kid nickname wasn’t exactly fair though, looking back at it. He had 2 crashes in that season. Even his mid-30s teammate had more than that.

I also assume “anon” was referring exclusively to […]

@klaas

No really, leaving the bias apart, the main reason Alonso or Webber lost that championship was due to that poor strategy their respective teams chose for tham and it had nothing to do with driving.

As […]

@xjr15jaaag
You’re completely ignoring just how difficult it was to overtake in F1 before DRS.

Hamilton couldn’t overtake Kubica for some 20 laps either. Does Hamilton lack talent too?

I guess, maybe, […]

@vettel1
That’s exactly my point. Make F1 cars faster through slow corners and slower through the fast corners, if that makes any sense, lol.

@xjr15jaaag

I disagree; it was Alonso and Webbers failures to make their strategies work.

There was no way they were going to overtake the Renault unless he made a mistake of some sort. Petrov was too fast in a […]

A poor qualifier does not get 22 pole positions.

Although I find it ironic that you blame Alonso for the fact that he cannot qualify high enough, yet you give the Ferrari car all the credit for the good starts. […]

@peartree
I disagree, 2003 was better than 2009, both racing-wise and championship wise. Although that’s mostly subjective.
@rjoconnell

TCS and ABS would never be welcomed back into F1 because of the stigma that […]

Massa in Warsaw: We know we must improve in qualifying (Ferrari)

I’m losing a bit of faith in Ferrari. The car has been slow in qualifying ever since DRS and Pirelli were introduced in 2011, and no matter how […]

I agree, but Formula 1 cars need to become less aero dependent and more reliant on mechanical grip. I’d take traction control and ABS over double diffuser and blown exhaust any day, because this will allow closer […]

Exactly, the 2010 regulations, minus DDDs, EBDs and possibly F-ducts, were fine. If anything, these ridiculous tyres just negate the refuelling ban. Before they stayed out on light fuel when others pitted to […]