Nov 16, 2010 3:28:28 PM
- easy_rider911
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Re: 2010 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix
Thanks for clarifying assman :) I understand that point. But IMvHO the key reason why this reasoning was flawed (not just with hindsight after the race but also at the time when Ferrari took the decision to pit Alonso early) is that the small time difference between Alonso and Webber (which Ferrari wrongly thought they needed to cover) would be comfortably outweighed by the delay that Webber would inevitably suffer in passing the traffic that Red Bull knew (and which Ferrari ought to have realised) Webber would be in the midst of after completing his pit stop.
The other key point to note - Alonso is not complaining publicly about Ferrari's tactical mistake in front of the world's media. He knows that he needs to keep the relationship as a happy one - even if Ferrari cost him the title this year - because Alonso wants to spend the rest of his career with Ferrari - and he is running out of other competitive teams to drive for. The doors of McLaren are permanently closed. Alonso has lost 2 years in an uncompetitive car at Renault. The only other teams in which he can realistically win the drivers' title in future are Red Bull, Ferrari and (perhaps) Mercedes GP. Alonso is a smart man. He knows he should not burn too many more relationships since he could otherwise end up being a great driver whom no team will want to employ.
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The teams can calculate very accurately exactly where the driver should slot back in after a pit stop. They have 'driver tracker' software that enables them to see this very easily.
Once a twat... always a twat, proven time and time again.
But even if Alonso could get past Petrov, Alonso still needed to get past Rosberg to win the title. That would have been a much tougher challenge. And no one would expect Rosberg to move over for anyone.
