Mar 15, 2006 6:32:39 PM
- easy_rider911
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Malaysian GP
Okay, round 2.
So what are our thoughts about this weekend?
Clearly, the strong teams from the Bahrain GP with competitive cars right on the money in terms of race pace are Renault, Ferrari, Williams, McLaren. Any one of these 4 teams could win.
Renault are clearly v v quick. In Alonso they have a driver who is consistent and reliable. He isn't the best but he has a very good car and dependable team. I found his gesticulations to other drivers and to the marshalls to wave blue flags during the Bahrain GP to be yet another example of his new found arrogance after winning the F1 title in 2005. He has gone from being a humble man (at least publicly) to a self-important arrogant man very quickly. It's a real shame it has gone to his head. Next year in 2007 when he is in an unreliable McLaren Mercedes, I want to see the look on his face. The bullfighter dances on the podium were even more moronic than the rendition of 'We are the champions' which he sang in the penultimate race of 2005 when he won the F1 drivers title.
Poor Fisi.Such a nice guy. I didn't like the fact that the ITV F1 commentary team criticised Fisi for swearing at his crew over the radio. The fact is that Fisi suffered a sh*tty season in 2005 after winning the opening GP in Melbourne thanks to his team that went out of its way to give preference to Alonso. He is human and his patience will run out if they carry on treating him like this.
Schumi looked embarrassed at Alonso's behaviour. I think Ferrari will adopt a different strategy in Sepang. They weren't expecting to be as competitive as they were. I think they were surprised and relieved. I expect them to do very well particularly Massa who is quick but erratic.
Rosberg had a dream debut. Fastest lap of the race. His car is clearly quick enough and he would have done far better if he hadn't had to replace his nose cone in the first lap. I expect he will outperform Webber consistently this year. Webber talks the talk but has never really delivered. He is overrated and will be eclipsed this season by the young Rosberg. Webber only knows how to blame his car and other drivers for his failures, a bit like Villeneuve does.
Poor Kimi proves that even a cr*ppy, unreliable car won't stop him from asserting his sheer will to win. He is an incredible driver. I just wish he could string more than 2 words together into a sentence. If Kimi had a more reliable car, this season would be a foregone conclusion.
Honda did 27000km of testing over the Winter and couldn't prevent Barrichello losing 3rd gear with a gearbox problem and Button's launch control off the start was poor. Also, in the straights, the Honda engine just lacked that little bit of pace.
Toyota are really really struggling. Who knows whether they can catch up at all this season.
BMW Sauber have not done anywhere near as badly as they were predicting. They did well in their first season as a chassis maker in F1.
Midland are really just making up the numbers.
Toro Rosso had a much quieter race than their form in free Practice and Qualification was suggesting. Red Bull and Toro Rosso should both have a reasonable time in Sepang.
Super Aguri looked woeful. Two drivers in the pits at one time. Ide driving over one of his pit crew. Ouch! They really look out of place even if their times are not that bad. Sato was lapped 4 times by Alonso in the race!
As for Sepang, no doubt it will be hot, humid and tough on the engines which have already been used once before.
The new qualification format could again throw up some surprises but I expect the race result to be quite similar to last time.
Any thoughts?
So what are our thoughts about this weekend?
Clearly, the strong teams from the Bahrain GP with competitive cars right on the money in terms of race pace are Renault, Ferrari, Williams, McLaren. Any one of these 4 teams could win.
Renault are clearly v v quick. In Alonso they have a driver who is consistent and reliable. He isn't the best but he has a very good car and dependable team. I found his gesticulations to other drivers and to the marshalls to wave blue flags during the Bahrain GP to be yet another example of his new found arrogance after winning the F1 title in 2005. He has gone from being a humble man (at least publicly) to a self-important arrogant man very quickly. It's a real shame it has gone to his head. Next year in 2007 when he is in an unreliable McLaren Mercedes, I want to see the look on his face. The bullfighter dances on the podium were even more moronic than the rendition of 'We are the champions' which he sang in the penultimate race of 2005 when he won the F1 drivers title.
Poor Fisi.Such a nice guy. I didn't like the fact that the ITV F1 commentary team criticised Fisi for swearing at his crew over the radio. The fact is that Fisi suffered a sh*tty season in 2005 after winning the opening GP in Melbourne thanks to his team that went out of its way to give preference to Alonso. He is human and his patience will run out if they carry on treating him like this.
Schumi looked embarrassed at Alonso's behaviour. I think Ferrari will adopt a different strategy in Sepang. They weren't expecting to be as competitive as they were. I think they were surprised and relieved. I expect them to do very well particularly Massa who is quick but erratic.
Rosberg had a dream debut. Fastest lap of the race. His car is clearly quick enough and he would have done far better if he hadn't had to replace his nose cone in the first lap. I expect he will outperform Webber consistently this year. Webber talks the talk but has never really delivered. He is overrated and will be eclipsed this season by the young Rosberg. Webber only knows how to blame his car and other drivers for his failures, a bit like Villeneuve does.
Poor Kimi proves that even a cr*ppy, unreliable car won't stop him from asserting his sheer will to win. He is an incredible driver. I just wish he could string more than 2 words together into a sentence. If Kimi had a more reliable car, this season would be a foregone conclusion.
Honda did 27000km of testing over the Winter and couldn't prevent Barrichello losing 3rd gear with a gearbox problem and Button's launch control off the start was poor. Also, in the straights, the Honda engine just lacked that little bit of pace.
Toyota are really really struggling. Who knows whether they can catch up at all this season.
BMW Sauber have not done anywhere near as badly as they were predicting. They did well in their first season as a chassis maker in F1.
Midland are really just making up the numbers.
Toro Rosso had a much quieter race than their form in free Practice and Qualification was suggesting. Red Bull and Toro Rosso should both have a reasonable time in Sepang.
Super Aguri looked woeful. Two drivers in the pits at one time. Ide driving over one of his pit crew. Ouch! They really look out of place even if their times are not that bad. Sato was lapped 4 times by Alonso in the race!
As for Sepang, no doubt it will be hot, humid and tough on the engines which have already been used once before.
The new qualification format could again throw up some surprises but I expect the race result to be quite similar to last time.
Any thoughts?