Richard Walker38 said:Alonso and Hamilton have never really been on the same page
Lewis doesn't exactly play well with others anymore. That's just how he's become. If you watch any of the pre-race shows or the post-race interviews lately, it’s pretty obvious—to him, Kimi is basically a rookie right now. I remember when he used to be much more lighthearted. Now, he's incredibly intense. I suspect it's because he's realized that clinching that second title is going to be a lot harder than anyone originally anticipated.
I don't think so. He definitely botched that hairpin... he completely missed the apex. If he were struggling on older rubber, Felipe Massa would have eaten him alive by now instead of trailing him at 0.5 seconds for ten straight laps.
Mark Webber is losing so much ground out there... It’s clearly the Williams costing him, but I honestly don't get why they haven't swapped him out yet.
There’s just no rhythm to it. Ferrari looked genuinely strong this year on tracks that demand heavy tire wear... but once you get to those high-speed circuits where raw velocity is everything, it's clear they're sitting at third best.
The clouds are rolling back in again, and it looks like the temperature is about to drop... just my luck. If this weather holds up, Sebastian Vettel could easily throw away a potential win just by making a mistake or getting caught up in a collision at the start. In these damp conditions, Ferrari's race pace is barely edging out McLaren's.
Brian Campbell36 said:Alonso has a shot at the podium 👋 Since there's no rain, Ferrari looks like a serious contender for the podium... the Mercedes drivers are going to pit (their tires will be shot after 10 laps), and we might even see Vettel spin on the final lap. That could just hand the win to Alonso.
Ferrari actually has the race pace to win... and it's not just today, they've shown that in other races too. But what does that matter if he constantly has to start from 5th on the grid?
Sebastian Vettel is simply in a league of his own when conditions are like this. It requires such intense discipline with the throttle and millimeter-perfect precision on your racing line, especially as that track starts to dry out bit by bit. He just has this innate sense for finding that razor-thin margin where you can be incredibly fast without risking a slide off the track.