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Alonso got the penalty he deserved. Honestly, he lost way more ground on that early start than he gained from the penalty, so whatever. Race was absolute fire, though. I totally lost track of who was on what compound halfway through, yeah... Lewis Hamilton was just a beast. If he wasn't in F1 right now, the sport would probably be 50% less interesting. He’s easily the most aggressive driver out there. As for that shoving match with Vettel, both guys were at fault, so I doubt any penalties come from that. But pushing Mark Webber off the track? He’s definitely getting slapped with a 10-place grid penalty in Barcelona!!!
I don't get why they called the second SC. The guys cleaned up the debris, and the SC stayed out for like another 3 laps after that. They never call an SC just for a few scraps on the track, but hey, whatever.
And look, if Hamilton had pitted second—and Alonso actually pitted five times and still finished third—it wouldn't even be about them driving significantly better than everyone else. It was purely because of that SC. In my opinion, Alonso was down nearly a full minute before the SC came out, so if Jenson Button hadn't pitted, I bet Rosberg would've cruised to a massive win. Take everything with a grain of salt.
Overall, killer race, mostly thanks to the rain. Anyone else think it's all a conspiracy? Like they can just control the weather whenever they want?
I don't get why they called the second SC. The guys cleaned up the debris, and the SC stayed out for like another 3 laps after that. They never call an SC just for a few scraps on the track, but hey, whatever.
And look, if Hamilton had pitted second—and Alonso actually pitted five times and still finished third—it wouldn't even be about them driving significantly better than everyone else. It was purely because of that SC. In my opinion, Alonso was down nearly a full minute before the SC came out, so if Jenson Button hadn't pitted, I bet Rosberg would've cruised to a massive win. Take everything with a grain of salt.
Overall, killer race, mostly thanks to the rain. Anyone else think it's all a conspiracy? Like they can just control the weather whenever they want?