Anyone who saw how much debris Jean Eric Vergne spread around Valencia in his silly attempt to return to the pits after his attack on Angry Bird Kovalainen's right front wheel, certainly would agree with the stewards decision.
But not Mr Marko and Herr Vettel, more than happy to pick on poor Karthikayan but whose sense of humor fails when things don't go his way. Vettel is quoted saying that race control's decision was to clean the track but also to break Red Bull's legs. Marko, as we mentioned before, claimed it was an American style artificial ploy to make the race more interesting.
That was too much for Hans Stuck, president of the German Motorsport Federation (DMSB) who invited Vettel and Marko to think before they speak: "Vettel should learn how to lose, it was clear that there was a dangerous condition on track and there was a real risk of punctures. The stewards made the correct decision"
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Perhaps they might take some inspiration from Vettel's footballing countrymen, specifically their goalkeeper who actually applauded Balotelli's second goal out of respect for a sensational, unstoppable strike.
ReplyDeletePerhaps they might take some inspiration from Vettel's footballing countrymen, specifically their goalkeeper who actually applauded Balotelli's second goal out of respect for a sensational, unstoppable strike.
ReplyDeleteWhat was the reason for Vettle's car quiting, same as the Lotus?
ReplyDeleteYes, Alternator overheating. All alternators are supplied by Magneti Marelli and are built to individual team specs.
DeleteActually, it looks like it is RenaultSport F1 that supplies them:
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Marelli built from Renault spec.
DeleteRenault is taking the blame here but so far it sounds like redbull and lotus failed to adequately cool their alternators. We know Newey loves a slippery car with low drage but that means less cooling. Clearly he pushed to far this time.
ReplyDeleteAlso, safety car was definitely required. Even without Verne disintegrating hit tire over the whole track, they both shattered parts of their rims when they collided, leaving big chunks of magnesium. Another Massa style head strike isn't hard to imagine with that debris. Stewards certainly made the correct call with the safety car.
Plus! Renault said that the safety car actually helped preserve Vettel's alternator as it was already getting too hot before the safety car.
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Great post. Thank you, Hans Stuck!
ReplyDeleteThis helmut marko guy is just so unpleasant to read, see or even think about....
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