Indy 500 - Alonso

Flibster · 28 May 2017 at 19:34

steve45 said:
One thing i do have to say, these car are not good looking.

Yeah, the DW12 isn't pretty.

Concrete · 28 May 2017 at 19:37

Wow, what did he think was going to happen when his aero disintegrated...

Talk about throwing the race away..

steve45 · 28 May 2017 at 19:40

Hahaha even Indy has fuel conservation

What a restart from big fred!

Flibster · 28 May 2017 at 19:48

Aaaaaasaaaand another yellow.

Housey · 28 May 2017 at 19:48

Alonso is still looking to me like he has pace in the bag. I'm going to call it, no problems, Alonso wins this.

MagicBoy · 28 May 2017 at 19:48

Chip packet on the track?

Coolasmoo · 28 May 2017 at 19:49

And another advert.......

smr · 28 May 2017 at 19:49

Bloody adverts

MagicBoy · 28 May 2017 at 19:50

The Aussie adverts are quite amusing. Jims Mowing is my favourite.

Flibster · 28 May 2017 at 19:52

Housey said:
Alonso is still looking to me like he has pace in the bag. I'm going to call it, no problems, Alonso wins this.

He doesn't look like he wants to win with an overtake, he wants to win with a margin.

Guerrilla · 28 May 2017 at 19:52

I'm getting Canadian adverts... They're awful

MagicBoy · 28 May 2017 at 19:52

Hunter-Reay apparently got Alonso's old engine!

Coolasmoo · 28 May 2017 at 19:52

Here we go Honda Engine

drunkenmaster · 28 May 2017 at 19:53

Who thought that was Alonso at first? Doesn't help I have it streaming via the bt site in another window so not paying full attention.

steve45 · 28 May 2017 at 19:53

Coolasmoo said:
Here we go Honda Engine

its a ticking time bomb!!!

Housey · 28 May 2017 at 19:53

Flibster said:
He doesn't look like he wants to win with an overtake, he wants to win with a margin.

I agree and I think that could be his undoing but I do think, if he wants to lead he will lead.

kaiowas · 28 May 2017 at 19:56

Housey said:
Alonso is still looking to me like he has pace in the bag. I'm going to call it, no problems, Alonso wins this.

The pace was never in question. This kind racing has a lot of subtle strategy to it though and as much as I want him to win I'm expecting his inexperience to catch him out somewhere late on and one of the regulars to school him.

Coolasmoo · 28 May 2017 at 19:56

And... an advert

steve45 · 28 May 2017 at 19:59

That was painful watching rossi' pitstop. i feel for the fuel guy he look absolutely gutted.

sunama · 28 May 2017 at 20:01

kaiowas said:
The pace was never in question. This kind racing has a lot of subtle strategy to it though and as much as I want him to win I'm expecting his inexperience to catch him out somewhere late on and one of the regulars to school him.

Yep. Same here.
Years ago, when Mansell was in his pomp, he was racing the Indy500. He was leading up until the last yellow flag. On the restart, he got overtaken by 2 cars and finished 3rd.

With regards to Alonso, although I have believed that he is the fastest driver in F1, having been in a poor car for many years, I was beginning to doubt this. However, from what I can see of his showing today, give him a fast car and even in a car and track which are new to him, the guy is still able to compete. For me, he remains the best single seater driver in the World. It is a travesty that he has not managed to find himself a car which is able to compete for a win, meanwhile lesser drivers go on to win multiple races and titles.