Yeah thats why Alonso has dropped Button. Alonso knew exactly what he was doing. If he could have dropped alonso he would have.
Italian Grand Prix 2010, Monza Circuit - Race 14/19
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Yeah thats why Alonso has dropped Button. Alonso knew exactly what he was doing. If he could have dropped alonso he would have.
He has 7 engines to still use, and can use any of them, he just can't use a new one.
Well Alonso wouldn't have been silly enough to choose that setup so the point is moot.
He has the faster car, course he is & was always going to drop button if he got in front. But the fact remains he was unable to for more than half the race until he gained the advantage in the pit stop.
Ferrari just did the same thing that they used to do with Schumacher, Schumacher hardly ever overtook anyone out on the track.
Go back and watch some previous races, in particular last year. You'll see numerous times when Button played the waiting game to get past other cars and then put in the fast laps when needed.
I'm not saying Button is a better driver than Alonso. But I don't think you're given Jenson the credit he deserves.
I think its a 10 place grid penalty
So he's not a god of a driver then or he would have passed on track?
Pit stop pass = lame and relying on your team to do the work :/
Yep. Fair enough.
Alonso perhaps realised that he wouldn't be able to overtake Button on the track and so waited for the pitstops. He knew exactly how/where to best overtake Button.
Alonso is now the guy who is cruising, where he is managing his fuel, tyres and pace.
He certainly hasn't got 7.
He's destroyed 1 of them.
1 was replaced after qualifying and can now only be used during free practice sessions and at the Abu Dhabi race
The other ones are dependent on remaining engine life as they can't be rebuilt, and Ferrari have already admitted that they have run some past their expected life.
So he's not a god of a driver then or he would have passed on track?
Pit stop pass = lame and relying on your team to do the work :/
Nope. F1 doesnt work that way.
MSc used to do a lot of his overtaking in the pits. MSc realised that this was the easiest method to overtake and understood this better than any other F1 driver. This didnt make MSc a bad driver...just the best.
Don't get me wrong Button did extremely well today. This would rank as one of his best dry race drives ever as he held of Alonso for so many laps, making virtually no errors, while going very fast. The problem for Button was that it was Alonso behind him and not a lesser driver.
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Wait. So Vettel has been on the option for FIFTY laps?? That's absolute rubbish from Bridgestone.
I forgot one - he blew an engine during free practice too. So he's down to 5 engines of various life.
So he has 5 engines left for 4 races.
6 races left?