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Cos the typical world champion will crash his teammate out. Have we really come to this low a view on F1 as a sport? If so, thanks very much Senna and Schumacher! :x Please quote me in the proper context. I'm not saying world champions should crash out their teammates. I'm saying given the situatio...

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If Vettel ends-up beating Alonso to the WDC by 3 points again he will be remembered as a 4xWDC rather than the pantomime villain of Malaysia. Besides, I'm sure Webber turned-up his engine once his mirrors were full so it was a fair overtake IMO. Wrong. By then the gap was already narrowed and Vette...

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Vettel is selfish no doubt, but then which WDC has not been. As far as Ive seen Vettel he has done everything to boost his chances for the title. But when ever I see Mark doing something against Vettel its more like payback. Thats the difference in how they each think. What Seb did was unethical, b...

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What difference does it make ? both drivers haven't done anything wrong, one driver qualifies further up the grid, gets told to attack the red bulls, uses more fuel doing so and gets told to slow and save fuel, the other driver catches him, tries to pass a couple of times doesn't pull it off, towar...

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Wow, really? All those radio messages telling him he was being silly, back off, etc. didn't jog his memory? Unbelievable that he's trying to pass it off as a mistake instead of what it actually was - blatant disregard for an intra team agreement. Absolutely he's a full of fairy cakes Schumacher in ...

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I think we can safely say, judging from Brawn's past record with Ferrari, that he only wants his star driver to win. Don't be surprised if after Race 5 or 6, Nico is told to let Lewis pass after the last pit stop. The writing is on the wall. Lewis was brought in to win the title, with Nico playing ...

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Seb is extremely dirty. At least Schumi only did it to opposing teams. Within his own team, there was no trickery. Barrichello knew exactly what he needed to do. This makes even Senna's crashes with Prost look angelic. At least, they knew what they were in for. Webber simply had no clue, and worse, ...

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Ferrari does not have a no.1 driver for now. It all boils down to who's leading at some point in the championship. The clear no.1 days are over. Alonso does not have the kind of support Schumi had. As for RBR, they obviously treat their drivers equally. However, they are not dealing with Vettel enou...

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I think we can safely say, judging from Brawn's past record with Ferrari, that he only wants his star driver to win. Don't be surprised if after Race 5 or 6, Nico is told to let Lewis pass after the last pit stop. The writing is on the wall. Lewis was brought in to win the title, with Nico playing a...

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You expected anything less from him? He's shown us in previous years that he'll do anything for a win and would sell his own mother down the river if it earnt him another title. Unfortunately the nice guy always comes in second. or 4th :( Yes but completely different scenarios. Hamilton was honest ...

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Well at least he picked up a few points compared to Alonso's zero. In conditions like these, caution is better.

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That's the difference between a world champion and one who is not. Try asking Senna not to pass in a similar situation and he would not listen. Try asking Senna to turn down the engine and he would go even faster, knowing he has a sneaky teammate. This explains why ppl like Barrichello, Rosberg, Web...

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i think Brundle or the other commentators did translate what was being said so it's ok.

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Alonso will be sacked if he can't win the title and only if Ferrari can bring Vettel over. Massa is likely to retain his usual supporting role.

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as long as points are pretty even, there'll be no clear number 1 till the final few races. If Massa maintains his pace over Alonso, he'll get it. I always feel Massa is more loved at Ferrari considering how much they've done for him.

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They would have won if not for these 3 things: 1. Alonso not leaving Raikkonen room, 2. The decision to continue on old tires in Canada, 3. Destroying Massa's motivation and confidence. They could have taken both championships, even with the car they had. As for the WDC: 3 points. Alonso lost it al...

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I believe the rotating Spanish GPs are due to financial losses. The other countries would be happy to pay to host every year, except maybe Korea.

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I agree Alonso is better than Kimi. But Ferrari was crazy to let go their champion. You can also say they were terribly unlucky in 2008 and 2010. I don't rate this year as unlucky as Ferrari was simply slower. I don't think they had any choice. Santander/Alonso had no interest in a competitive team...

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I agree Alonso is better than Kimi. But Ferrari was crazy to let go their champion. You can also say they were terribly unlucky in 2008 and 2010. I don't rate this year as unlucky as Ferrari was simply slower.

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Seb is an awesome driver. Just compare his points to Webber and it says it all. But I cannot say Seb is better than Alonso or Hamilton as he won it in what is the best car. Alonso brought the 3rd best car to 2nd position in the WDC. In other words, he should be placed 3rd or 4th at best. F1 is a tea...

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A great season but i think the most exciting final race was still 2008 when Massa lost the title at the last corner to Hamilton.

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in 2010, i would say fire Stefano cos he made a bizarre strategy decision in Abu Dhabi that cost Alonso the title. This year, they just didn't have a car quick enough for the WDC. Alonso's 2nd place greatly flatters the Ferrari. Had it been a normal race, it would be a 5th or 6th place Ferrari. The ...

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Alonso said he was not set up for a wet race, but of course, he may not be telling the whole story.

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I just hope it's not a thunderstorm as the race will be delayed and once it hits the 4 hour mark, we have the same world champion. Hopefully it starts dry and rains enough to make the track damp rather than soaking wet.

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Sounds to me like the media coverage of the race in the US was poor. Yes the venue was packed but I get the impression that those who attended were already F1 fans anyway. From my perspective from across the Atlantic, it doesn't look like the race has done much to raise F1's profile in the States. ...

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Why did F1 fail in Indianapolis but succeed in Austin? Surely there are more racing fans in Indy? Because the Indy track is owned and controlled by the George family. They make enough money from the Indy 500 ( and now the Brickyard 400 too) to tell Bernie to stuff it when he came demanding more mon...

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Why did F1 fail in Indianapolis but succeed in Austin? Surely there are more racing fans in Indy? Well they sold the same amount of tickets roughly in both. Bernie just didnt like Indy and didnt like the track layout there. If Bernie gets tired of a track, even if its successful it gets taken off t...

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On the form on the last 8 races he can beat Alonso on his day. If the Ferrari is strong next year he can win a race or two. I'd hope if Ferrari are 1-2 in Brazil and Vettel is out of points/retired that they'll give Massa the win to cancel out Germany 2010 and also as a reward for Austin. And while...

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Alonso does not enjoy the kind of number one status that Schumi had. The only reason Massa is sacrificing is because he is out of contention and even earlier on, he was too far off Alonso in terms of points. If Massa maintains current form and they are evenly matched next year, Alonso won't get this...

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Some of the most exciting races this season have been when Perilli has provided the teams with an unpredictable set of tires. I find Perilli picking the optimum tire for a race to be boring and coddling the teams. It seems to be an exercise designed to make the teams look good at the expense of goo...

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Why did F1 fail in Indianapolis but succeed in Austin? Surely there are more racing fans in Indy?

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I am worried about how FIA has viewed this gearbox situation. I get it that they can have team orders about swapping positons these days, but there needs to be a line drawn when the results of other teams and drivers are influenced . That should get the team disqualified for the race. By popping th...

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Massa has already kept his seat. There's nothing much left for Massa to fight but everything for Alonso to lose. It was the right decision. Massa needs to be quick over the course of a season and not just the past few grand prix. If he was in this position (fighting for the title), Alonso would do ...

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there's nothing in the rules that say you can't retire a car in good condition.

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they are better with ovals. They should hire European camera personnel, if that wasn't the case already.

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Massa has already kept his seat. There's nothing much left for Massa to fight but everything for Alonso to lose. It was the right decision. Massa needs to be quick over the course of a season and not just the past few grand prix. If he was in this position (fighting for the title), Alonso would do t...

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There's no way Massa would crash. The best scenario I can think of is either Massa or Alonso refusing to yield in a dogfight with Vettel, resulting in a crash. Ferrari's best hope in Brazil is to lock out the front row in quali and hope Mclaren takes the 2nd row. At the moment, this seems impossible...

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I remembered Brawn saying Schumacher did not give a firm decision on staying on and Merc didn't want to wait and signed Hamilton. It was Schumi's indecision rather than Merc firing and judging by today's quali (better than the Ferraris), i think Schumi is regretting quitting. He's still quick!

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2014. Merc does badly in 2013. Perez is nowhere near Button and gets fired, making it clear for Lewis to return.

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Well, Kimi was pretty chatty in the holding room with Vettel. That kinda confirms what DC said.

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