Button unlucky in quali
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Altrezia said:
It's unlucky that he doesnt have the talent of Hamilton, Vettel or Webber 
I think only Hamilton is truely better than Button. Vettel is certainly faster over one flying lap but he can't race, adapt and make strategy calls like Button and Webber is just not quite as good all round as Jenson.As far as I know Button had a reasonably clean lap and was not caught up in traffic. He did a super job and has placed the car where it probably is (on merit) in my opinion; behind the Red Bulls. I say this without bias or favour but what Hamilton did was virtually beyond the car's capability. - It might look daft in print but once again he seems to have reached a place out of the reach of mere mortals. Of course, none of this detracts from Vettel's achievement in the best car; fully deserving of Pole with a brilliant lap.
Who is the happiest? - that'll be the top brass at Red Bull who will be delighted at a clear pecking order emerging between their drivers, delaying any need to intervene for the time being. Of the leading protagonists then, Webber will be the most disappointed. This is a circuit where he has to top Vettel if he is to challenge Red Bull's inner desire to have him do a Massa (that's the only mention he gets here).
Alonso looked untidy. His preference for understeer on turn-in does not suit this circuit; and I think it only fair to say that he finds it very difficult to alter his style. Thus, Ferrari have been out-performed by an emergent McLaren team and must be scratching a few heads. In my opinion, the root of the problem is not one of design. It is a philosophy which results in their drivers not working well as a team (in terms of development). Alonso wants to do it all himself but he actually needs a bit of help from a compliant patsy rather than a disillusioned, de-motivated foot-stool.
4th best are Mercedes but they have been routed by Lotus Renault with Petrov doing an industrial job and Heidfeld showing what he's worth. Schumacher in 11th place has the advantage of choice of set-up unavailable to Rosberg in 9th.
Who is the happiest? - that'll be the top brass at Red Bull who will be delighted at a clear pecking order emerging between their drivers, delaying any need to intervene for the time being. Of the leading protagonists then, Webber will be the most disappointed. This is a circuit where he has to top Vettel if he is to challenge Red Bull's inner desire to have him do a Massa (that's the only mention he gets here).
Alonso looked untidy. His preference for understeer on turn-in does not suit this circuit; and I think it only fair to say that he finds it very difficult to alter his style. Thus, Ferrari have been out-performed by an emergent McLaren team and must be scratching a few heads. In my opinion, the root of the problem is not one of design. It is a philosophy which results in their drivers not working well as a team (in terms of development). Alonso wants to do it all himself but he actually needs a bit of help from a compliant patsy rather than a disillusioned, de-motivated foot-stool.
4th best are Mercedes but they have been routed by Lotus Renault with Petrov doing an industrial job and Heidfeld showing what he's worth. Schumacher in 11th place has the advantage of choice of set-up unavailable to Rosberg in 9th.
.xr287 said:
...Vettel is certainly faster over one flying lap but he can't race, adapt and make strategy calls like Button ...
The same Vettel who won the WDC last season? The rest of the field better watch out when he does learn these things (I agree, he has much to learn. But he's 23).The same Vettel who drove past Button like the latter was standing still in the last race? Despite Button not being able to do the same to Massa (an inferior driver in a demonstrably slower car).
I like Button a lot. Am glad he won the WDC. Even though the technical advantage his car had in the first half of the season was the main reason for that.
I was pleasantly surprised that he was as close as he was to LH last season, but let's not kid ourselves. LH was the better of the two.
I would really, really like JB to contend for the championship this year. But I'm not convinced that'll happen. LH is learning a lot, I think with the help of Button. And he'll be the one in with a shout at the end of the season with MW and JB battling it out for 3rd.
Lewis is faster and more talented then Jenson.
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and in go karting
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