I think he meant cool as in 'consistently cool'. I think there were some very processional races last year, like Australia.
Yeah, like Australia, when only 7 cars finished, and one of those disqualified?
Yes, we had Valencia and Barcelona on the dull side - but we also had Singapore, Spa, Fuji, Brazil, Monza, Bahrain and Hockenheim.
i really don't know... this whole KERS thing is confusing me... only ferrari, mclaren, and one renault are using it... and out of those 5 cars, only 1 finished. coincidence? i agree that it helps, but only the teams with the big budgets are using it, to apparently no real effect on the track. We'll see how it helps at sepang with the two really long straights.
Two Ferraris, two McLarens, two Renaults and a BMW - that's 7.
It proved itself to be a major strategic advantage when battling another car. Alonso was over a second per lap slower than Glock, yet managed to stay ahead through most of the race. Hamilton and Raikkonen blasted past whatever they wanted whenever they were faster. Alonso's complaints may come from the fact that while it has it's uses, it's not exactly the "miracle cure" he needs or wants.
Vettel got the 10 place grid penalty for Kubica not giving him any room and driving him off the road.
Please, can we leave personal driver-preferences outside? Imagine the same situation reversed, and be
honest - would you then still blame Vettel?
Kubica was on the very outside when they clashed - he had a wheel on the rumble-strips. Vettel had space, and drove too wide for the space he had. Lets look at the proceedings:
Side-by-side through the apex, Kubica exits half a car-length ahead. Vettel bumps Kubica's sidepod, Kubica enters a spin. That spin puts Kubica's front wheel and wing in the path of Vettel's, as both of them drive to the right - Vettel to avoid further impact, Kubica because he's in a spin (note: With the wheels pointed towards a correction).
Now, where does Kubica exactly "drive him off the road"?
If I was in charge of F1 Trulli would get his 3rd place back since it was a misunderstanding and not any attempt to gain position whilst behind the Safety Car.
^ Exactly that. Hamilton was instructed to slow down and let Trulli past - that's nothing Trulli could've known. Hamilton deserves some respect for saying this, too.
There's a 10-car-length rule under safety-car driving: Neither driver could afford to, say, completely stop and let the other recover. Hamilton was right in overtaking Trulli - but once told to slow down, Trulli was correct to re-overtake. Both drivers acted perfectly.
But surely if lewis just stayed there he'd have had a podium anyway?
With the risk of a penalty.
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