Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix 2011
- TwistedArmco
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Just for the record, Hamilton disctinctly NOT blaming Alonso for his pace problems.
No, I'm not calmer. Just more jaded.
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Lewis Hamilton: "This is racing. I started second and did everything I could to keep up and I don't really have too much to say. Through the race I think my tyres went off, we boxed too early... my tyres were done at the end, the pit stop didn't help because that let Jenson by. It's one of those days, you just have to take it on the chin and move forward."
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Press Conference Quotes - Sebastian Vettel: "A great day. The start was crucial, I thought I had a good start, then I saw Lewis behind me, then I was surprised when in turn one I saw some black in my mirrors. I knew it was a Lotus...
"On the one side, you don't want to be first in, on the other hand, if someone goes in, they have the advantage on new tyres. It was quite difficult and obviously it was tight with Lewis... it was never easy until the last stint and then Lewis had a problem. I realised Jenson was behind and I could comfortably control the gap.
"Very pleased. I love what I do, I don't think I could be happier at this stage."
"On the one side, you don't want to be first in, on the other hand, if someone goes in, they have the advantage on new tyres. It was quite difficult and obviously it was tight with Lewis... it was never easy until the last stint and then Lewis had a problem. I realised Jenson was behind and I could comfortably control the gap.
"Very pleased. I love what I do, I don't think I could be happier at this stage."
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good race. I think Hamilton slowed down, that's why Alonso hit his car...
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No, Alonso misjudged the speed differential.BanaP wrote:good race. I think Hamilton slowed down, that's why Alonso hit his car...
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Press Conference Quotes -Jenson Button: "It was a really confusing race, trying to understand the pit stops, whether it's worth looking after the tyres or not. The last stint when we put the prime tyre on, the car came alive. I had a feeling the tyre wasn't going to go the same way as the soft tyre.
"A fun race... happy to come away with a second. I had the team telling me to back it off and look after the tyres, but in a racer's mind you want to catch the leader. I had a lot of fun out there and great to get 18 points."
"A fun race... happy to come away with a second. I had the team telling me to back it off and look after the tyres, but in a racer's mind you want to catch the leader. I had a lot of fun out there and great to get 18 points."
- TwistedArmco
- F1 Driver
- Posts: 2010
- Joined: 30 May 2008, 18:44
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Also, this increases Nick Heidfeld's record (13) for most podiums without a win, the next man being Chris Amon (11), the next active driver in the list being Nico Rosberg (5).
No, I'm not calmer. Just more jaded.
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You really think so? I want to see the telemetrics, NOW!!!!phil1993 wrote:No, Alonso misjudged the speed differential.BanaP wrote:good race. I think Hamilton slowed down, that's why Alonso hit his car...
- TwistedArmco
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I agree with Phil, Alonso's fault, a repeat of what happened in Bahrain 2009, but with the roles reversed. I think Alonso just wasn't expecting to have such a speed advantage.BanaP wrote:good race. I think Hamilton slowed down, that's why Alonso hit his car...
No, I'm not calmer. Just more jaded.
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Press Conference Quotes - Nick Heidfeld: "The start was fantastic. Good fun. I made up many positions on the start. I found myself fighting with Sebastian... after that I did the best I could but obviously Sebastian was quite a bit quicker... actually our first pit stop was not perfect, lost one or two positions there.
"Was a bit lucky with Fernando, who lost his front wing, had to do an extra pit stop. Had some good pace later on, especially on the prime tyres. Had to defend from Mark towards the end. Once he was behind me, his tyres also started to degrade.
"Great to come second place, second podium for Renault."
"Was a bit lucky with Fernando, who lost his front wing, had to do an extra pit stop. Had some good pace later on, especially on the prime tyres. Had to defend from Mark towards the end. Once he was behind me, his tyres also started to degrade.
"Great to come second place, second podium for Renault."
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Yup, Hamilton was slower coming out of Turn 2 and couldn't take as much speed through Turn 3.TwistedArmco wrote:I agree with Phil, Alonso's fault, a repeat of what happened in Bahrain 2009, but with the roles reversed. I think Alonso just wasn't expecting to have such a speed advantage.BanaP wrote:good race. I think Hamilton slowed down, that's why Alonso hit his car...
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Just saw the replay of Petrovs "flight" - Awesome footage
Hope they use it in the race edit.
Hope they use it in the race edit.
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Vettel has as many points as Jenson and Lewis
- TwistedArmco
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- Posts: 2010
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Alonso remarkably happy for someone who's just flunked a podium. He also distinctly did not blame it on Hamilton, using the highly ambiguous 'we touched'.
No, I'm not calmer. Just more jaded.
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Fernando Alonso: "It was close, and the rear wing didn't work for me in the last part of the race, so I couldn't overtake Hamilton in the straight line. So we had to fight in some corners, and we touched... I broke the front wing so I had to pit. It cost me the podium today but in China we'll try again.