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Monaco did not disappoint again. Narrow (not to say sinister) are the streets of the Principality to himself, that even normally boring processions, in Monte Carlo are delicious. Much more then being overtaken in position and fighting to the last meter is almost a feast for the audience. Already suspected that KERS systems and DRS are not necessary to vary the show. Of course, definitely increase the number of overtaking, but the decisive factor, however, are Pirelli. Monaco have confirmed this theory. Thus, although soft in spite of appearances, especially supermiękkie, the tires could withstand longer than expected, the differences in the times achieved on each compound enabled the teams to choose very different strategies (from 1 to 3 pit stops), and provide viewers an unforgettable spectacle. As if this were not enough, the middle rate was thrown irritated Lewis Hamilton, who in such circumstances will always be a guarantor of fun and excitement (not necessarily those positive). Relation of what has happened on the track to read here.
Renault
Race: HEI 1-0 PIE
Result: 4-2 HEI PIE
After the announcement prior to the English Grand Prix Ferrari's fight against the time has come for another sucked from a finger promises - this time fighting for the podium (ba! victory!) In Monaco. On promises is over, and drivers are not promoted even Q3. As noted during the transmission Nick Heidfeld Maurice really likes this race, when he starts from the end. Maybe he should do so always . Thus, and this time Nick did not start with the first line, but from the eighth to finish off bravely to the bulleted area. Petrov is notorious that caused the red flag after an accident when he fell into a panic because of sore legs and had to be assisted by an ambulance. Legs can go and hurt, but the whole incident was far more painful for the environment: for the audience - because they were robbed of the exciting finish for Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button - because it denied them the opportunity to fight for victory, finally, to szefostwa Renault - because I did not for such an ambitious team results mean. Vitaly was (much to his surprise) fit as a fiddle, and EB has another pain, this time head: Petrov would eventually be a source of money for the team. And it is. Heidfeld was in turn bring the experience and routine, which perhaps brings, but it certainly does not represent the contribution of the GP. As far as racing goes to him nicely, so much in qualifying for sure is performing below expectations. Hence, the public has a warning at a German, that he must improve. And in my soul lights glimmer of hope - if (self-appointed leader) of the team and so it is Petrov, and Heidfeld entrusted to him does not meet the pre-season function, but it might get a chance to Bruno Senna - he definitely deserves it, and many would see what will gladly Bruno in the car better than a device to drive HRT.
point for Heidfeld in spite of everything - for the whole weekend: not crashed during training, not crashed in the race, did not cause a break in the race by finishing in the points.
Mercedes
Race: MSC 1-0 ROS
Result: 3-3 MSC ROS
Another weekend to forget in the implementation of the Mercedes. Broken Schumacher and double mirrored Rosberg, a picture misery and despair. Rosberg weekend for once did not start well - Nico crashed at the chicane for the tunnel in the third session. Here Bravo for mechanics who, in spite of the critical time and greatly damaged by the car together, so that Nico could start in qualifying. Schumacher started much better - by placing the best qualified for the season. Then, unfortunately, got into a little jostling at the start, as a result of the lost position and damaged the front wing, so that pretty soon he had to visit the mechanics in order to exchange not only tires but also the nose. A vulnerability has contributed to the fact that Schumacher and Hamilton, and ahead of Barrichello. Rosberg at this time too he suffered terribly and had to acknowledge the superiority of Massa and Maldonado. Later, the guys decided to yet poprzepychać each other, which almost ended in an accident (again, for the tunnel). They managed to avoid a collision, but it's still a small profit, since the team moved to Monaco with a zero number of points.
point for Schumiego as with Heidfeld - for life: did not broke up just before qualifying, not the same team augmenting trouble, scored the best qualified of the season, the finish line is not reached, but because it points Rosberg has not won, so the same thing. And Schumacher on points had the chance - it deprived her failure on lap 32. I overtook Rosberg on the track.
Red Bull
Race: 1-0 WEB VET
Result: 5-1 WEB VET
At the track where overtaking is very unlikely that only an exceptional coincidence or bad luck could deprive the victory taking off from pole position, Sebastian Vettel. Coincidences were at least a few, but all happy to Sebastian. It started on Saturday - Sebastian failed to complete a perfect lap (as the experts point out bigger than me, Vettel drives in Monaco cautiously, leaving a much more space to the band than other drivers, losing to the fractions of seconds, but no fast car so that he can afford it), but his time and so was the best. The candidates for the P1 was the case with some, but the break at the end of qualifications meant that they were not able to improve performance (especially felt that Lewis, but more on that later), Sebastian has been so happily in the lead. In the race, Vettel fairly early, at the 16th lap, slid on the new tires. As revealed by a recent Christian Horner, Vettel itself decided not to veer any more to finish the race and try to keep running (his only pit stop was too long and Vettel after the first round of meetings gave Buttonowi conduct, the next exit so he could again move him to second position). Without a victory would be conducive to happiness difficult, especially since a few laps before the end of Sebastian felt hungry breath on the neck of winning (and having fresher tires) Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button. There is a significant probability that Vettel have lost this battle, but not given to us was to see this - on the track there is a red flag, and driver, use the break, they changed the tire. Thanks to Sebastian save your skin and after reboot no longer had any problems with the maintenance of competition behind.
Webber, meanwhile, again did not resemble Webber last season - he jumped into the pool (even in the company of Jake Humphrey), but only before the race - after it had been too many reasons to rejoice. Totally bad pit stop sent Webber in the middle of the stakes and forced him to pierce the front. Kobayashi advance on the last lap was just swan song - very beautiful, if we take into account that a while ago Both the driver changed the tire (the maneuver took place shortly after the break in the race), so the advance was based on the difference is not in a position of the tires, but on the skills of drivers. Completing a race for fourth place in spite of considerable delay due to a faulty pit stop is obviously a great achievement, but ... it's still not the feisty Mark, who spent a large part of the 2010 season struck on the head of Sebastian Vettel.
McLaren
Race: 1-0 HAM BUT
Result: 4-2 HAM BUT
McLaren found themselves in a weekend at the two ends of the scale - Buttonowi came out almost everything that Lewis did not get virtually nothing. Jenson has chosen an aggressive strategy for the race, downhill to the pit stop until the 3-fold (compared with 2 pit stops Alonso and Vettel's only 1). The first three stinty Jenson was driving so the super soft tires and only at the end had to deal with slower soft tires. A few laps before the end of what was true in the third place, what can be considered a kind of failure - after all, started from second Jensie place, but the tire was in far better shape than going before him Vettel and Alonso. There was therefore a very good chance to attack colleagues and also high on the victory. And then on the track appeared cursed red flag, which allowed all drivers free tire changing (which is gained primarily Vettel). Thus, ambitious and very likely Jenson plan lay in ruins. Too bad - first, because one or the other outcome that makes the vision of a boring season (from mid-year when we know the master) is becoming a more realistic shape, and secondly because that Jenson was one of the brighter stars this weekend and deserved to win (or at least second place).
Lewis, meanwhile, returned to old habits, losing the head when not needed. It is strange to the extent that in previous seasons, he used to panic on the track rather than at the beginning of the end of the season. After qualifying Lewis criticized the team for choosing the wrong strategy. This criticism spilled from his mouth shortly after I accused Schumacher and Toro Rosso driver Sebastian Vettel to assist. In the first reflex fell down so his eyes and thought Dear God, and he groans again!, after a while, however I had to admit Lewis was right - it's bad tactics prevented Lewis McLaren battle for pole position, which had a really good chance. Hamilton scored a good first lap in Q3 measuring and occupied the seventh place. However, he had left super soft tires, which had already driven a quick lap at the very end of qualifying. But then it crashed Pérez, and the plan took on the head. The team held too long at the end of Lewis Avenue, preaching him to wait for the opportunity to go on the track, which we recom-Hamilton had a tire when he finally appeared green light, and therefore did not improve the result obtained previously. The downside of the stewards thought to be any, that during the first lap of the measuring cut the chicane Lion and cancellation of his time, by sending him to 10th starting position (converted at the 9th when it became apparent that Perez did not start). As it turned out, but it was only prelude to the calamities Lewis. On Sunday began with a bad start - just as if it was not enough P9 evil, Lewis dropped to 10th place And even the clean side of the track, it was started did not help ... then we had a nice evil beginnings, when the lion in style ahead of Schumacher, and then a voice came hothead Hamilton - the result: Two possible to avoid accidents (with Massa and Maldonado ) and two penalties - the passage through the avenue of service and 20 seconds doliczonych to the result. Lewis finished sixth at the truth place, but his riding style left much to be desired. After the race Hamilton and Massa Maldonado called (for the crash which was punished) funny, and judging joke, suggesting that it is so often (?) Punished because it is black. Of course, it was a joke, the problem is only that judges have no sense of humor, so Lewis had to visit them once again, this time to make an apology.
Lewis after the race is another matter, even ambiguous ... the one hand, fans complain of excessive correct drivers - everyone always speaks well of all, a PR beating up on the eyes at every turn. On the other hand, when only one to say something that could be not quite politically correct (in the forefront of Hamilton and Alonso), immediately begins to hunt. The times in which the driver literally fought each other, apparently already completely gone into oblivion. Personally, I have to admit that a piece of Lewis eminently me laugh. Hamilton appealed to Ali G, and this is not the master of intellect, so the joke can not be top-flight. But ... no exaggeration. Are stewards really are so deadly serious, to think that Lewis said seriously? Do fans really feel outraged that statement? Hamilton said what he thought - one of the biggest in F1 PRowych puppets, always politically correct driver * finally gone beyond and praise him for it. Bland drivers always saying nice things we have all too many, and sometimes missing F1 truly human emotions and colors. I do not understand why so incredibly critical to every manifestation of going beyond generally accepted standards of political correctness. The drivers are people too, and the sport is more interesting when we see real emotions, sometimes letting nerves (within certain limits of course), and not just robots programmed to win, smile and do not offend anyone. Unfortunately, this turbulence can not be too long tolerated in today's world of exaggeration to correct, so Lewis quickly issued an apology on Twitter - I do not know if it is already so educated, that after a while you forget again, he returns to correct path, or whether it was to that induced by the team, it's important that, unfortunately, so rare sign of normalcy was quickly suppressed.
course, calling Massa and Maldonado could funny drivers (and fans) to offend, but ... men are fighting at the highest level, they are every day exposed to unimaginable stress and pressure, if any (in fact nothing not significant), the statement by Lewis is unable to hurt or undermine their self-esteem is not the best of them provides.
So for those speeches Lewis can not have too much to him claims, which does not mean that I think he behaved well in Monaco. First - on a narrow track to watch out for, Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton or not - no one to anyone not veer off the road and should not be taranować others because they interfere. So if you break the rules, expect a penalty, do not be surprised and equitable refereeing call it a joke. Thus, what offended me at the weekend to Lewis, are not very sophisticated sense of humor, but the fact that once again proved a tendency to blame others for your failures ... sometimes just a man goes out and you should then look wine everywhere, but look in the mirror. And so it was with Lewis - it was not his weekend and so. And again I have to say with a heavy heart: a great driver, but he can not lose, nohow.
* I know that this statement I can certain podpaść, but Lewis Hamilton, especially in the company of Nicole Scherzinger, is unfortunately usually one of the najsztuczniejszych drivers - too much candy in them and plastic. Nobody I do not wmówi that the constant smiling and grateful for the cameras is sincere. In terms of McLaren PRowego trained athletes is, unfortunately, completely przodownikiem - Jenson Button (which I like much anyway) and Jessica Michibata not lag far behind the LH and NS in terms of artificiality. In both pairs for me is too much sweetness and mizdrzenia to the camera, I could buy it.
Ferrari
Race: 1-0 MAS ALO
Result: 5-1 MAS ALO
Poor little Felipe again failed had no luck. The weaker result in qualifying already przymknijmy eye, because this season did not beat Massa still Fernando on Saturday, but the race itself was a rudder and a sailor, and he contributed to the failure. However, before Felipe busted, poobijał slightly (Rosberg ended the attack on the flying parts of the track and defend against attackers Hamilton before the Grand Hotel, for which the latter was, rightly, punished), but also presented a feisty side (very nice overtake Rosberg on Tabac corner.) Second, in turn, attempt to defend against Lewis, but she was no longer effective and Felipe zlądował on the bar in the tunnel, thus ending his performance. And there is nothing to blame Hamilton - indeed on the cusp 6th Hamilton attacked too aggressively and tried to push you where the place was not (was not the first time in my life), but Massa in the tunnel itself was to blame - we had not descend on the dirty side of the track, it can and Felipe dojechałby in one piece to finish.
Fernando meanwhile, had wanted the pole position on Saturday and although he was already the fastest in training, it turned out that the car is not fast enough to fight for the first pole. However, Fernando apparently changed his subscription to P5 in qualifying (qualifying result for the first 4 races) on a subscription to P4 (the result in qualifying for the last 2 races).
On Sunday, Alonso, in turn, drove as if his best years - once again scored a good start (tutoring, for which so I asked, taken in the break between races were apparently effective), then probably not committed any mistake, thanks so he managed to take second place. Until the second looking at the results so far and only the second Ferrari, if we consider that a red flag Alonso received the opportunity to fight for victory. Battle, which does not have to lose. Alonso bravery that day, best summed up what he said when they asked him if spróbowałby ahead of Vettel, if not a red flag: I'm not championship leader, I have nothing to lose. Zaatakowałbym. If I crashed I would have crashed. That's my boy!
side note: after signing 5-year contract with Ferrari, Fernando looks at the man who found his place. Shortly after passing the finish line was perhaps not the happiest (regret for the lost chance to win), but then clearly pleased with podium finishes. This year's Fernando I like even more than before - he knows that can not win, but do not blame all around, for it supports the team and motivate everyone to continue working.
Prize. Rob Smedley to talk radio this week without a winner because no one met the standards needed for victory in this very prestigious category.
Wisdom of life by Andrzej Borowczyk it will not, because to admit that the traitor to Polsat for the BBC (Polsat watched only for a moment, hence the quote from Maurice above). I do not regret it! But I love the brilliant discoveries Brundle'a Martin, famous shirts Eddie Jordan, DC Scottish accent and a passion for events, Jake Humphrey. It will be of the wisdom of Martin Brundle'a namely: You, Adrien Brody, right? addressed to someone who does nothing Adrien Brody was and even greater wisdom Geri Halliwell (who tirelessly camped it up in Monaco): Vettel? I really like! Sounds like the name of the water!
lingerer weekend: Lewis Hamilton. Before the season I wrote that Lewis was thrown from the pram toy, when something he goes and blames everyone around, he was criticized ;-). After Australia, I had to write with a heavy heart not tell you? Today, with even more pain ... I have to do it again before the weekend so we were complaining that Schumacher and Toro Rosso drivers interfered Hamilton in Spain, so that he could not win. After a weekend in Monte Carlo we heard that the team made bad decisions, Massa and Maldonado are stupid, and the refereeing was a joke. And all this has contributed to the defeat of Lewis in Monaco. Because, of course, foolish ride and taranowanie drivers who were on their way Lewis had no effect on the neuter poor result. Lewis, Lewis ... sometimes make mistakes, and all the bad world does not conspired against you. As a result, I am very disappointed with the attitude of Hamilton in Monaco ...
Fight weekend: maneuver to overtake Schumacher for Lewis Hamilton at the 11th Sainte Devote on lap. On the honorable mention must also ahead of Mark Webber Kobayashi per lap from the finish.
driver weekend: Ex aequo: Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button. Honor the memory of : Kamui Kobayashi (start with P12, finish the P5) and Pastor Maldonado, who was in the best result in his short career, and after a while the best result for the disappointing this year, Williams would be bereft of happiness (P6) by wayward Lewis.
Ciapa weekend: Vitaly Petrov. I understand that Petrov has already finished the race so many times on the bar that he was ashamed after the umpteenth time to get back on its own feet to the garage and look at all the eyes, so we had to come up with something ...? Ciapy Award for panic, that the feet are aching for the inability to get out of the car on his own, for to call an ambulance, for stopping the race and went to the hospital after is to find out that nothing he is not ...
Remarks side or a short critique of the rules: in an era of persistent Bridgestone tire problem would not exist. Finally, on those tires could easily drive the whole race, and anything that does not lose. Changes in the tire during red flag did not have so much meaning - of course they are comfortable but not decisive. This year, when the cards are often dealt condition of the tires, this little record turns out to be crucial. We could see an amazing finale Monaco Grand Prix: three drivers (ba! three world champions!), each of the tires in a different state (the first - at worst, the last - at best) was to fight a battle in the final laps for the win. Then too there is a red flag ... we all came down to the pits, where he immediately set out their tires. This in turn meant that when you restart the sequence in the top three has not changed, and even later (in the few remaining laps), one (or neither Alonso nor Button) could not do anything to jeopardize Vettel, who won this time, not only thanks bolidowi and his skills, but also largely due to luck, which zesłało his red flag at a time when I ceased to hold the tire ... if it depended on me, zlikwidowałabym rule to replace the tires at the interval of the race:).
Full results here .
Full results here .
