Vettel begins the German dominance of the day
Sebastian Vettel led lights to flag to record an impressive victory that set the tone for the rest of the day. Only the fastest lap eluded the German today, something that even he with his love of ticking the boxes won’t mind that much. McLaren were unable to overcome the raw pace of the Red [...]
McLaren begin to steamroller the field
Overcoming Red Bull’s superior strategy and maintaining better reliability than the Austrian team, as well as having both cars take Fernando Alonso on track, McLaren delivered their third 1-2 finish of the season in Canada. Running their own race they managed to capitalise on their strengths and dominate the rest of the field in a [...]
Vettel throws it all away
Red Bull were concerned with the pace of the McLarens, and the race showed their concerns to be justified. The gleaming silver machines were easily a match for the Red Bulls in race pace. The final race positions would be heavily influenced by the pit stops. Red Bull got it right, they covered off Hamilton [...]
Webber conquers the Principality
We definitely learnt one thing from Monaco; when I’m left to make predictions on my own I get them all wrong. Oh, you wanted something about the racing, right, I’m on it. Even though I picked him for the championship at the beginning of the year I’d all but written off Webber and fully expected [...]
Weekend of Webber
We predicted Vettel. The general media predicted Vettel. People in the paddock were predicting Vettel. Webber, however, rolled up and quietly dominated the entire weekend. From taking the pole on Saturday with a better drive through the final chicane to his stroll away from the pack on Sunday afternoon the Aussie was untouchable in Spain. [...]
