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Attrition, another genius race strategy by Ferrari and a driver that could hold things together and take advantage of all the variables presented to him. The same basic formula that has won Ferrari many championships.
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,May 29 2006, 02:42 PM
1/2 of whom were nohopers like SuperAguri and 1/2 of whom were retirements. There were only a couple of cars that he passed that were actually running challengers, and he passed them because of his one-stop pit strategy. It wasn't a miraculous run, it was just attrition.
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Originally Posted by PLYRS 3,May 29 2006, 01:54 PM
dude, i was waiting, and waiting, and waiting...22nd, 20th, 16th, 10th, 7th......he passed 17 guys on the tighest course on the F1 circuit.
he was picking guys off left, right and center....a couple more circles and....well, we'll never know....but i would have loved to have seen him on the podium.
he fouled in P, paid his price, and moved on....that is the mark of a great driver....maybe the best driver.
anyone else would have puttered around and gone home in 18th.
he was picking guys off left, right and center....a couple more circles and....well, we'll never know....but i would have loved to have seen him on the podium.
he fouled in P, paid his price, and moved on....that is the mark of a great driver....maybe the best driver.
anyone else would have puttered around and gone home in 18th.
If he would have thought through the qualfying, I do believe he would have won anywhere from P5 up!
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Originally Posted by Elistan,May 29 2006, 01:26 PM
Yet compare that with Button (started 13th, finished 11th).
Remember, he was going to be in the top three qualifiers, and maybe the top qualifier even before his little game. It's not surprising that over 78 laps he could pass most of the slower cars, especially once he started with enough fuel for a one-stopper. But if not for a bunch of retirements right towards the end, he would have been barely in the points, assuming he was in the points at all.
Personally I think F1 would be more exciting if they gave 1/3 of the points for qualifying (to cut down on sandbagging) and then started the field in reverse order. Let's see who can really pass and who can't!
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,May 29 2006, 03:42 PM
1/2 of whom were nohopers like SuperAguri and 1/2 of whom were retirements. There were only a couple of cars that he passed that were actually running challengers, and he passed them because of his one-stop pit strategy. It wasn't a miraculous run, it was just attrition.
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Originally Posted by PLYRS 3,May 29 2006, 05:20 PM
he passed all the guys that eventually retired....
Five drivers retired from the race. Four of them were ahead of MS on the track when they retired. There is some merit to keeping the equipment running and staying away from crashes, but this was not a feat of legendary skill.
Last year the McLarens had some much more impressive runs from deep in the grid to very high finishes. Kimi winning in Japan after starting 17th was a much more impressive drive than this one.
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,May 29 2006, 09:30 PM
Last year the McLarens had some much more impressive runs from deep in the grid to very high finishes. Kimi winning in Japan after starting 17th was a much more impressive drive than this one.