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F1 2011 season discussion
- Thread starter B-Lulz
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"bump" lol
Okay so we're three races in now, and quite frankly I can't see how Vettel isn't going to walk this championship unless McLaren or Ferrari magically improve their car within the next couple of races (Ferrari moreso in qualifying). It's clear that Red Bull outpace McLaren, they just need to be wise and not get their strategy wrong. I honestly think Vettel was cruising in Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur. And I think, on a 3-stopper, he would've easily won in Shanghai.
McLaren might win the odd race here and there, but I think Red Bull will win at least four of the next eight races... and be on the podium in a lot more. McLaren might win a couple, but they're not going to be on the podium as consistently... they then need Ferrari to help them challenge and take points from the Red Bulls (lol, only Vettel "really" imo), but that also then makes it more difficult for them at the same time.
Of course, all this is assuming that Red Bull sort their KERs out. If they don't, then McLaren might be able to catch up pretty quickly and challenge them for wins consistently.
Glad Massa had a "better" race in Shanghai. I'd rather see him win than Alonso, but he was poor last year to be honest. To be frank, I think the Webber-Vettel difference is bigger than the Massa-Alonso one.
Okay so we're three races in now, and quite frankly I can't see how Vettel isn't going to walk this championship unless McLaren or Ferrari magically improve their car within the next couple of races (Ferrari moreso in qualifying). It's clear that Red Bull outpace McLaren, they just need to be wise and not get their strategy wrong. I honestly think Vettel was cruising in Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur. And I think, on a 3-stopper, he would've easily won in Shanghai.
McLaren might win the odd race here and there, but I think Red Bull will win at least four of the next eight races... and be on the podium in a lot more. McLaren might win a couple, but they're not going to be on the podium as consistently... they then need Ferrari to help them challenge and take points from the Red Bulls (lol, only Vettel "really" imo), but that also then makes it more difficult for them at the same time.
Of course, all this is assuming that Red Bull sort their KERs out. If they don't, then McLaren might be able to catch up pretty quickly and challenge them for wins consistently.
Glad Massa had a "better" race in Shanghai. I'd rather see him win than Alonso, but he was poor last year to be honest. To be frank, I think the Webber-Vettel difference is bigger than the Massa-Alonso one.