They knew they were flirting with exclusion. They took a risk, and lost.
http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2012/5/13344.html
But he was told to stop his car on the slowdown lap, and later the stewards ruled that, in contravention of the regulations, that had been because it lacked sufficient fuel to return to the pits. He was thus excluded from the times, but will be allowed to start from the back of the grid.
Awesome!!
5 races, 5 different winners (drivers and constructors)
Kimi oh so close... Another lap and he would've passed Alonso.
a fire had broken out in the williams garage after the race!
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/05/13/fire-williams-pit-race/
catching and passing are 2 different things . no way was alonso going to let him by
i couldn't be happier for williams. i hope they can make it stick.
catching and passing are 2 different things . no way was alonso going to let him by
i couldn't be happier for williams. i hope they can make it stick.
Why I hate DRS. Alonso would have been unable to defend a hard fought for position.
Particularly at the end of the race when you've held the spot all race, you just have to sit and watch someone blow right by.
DRS is made so that if you get overtaken you can use DRS on the next lap and regain your position. If you weren't able to do it [regain the position], it means your car was going much slower in the first place or you weren't pushing and you would've simply been blocking everyone behind you.
People that are typically against DRS are the same ones that were complaining some years ago about races being boring because of no overtaking. Now there's a solution to make everything much more competitive, and you whine about that.
Also, the Lotus would've still passed even without DRS in the straight.
If you are fast enough to regain enough distance to use DRS on the next lap, you probably wouldn't have gotten passed on the lap prior.
I think I have seen a driver to a re-pass only a few times in total since DRS came in.
We've seen many great drives where a driver holds off a faster car lap after lap prior to DRS.
Sometimes the driver in front held out for a while, then the driver in back finally got the pass done.
Incredible action and great driving.
We'll probably never see it with DRS.
What we are getting now are some cars set up for that DRS straight, I think.
He wouldn't have had any choice. Lotus are the fastest cars when it comes to straight line speed and with DRS and KERS Kimi would've easily passed him had the race been one or two laps longer.
It was too late, though, and Lotus got their strategy wrong yet again. The only positives you can take from this is that, overall, Lotus have the quickest car on the grid and they have decent tyre degradation, not to mention great drivers. They're also the most consistent team, so even though they haven't won they're currently the ones accumulating the most points because both Kimi and Romain are finishing in the Top 5.
It's Lotus' strategy what's keeping them from winning a Grand Prix. In particular, Boullier's conformance with "only" wanting to be fourth in the Constructors' Championship and having two Top Ten (read: not Top 5) drivers. Clearly Kimi and Romain want to push and want to get great results, but Boullier's lack of aggressiveness and determination isn't helping the cause.
I still think the mclaren is the fastest car, but they keep shooting themselves in the foot. It's as if the team is being run by amateurs. If Ron Dennis was still running the show, mclaren would be leading both the drivers and constructors.
Good race! I wanted to to see the Ferrari win but I'm happy for Williams... it's been far too long.
On to Monaco to see who wins the next Pirelli lottery!
You realize that makes absolutely no sense, right? With the new tires if you push hard you'll lose grip more dramatically, meaning if you're chasing someone for long and then you pass them the passed car has an opportunity to overtake because of less worn out tires. DRS also takes a role in that because, obviously, worn out tires equals lower cornering speed and the car that was passed can take advantage of that with DRS.
And the only driver on the grid who'd agree with you is perhaps Michael who is also against the new tires. A good driver takes what he's given and makes it work the best instead of whining about how x and x thing could be better.
Stop whining. This season has been one of the best in a decade, and people with your mentality were the ones whining about last season not having enough action. The FIA changed some rules to make everything much more competitive, and here you are complaining again.
They had DRS last season, and yes, I complained about it. I'm still complaining about it.
Then you're gonna have to keep complaining alone, because this coupled with the new tires and the ban on blown exhaust diffusers has made for much, much more competitive racing. Unlike the years of past we don't get to see a dull race with maybe 5 overtaking maneuvers and everyone staying in the position they started and the race being decided only by qualifying in most occasions.
But I guess some people enjoy boring races that are decided by your qualifying pace only.
I don't want boring races. Why would anyone want boring races?
I want the exciting races of old.
I actually think we will see Red Bull, McLaren, and Ferrari take back the top end again this year, and the back markers will return to that status.
I would like it if the driver could control the wing at will. That would be great.