First of all congratulations to Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel for their 4th world title. Alain Prost also won 4 titles in his career but not as fast. When Prost was in Sebastian's age he hadn't won anything yet.
People may say that he only wins because of Red Bull but I don't really believe in that. Mark Webber drives a very similar car. I believe that the car isn't exactly the same but it's close. Also in 2010 and 2012 Alonso had a very good car but didn't win. And yes I know that the Ferrari sucked in the beginning of the season but he didn't lose that much when Vettel didn't really win either.
That's it for the congratz and now let's focus on the race shall we!
The start was great for Mercedes. Hamilton almost overtook Vettel in the beginning but didn't have room to pass. Even though Hamilton got a good start Rosberg had better luck in the race.
Giedo Van Der Garde blamed Max Chilton for causing an accident "again" and called him an idiot on the radio.
Räikkönen, Webber and Alonso were fighting for positions but then they ran into each other. Webber jumped over the side and touched Kimi and right after that Alonso made contact with Webber and Button. Alonso dropped to 10th place and was forced to make an early pitstop. That was the end of Alonso's race because he couldn't really get higher up after that. Massa on the other hand drove a much better race for a change.
Almost all drivers with soft tires made very early pitstops including the world champion Sebastian Vettel. At first it looked like a stupid idea but eventually Vettel was at the top again as usual.
Nico Hulkenberg overtook Valtteri Bottas from the outside of the track and right after complained that Kimi is driving over the curves. It didn't give Kimi an advantage so it didn't matter. Hulkenberg on the other hand got a penalty for driving outside of the track and not giving the position back to Bottas.
Grosjean was driving from side to side behind Gutierrez and couldn't pass him. He complained on the radio that Gutierrez is holding him back. I'm sorry to say this but even a blind dog could have seen that Gutierrez was driving straight and did NOT change his line. What was the problem? If you wanna pass him you have to overtake him! HELLO!!
Mark Webber retired again! I mean what the hell?! WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO HIM AND NOT VETTEL? I have wondered about this topic before and I am wondering again till I get an answer. It was very sad of course and I would love to see him win a GP before he retires at the end of this season.
It would be awesome if he would win the last race and then retire. I think Jackie Stewart managed to do that when he retired. I am pretty sure that he did. Correct me if I'm wrong..
Then I was very surprised when I realized that Team Lotus is trying to get Kimi to finish with one single pitstop. WHAT?!? WHY?! He drove with the first set 8 laps and the tires were ruined. Then he got the harder tires and they thought that they would last till the end.. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?! Then it seemed that he obviously couldn't finish and dropped from 2nd to 7th.
The Lotus team were really angry with Kimi when the tires were starting to fail and he couldn't let Grosjean pass right away. He couldn't move to the side in the fast corners and he was also obviously worried to lose a spot to Massa (right after he lets Romain pass). They said "GET OUT OF THE FUCKING WAY KIMI" on the radio. My jaw dropped when I heard this. How can they talk to him like that when they didn't say anything to Romain after Spa 2012 when he almost killed Alonso?! And what if Kimi would have wanted to fight against Grosjean even though it was very difficult? Lotus has stated that there isn't going to be any team orders..
What is going on at Lotus? Are they this grumpy about Kimi leaving? I don't blame him for leaving. I totally understand. Could you imagine Red Bull saying that to Vettel or Ferrari to say that to Alonso?! No never..
Some fans of Kimi Räikkönen have said that they will kill Alan Permane's family for shouting at Kimi. I know that it was very rude but please guys.. calm down! That's a bit too much.
Here's a clip with the radio conversation:
Right after he let Grosjean pass there was Massa right behind passing him as well just like he knew it would happen.
Then it didn't really matter that much to come in to the pits and change tires. Right after that Kimi was flying and got the fastest lap.
Vettel took the checkered flag and won not only the race but his 4th championship. He made a few donuts in front of the crowd and got a 25 000 euro penalty. Again I must say WHAT THE HELL?
This was almost as ridiculous when Alonso gave Webber a ride and they got penalized.
Anyways Vettel ended the GP weekend like a superstar and the crowd weren't booing for a change. Guess the "fans" finally realized what sportsmanship means and cheered for the champion. I am not a Vettel fan anymore but I still give a lot of respect for the guy even though the sport has become more boring because of him.
Then finally the guesses and the actual results. Here are my guesses:
Pole position: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull
The race:
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
- Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
(If Hamilton has problems with his car or himself I believe one of the Lotuses will take his place)
Surprise: Valtteri Bottas, Williams. He may finally take a point to Williams this weekend. Maldonado has already taken one point for the team and they haven't scored anything else this season.
Actual results:
Pole position: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull - CORRECT
The race:
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull - CORRECT
- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes - I knew that a Mercedes would be up there at least..
- Romain Grosjean, Lotus - I knew that if Hamilton has problems one of the Lotuses will take his place and that's what happened.
Fastest lap: Kimi Räikkönen, Lotus - WRONG
Surprise: Valtteri Bottas did not get his first point even though it looked like it would come true in the beginning. Unfortunately the Williams isn't good for anything this year. It may be that the one point Maldonado got will be the only point. I hope I am wrong because I always cheer for the classic F1 teams such as Ferrari, McLaren, Williams, Mercedes, Lotus etc.
So this was it for today. In the morning I am leaving for Dubai where I will spend 5 days and then it's Abu Dhabi baby!!
I'll try to write the Abu Dhabi GP preview on the plane. I should have time to do that when the flight is 6 hours.
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