Saturday, May 13, 2006
The Reign in Spain falls mainly on the Brains
Tomorrow's race is going to be decided by the strategists I think. Which is very much how it should be at a race where overtaking is more tricky. There are a large number of factors in a Formula 1 weekend, but each race falls into a number of categories. Is it fast or slow, does it have gradient or is it flat, is it hot or cold and can you overtake or not.
The last of these is generally the most important. And if it's the case that you can't overtake then the Ross Brawns of this world, the Pat Symonds become more important than ever!
This leads me to my first criticism of Steve Ryder. I found a comment of his from the last week very unknowing of the sport. He asked if it would be "a technical battle or more of a race".
The thing is that if you dismiss the races that don't have any overtaking on the track as "not races" then you are missing the sport and you are going to be sorely disappointed. An overtaking manoeuvre should be seen as almost the icing on the cake. Great fun and an amazing moment but not what it's all about.
The last of these is generally the most important. And if it's the case that you can't overtake then the Ross Brawns of this world, the Pat Symonds become more important than ever!
This leads me to my first criticism of Steve Ryder. I found a comment of his from the last week very unknowing of the sport. He asked if it would be "a technical battle or more of a race".
The thing is that if you dismiss the races that don't have any overtaking on the track as "not races" then you are missing the sport and you are going to be sorely disappointed. An overtaking manoeuvre should be seen as almost the icing on the cake. Great fun and an amazing moment but not what it's all about.
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It's really bizarre that this strategic race never materialised. I think Pat Symonds said something similar too - he was expecting it, but it never happened.
James Allen, like Steve Ryder, also does the same 'proper race vs strategic race' thing. And I think it's wrong too. Any race is a race. Today's one was amazing just to see how quick Alonso went - almost every lap was a fastest lap.
What happened to the pace of the Ferraris? It seemed Massa was really quick, but just couldn't use it. Michael, I felt, was resigned to second place before he got to the end of the pit straight.
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James Allen, like Steve Ryder, also does the same 'proper race vs strategic race' thing. And I think it's wrong too. Any race is a race. Today's one was amazing just to see how quick Alonso went - almost every lap was a fastest lap.
What happened to the pace of the Ferraris? It seemed Massa was really quick, but just couldn't use it. Michael, I felt, was resigned to second place before he got to the end of the pit straight.
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