16-04-2013, 18:26
Alonso bossed it, Hamilton held on, Mr.Kindly Tyres got his result, but it was Kimi who is the new star of China...
Star of the Race
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1st
Before the race Stefano Domenicali wasn't so sure Fernando Alonso could make his front tyres last, but you know, he seemed to do a reasonable job... While Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen duelled it out behind him, Fernando had an almost serene coast to victory, the two DRS zones and the mismatch of tyre strategies ensuring that the biggest barrier to his constant progress was the yellow flags brought out by Mark Webber parking his RB9 three-wheeler at the Turn 14 hairpin. When he came out after his tyre stop he set four personal bests in a row, the last two being fastest laps. Engineer Andrea Stella understandably got a little bit nervous, but his laid back team radio manner still came over as chilled, like he was addressing Fernando from a Milan café/bar while waiting for a double espresso, "There is no need to push. Ciao." You wonder if Andrea can even do 'agitated'. Contrast that with Sebastian Vettel's engineer 'Rocky' who only does degrees of uptight, from reigned-in, at the mild end; to barking like a wolf, at the other. Anyway, when El Nano came back on the radio and said he wasn't pushing, you believed him.
With Fernando Wins there is now also the bonus of screen time for Russian model Dasha Kapustina. There is a school of thought on some forums that only Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso should be allowed to win races in 2013 - and you have to say it's a reasonable argument.
Sigue......
http://www.planetf1.com/race-features/86...ers-Losers
Star of the Race
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1st
Before the race Stefano Domenicali wasn't so sure Fernando Alonso could make his front tyres last, but you know, he seemed to do a reasonable job... While Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen duelled it out behind him, Fernando had an almost serene coast to victory, the two DRS zones and the mismatch of tyre strategies ensuring that the biggest barrier to his constant progress was the yellow flags brought out by Mark Webber parking his RB9 three-wheeler at the Turn 14 hairpin. When he came out after his tyre stop he set four personal bests in a row, the last two being fastest laps. Engineer Andrea Stella understandably got a little bit nervous, but his laid back team radio manner still came over as chilled, like he was addressing Fernando from a Milan café/bar while waiting for a double espresso, "There is no need to push. Ciao." You wonder if Andrea can even do 'agitated'. Contrast that with Sebastian Vettel's engineer 'Rocky' who only does degrees of uptight, from reigned-in, at the mild end; to barking like a wolf, at the other. Anyway, when El Nano came back on the radio and said he wasn't pushing, you believed him.
With Fernando Wins there is now also the bonus of screen time for Russian model Dasha Kapustina. There is a school of thought on some forums that only Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso should be allowed to win races in 2013 - and you have to say it's a reasonable argument.
Sigue......
http://www.planetf1.com/race-features/86...ers-Losers
Fernando es de otro planeta