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Discussion in 'Other Racing' started by Far Out, Jun 8, 2008.

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  1. Far Out

    Far Out F1 Veteran

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    #1 Far Out, Jun 8, 2008
    What's up with him? Great start in the season, but after his crash in Barcelona, he constantly falls back. Wasn't able to drive in the points in Istanbul after he had to start from the back, only could score a point in Monaco because of so much others crashing, and today he was plain slow. I mean, he has one of the fastest cars and can't really compete with Vettel in the Toro Rosso?
     
  2. anguruso

    anguruso Formula Junior

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    #2 anguruso, Jun 8, 2008
    He had a pretty good excuse for each race he did badly in. Except for this one. Maybe I missed something but I don't know how he fell so far down the grid. Although I can think of a couple of reasons why he had trouble with Vettel:
    -If you strayed off the racing line you lost a lot of grip and would spin out Alonso/Webber stye
    -Vettel is really good
    -The Torro Rosso car has a Ferrari engine and therefore doesn't lack power along the straights, which are very long.

    Still he should never have let himself get behind Vettel and I just don't know how it happened.
     
  3. Far Out

    Far Out F1 Veteran

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    #3 Far Out, Jun 8, 2008
    The track was very slippery today, but nevertheless we saw lots of overtaking moves today. The McLaren was the fastest car when it comes to top speed today, even with the Ferrari engine, the Toro Rosso is a lot slower (remember, Force India also have Ferrari engines and they're about the slowest of them all!), so especially on those long straights, it was a MUST for Kovalinen to overtake him. Either Vettel is becoming really really good or Kovalinen has lost his speed...
     
  4. bigodino

    bigodino F1 World Champ
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    #4 bigodino, Jun 8, 2008
    Vettel is that good.
     
  5. Senna3xWC

    Senna3xWC F1 Rookie

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    #5 Senna3xWC, Jun 8, 2008
    More likely, HK is not.
     
  6. kraftwerk

    kraftwerk Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #6 kraftwerk, Jun 8, 2008
    I can't make my mind up about him likeable guy, but that counts for nothing in this game.

    Really should have done better in this race though..
     
  7. Modena360-66

    Modena360-66 Formula Junior

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    #7 Modena360-66, Jun 8, 2008
    Please at least spell his name correctly...
     
  8. maxorido

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    #8 maxorido, Jun 8, 2008
    I was honestly expecting him to finish higher in this race. Interesting to point out though, that he was actually Mclaren's third choice. They tried to get Rosberg, but Frank wouldn't let him go. They went after Vettel next, but Redbull wouldn't release him, so they went with Heikki. I hope he can start running at the front more often, and win races.
     

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