Phil: This most incredible of seasons still has its finale to give us, as for the fourth time in six seasons the title will be decided at the final race of the year. And what better way to mark the occasion than with a 'comeback' (hopefully more succesful than Schumi's) blog.
Let's crunch some numbers. Vettel is 13 points ahead of Alonso, with a maximum of 25 points still up for grabs. All Vettel need do is finish in the top four and he will be world champion. Alonso must be on the podium to have any hope of his third title this season. If Alonso wins, Vettel need only finish fourth to retain his title. If Alonso is second, seventh place will do, and if he is third, ninth. On the other hand, were Vettel's alternator to fail, as it has twice this year and as Webber's did last time out in Austin, a podium would guarantee Alonso the title. There are permutations in which both of them would score the same number of points, after 20 races, in which case Vettel would win the championship by five wins to Alonso's three (or four) - perhaps a fitting way to end one of the closest seasons ever, with the closest title margin ever.
One way or another, one or other of them will join an elite band of triple world champions. Vettel, if he can defend his lead, will join Schumacher (2000-2004) and Fangio (1954-57), the only men ever to have won the world championship three times in a row.
In some ways, the pressure is on Vettel - it is his to lose. Alonso simply needs to go balls out for the win, and hope for rain, a safety car incident, mechanical failure at Red Bull, or all three.
My co-blogger and I will be there, sort of, at the final I Was Having a Blog Live! event of the year. One of us may even blog afterwards.
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Sunday, 11 November 2012
Leave him alone he know's what he's doing!!
Justin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2RxLbiTIoY&feature=related
Clearly, Kimi knows what he is doing. The 8th different winner of the year, breaking Vettel's 4 wins on the bounce in the process, Kimi is arguably the most popular winner of the year.
The last race in Abu Dhabi was pretty exciting it has to be said. First lap - Alonso and Webber side by side at 200mph set the tone for what was a race full of action, overtakes and people being nerfed off.
Alonso did all he could do starting from 6th and finishing 2nd. Vettel drove well, but had two safety cars to cut the time to those in front and a much faster car than most anyway as a result of the team changing the gear ratio's when they took it out of parc ferme.
Webber had another scrappy race it has to be said, getting involved in a couple of tangles of note, particularly with Massa.
Grosjean and Perez drove like idiots frankly, taking off Di Resta and Webber in the process of a silly tangle.
JB had a steady race and only failed to hold up Vettel with around 2 laps to go.
Poor Lewis. He would have walked this GP it has to be said. Mclaren may be fast, but their car is so unreliable.
There was an interview with him when he was asked if he regrets his move next year to Merc. You could clearly see in his eyes he has thought about it and pondered "this Mclaren is super fast, what am I doing?"
To the USA we go. For BBC fans, highlights are on at 10:30pm next Sunday - apparently the circuit should favour the Red Bull. Oh dear.
Go Fernando - take it to Brazil and win the title there - thats what he usually does!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2RxLbiTIoY&feature=related
Clearly, Kimi knows what he is doing. The 8th different winner of the year, breaking Vettel's 4 wins on the bounce in the process, Kimi is arguably the most popular winner of the year.
The last race in Abu Dhabi was pretty exciting it has to be said. First lap - Alonso and Webber side by side at 200mph set the tone for what was a race full of action, overtakes and people being nerfed off.
Alonso did all he could do starting from 6th and finishing 2nd. Vettel drove well, but had two safety cars to cut the time to those in front and a much faster car than most anyway as a result of the team changing the gear ratio's when they took it out of parc ferme.
Webber had another scrappy race it has to be said, getting involved in a couple of tangles of note, particularly with Massa.
Grosjean and Perez drove like idiots frankly, taking off Di Resta and Webber in the process of a silly tangle.
JB had a steady race and only failed to hold up Vettel with around 2 laps to go.
Poor Lewis. He would have walked this GP it has to be said. Mclaren may be fast, but their car is so unreliable.
There was an interview with him when he was asked if he regrets his move next year to Merc. You could clearly see in his eyes he has thought about it and pondered "this Mclaren is super fast, what am I doing?"
To the USA we go. For BBC fans, highlights are on at 10:30pm next Sunday - apparently the circuit should favour the Red Bull. Oh dear.
Go Fernando - take it to Brazil and win the title there - thats what he usually does!
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