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Happy for Kimi - long due a win this season, imv. Some top quotes from yesterday too!

On a separate note - Vettel looked to have had the fastest car yesterday by a mile, (sadly) I think he'd walk the title, yet again.

Kudos to Alonso for keeping the season interesting in what appears to be a considerably inferior package - drove the wheels off it this year and much like a good driver, squeazed every bit of pace
 
That's a rule that needs changing really, they fuelled the car too low to finish quali with the correct amount left over in case of an inspection and are rightly penalised for it but the the rules allow them to start from the pits and also change their car totally to cope with the new situation.

Only reason he was fast yesterday is cos of the changes, would have liked to see how he faired with his original settings - I'm thinking about 10th or maybe up to 8th if the car was left as it was..
 
I don't often agree with Lewis but he's got a point this time, imv



McLaren describe Sebastian Vettel's drive to third place in Abu Dhabi GP as 'lucky'


But Sky F1 pundits hail 'a champion's drive' from pitlane to podium

By Pete Gill. Last Updated: November 5, 2012 10:04am

While Hamilton's remark was made with a forlorn chuckle following his own luckless retirement from the lead of the grand prix, the description was endorsed by both Jenson Button, whom Vettel overtook with five laps remaining to clinch his place on the podium, and McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh as they reflected on a captivating and confusing afternoon.

"Vettel got lucky with the second Safety Car," bemoaned the 2009 World Champion. "To keep him behind when he had brand-new tyres was so difficult because he had really good traction out of the slow corners.

"He did very well on the prime tyres, the car is quick, but if he didn't have those two Safety Cars he wouldn't have been up there."

To compound McLaren's evident frustration, Sunday's result also mathematically ended their hopes of winning the Constructors' Championship this season, with Button unable to hang on to a podium after a suspected fuel-pump failure forced Hamilton into retirement.

"Gutting for him, and the team," commented Whitmarsh. "Jenson fought long and hard through that race but I think Sebastian was quite lucky with the number of safetys, which is quite unusual here, but that's the way it went. A tough afternoon for the team."

But doesn't a driver make his own luck? If Vettel was fortunate, it was surely not in the exploitation of the two Safety Car deployments, but at the start of the race when he damaged his front-wing on two separate occasions and was then wisely instructed by his Red Bull team to cede position to Romain Grosjean after overtaking the Lotus with all four wheels over the track confines.

"A great effort from him to for 3rd but not totally perfect," observed Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft. "Some early clashes had to give a place back to Grosjean but from then on sublime.

"Yes, he made his luck and it might have been different if not for the pace car but a tremendous drive."

It was a balanced viewpoint endorsed by Anthony Davidson.

"Yes, he had a helping hand along the way but you have to have the desire and he had that today," concurred Anthony as he reviewed in-car footage of Vettel's topsy-turvy afternoon. "He showed the real mentality of a champion."

The barbs might not be going away, but a third World Championship, barring disaster, will be surely be coming his way sooner rather than later.

http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1...rive-to-third-place-in-Abu-Dhabi-GP-as-lucky-
 
So - going down to the wire next weekend - absolutely remarkable how Alonso has manged to drag a car which was never the fastest in any point during the season to within 13 points of victory.

Sadly, I doubt he'd manage to overtake the pin-up boy sensation but anything can happen

Austin's track looked great last night - especially that lookout tower with the glass floor! Balls
 
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Yes, much better overall - kept the intrigue all along and had numerous different winners

Looking forward to next season and how Hamilton copes in what I believe would be a slightly slower car compared to McLaren - they should have won so many more races this season

Also great to see Raikkonen confirmed for another season - what a drive he had!
 
Just saw that Jenson Button's dad passed away yesterday, used to enjoy seeing him celebrate his son's success, RIP John
 
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