Formula 1 Midseason Retrospective: The Big Guns

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Published: August 17, 2011

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The final part of the Midseason Retrospective looks at the top three teams—the current Big Guns of Formula 1.

 

Ferrari

Fernando Alonso is more than ready for a third World Championship, but in this sport you need to be in the right car. It doesn’t help when a car moves up and down the grid throughout the year, as Ferrari did in 2010 and again in 2011. Ferrari is, however, working very hard with plenty of developments appearing on the car as the season has progressed. The rear of the car, in particular, has been developed at each race since Valencia, with new bodywork, exhausts, diffuser and wings being adopted.

All Alonso can do is make the most of what he is given and he is certainly pushing hard. He suggested that the first five races of the year saw his best five qualifying laps in Formula 1. It’s hard to argue otherwise, and teammate Felipe Massa only out-qualified him for the first time this season in Hungary.

Fernando took a historical win at Silverstone, 60 years after Ferrari’s first Grand Prix win at the same track. He could have won Monaco and was part of the thrilling three-way lead battle in the closing laps, until someone else’s accident took his opportunity away. Such is life. But in Spain Alonso led 17 of the first 18 laps, but still finished a lap down and in fifth place. That must have been a tough result to swallow.



Massa has been off the pace of his teammate all season, but, like Webber, he appears to be closing the gap. It is entirely possible that some drivers are taking a lot longer to come to terms with the new Pirelli tyres. It isn’t a case of bolting the tyres and wheels on and driving. The tyre is a chemical compound that has to be nurtured. It will have a "one best way" to use it, and some drivers find this faster than others (Vettel, Alonso?).

Massa looks to have a deal for Ferrari for 2012 and so he can...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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