Seems like they have lost it.
The same Ferrarri which used to win races for Schumacher soleley on the basis of pit stop and fuel strategy is now the team which has made the worst blunders in this years F1 season.
Needless to say they have come out in this season with one of the worst designed cars, no double diffuser, too much reliance on KERS ( Kinetic Engine Reclamation System) and lacking downforce in turns which loses them close to .5 a second.
For those of you who are new to F1.. 0.5 seconds is a very very big deal.
So they already have a bad car , on top of it.. to begin with.....
2 major blunders in the Spanish GP.
1. Kimi left out in Q1 of qualifying thanks to overconfidence.. his time was beaten in the dying seconds due to which he was left stranded!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man you shoud have seen Kimi jumping out of his car.. for the first time in my life I saw anger in Kimi's expression.
Last time he crashed I saw him eating an ice cream out of the Ferrarri refrigerator!!!!!!!!!!
And guess what they made the same mistake with Felipe earlier in the season.
2. Felipe Massa.. poor guy.. for the first time in this season he managed to keep his car running,...and with three laps in the race remaining while he was at fouth position... he was told.. oh man.. he was told that he was one lap short on his fuel and he needs to save it.
Now these are big drivers.. and if their career is taking a hit due to their constructor.... they will be furious.. and Felipe very rightly was... well he finsihed the race.. but lost three precious positions and finished 7th.
I am just hoping that Ferrarri recover, get some gutsy and intelligent people in their team to make strategies.. and just keep it simple at times.... they are showing signs.. and really want Kimi to win races... I have never admired or loved a driver as much as I have liked Raikkonnen.... this photograph will just give you an example...
More to come......
Bhavin
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