What's worse, is the races I've mentioned were dull because it was a procession, no overtaking or all about tyre management. This time was different, an early safety car caused by Sauber's not quite so well paying driver Marcus 'Talentless Oaf' Ericcson mixed the pack right up, we had Mercedes in the pack, a Force India and Lotus in the top 3 and a Kimi at the back. 2 years in a row now that Kimi has been hit within the opening laps and had to limp back with a puncture. As I write this now, I don't even know where he finished. He'd just been overtaken by Rosberg. By which I mean, Rosberg cruised up behind him on his fresh tyres and easily breezed by him on the next straight.
I have never switched a race off. I managed not to spoil it for myself whilst at work, I come home and honestly, as soon as the Mercedes pitted under the safety car, I knew Vettel was going to win. What irritates me more is he doesn't work for the wins. I'm sure many people scoffed or frowned at that whilst exclaiming, 'Yes because it's so easy to win a race' The thing is, I dislike Sebastian Vettel greatly, as far as I'm concerned he's a good driver. Not a great driver, he puts it on the front row, and runs away, that's how he wins races. Very rarely has he had extreme pressure all the way through the race.
In 2011, he walked it, in 2013, the moment Pirelli changed the tyres, he walked it. And 2014, the moment he can't stick it on pole and run away, he falters, getting thrashed by his team-mate in every sense. What's more annoying, the RB10 was a race-winning car. Daniel Ricciardo won 3 races and only once did Vettel stand on the podium when he had that was Canada, where Sebastian finished 3rd. Hungary? Vettel went for a spin all on his own. Spa? He got a wobble on in the early stages at ended up 40/50 seconds behind the leader... his team-mate. He's also less than talented mid-field driver. Take Austria for example, where he ran into the back of a Sauber I think, all on his own, a lap down.
You'll notice I didn't mention 2012 there. That's simply because despite officially coming runner up, Fernando Alonso was the 2012 champion. No dispute. He drove better all year long and had a car that started out as a pig, and became a warthog with a saddle to give him a bit of a chance. All coming down to the final race, at Brazil, mixed conditions. Perfect recipe for a championship showdown. Alonso finishes 2nd to Button, losing the title by 3 points. But the fact the Vettel took two cars out in Turn 4 on lap 1 and the fact the incident wasn't even investigated was a joke. If it had been anybody else it would've been looked at.
The moment he's back in a really quick car and back on the front row. Look what happens, yet another cruise to victory.
A lot of people are running round now praising what a great job he did and how brilliant he is. Simply because it wasn't a Mercedes who won. I don't care who wins provided it's a good battle to earn it. In 2014 Bahrain, Spain, Hungary, Belgium, Japan, USA, Brazil all had intense battles for the lead. Whether it was Hamilton, Rosberg or Ricciardo taking the win.
I hate races where the leader just runs off. That was the downside with Mercedes dominance, when one faltered the other just cruised to victory. 2014 was a fantastic season because Hamilton and Rosberg were set for a personal duel for the title, which was highly entertaining. This year... Hamilton seems to have more of an edge over Rosberg. I know it's only 2 races in but there seems to be a sizeable gap between the two this year.
I don't know what it is. Might just be my mood. But I did not enjoy that half-race I watched. I'll get to watching the second half at some point, when I can be bothered.
Cheerio,
Stevie.
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