REVIEW BY BEN STEVENS
Alonso’s Quote of the Year
A gem from the Spaniard: “Our speed is that slow that
they think we are in a slow lap, but no this is our speed, we
are in a timed lap.”
A quote as remarkable for its brutal honesty as it is the
lack of any malice on Alonso’s part, the hits keep on coming
for McLaren-Honda. This is the sort of thing you’d expect to
hear at a track day at your local circuit, not in the highest
form of motorsport. If – or some would say when – their
partnership dissolves, this clip will exhibit A as to why.
Quick Hits
• Not only did Lance Stroll manage P8 in his
Williams, but he out-qualified Felipe Massa. Is
the much-maligned Canadian actually *gasp*
improving?
• With Hamilton brilliant once again in qualy, it’s
hard to place Bottas’ performance. Should the Finn
be closer? At the very least, comparing him to Nico
Rosberg has become excellent comment section fodder.
• Pascal Wehrlein gets to add another one to the “hit”
column after his Q2 appearance. The young German
really is impossible to figure out.
Race Tyre-Strategy Preview, Courtesy of Pirelli
• A single pit-stop strategy seems the only one that
can ensure a time advantage. Considering the
possibility of a reduced delta time between super-soft
and soft in race conditions, and the degradation
of the super-soft, the pit-stop strategy predicted by
Pirelli is as follows:
• One-stopper: super-soft for 12 (in case of high deg) to
22 laps (in case of lower deg) + 1 stint on soft to the
flag