I just read the wonderful arrtículo (as always) by Miguel Sanz Brand. I love what he says and especially how it tells. This has to report, something I never get, because first I am not professional information, nor arrive at a literary level never him.
You can always link from the menu on the right, Blogs Professional. But today, to close the season, I leave you with his reflections on what happened in Abu Dhabi. Commented Fernando and Jaime, who spoke with Michael this weekend in Valencia. And I thought that since I had no tears of defeat ...
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------------------------------------- Abu Dhabi is becoming a novel by Agatha Christie . It begins with a murder and a clear culprit, but after 200 pages there are so many characters, stories cross, revenge, suspicion, and conspiracies that bad just being another. Or many. Or all. The full picture of this enigmatic race becomes clearer little by little, because there are many views and explanations for what happened.
Ferrari took a minute to take his error in Yas Marina. Actually, it was what it took out Domenicali to the media, and the evening of the race, and say what's "was a mistake." From that moment the speech was lined on every computer, but listening to just before Fernando, is that there are many parameters to consider.
Many things went backwards, like losing a position at the start, which came out like a flash Button and Hamilton, Vettel not happen in that first corner. Of course there is nothing to say, but the team had that option, that the two McLaren, leaving over this year better than the rest, snacking rivals. First loss and first element to hone in on the Ferrari 2011, because even when the two pilots have gone well, if a McLaren did, were overcome. "We had the possibility, Button passed us, but I went to save, it just came out better," Fernando told us yesterday in Valencia.
Second element: the safety car. Here, a few plots. One does not cause the nose to stay with Force India again and fly you almost neck. In addition, Schumacher acknowledged recorder was not even touched him Nico. Come on, he spun in the evening. "Many things went backwards," said Fernando. The adventurous, who have to sharpen what happens to compete or find podiums, as Alguersuari, Petrov or Rosberg, bought lottery to see. Upon leaving, flew to the safety car with the only downside about Lotus lost.
Here is a different view of one of the protagonists. Alguersuari. Told me in Madrid this week: "For me the problem was not in traffic, but the strategy that led to traffic. A view was tricky, and you play the World Cup is not easy, it's a tough call, but came too late, is set in the strategy Webber. If Ferdinand to safety before the car, wins the race, or at least in front. I was 17, stood in the first round and finished ninth. I won the position there, we had only the Lotus front, and we will Rosberg put us fourth, sixth and I Petrov ninth. If Fernando does this, wins the World Cup. " Maybe, but of course, was a tremendous risk to enter soon.
Ferrari decides to follow. Makes sense. The pilot has clearly must be first or second to be champion, and rank fourth. The tender should last 20 laps. Webber is two seconds, can not ... But Webber comes the coup. Nor was losing too much time on the following turns, but I do believe that Red Bull took the opportunity to play two champions with two possible strategies. Webber in and / or won with Vettel if nothing happens, or Webber is ready to reach goal and the way I try to see what makes Ferrari.
We have already read what happened on the radio: Fernando and the team agreed to send the Australian cover Massa. For now it seems flawless. You to Rome, I to New York. However, at this point comes another hot spot, jumbled, where nothing is what it seems. Mark meets Alguersuari and a return Massa achieves what it could not in 40. Colombo not have to be to know that Jaime did not resist and also requested by the computer via radio. "Webber is faster Than You." At the end is here Red Bull driver and each has its own story to write. "I do not changed anything either this issue," acknowledged Fernando in Valencia this morning. "It has nothing to do, spent many negative things in the race, we ran top speed to go to Renault."
was another setback in its long history, because Webber was able to fly a clean lap, as is known, 8 tenths faster than Fernando, Massa went behind the Australian and it was time to panic. If Philip had gone ahead, Alonso would not have entered the pit or crazy, I assure you. But that did not happen. It was lap 14 and it was busy. A Fernando not worth the Vettel fifth place if he won and was in a position to fall there.
Who decided to meet with Mark Webber at the cost of leaving behind Fernando who knew from Saturday was the worst to go to his back: a Renault?. It resembles the question "Who killed JFK? Over the years, the real question that has been the assassination in Dallas was why?, no who? In Abu Dhabi, I think the same.
In Ferrari knew that Renault and Toro Rosso had little downforce and were screaming fast on the straights. Why they made the decision? As expected because it relied on the advantage of new tires (Petrov stopped at the 1, Alonso's 15), and no such. After the race everyone on the team admitted they did not expect so much resistance in the Renault, and which could not be developed.
words, they knew the difficulty, but felt in that moment of panic, which was the lesser evil because he could lift Webber Alonso fourth place after his stop. It seemed that the hard new were faster. Furthermore, another reading was that if the English came, the new them, would hunt down the Renault. The lesser evil.
But the opposite happened. And what happened to Hamilton, who could not with the other Renault Kubica and Massa, who also failed with the Toro Rosso of Alguersuari: "Ferrari's strategy was wrong, because the tire is not degraded on Sunday. Abu Dhabi is a track that whenever rodabas, at every turn, it was riding a lot more rubber than is normal. So Massa also failed me. And it takes a Ferrari, "says Alguersuari.
"I got very little downforce, and my top speed was the best of all all weekend week. I had to stop before the whole world, to have less wing, but the track, as it was making rubber, came to me, so to speak, to those who had stopped on Lap 1, as well as Petrov and Rosberg " says Catalan.
"Someone to stop, much later, even if the lap 13 as Massa and Fernando or 15, thus putting new tires, could not make a difference as you normally do. Massa came up to me a lot in the sector 3, but when the line came, I said "bye".
Alguersuari recognizes that both Petrov, Fernando, Webber as he wore the same pace every lap. "I do not as expected. I thought, 'now as always low and I start to break back, anytime I start to lose a second a lap and I spend two or three. " Was normal. But I noticed that the track was getting faster, so Fernando could not make a difference. Same was two or three tenths quicker than Petrov, but not enough to pass. "A mousetrap.
Yesterday I asked Fernando. It is his version:" Man, we are not surprised at the tires, but we aware that other degradation of tires had gone a different career. I do not know what unemployment around and Button ago 20 laps more than me on the soft. If they had worn soft horribly as Friday, Button for two laps later than I with bad tires and I step in the stops, and like Hamilton and Vettel and just winning the race. In F1 there are so many variants that when you make a stop or make a decision, what happens from there is entirely fortuitous. "
Aldo Costa, the Scuderia's technical director, acknowledged that "we impulsive and erroneous assessments. The responsibility can not weigh on the shoulders of one. Let's create a remote box, connected by internal radio. Away from the race there less stress and more clarity. " It is a first step. What then of the tunnel said Wind already said, if I remember correctly, in 2007. I find most curious the definition of Montezemolo: "We missed a penalty into the empty net."
Anyway, in 15 laps, as Fernando said, everything went upside down, so subtle, quick decisions in many boxes, as happens in many races, on the other. Only this time it was decided the title. Fernando Should he go? Now is not. "After the race, everything is easier," he commented. What then? The soft, they thought about Ferrari, they should not last more than 20 laps, and the truth is that Fernando has improved nearly three tenths back put back in hard, despite opposition from Petrov. Only the Russian faltered not, nor deteriorated anything, and also played the guy. The penultimate reverse. And there he finished the race, like a slow motion suicide.
This would be an explanation why not remained on track in the fourth. Not unique, but important. Because the staff there at Yas Marina will not get over his astonishment. After four days explaining by active and passive, that Ferrari would make his career, nothing to be third or fourth, he had to go for the win or second place at the right time did not happen. In the end, easy enough, many careers become F1 in an unpredictable sport.
At some point I had to finish the championship. I am sure that if it lasts one more race, turning back to the table. If it takes a least would have been champion Fernando, or both. But finally ended when, at 19. The merit in any case, it is unquestionable for Red Bull, but also to Fernando ... recognized by the entire Red Bull. Paul Monaghan, the track engineer at Renault, and now Red Bull, went to seek for comfort and repeat that, a car worse than put them on the ropes.
Alguersuari Version: "The good thing about Fernando is not going fast, going, but quick in the end we all, but does errors, just racing. Know when to third and when they win. Knowing that is number 1. I told him before the race: 'You're doing a great job, because you are fighting someone more competitive than you, have a better car than yours, you're going to win and you know it, but make no mistakes, and them if you're there. Whatever the outcome is very strong that you're jungen a World with them. " In Hungary they stuck a second and a half on the pole. I'm not saying that has made Red Bull a global evil, but you take that car and Fernando has won five races ago.
A Fernando did not avail him much the consolations. I read a lot about his gesture to Petrov. I admire the requirement there with this athlete. If all the players who complain about a foul or a penalty, we sought the tickling them, we'd be laughing all day. Federer I remember crying in front of 15,000 people in Australia, unable to slow down, losing to Nadal this year in January. Who can be controlled at a time and not even be the largest in the history of tennis?
This is my opinion, as questionable as anyone. Athletes, even elite, are not robots, some give head-rival in a World Cup final. If passed in front of Renault and ordered him to shit, excuse the word, then what do you want to tell you clearly is not own, but it's nothing we do not see every Sunday in any sport and any F1 race in all pilots. Do you not remember us calling Vettel weighed his partner in Turkey? And neither is given more importance than a warm gesture and point. Fernando
fatal passed it after graduating. And wept long and bitterly. He had spent half an hour giving explanations in several languages, holding the type, but we all have a limit. Surpassed that of Ferdinand entered the booth next to his Ferrari. Sitting on a staircase, spoke at length with your sweetheart, Andrea Stella. Head bowed, listening. Went to the area of \u200b\u200bthe engineers and for a minute Massimo Rivola embraced, the athletic director. Head on his shoulder took everything I had inside, crying without a word. The rest of his people, staring at the computer silent.
The team assessed the situation as perhaps the worst time of the last ten years. The latest disappointment came with the engine failure at Suzuka 2006 Michael Schumacher, who gave him just the second title to Fernando. But that was inevitable. The Abu Dhabi, no. So hurts my soul. Had to bite the bullet and look away watching Modesto Menabue beside himself. Motor coach Fernando car Ferrari has spent half his life, from the time that the late Enzo took the reins of Cavallino. At his age, leaning against the house of Ferrari, hipaba between tears, his voice thin, speaking as a child in tears. It is the soul of the team of Fernando and never one side had better mirror.
The thing is what it will cost to close the wound or forget the nightmare. Because that was the experience of Yas Marina Fernando, the worst ending to a season Herculean. His family, friends, I remember every minute on Sunday: to remember the great year that has been unexpected. Ferrari had won a race in 2009 and he took five fell swoop. That when he arrived at Maranello in November last year and appeared in those Cheste World Finals jersey with black diamond, white and red, knew nothing about Ferrari. Ferrari or anything about him. And today it's Ferrari. Not that gave him appetite or sleep.
Because the shape of the defeat was fatal. Losing by a fault in the engine, move, lose because you embedded an opponent, because you get a flat tire, it is also acceptable. Lose own goal, as titled La Gazzetta, costs more. The worst thing is that the next race is in March 2011 in Bahrain. This is not football, that one Sunday to another allows the striker to move from hero to villain. The winter will be tough. And cold starts. But yesterday, with Fernando, seeing the face, seemed another. More relaxed and open than in a long time, the team have wrapped up to make out the colors.