so the 1st silver mcclaren mercedes took the chequered flag before the 3rd place car, ferrari's felipe massa crossed the line 69 seconds later...!....ron dennis must have felt pretty good, hmmm....
alonso was joined by his team-mate, lewis "the rookie" hamilton on the top steps of the podium....overall such a commanding and comprehensive victory from the uk-based team.....(ouch, heart pain!)
i dunno if we shd be reading too much into the result cos monaco is very much different from any other circuit out there......it's tight, it's narrow and the driver uses full throttle only 40% of the lap.....it's almost like asking you to drive a ferrari f430 around the bukit batok driving circuit (for learner drivers, if u dun happen to know what is bbdc).....
seems like the other teams, including scuderia ferrari, were trying to limit the damage after seeing both FA and LH fly during Q1 & Q2......if u cant match their pace, might as well try to grab the next best thing and consolidate your championship points ......
with this in mind, i think fm did an excellent job.....he qualified well....got away from the start cleanly and maintained his position comfortably..........it was a hard afternoon's work but hey, 6 points is not bad ...no point pusing too hard and trying to chase the front 2 cars ....if one was driving at the edge, might end up clipping the barriers and damaging the car....
not forgetting KR.....who salvaged 1 championship point after starting from 16th on the grid...he clipped the barrier during Q2 and his steering came kaput..! haha, but damn wasted.....
overall a confident boosting victory for FA....and we all can turn our attention to montreal, the next race across the pond...
come on FM..!
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