China 2010
What a race!
Once again Jenson made the right call when it came to the tyres by staying out while others, like his team mate, basically overeracted and lost a lot of time in the pits. And this decision together with the overtaing manoeuvre against Rosberg brought him the lead.
I still don't know why the Safety Car came out. But of course it cost Jenson most of the advantage he had gained by not changing tyres. But he drove a very smooth, controlled race from then on, faster than everyone behind him. Hamilton started to gain a little on him, then Jenson managed to make the gab bigger again. Everything looked under control until the tyres started to give up and Jenson made one of his very few mistakes.
I could hardly watch the last few laps but Jenson made it and is now the first driver to win two races this season.
You know, I admit that Hamilton probably is faster when it comes to pure speed. But that alone doesn't win you races. You have to drive intelligently and look after your tyres and that's where Jenson has a big advantage over his team mate. And that's why Jenson has won two races so far and leads the championship.
How about that after everyone and their mother predicted that Jenson wouldn't stand a chance against Hamilton? Looks like people still tend to underestimate Jenson. Maybe because his driving style is so smooth.
Jenson's start into the season might not be quite as impressive as last year but it's still damn impressive and I'm very happy with how things are going so far.
Once again Jenson made the right call when it came to the tyres by staying out while others, like his team mate, basically overeracted and lost a lot of time in the pits. And this decision together with the overtaing manoeuvre against Rosberg brought him the lead.
I still don't know why the Safety Car came out. But of course it cost Jenson most of the advantage he had gained by not changing tyres. But he drove a very smooth, controlled race from then on, faster than everyone behind him. Hamilton started to gain a little on him, then Jenson managed to make the gab bigger again. Everything looked under control until the tyres started to give up and Jenson made one of his very few mistakes.
I could hardly watch the last few laps but Jenson made it and is now the first driver to win two races this season.
You know, I admit that Hamilton probably is faster when it comes to pure speed. But that alone doesn't win you races. You have to drive intelligently and look after your tyres and that's where Jenson has a big advantage over his team mate. And that's why Jenson has won two races so far and leads the championship.
How about that after everyone and their mother predicted that Jenson wouldn't stand a chance against Hamilton? Looks like people still tend to underestimate Jenson. Maybe because his driving style is so smooth.
Jenson's start into the season might not be quite as impressive as last year but it's still damn impressive and I'm very happy with how things are going so far.