Formula 1 racing is in China this weekend and judging by qualifying results this is going to be one hell of a race! The performance of the Red Bull cars and drivers was simply amazing. I think the diffuser broo-ha-ha can finally be laid to rest. Not only does Red Bull not have the fancy diffusers, they are also driving without KERS. Red Bull has put together a fabulous team – the cars look not only look fast, but are fast and the drivers appear comfortable behind the wheel.
Webber flew around this track during qualifying – an absolute joy to watch. Vettel sat in the garage during most of quali 2 to come out with only a minute to spare, do one lap, and post the fastest time. If that wasn’t enough to get me jumping around, he did it again in quali 3 to take pole position. I’m not even sure where in the hell Alonso came from. His car was completely redone before the start of qualifying; new diffuser and some other bits, basically making it a whole new car for him to drive for the first time. Whatever Renault did it appears to have worked.
We are going to be seeing some serious strategy come into play for the race. Both Vettel and Alonso are presumably going to be quite light on fuel. Hopefully, Vettel and Webber will have a fast starts to break away from the pack before hitting those ridiculous first couple of turns on this Shanghai track. I foresee a few front wing replacements in the first few seconds of the race.
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