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The oddest thing is that Ferrari beat McLaren to second in the WCC. Reliability not counting McLaren probably had the fastest car over the season and they pissed it all away to end up 3rd. What a sad way for Hamilton to leave the team. Ron Dennis still seems to have a huge chip on his shoulders. I can understand that Hamilton got tired of waiting for McLaren to give him a decent shot at the championship. The season certainly had its dramas. The most striking technical feature was the introduction of the DDRS on the Red Bull in Singapore. It transformed the RB8 into a championship winning car and was the rally cry for Sebastian Vettel's campaign. It was amazing to watch him go from strength to strength. I also enjoyed Hamilton driving the wheels off his McLaren in the last two races. Superb end to a great season.
Formula One's fundamental ethos is about success coming to those with the most ingenious engineering and best ..............................organization, not to those with the biggest budget. (Dave Richards)
Pirellotteris; Red Bull Technology three-peat; McLaren's extensive use of checkers strategy within a game that more closely resembles chess; Ferrari's inability to design so much as a paper bag that doesn't suffer from pitch sensitivity; Mercedes' inability to design anything; Williams caught fire, then caught on fire, then promptly excused itself from the rest of the conversation; Lotus' pioneering use of both race and one-lap drivers; Sauber's cunning use tire strategy to net high-profile, low-points finishes; and I'm pretty sure other teams competed as well, but don't quote me on that.
bhallg2k wrote:Yep, this is "the pinnacle of motorsport."
I think this is the reflection of the pressure of the unknown. This is pretty much the first season I remember when there were no clear leaders for quite a while, everybody got mixed up, and everybody felt loose.