Quote Originally Posted by bbt View Post
i think you might have misunderstood what i meant (though i might have implied the wrong things with the way i worded my statements). what i meant to point out when i said that alonso was continually posting the fastest lap times was that he was driving extremely well, and that he achieved second place not merely because fisi let him through, but also because of his skill as a driver. i meant to emphasize that alonso near the end was able to drive continually and progressively faster than anyone had been at ANY point of the race, and i think he should get full credit for that
Alonso achieved 2nd place merely because Fisichella let him through. Period. Alonso indeed has skill but that did not secure his 2nd place finish. If Raikonnen was running in 2nd place at that time, I doubt that Alonso would be able to erase that 25 sec gap.