Michael Wins Breathtaking San Marino GP!

[BoyFerrari]

Haller, Ferrari are among the best when it comes to pit strategy. It was wrong to let Alonso earlier because by the time Schumi's car gets in, the Renault will already be heavy. I'd rather that they waited for Michael to pit in first while Fernando could have done a semi-economy drive as his car is all over the Ferrari anyway.

Err... are you giving your opinion or did you actually watched the interview of Renault's Flavio Biatore? Both cars were running on empty and would have pitted at the same time - something Renault gambled to avoid so they decided to pit Alonso early.

[knight23]

maganda yung lollipop sa ferrari coz its also a mirror para makita sa driver yung fuel rig.

[BoyFerrari]

maganda yung lollipop sa ferrari coz its also a mirror para makita sa driver yung fuel rig.

If that is the purpose of the mirror, then it will not work for the F1 driver. That is because if the lollipop man has judged for himself that the car is clear to go, he will raise the lollipop along with the mirror attached to it.

Since micro-seconds and safety are critical during pit stops, you can't have 2 people making decisions on when to go or when not to go. Only the lollipop man must make that call.

[mazdamazda]

Err... are you giving your opinion or did you actually watched the interview of Renault's Flavio Biatore? Both cars were running on empty and would have pitted at the same time - something Renault gambled to avoid so they decided to pit Alonso early.

actually, he has a point.

Renault thought and gambled that the Ferrari was already at the edge of tire adhesion... and that even with a heavier fuel load they can overtake the Ferrari at the pits.

But right after Alonso pitted, Schumi pulled off a stunner of a lap... taking off 2 seconds from his previous laps.

To note also that the Ferrari pitted longer than the Renault.

[squala]

I dont think so... Notice that Kimi couldnt overtake Webber at Imola... though it didnt receive too much TV coverage, he was less than a second behind Webber for much of the race but couldnt overtake him..If Kimi can't overtake Webber, how much more if it was Michael in front... Its just the nature of the circuit that makes overtaking almost impossible

Oh well, maybe Montoya then. In the 2003 Japanese GP, I remember him overtaking Barrichello in the 1st lap as if he weren't there, while either Kimi or Michael cannot overtake a slower Toyota driven by da Matta.