The difference between Michelin and Bridgestone intermediate tyres was massive in the early stages of this race. The Bridgestone runners had absolutely no grip and quickly fell down the field. Only Michael Schumacher managed to hold on like grim death in the top 8 demonstrating his wet skills again.
To be fair to Kimi Luizzi backed off on the racing line which you don’t ever do in wet conditions, or at least it’s pretty frowned upon. Like DC in Spa 98.
Don’t get me wrong I think Alonso is driving very well here, MSC certainly is taking some questionable lines. But the traction out of that Renault is insane
The driving technique still impresses me. When he turns the steering wheel in the second corner and nothing happens for the next half second, I feel like when your car skids on a slippery road and you feel helpless.
3:11 should be a penalty. He has crossed the white line on the pitlane entry but then steers out of the pitlane. This is illegal and was missed during the race.
Kimi was struggling a lot after his first pit stop. Even his teammate Pedro de la Rosa caught him up. Alonso also had more fuel, so I'm afraid that after his own pit stop, he would have rejoined comfortably ahead of Kimi and Pedro.
Kimi would have been fine. He was on a totally different strategy to the 3-stopping DeLaRosa. Managing tyres and brakes is not the same as being slow. We don't know what would have happened. Passing Kimi in that era was very different to catching him.@@SuperMafia864
His racestart was decent but kimis in portimao was much better. He gained more places on opening lap with a much worse car and no traction control. Also bare in mind kimi was over 40 years old too Alonso had full traction control in a rocketship
Yeah but also Kimi had an advantage with the Soft tyres against the rest with Medium tyres, in that slippery conditions the soft is clearly the best tyre, and don’t forget even if Fernando was having the advantage of Michelin tyres and traction control he also had the disadvantage of having the most of fuel charge of all the drivers so he shouldn’t have been that fast in the first part of the race, anyway the 2 laps were a masterpieces like Max in Shanghai 2017 or the most memorable one of Ayrton in Donington 1993.
This should have been Alonso's famous win starting from P15, not the other one that he eventually got remembered for...
We'll never forget the Briatore strategy masterclass
Alonso finest hour in the rain honestly
To finish first, first you have to finish.
Fernando in wet was always underrated,many ppl dont pick him a favourite to get pole or win in the wet.
The difference between Michelin and Bridgestone intermediate tyres was massive in the early stages of this race. The Bridgestone runners had absolutely no grip and quickly fell down the field. Only Michael Schumacher managed to hold on like grim death in the top 8 demonstrating his wet skills again.
Raikkonen was busy crashing into backmarkers while this man put on a show
To be fair to Kimi Luizzi backed off on the racing line which you don’t ever do in wet conditions, or at least it’s pretty frowned upon. Like DC in Spa 98.
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From P15 to P6 in one lap and up to P1 on Lap 17. Shame a loose wheel-nut ended it all
Don’t get me wrong I think Alonso is driving very well here, MSC certainly is taking some questionable lines. But the traction out of that Renault is insane
The driving technique still impresses me. When he turns the steering wheel in the second corner and nothing happens for the next half second, I feel like when your car skids on a slippery road and you feel helpless.
A shame the wheel nut came off. Sheer determination from Alonso here.
Also, still one of my favourite liveries. Was never keen on the ING colours.
Wowow magnificent drive
I'd never expect to see you praising Alonso.
Ciaron talking well about Fernando? Are you OK, mate?
Am I on the right channel 😂? Joking. Credit where credit is due. Truly masterful.
Perfect timing after the 2023 Brazilian gp
Might be the camera but his left mirror was wobblin quite a bit. Kinda funny
And he didn't even finish! Lucky old Jenson...
Where do you rank that great performance of Alonso. Lets not forget that the Michelin was completely superior to Bridgestone on the wet
3:11 should be a penalty. He has crossed the white line on the pitlane entry but then steers out of the pitlane. This is illegal and was missed during the race.
Kimi was struggling a lot after his first pit stop. Even his teammate Pedro de la Rosa caught him up. Alonso also had more fuel, so I'm afraid that after his own pit stop, he would have rejoined comfortably ahead of Kimi and Pedro.
Problem was that Renault botch his race with pitstop
@@bumblebity2902Alonso was an accident waiting to happen anyway ;)
Kimi would have been fine. He was on a totally different strategy to the 3-stopping DeLaRosa. Managing tyres and brakes is not the same as being slow. We don't know what would have happened. Passing Kimi in that era was very different to catching him.@@SuperMafia864
@@SuperMafia864I vaguely remember that was due to him overheating the brakes in the first stint?
His racestart was decent but kimis in portimao was much better. He gained more places on opening lap with a much worse car and no traction control. Also bare in mind kimi was over 40 years old too
Alonso had full traction control in a rocketship
Ok
Yeah but also Kimi had an advantage with the Soft tyres against the rest with Medium tyres, in that slippery conditions the soft is clearly the best tyre, and don’t forget even if Fernando was having the advantage of Michelin tyres and traction control he also had the disadvantage of having the most of fuel charge of all the drivers so he shouldn’t have been that fast in the first part of the race, anyway the 2 laps were a masterpieces like Max in Shanghai 2017 or the most memorable one of Ayrton in Donington 1993.
Horrible driving but anyway
You mean Raikkonen?
@matz1974 didn't know that kimis in this vid
Tell me how were does 3 moves Alonso made considered horrible?
@@samsea0489 horrible driving technique is what I meant to be exact
@@GM_FtblAyou kimi fanboys really need to like reconsider your view on other drivers