Hello everyone! I need to be very careful starting a topic around here, as last time I started one, it almost created a fight. I really am curious to know about the opinions of most F1 fans, specially Vettel fans. Please note, I have no intent of bash anyone, it's just curiosity to know whether all Vettel fans and the neutral fans also feel the same. So here it is:
I do believe what Alonso said recently was absolutely spot on.
Quote :“When [Pirelli] changed the tyres, we said bye-bye,”
I feel what Fernando said was absolutely right. It was a very open championship up until Silverstone, where all hell broke lose and the tyres were changed. I know, there will be a lot of people who will respond to this like Pirelli have and say that Vettel and RedBull were leading before they changed the tyre as well, but they were working a lot harder for it and as we saw in Silverstone that when you push it too far, you tend to trip over. It's no secret that RedBull had mastered the 2012 tyre and I just feel that Ferrari and Lotus have been very hard done by. I think, Mercedes got away with a joke of a penalty for their infamous testing, but though I'm a SV fan and although not a fan of any team, I tend to lean towards RBR, but this is feeling more and more like a manipulated championship. I know it's not their fault, but it feels hollow. I'd rather see Ferrari and Alonso give them a good run and win or see RBR totally dominate. But, changes midway through the season after the cars are already designed and run for half a season are a joke. I know there's a safety element to all this, but this should have been sorted before the season even got underway.
I'm not one of those fans who could casually say 'I'll stop watching.' I know I would still watch because of my love for the sport, but it feels kind of hollow. We all sort of know the result of the championship, it just feels manipulated. And no, I'm not bored because I thoroughly loved 2011.
Opinions?