Ferrari
It was not as far forward as they had hoped. The car has, on some routes, huge potential, on the other hand it does not look so good. This is reminiscent of the last year, where due to the long wheelbase was sometimes behind. But even though you have changed this, some problems remain. However, these are really only marginal. I'm sure that Ferrari has the best car in the field. Many problems of the team are also homemade. The quality problems at the start of the season, or random decisions in the pits. Relying too much on, sometimes not present speed, and quality goes into the little risks. This has already avenged a few. For the drivers it is also up and down. It says Raikkonen should be noted that he has lost after winning the world championship a little steam and massage is still holding Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde. Sometimes he is unbeatable, sometimes he can not go straight. The weak point of Ferrari is not the car, but the problems in the pits with the drivers. That could cost the Ferrari World Championship.
McLaren
After the painful loss of the World Cup seemed sure and severe punishment by the FIA, McLaren had I judged worse. Ron Dennis and Norbert Haug, however, managed the feat, the team with a "But now really" giving mood, what you also need time to commend. The car you have more evolves, but this was not a bad decision because you went to this new way of technical problems out of the way. Tactically, it makes no mistakes. It looks difficult for the drivers. As some observers have said last year: Kovalainen is fast on the short distance, the race is lacking in uniformity. As Lewis Hamilton is in his second year, much better, even though he makes many mistakes. As long as he can drive off the front alone, it is good when someone comes from behind, he quickly becomes nervous and reacts over. It accompanied him throughout his racing life. McLaren is missing here and there, the speed, but they can actually win the World Cup - at least when the Ferrari driver continued to focus on two.
BMW
They have achieved this year already more than you had intended. One pole, one win, several podiums and McLaren is suspended in the World Cup Kontrukteurs also in the neck. Since you did nothing wrong. It was right to construct a complex chassis, even if you can use only this year. On the box, and the team it hardly seems to be weak. Respect. Better still would be there when Heidfeld had not had his hole. The German has squandered a lot this year and credit must be careful that he does not come on the hit list. Again such a thing, and he can knock at Force India. Toll, however, that Heidfeld BMW has so helped. At Renault, would be kicked out long ago. The Kubica has evolved, was a surprise to me. So I never expected in life. But so sure where I'm still not Poland. It will probably remain in third place in the standings, but if Kubica still so busy collecting points, he could stay up to the Asian race in the World Cup top.
Renault
Certainly, the disappointment of the year. Well - you can only Alonso has put his car in January, which has hurt the team safe. But in addition to the technical drawings had brought a designer McLaren last year, we also got the full input McLaren of Alonso. And yet you got no good out cars. Even when the engine is said to have weaknesses. Mercedes and Ferrari are out to get up to 25 more horsepower out of the drive. There are also difficulties remain in the team, which also are not any better, that Alonso was quick to open play with it, leaving the team. Such behavior also creates little motivation and time again as a typical "Alonso". Risch drive can not say anything Alonso, Piquet Jr. has since been more difficult. But in the course of the season is getting better and I would not want to break times too early to stick on him. It is difficult to achieve for Renault to fourth place.
Red Bull
The new car is definitely a step forward. The ideas of many of the other team Adrian Newey has been taken is a clear sign. But obviously you did not go the way consistently enough. The car is a hybrid, a mix of the typical revolutionary ideas Newey and classic engineering. As you could hear in the winter, you have Newey here and there in the design need brakes. Perhaps it would have been better to dare to risk more here. Otherwise, the team seems to look good, although she did play by the drivers. Webber is known to be fast, but never complete a race distance. Even if, as usual, Coulthard ironed out in the qualification, but it came from here and there, that the Briton was after the race even before him. The Coulthard stops now, is probably a wise decision. The team needs if it wants in the top three, be courageous, and it needs a better driver, who is also constant in the race.
Toyota
Like everyone, I've misjudged even at Toyota. Both are not really good, but not as bad as everyone had suspected. In fact, they are at the moment probably the midfield team. To the rear a little runaway, but not forward. However, there are probably still having problems with the vote of the car. Trulli must have a very own style of driving, even if Glock is not clear. But the team crawls forward, and with it comes back to motivation. Trulli is really doing well this season. Even in the race. Glock still has problems, but I see it as Piquet Jr. Because you just have to wait.
Williams
The Williams this year in the long run, the development pace of the big three would not be able to keep, it was clear. But they had at the beginning of the season, a car that at least for surprises was good and you blew it, because you could not implement the performance. Perhaps because the results were too good at the tests and why you turn to feel safe. But something goes wrong internally with Williams, because it brings out not long ago everything. This is also due to Rosberg. His error rate is too high. If you put it that bad - compared to others it is huge. He has thrown some good results in rows. Honestly - he has disappointed me in the first half of massively. The fact that he sometimes gave the media a running battle with his team, I was rather ugly. He looks sullen and sometimes discouraged, because he did not get the material from Williams, that he might like to have. But - it just stands out with a driver that he can cope with not so good material and at least remain in the race (Hakkinen, Schumacher, Alonso, etc.). Nakajima again I like better than expected. But clearly he lacks experience and consistency in the race.
Honda
The great leap forward is the middle of the season with Ross Brawn to be seen. Third place at Silverstone was more of an accident, because otherwise it probably is related to the car behind the Torro Rosso. The new car is, once again, a cucumber. Since the Abbey is the aerodynamics Ling and Geoff Willis has killed at Honda is no more. Brawn is probable the last sheet anchor, nor what happened to it. This year, he hardly what makes this year's car is, of course, and therefore you should not expect from Honda. If the drivers can not say anything. When the paint is a little button down, Barrichello has 25 years of F1, with its perceived sometimes still faster than the Briton. Why would Honda replace the Brazilian, if you do not get accidentally Alonso?
Torro Rosso
It just makes the most of what you have. Use the old car was a courageous and correct decision, even if it is not assumed. Internally, it also seems to do everything right, and especially the decision (which was not quite so voluntary) to set the Ferrari engines probably was a wise decision. The lack of development steps in the chassis (it is three months behind Red Bull) to make something more powerful engine with almost gone. In addition, of course, Sebastian Vettel, who is about to leap into a top team to make - especially now that Red Bull apparently still hopes that you get Fernando Alonso. A little harder to do the other Sebastian. He is not against Vettel, the race did not lack of consistency, but at speed. Still, I think he is quite well suggests, considering that he only knows the Formula One a few months.
Force India
If even makes great strides Torro Rosso, Force India will remain only the crumbs. The chassis from Spyker still time, is old and long gone on to date But we must also not forget that FI has made really good progress this year. Instead of 3 seconds, it is now only about 2 seconds. And, although the top teams have also made some steps forward. The good work of the team will not be immediately apparent when looking only forward. It is not so bad, what is certainly a merit of Fisichella, who delivers a good season. Worse it is for Sutil. Top in the rain, in the dry it is missing something. He has turned down an offer winter probably McLaren (or after Rosberg and Kovalainen was only third choice) and I'm still not sure if Sutil is not in Germany somewhat overestimated. Since there is currently no shortage of good young rider, he will have to work hard to keep his place in the team in 2009 can.
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