Usually you have to write yes for quality not so much because the matter is clear and all parties anyway go on a similar strategy. But what was going on today? The Massa put Ferrari on pole with a vengeance would, it was clear, but the strategy of McLaren is, well, a bit strange. For as it stands, one has to Hamilton and Kovalainen long first stint set. I do not think you want to drive a one-stop strategy, but is not impossible. Thus, behind the two Ferraris and the Toyota of Trulli, who will indeed be a feather, but the way in the early rounds as a brake is. For Ferrari, it would not have gone better, and Alonso also still stands behind Hamilton, the British team would not enjoy too straight. Kovalainen still stands between the two, but starts from the dirty side and Alonso should have an easy time with him.
Should the Spanish press also pass to Hamilton, with no small parts that fly through the area, then Hamilton's first time on only a fifth place and I find that a bit thin. Sure it will grab you Trulli, but still - the risk that during a pit stop times what goes wrong and you lose an additional place is pretty damn big. Lurking behind him, then Trulli, Vettel and Glock probably, which is apparently also traveling with a lot of fuel on board and it will make life difficult. The McLaren should indeed be faster, but, as I said, I think the air down quite thin. Actually, I've assumed that you will make Hamilton a comfortable third place, which would have been the best solution. Should he just stuck behind the Ferraris and stay out of anything otherwise. Now it hangs in the middle, and the advantage of the first long stint might be gone when it comes to tomorrow's weather mixing ratios. It all feels so real right and not a pressure reduction is not exactly useful. But who knows - maybe all is well, and Hamilton and glide back comfortably, after he has collected Trulli, one of mine on the forecasted third.
I think McLaren was not as conservative as it is now all think. The days after it should look like this:
MAS + TRU
RAI +4 + ALO
+5 HAM
+6 KOV
VET +7 + HEI
> 12 + BOU GLO
The strategy of silver and red are auseinandern not so far, MAS has just sent out a feather. It was just by 5 tenths slower than in Q2. The two laps in Q3 may have been good, but not suddenly half a second faster than everyone else.
Trulli will not be the first brake pad, because he can keep afloat thanks to low fuel.
Pretty exciting race tomorrow evening - I am really looking forward!
I also think that Massa will probably be very easy. We will use Rai to block move to allow Massa to stall and to have enough time. Whether that is so out, may be doubted.
If a crash in the Senna S all confuses or ham will get kicked, I think he will be world champion.