Well, shit. The usual names up there, but even then, the lap times were much faster than I had anticipated. x_X. Ferrari needs to get Alsonso up there, before Vetl runs off with the WDC entirely..
More Pirlolli fail in P3. I'm secretly hoping there will be a lot of this going on in the remaining races, to put pressure for a change. -.- Kovalainen for pole.
And Webber and Räikkönen woefully underperforming, and Massa being way down the grid, and Bottas being ahead of Rosberg. Vergne, Sutil, Hulkenberg and Ricciardo, who were right behind the Mercs, weren't going to be a problem anyway.
Bottas' drop was always going to happen, still it's a shame that he didn't get even a single point. Both Mercedes cars dropped only one position, so it seems that their improvement could be permanent, but I suppose it could have been down to the starting grid as well. Poor show from McLaren, but strong races by Vergne, Di Resta and Massa. Though, perhaps Massa was always going to climb up since the Ferrari being so strong at the moment.
Sutil's penalty was out of order. If the rules have no give in the three blue flags rule, even when the car behind isn't "close enough" to actually pass, then it's a stupid rule and should be changed. Van der Garde did turn into Webber, after making it look as if he was giving way, so that was definitely the former's fault. His retirement after the Hulkenberg incident wasn't his doing though. Hulkenberg crept into his front wing under braking, while van der Garde was braking in a straight, predictable line. Karma in action for the Hulk..
Sometimes there is gay sex too, in Spartacus. There's actually not a lot cheesy kiddy "magic" in the first three seasons of GoT. The worst is probably the "birth of the blob from Lost" cameo. Mostly it's gritty, faux-medieval drama. With tits, and murder.
Standard deviation (the method that is used here) is a measure of the amount of "throw" your lap times have from your average lap time. It's a decent way of showing how stable or unstable a driver's lap's are.
Räi didn't take a clear line. Initially it was a half-arsed defensive line with a car's width of space on the inside, then he saw Peretz coming and turned all the way in under brakes. Really made his own luck with that one.
If Peerez really was going in too hot, then he would have missed the turn. Because of this, Räi would have been forced wide, could have cut the chicane (but obviously not flat out) and not gotten a penalty. Full disclosure: Pereez didn't leave a car's width for Allonso when they were side by side, Perrez being given the position afterwards was a mistake.
The Mercs definitely won't finish 1-2, but if they can hold Vettel behind them in turn 1, perhaps the leading driver will be able to escape and.. win. I'm predicting one red flag during the race.