why was ralf so slow?

[nameless]

i dont know if it was just me, but ralf was completely underwhelming today, i know he had probs with pit stop and spinning etc. but so did raik, monty, and ms, so why was ralf so slow.

[Cougar]

i think he was playing catchup all the time and he was fighting a loosing battle...

[R]

He quailified poorly, and had too much ground to make up.

[nameless]

im not sure i can accept that, just by looking at where kimi qualified, alonso had relatively poor qualification and finished ahead. a driver as highly regarded as ralf is by some should have done alot better.

[Damon]

he's not really that highly regarded though is he. He's just continuing to prove he's cack. All the while of course his less experianced team mate earning a third of his salary should have won the race.

[nameless]

he is highly regarded by some people ............. i dont know who these people are, but there are some people, and whether these people are of sound mind is another question.

ok....... hands up anyone who hold ralf in high regard

[Damon]

teehee. You're right some do hold him in high regard. Trouble is they're wrong .

[R]

Well, how about this: He is not a great overtaker, so he found that difficult (though he did make some overtaking manouevres in the beginning of the race). He was not on the pace neither in quals nor in the race, something which is shown by the fact that his teammate beat him comprehensively. When Ralf was pushed down the order after having pitted (which included being delayed due to a problem in the pitstop), he was not able to pass and thus not able to finish higher up the order.

I have a feeling the new rules aren't going to suit Ralf. They for sure look like they suit Montoya.

[pole2pole]

I think Montoya is the reason why Ralf is so slow. Time and time again Montoya has had the measure of Ralf and I think this is rattling Ralf to the point where he is trying too hard.

[Vw gti 16v]

i think he was so slow because they have a **** car this year and the only person that can drive it juanpablo montya

[Liz]

I think Ralf was saving his engine.

[ASCII Man]

Why is the sky blue?
Why do the birds sing?
Why is Ralf so damn slow?

That's just the way it is.

[J.McClane]

Why was Ralf slow?

When isn't he?

[neilap]

I don't like RS in fact I like to take every opportunity to bash him. This time around I think it was more a matter of bad luck for him in the race. In qualifying he did poorly but in the start of the race his pace was reasonable.

Wait, what am I saying?? RS did have a horrible race. He was only able to pass cars that should not have been in front of him to begin with. Even then it was because of poor tire choice. Michelin teams made the right decision this time around. HHF is the only one who really outdid himself. I feel the BAR's should have been in-front of him too as well as the Renaults, but that is another story.

RS does not do well with pressure at all. His driving yesterday reminded me somewhat of a Malaysian driver I say drive once.

[Kenny W.]

I was wondering that maybe Ralf and JPM, along with DC & Kimi might have been on different race set-ups.
(I.e. Ralf & DC on a more conservative wet set-up, and Kimi, JPM more dry?)
The difference in speed just seemed more than normal.

[JohnSSC]

Schumi Lite did almost get collected at one point but by and large he showed what he always shows: Speed when it doesn't matter, aggression when it isn't necessary and an uncanny ability to avoid the type of duels that JPM, Kimi and even Michael seem to relish.

[Damon]

Kenny, considering they had to run the same setup as qualifying that seems unlikely.

[JohnSSC]

Maybe the "setup" Kenny is talking about is the one underneath their helmets!

Perhaps Schumi Lite was worried he might pick up another speeding ticket...

[Spudgun]

I don't like Ralf, but I did feel a little sorry for him today.

His pitstop was botched and he spun in frustration coming out of the pits (although with his experience in F1 that shouldn't happen). Then he was lucky not to be collected by Heidfeld's Sauber which resulted in a costly trip across the gravel.

I think Montoya has got the edge on him at the moment, but I still think without his problems today he should have finished higher.

[Kenny W.]

Why do they both have to run the same set-up for qualifying?
You surely pick your set-up to suit the race if you can't change between Sat and Sun.?

[Damon]

Yeah, they pick their setup on saturday morning based on qualifying and the race and it didn't look like it would rain on saturday morning.

[Bibendum]

Hmmm. As I watched, I was just remarking that Ralf was underperforming hugely, when he pulled a beautiful right-then-left passing manoeuvre to take two positions. I think he had a good share of the bad luck that was afoot in that race, but I also think that JPM -- now he seems to have settled down considerably -- can outdrive him just about any day.

[Snrub]

Ralf just had a cr@ppy day. It happens to everyone. I don't really like Ralf, but I'm more than willing to let it go.

[nameless]

Originally posted by Bibendum
........when he pulled a beautiful right-then-left passing manoeuvre to take two positions........

i dont remember seeing that ............... was this one of those beautiful passing manoeuvres around a curb?

[nameless]

........... i too am willing to let it go ........... until it happens again in malaysia. forgive me for my ralf bashing, its just i would like to see the best drivers in the best cars (GCF for example)