Under/Over performing

[BootsOntheSide]

Webber managed to beat Heidfeld despite the same penalty, and I'm amazed that they didn't discover the engine problem after the qualifying laps, if it was already affecting his car's performance - that's what the telemetry is there for. And just to reclarify Malaysia, Mark passed him at the previous corner but was slightly compromised on exit - Giancarlo tried to fight back and retake the position (not that I dislke him for having a go, it was a racing accident). While he did everything required of him in Australia, he got to the front through dumb luck (a direct result of his failure to match Massa in Brazil last year, ironically), with the other fast guys down the grid.

[Inigo Montoya]

Just to reclarify Malaysia. No broken wing flap for Fisi, no Mark Webber anywhere near Fisi.

[Seton Fanatic]

I'm willing to bet Villeneuve lasts the full term of his contract at Sauber. With the exception of Nicola Larini and Karl Wendlinger, Peter Sauber does not have a history of sacking drivers.

[Kicking-back]

Karl Wendlinger wasn't sacked - he stood down due to a lack of recovery from injury.

Nicola Larini wasn't sacked - he chose to leave the team.

[Snrub]

Originally Posted by Inigo Montoya

2)Had coming together in Malaysia while trying to defend his position because he was suffering from massive understeer due a flap on the front wing that had become detached from the main plate.
3) Punished by early qualy spot in Bahrain, then had engine failure (and Renault is now saying that he had the engine problem right from the start).

As for #2, when did the flap become detached? He lost time vs. Alonso and Trulli from the start. Regarding #3, how much could he have possibly lost due to his early qualifying? Is having an engine failure from the start the same as having an engine which is down on power from the start? Again, no one would point to him as at fault for the engine failure.

[Inigo Montoya]

I'm not sure when it became detached. But they are assuming it was after his car started having massive understeer. As for Bahrain, the whole circuit is surrounded by sand, so going out early is a pretty bad penalty.

In any case, I stand by conviction that Alonso has been better than him, but he has had Rubens-like luck, and we can hardly characterize his performance as "stinking"