EDITORIAL: In Defence of Vettel

A lot has been made the last few weeks about Sebastian Vettel’s bad deed at the Malaysian Grand Prix. And the fact he’s now on the Dark Side (as predicted by the Masters of the Force here at Final Pitstop).  However when you think about it, how much beyond being a tad naughty was Vettel’s fault?  We think not a lot. The main crime in our eyes was his appalling PR skills. No one REALLY believed he mis-heard it, and the BBC even played a clip of the orders “Multi 12/Multi...

Alonso takes dominant victory

Nine changes for the lead; eight drivers under investigation for the FIA software failing in the third race running (to the FIA, the phrase ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ comes to mind); different strategies; loose wheels; an almost moment of horror between teammates; late charges – what didn’t they Chinese Grand Prix have (apart from rain and a safety car)? It was Fernando Alonso who dominated the race, taking victory from Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel – who could...

Chinese GP Qualifying: We Couldn’t Even Blame The Rain

It was revealed in the build up to the Chinese GP on the BBC that Sebastian Vettel had been taking a lot more “Phone Calls” from the F1 Dark Lord, Michael Schumacher. This confirmed the rumour exclusively revealed by Final Pitstop that Vettel’s demise to the F1 Dark Side had been completed. It has been further suggested that he is now on a mission to destroy his previous Master, Mark Webber. Oh…oh…you want to hear what went on in Qualifying. Well, very little. Final Pitstop...