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Holy f&ck! 1:38.102!! Granted the track must have gripped up because a Renault got 1:38.802 but still... Maybe they won't WANT Webber next year??

Well Webber certainly had his chances to pass Alonso when Alonso ran wide, what was it, 2 or 3 times? But he just wasn't close enough. All I can say is, at least Alonso didn't win I was sure he was a shoe-in before the race. Almost forgot to mention Schumacher's near-decapitation... just half a metre to the left and...

The real tragedy is that we will never know if Seb would have "done the right thing" if he was first, Webs 2nd and Alonso 3rd...

Did you see his line out of turn 9 I think it was... he was all 4 wheels on the run off area trying to straightline the corner onto the flat out straight to 10 & 11. Desperate measures, but not enough. The problem with desperate lunges is that it all benefits Alonso. With Mark not winning Alonso can afford to be 4th. And that's assuming those desperate lunges don't dethrone Vettel from 1st. Right now, Alonso is favourite, and if he puts on a fireworks show, Vettel is next in line. Webs is up the creek with half a paddle.

Yeah, Webs doesn't deserve WDC on that sort of performance, I'm afraid. Even BUTTON was faster... And you can't blame the car, Vettel put it on pole. I'm afraid Webs choked. It's Alonso's to lose now.

Yeah I meant a Ferrari conrod fireworks display Unfortunately for Webs, he's more likely to be tangling with Alonso than Vettel is, based on recent performance... EDIT: Oops I forgot, if SV wins and Alonso is out of the picture, he gets the WDC based on number of wins, not Webber... so yeah, Alonso's engine popping is not good news for Webber either...

That's what I mean, even if it was Vettel, Webber and Alonso in that order on the last lap, if Alonso is too close to Webber, Vettel can't slot in between Webber and Alonso, so it would be pointless then to try and give Webs the win.

Yeah the problem is he won't make the decision till the last lap, and if Alonso is right up Webber's bum it would be pointless. I just hope nobody gets taken out... just a little *pop* from the Ferrari on lap 3 will do... :D Then Vettel can get the win, and Webber the WDC EDIT: nm that doesn't work

I can't see who would take his seat, Kubica is having Renault build their car around him, same with Vettel. Webber maybe? It would be interesting if Webber does go to Ferrari, that way we will have a yardstick to measure Vettel's talent vs Alonso. Though, Massa's probably the kind of teammate Alonso wants, docile and whipped, unlike Hamilton.

practice 3: Vettel, Webber, Hamilton, Alonso Commentators said Webber was studying Vettel's car inputs trying to figure out how the fck he's going so fast

LOL!! Was that done on purpose??

With budgets running to hundreds of millions of dollars, counterfeiting a few stickers and/or bolts would be trivial... Hmm I wonder why "high mileage" Ferrari engines don't seem to blow up... Just saying... ( ok I know they did blow quite a few early on in the season hence their predicament... just stirring some sh&t )

He needs to get in front of that Spaniard, let alone the German Hamilton being fastest is actually good for Alonso. I hope Redbull pull something out today. I know, I was just being melodramatic When they say each driver only gets 8 engines for the year, is that just the block? Are they allowed to fully rebuild the engines and replace all internals? If not, what's to stop them doing it anyway, since the FIA can't be monitoring those engines 24x7?

It's over! Alonso FTW

6 hours to go till first practice! I've never looked forward to an F1 race more than this... 4 possible winners!