Massa is flying. He would probably be battling at the front if not for his race strategy being totally tied to helping Alonso. Red Bull should made the same call with Webber 3 GPs ago.

Just keep Alonso outta the podium that's all I need! Vettel doesn't need to go kamikaze here

RBR's straight line speed is lamentable tho

Alonso is too damn slow, barring retirements he may not make the podium. I suspect Ferrari will have to get Massa to the front and back the other cars up so Alonso can pass them.

montelik: Massa is flying. He would probably be battling at the front if not for his race strategy being totally tied to helping Alonso. Red Bull should made the same call with Webber 3 GPs ago.

Webber is just a wasteman! He has been copping retirements instead of helping his teammate. Vettel has had to do this by himself.

Kobayashi doing some auditioning today! Nice to also see Schummie moving up

Hulkenberg is dodgy! Losing time on those tires Vettel might have to push the tempo here cos a pit would move Alonso up a notch

Kobayashi will collect Vettel if he attempts a pass. I think he should hold back. Alonso pace is too poor for me to see him any better than p2 (barring incidences). Kobayashi will pit soon.

Hamilton leading anyway. Alonso had this race gift-wrapped for him disappointed with his driving so far

RB don't fail Vettel now

Bad luck for Lewis and more good fortune for Alonso, who moves into the podium places.

Vettel can't afford any slip-ups now! So long as Alonso doesn't win he is fine more or less

Sad exit for Lewis

Drive through penalty for Hulkenberg, more good fortune for Alonso. Vettel is going to have push just to be cover any more incidences with the rain.

Grosjean,Maldonado,Senna,Hulkenberg lol the future of F1 is not exactly in safe hands

Hulkenberg handed a drive thru! Button the last line of defence now. Vettel has to race can't rely on anybody else now

Alonso is guaranteed at least p2. he might yet sneak a win with the more rain, though Button is very good wet driver. Vettel needs to push despite the risk of his car not finishing. Less than 10 laps left to the end.

Button in cruise control more or less

Schumacher let's Vettel thru. Respect meister respect! German passes the torch to his fellow countryman

Another German and his Red Bull teammate ahead of him Vettel can't lose this now

Surprise, Schumi lets Vettel through .

Alonso has been handed multiple opportunities today, but unless Button spectacularly blows it, he will come up short and from the pace Massa has shown, its not the car. Talk about a bad day to be off form.

Thats it. Safety car confirms Vettel's 3rd consecutive WDC by 3 points.

montelik: Surprise, Schumi lets Vettel through .

Alonso has been handed multiple opportunities today, but unless Button spectacularly blows it, he will come up short and from the pace Massa has shown, its not the car. Talk about a bad day to be off form.

montelik: Surprise, Schumi lets Vettel through .

Alonso has been handed multiple opportunities today, but unless Button spectacularly blows it, he will come up short and from the pace Massa has shown, its not the car. Talk about a bad day to be off form.

montelik: Surprise, Schumi lets Vettel through .

Alonso has been handed multiple opportunities today, but unless Button spectacularly blows it, he will come up short and from the pace Massa has shown, its not the car. Talk about a bad day to be off form.

Symbolic torch passing,Teammates in Race of Champions

Another safety car out. Its over!

Yessssssssss!!!!!!

Now placing all dem Vettel haters on suicide watch

gracious move by schumi.....

yes SV is youngest 3 time champion

what massa can do ... schumi can do better

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


We are waiting for the water-works to burst open from the cheating Ferrari camp (sorry for Lewis) Hulkenburg had a brain fart

Stewards missed Vettel's pass on Kobayashi in the safety car period. Ferrari are not protesting that not yet at least

Let him serve the drive through next season abeg! They missed it and that's that

A-40:
Stewards missed Vettel's pass on Kobayashi in the safety car period. Ferrari are not protesting that not yet at least

Let him serve the drive through next season abeg! They missed it and that's that

which period the 1st SC or the second?

I think kobayahi slid off and lost grip then SV passed

The best driver won at the end of the day. Seeing how he came from the back and got himself a decent 6th place despite all that happened in between

I'm sorta gutted but I enjoyed the race. Poor Alonso must be feeling He had it and lost it. O well, 2013 here he come

Driver of the day for me, Felipe Massa. He would have been fighting at the front and could have won, if not for strategic team considerations. Hulkenberg also did well, till he messed up his and Hamilton's day.

biolabee:

which period the 1st SC or the second?

I think kobayahi slid off and lost grip then SV passed

the first SC the one that slashed Hulkenberg's lead

You should see Alonso activists on Twitter they are crying more than the bereaved

^^^^ Strange i did not catch it

I think he was ahead of Kobayahi then
But kamui took the place after the safety car when webber was tussling with SEB

I dontthink they have a case

biolabee: ^^^^ Strange i did not catch it

I think he was ahead of Kobayahi then
But kamui took the place after the safety car when webber was tussling with SEB

I dontthink they have a case

Exactly! Alonso fanboys don't see it that way tho. Ferrari have been awfully quiet and Alonso himself has conceded defeat so I don't know what ninjas are on

That settles it. Didn't get to see the race but I'm proud. Will he go for No. 4? Hmmmm...........

Even the Ferrari Technical Director confirms there was no offense committed. Vettel does the 3peat! Undisputed King of F1.

Webber is a phool tho I have to add! Almost cost his teammate the race with his idiocy

^^^ and it was nice that the pit team just told him to talke it easy
I was expecting a crash but from kamiu as he is driving for a new contract

once again LH hot head cost him a DNF and Mcclaren 2nd place in the constructors

Actually Red Bull are to blame. They should have had a clear discussion with both Webber and Vettel about what needed to happen on lap 1 and not left it up to drivers. There was nothing stopping them from telling Webber to let Vettel past or telling Vettel to stay behind Webber and pass him later in the race. Instead they left left to each drivers discretion. As we saw later in the race Webber did let Vettel past when he needed and assisted where he could.

Red Bull should have dropped their overly moralistic "let them race approach" and carefully co-ordinated the opening lap with both drivers. They are extremely lucky Vettel wasn't collected when he spun and he could still finish.