Wait, what's wrong with this season?
tires...
put it this way... with the lack of fueling and pitstops we have to wait for the tires to go out before anything happens... alonso @ monaco did like 70 laps on the hards, koby @ valencia did 54 laps on the hards... they last way to long...
since valencia was the last race...
how was the fight for first? oh that's right, none
fight for second? yeap, none
third? again, nothing, why would jenson challenge koby if he knew he'd have to go in to change tires
battle for fourth? fifth? sixth? nothing...
where did we see the battle and over taking? 7th, between alonso, koby and buemi... why was it a battle? because koby had a fresh set of soft tires for the last four laps while buemi and alonso where putting along on hard tires for at least 30+ laps... alonso couldn't pass buemi, but koby comes out of no where and passes both...
once these guys get their gap in the beginning, nothing happens for the rest of the race because either tire can pretty much go race distance...so they pull a gap and disappear off into the distance
then comes canada which was the best race of this season (anyone care to argue on that one?) and what was the main reason for that? tires that went out quickly... softs were faster but for a limited time, hards lasted longer but provided less grip. there was passing all over the place, crazy pit stops, insane strategies..
sure, tires might be an artificial fix, but at least it provides a race that's entertaining to watch... as much as i like to see the top 4 or 5 guys parade around
waiting for something to happen (assuming something happens), i prefer to see them slicing and dicing...