Thread: Why can't Webber Start

Originally Posted by crash

What is up with Webber and his starts? The last 3 races I have watched he qualifies well, has good pace in practice and when it comes to the start of the actual race he drops anywhere from two to three places. He usually gains one or two places during the race but makes it hard on himself by his bad starts. The boy can race, he just has trouble getting going, while Vettle races away.

yeah I know, I watch every f1 race and each time I hope Webber is going to start at least as well as everyone else, but he seems to very poor. He is excellent at the hard yards part of the race and now just needs to polish off this, his pit stops are also fine.

Whenever Webber finishes on Podium and then they are in the TV interview, sometimes he will make some Craker coments towards his team mate Vettel....! cracks me up, what a legend.....!

Vettle defianetly has the better car of the two. While listening to the commentators and driver radio talk there always seems to be a small issue with Webbers car - the KERS is not working or can only use for shorter periods of time than the other teams or the DRS is not operating properly. Last year he was getting away to good starts but this year he seems to bog it down and gets away slowly, I am surprised that no one has run up the back of him on a start. You must dread lining up behind him on the grid.

its a real shame, looks like last year may have been his best bet on a championship

Didn't get the whole explanation but Webber claimed recently that the starts are team affairs and require coordination in several areas. He said it wasn't at all like burning away fron the lights in a hotrod
Tim

every other team makes good starts,

surely the combo of clutch engine and box theyed be able to set up and make it work, times they go do the " ask the team" they say its a prob between the clutch and the engines touqe to much or not enof and your stuffed, realy wana see him winning moreeeeeee

HERE is an explanation about the problem.

Part of the problem is he starts on the wrong side of the track (the dirty side ) 2nd or 4th. At Singapore, he had to much wheel spin.
Another thing is the two cars are not the same. Because of the drivers being different sizes. The tubs of the cars are not the same. Vettel is also lighter, so they can place that weigh in the best place.