Reverting to Instinct
Richard Barnes explores the mistakes made by title protagonists Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa at Fuji, and shows what they could learn from Fernando Alonso's approach after the Spaniard has capitalised to win the last two races
Since the start of this season, one universal truth of modern Formula One has been driven home: in such a closely matched contest, the 2008 championship title will go to the team with the best reliability and the driver who makes the fewest mistakes over the course of the year.
The need for consistency is a mantra that has been chanted repeatedly by all of the major title contenders, with increasing urgency as the mistakes and mechanical failures have compounded.
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