Note: This text is not mine, it is a translation. The original (in Portuguese) can be foud at http://flaviogomes.grandepremio.uol.com.br/2015/06/nao-faz-sentido/

SÃO PAULO (Think again gentlemen) — José Everson de Abreu sent me something interesting. First, watch this video:

Do you remember him? The priceless Alex Yoong, one of the worst driver ever in F1. Malaysian, arranged some money for the Minardi team and got a place to race. The images are from the begining of the qualification for the 2001 Malaysian GP. As explained in the blog Pitlane his time was 1:40.158 what put the poor Malaysian in the 22nd (last) position for the race. The pole was Schumacher, with 1:35.266. The Minardi team, that short after that was bought by Red Bull, was using the powerful Asiatech engines.

Fast forward to Sepang 2015. Q1 was the only part of the qualification disputed on dry track. Hamilton, the quickest, got 1:39.269. Yoong, with his lap 13 years ago with a Minardi-Asiatech, without DRS, with grooved tyres and a yearly budget of 30 Milions (what Mercedes migh spend in just two GPs nowadays) would have got the fourth place in this year qualify. Yoong. Minardi. Asiatech. Grooved tyres. No DRS. 2002.

Hamilton with a 2015 Mercedes and his exceptional lap of 1:39.269 would have started the 2002 GP only in 21st, only in front of Webber and Yoong, the Minardi drivers. The world champion running with the champion team Mercedes, with slick tyres and DRS.

They expended zillions to develop the new power unit. They have a turbo and two auxiliar electric engines. Replace one of them takes more or less a month and if someone forget to plug something in, you only can find the problem with the help of an exorcist.

That makes no sense at all. Actually, that's ridiculous.