That sucked. Woke up at 0400 in anticipation of the race, and then the first turn. What a buzz kill. At least I was back asleep by 0530 ish for a while.
Monza will be better.
Monza will be better.
Here is an excellent play-by-play write-up:
http://www.f1technical.net/news/17711
My favorite line:
Another two laps later Raikkonen makes another attempt and takes the inside line of Schumacher as they head into Eau Rouge. The Finn took the kerbs on the inside of the turn and made an impressively courageous move and stuck. The next lap clearly showed the performance difference as Raikkonen easily pulled away a few seconds.
Kimi is the most exciting driver in this race.
That was an incredible/unbelievable/big ball/calculated pass. Iceman indeed.
Podium finish....congrats Kimi.
Schumacher was asked how he felt about Kimi coming back to F1 to race with him, and Schumacher said he absolutely loves it, because Kimi takes a completely different view to racing than anybody else, and he loves someone with those qualities to drive inF1.That was an incredible/unbelievable/big ball/calculated pass. Iceman indeed.
Podium finish....congrats Kimi.
Too bad Alonso wasn't able to race to the end, so Button's victory is not 100% on merit.
Ps Massa drove a solid race. Not great but solid. Scored points for the team.
Racing incidence. He thought he had cleared the McLaren.
I must say his penalty is harsher than I thought it would be! Wouldn't have anything to do with a red car being incapacitated would it? :tongue:
Yes I reckon racing accident as well, I can't see any driver intentionally taking anyone out when chances are almost guaranteed to take yourself out as well.
Penalty too harsh IMO considering Hamilton could see everything and could have yeilded to avoid contact if he wanted.
Still, the stewards had all the info and first hand accounts before they made their decision... Don't mess with the red cars! :tongue:
^^ Speed Channel
Is Red team using a special engine?
Remember the old days when Honda always had a Suzuka special? Maybe someone got a bunch of gorgeous ladies to hand polish the cylinder walls for eight months?