First delayed for ten minutes and then stopped with the red flag for another 45 minutes, the race might never take place at all. The combination of torrential rain and approaching darkness made it a big question whether it would be run after all. I nearly gave up and went out.
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…but not exactly joyful. Lewis is swiftly losing his chances at winning the title this year; Michael just drives for pleasure. And what happened to Vitaly is absolutely unbelievable – especially the penalty he received after the race for causing an “avoidable” accident. Dear sirs, if this was an avoidable accident, please define an unavoidable one.
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A week after the exceedingly dull German GP this one was more eventful. Until the safety car was deployed I felt a bit like falling asleep, to be honest, but when some parts lying on the track prompted the safety car, I quickly woke up. The mess in the pits with loose wheels flying around and cars colliding because of the errors of the mechanics… that was definitely something to see.
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And Vitaly Petrov scored his first points – wahey! Lewis Hamilton won Silver, and only Michael Schumacher – of all my favourites – keeps breaking my heart. But I won’t give up hope.
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It happened five days ago, on Sunday, 14 March. The season has officially started: the first season since 1993 without refuelling. So the cars are very heavy, and the drivers have to get used to the new conditions; but they are the best of the best, and can face this challenge like they have already faced many others – and emerged triumphantly.
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