Fun F1

Well he did it. After winning his first Formula One Grand Prix race in Canada a week earlier, Lewis Hamilton managed to score his 2nd victory on the trot. This time, it wasn’t as easy however. Teammate Fernando Alonso clearly had more pace, but just couldn’t do anything with it. The points:

Passing – I don’t know why, but all drivers decided you can pass in Formula One during the US Grand Prix. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen so much passing and so many magnificent battles! People like Giancarlo Fisichella, Alexander Wurz and Jenson Button were really getting into it! Great to watch. And the best part is it was completely professional and fair. 

Lewis Hamilton – Perfect drive… just. He didn’t seem to handle the traffic as well as Alonso though, raising the question – what will happen when Lewis doesn’t start from pole? Thankfully for Lewis he’s doing a bl**dy good job in getting the job done in qualifying.

Fernando Alonso – Great drive. Yes, he came 2nd but clearly had the fastest car in the race. He just stuffed up qualifying. It’s clear that if McLaren continue to have such an advantage over the other teams then this years championship will be decided on Saturdays, not on Sundays.

Felipe Massa – Good damage control for Ferrari. I think his cap fit properly this time but didn’t check..!?

Kimi Raikkonen – More good damage control, despite another bad start.

Heikki Kovalainen – Driver of the day if you ask me. Great to see Heikki showing some of his potential, especially when you think back to the Australian GP where he couldn’t put a foot right.

Sebastian Vettel – Fantastic qualifying but an average race.

BMW – Quite disappointing this round. Expected them to be faster than Ferrari at least.

Honda – What an embarrassment. And I’m not just talking about their paint job.