Congratulations to Heikki. Whilst he wouldn't have won under normal circumstances, he was set for a podium finish today, which is an improvement over recent form. Hopefully this will boost his confidence in the same way as last year at Renault. Secondly, it was unfortunate for Massa who was clearly the driver of the day and the most deserving of the victory. Glock really impressed me today, too, especially after bouncing back from his huge accident and the second one for him of this season.
Lewis did very well not to over-drive after his tyre problems and I was quite impressed by that last stint, going for so many laps on the softest tyre Bridgestone supply on one of the hottest tracks. Piquet seems to have been motivated by Hockenheim, which is brilliant news, because I knew that he had the talent to perform at a higher level than he was doing. BMW Sauber, though, seem to be going backwards whilst Toyota are moving forwards. Their place in the WCC is, I feel, secure, but now they absolutely have to shift all focus to next year if they want to keep moving forwards in the grand scheme of things.
ITV really annoyed me by only showing Lewis' reaction on the TV today. We had a first-time winner, a first-time podium visitor and an entertaining race, considering it was Hungary, but all we got was that one clip. I really wanted to hear from Heikki, just like I wanted to hear from Nelson two weeks ago.
And, finally, congratulations to Damon Hill for doing a really good job on the commentating in place of Martin Brundle. Whilst I think Brundle is the better commentator, this is only Damon's second race and it maked a nice change hearing him talk during the race.
- By hass25