- 04 Apr 10, 11:41#194191
It was impressive, the car sounded utterly horrendous braking into every corner.
I'm hoping it's gonna be Alonso vs Hamilton for the title, those two are basically in a different league to everyone else in terms of driving ability even if some situations have played against them so far.
I bet Vettel will be in there too by virtue of having the best car though.
Ah don't get me wrong, i still though the race was great but rain and the craziness it brings is always welcome.
This from autosport.com:"From the start things went wrong," Alonso told Spanish television. "On the formation lap my gearbox broke and I had no clutch during the race, so I had to brake in a weird way.
"I had to first gear down and then push the throttle hard so it would engage the gear for that corner.
"So it was probably the hardest race of my whole life in terms of driving, because I had to improvise for every corner. But even so we were going to get a few points, which in the end was not possible because of the engine.
Quite amazing he could keep up with FM and even challenge JB in this way. Sounds like he was almost double-shifting like in a truck
Expect some fire from this man later in the season - although right now I think the RB's are in a different league.
It was impressive, the car sounded utterly horrendous braking into every corner.
I'm hoping it's gonna be Alonso vs Hamilton for the title, those two are basically in a different league to everyone else in terms of driving ability even if some situations have played against them so far.

Good entertainment today.The only disappointment was a lack of rain which seemed to be a given all week...
I wasn't disappointed by the lack of the rain. There was some good racing from Alguersuari and Petrov, and obviously watching the faster cars make their way in to the points was entertaining. Really liked seeing Sutil hold Hamilton off to score his first points of the season, also Massa taking the championship lead was sweeeet. One thing that did disappoint me was the pace of the Williams cars in the dry. It was good that Nico got himself a point, but really bad considering where both cars started.
Kubica's drive was quiet, but solid. He scored decent points again and is really bringing something to Renault. He and Petrov seem like a good pairing for this year. Also, the double-finish from Hispania is good to see. If they can manage to get their car reliable, then they can start working towards moving forwards.
Ah don't get me wrong, i still though the race was great but rain and the craziness it brings is always welcome.

Rising number one of Formula 1, Juan - Juan, one wonders should Juan only win one Formula 1 one year, would Juan have won that one in round one, Juan??