Make Up Your Minds!

I’m getting tired of having to wait hours after a race to find out what the result is. What is the point in having a podium ceremony after a race if things are subject to change later on that day.
While Hamilton stood atop of the podium to celebrate a gifted victory, the stewards were looking into the incident between himself and then-leader Raikkonen. He was later handed a 25-second penalty, demoting him to third. The claws will be out by McLaren fans, and in my opinion, this time they are right.

Yes, he cut the chicane, but at that stage there was no quarter been giving by either driver. I can see why the stewards probably flagged it. While he dropped back between Raikkonen, he stayed up his gearbox and one could say that he technically had an advantage of momentum from it. But not enough to warrant it I feel. It wasn’t as if he was a second or so back from Raikkonen when he made the move. So I believe the stewards got it wrong.

It was a chaotic race, one I think Ferrari gifted to Lewis on a silver platter in the end. They had the pace, but having a car that struggles in the wet-dry conditions gave the McLaren ace the opportunity to pounce – and with a driver like Lewis, you only need one chance.

Raikkonen crashing out settles a problem for Ferrari. Up until five to go, the Ferrari brass would be wondering how they were going to pick a driver. Kimi smashing the wall solves that nicely. Heidfeld and Alonso, taking late gambles to switch to the inters dived past cars left and right on the last lap. For Heidfeld, the drive was vital with his place under pressure.

The late rain took a shine off a fantastic afternoon for Toro Rosso. Bourdais, another man driving for his career, was a solid top-five man all day. In the last lap mayhem he slipped to seventh, but has aided his chances of staying next year. Vettel, running long on the first stint played himself into contention made it a double points day for the junior squad. Kubica, who had an extremely quiet day, came home sixth. The Pole didn’t look anywhere near what he was capable of on the day.

It was a day of penalties, with Glock picking up his own 25 second penalty for passing under yellow. That moves Webber into the points. Kovalainen, who had a torrid start, compounded his day by smashing into Webber and earning a drive-through, retired on the last lap.

PC’s Driver of the Day: Sébastien Bourdais. With his drive on the line, the Frenchman looked like he actually belonged in Formula One today. His drive was assured and mature, he was unlucky to drop to seventh in the end. A much needed boost to his career hopes.