Before I start talking about the race, I have to say a big thank you to Jennifer for the feedback. I hope I am able to get this entry near perfect. I would also like to thank Sarah and Vic for following my blog. I really didn't think it would get any followers so big thanks to you two.
Moving on to the main event. The heavens opened and the rain poured all through Friday practice and Saturday showed no signs of improvement. Mark Webber took a gamble during qualifying and beat the rain to take pole position by 1.3 seconds (believe me when I say that's a lot). He was the lucky one. The rain pushed Massa and Alonso in the Ferraris and Button and Hamilton in the McLarens to the back of the grid behind the two Lotus and Virgin cars.
The race was completely different. There was not a drop of rain all race. In the first corner Sebastian Vettel jumped the cars of Rosberg and Webber to take the lead and he never gave it up. That was the boring part of the race. The Red Bull RB6 might be fragile, but it is faster than 60,000 Manchester United fans leaving Old Trafford after an embarrassing FA Cup third round defeat.
The action was going on behind the top three. Hamilton, Button, Massa and Alonso all charged down the field with different rates of success. Hamilton flew past everything put in front of him. He did however have a little trouble against Renault's Vitaly Petrov. Button had a relatively easy time but the Ferraris weren't so lucky. They were held up by none other than Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari. The very same Alguersuari who gave Michael Schumacher hell one week ago. The Ferraris just couldn't get passed him until he pitted.
I mentioned Alguersuari and Schumacher for a reason. Michael Schumacher remembered what it feels like to not finish a race as he had a problem with his wheel. Jaime Alguersuari along with Nico Hulkenberg scored their first F1 points finishing 9th and 10th respectively.
Back to the luck of the prancing horse. After getting around Alguersuari Ferrari's next target was the McLaren of Jenson Button. Massa got passed, but Mr. Alonso failed to deliver. On the last lap, Alonso made an attempt and ended up producing a fantastic spray of smoke from his engine. He was out. Massa finished the race and found himself leading the championship.
Onto the new teams, Lotus didn't have much luck at their home grand prix which is different to the other two teams. Virgin Racing's Lucas di Grassi achieved the first finish of their debut season. Hispania Racing got both Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna to the finish line. Who knows? Perhaps we'll see them scoring points. Next stop: Shanghai, China!!!
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