Day: August 2, 2010

Schumacher nearly put Barrichello into the wall with his “late” closing of the “door” during yesterdays Hungarian Grand Prix.

Once again showing the style of driving that has put many drivers “out of the race” during his career. In this case it was his former team-mate from his days at Ferrari. And once again Schumi accused Barrichello of whingeing.

Of course it’s never Schumis fault. Well in his mind anyway. Thankfully we have TV cameras and Stewards who can take a rational look at the evidence.

And what did they decide ?

They have handed down a 10-place grid penalty for the next grand prix in Belgium.

To my mind he should have been black flagged yesterday AND given the grid penalty for the next race.

Way To Go Webber !!!

In what could have been another processional race Mark Webber stormed to the finishing line to take the chequered flag to win the  Hungarian Grand Prix and to take the number one slot for the championship as the F1 circus heads into the mid-season break.

What a performance Mark gave.  A combination of the rolling out of the safety car followed by Vettel being given a drive thru penalty, after being caught asleep (his own words) when the safety car went in, put Webber in the front. But he still needed to pit for a tyre change. Mark then proceeded to lay down scorching lap after scorching lap until he had built the buffer he needed to allow him to pit and rejoin the circuit ahead of Alonso and his own team-mate, Vettel. After that there was no looking back.

Mark now leads the championship a position that he has every right to hold. However, although there is now a 3 week break Mark will not be able to rest on his laurels. There are only 20 points separating the top 5 drivers which is going to make the remaining seasons races very interesting.

But for the moment, well done Mark.