European Grand Prix 2007- Nurburgring

The race was a very exciting one, as most rain races are. This one was made even more so by the fact that the rain came not as a downpour but in the form of 2 showers in the first few and last few laps. The present breed of drivers look completely out of sorts on a wet track. With all of their traction control and other high tech systems they cannot manage to control the car in the wet, unlike the drivers of yesteryear. Massa put in superb lap times in the middle stint of the racee to pull out a 7 second lead on Alonso. But in the final stint, after the last fuel stop, the Ferrari seemed to loose its edge. Also with no Kimi to pressure Alonso, the double world champion made short work of the 7 second lead. And to make it all the more tougher for Massa it started raining. The tyre stop reduced the lead further. But when he came out I felt he was not able to handle his car at all, Alonso had a wing adjustment made which gave superior grip and handling. But the Regenmeister Schumacher would never have needed intermediates for the shower, which left a thin layer of wetness on the track which had begun to dry soon. He probably would have slid his car around and drifted all the way to the finish. Massa however allowed Alonso to overtake him and pull out a 7 second lead in 3 laps.
The only thing Ferrari can take from this is that Hamilton's lucky streak is ending


Alonso overtakes Massa

British Grand Prix 2007-Silverstone

Awesome race, finally Kimi is finding his feet. Superb driving, especially the part where he did scorchers to increase his lead on Alonso who was fresh out of the pits, with a heavy fuel load and hard tyres. He was taking second on each lap. Massa was unfortunate with the engine, but the come back was superb. He went like a hot knife through butter while overtaking the cars on his way from 22nd to 9th. If he had started from 4th, it would have been a different result.
By the way did anyone notice, Kimi had a part of the shield( which they put on the wheels, to reduce air resistance), broken, so much for the importance for aerodynamic parts.
Hamilton made his first mistake, finally!! That too in the pits. It's an interesting championship this one.

Formula 1 French Grand Prix - Magny Cours

Finally a good race weekend for Ferrari. Seems like the testing done at Silverstone paid off. They were clearly the quickest cars. On the qualifying day as well as on race day. Massa is still giving Raikonnen a run for his money, but finally the Finn has managed to claw a victory, although it was owing largely to backmarkers holding back Massa on Kimi's in lap. But he requires all the luck he can get.
McLaren meanwhile had the first mechanical hitch this season, with one of the cars having a gear box problem. And unfortunately for Alonso, it was him. Starting from 10th place on a 2 pitstop strategy did not pay off as cars in front of him also switched to 2 stops, negating his advantage. He could not blame the team this time around though. His attempts at overtaking Heidfeld were hilarious, and he did not succeed till the end, even had Giancarlo Fisichella finish ahead of him.
Hamilton continued his point gathering and came 3rd. This fellow is turning out to be a huge threat to the senior drivers. He is currently 17 points ahead of Massa. The law of averages should catch up with him soon.
The best overtaking in the race was by Fernando Alonso, when he overtook Nico Rosberg to go up to 7th place.

Race moments, check them out.

1. Albers leaves the pits, with the refueling hose.


2. A coupla laps with Kimi.


3. Even Hamilton is not perfect.