Hello. I'm back writing the Wednesday Daily after a long absence due to holidays and the Spa Grand Prix. In fact, it was exactly a week ago that I returned from that epic trip, and I miss everyone I shared the experience with. You were awesome, guys!
Anyway, I found some F1 links for you:
Everyone's favourite mad Japanese Driver, Kamui Kobayashi, has signed with Sauber for 2011, with no word on who his team mate will be. I suppose it's fair - he's done decently with an OK car. But what of Pedalo, though?
Lotus are closing in on a Renault deal, primarily because the Xtrac gearboxes and transmissions designed to work with the Cosworth Engine have simply not been reliable enough. I wouldn't mind seeing a Lotus-Renault again!
Everyone's favourite circuit designer, Hermann Tilke, has given an interview with AUTOSPORT (behind the Paywall). He reckons it's not his fault, honest! Although, considering the budgets of some of these new circuits I find it hard to believe his hands were THAT tied up...
...but more importantly, today is the day where Ferrari have to appear before the World Motorsport Council to see if further punishment will be dealt out for the team orders debacle at the German Grand Prix. I hope they do get severely punished, but sadly in the past the FIA have not been so keen to pounce on the boys in red for various reasons. Expect to see a fine or the points from that race taken away (the equivalent of the wet bus ticket) I reckon...
Lukeh should have an excellent guest post about his KangarooTV experience at the Belgian Grand Prix coming up soon, which he has kindly allowed me to contribute to. Look forward to it, it's a cracking read!
Finally, I would just like to mention that as we prepare for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, it was this week 40 years ago that Jochen Rindt was killed at the circuit and became the first (and so far, only) posthumous world champion. I don't know much about him but I have found him to be a fascinating character, who has been largely forgotten in all except the unusual manner in which he became world champion.
To give you an insight into a driver who was destined for greatness, check out Tony Dodgins' article on AUTOSPORT (paywall) or catch the series by MotorSport Magazine called "Jochen Rindt - by his rivals" which was written by Anthony Rowlinson, now the executive editor of The Red Bulletin Magazine.
That's all from me. Enjoy your Wednesday and don't forget to unpack those tools and warm up those engines ready for what will be an exciting F1 weekend at Monza - I am sure of it!
Hello again!! How have you been? You right there, staring at this daily from whatever technological device you own. Another Friday has arrived and I'm back from Spa to guide you into the day. Did you know that this time last week 10 other lovely Sidepodders and myself were getting drenched by the Belgian rain? Of course you did! But that was then and we must look what wonderful, wierd and downright wacky things are worth looking at on this Friday. That can mean only one thing - bulletpoints!
It's always worth kicking off with a bit of Formula 1 news just to make sure we get it out in the open and known. For example, did you know that Yamamoto looks set to keep his drive for the remainder of the season? I'm a little appalled that he's still in there driving his car because I do not rate the man at all in terms of his F1 ability. Shame it's a waste of a drive personally but there we go. We also have been provided the latest Ted News from Mr Kravitz as he looks at the aftermath after the Belgian GP and Ted's article is always a good read after the race as he starts to pick up the pieces and put them together like a knowledgable puzzle champion. Further speculation has been added into the Lotus engine for 2011 as more talk has been put out there to the rumours that Lotus are considering Renault engines which I feel would be a huge boost for them as, unlike Williams and their progress, Lotus still haven't got the best out of their Cosworth engine despite probably being the fastets of the new teams.
Ferrari are starting up a Ferrari Virtual Academy competition or what I assume is a competition next week where people get to drive this years Ferrari, virtually of course, around Mugello, Fiorano and the Nurburgring. I'm not entirely sure what the competition achieves or how to even try it out but I suppose it's something different from the team. Also, the launch comes with awkward clips of Fisico, Alonso and Massa so that's always worth a watch. Let's just hope Virtual Ferrari doesn't come with Virtual Team Orders. Finally, still on a virtual note we're just 3 weeks away from the hugely anticipated release of the Formula 1 2010 game and to celebrate this week, a 30 minute interview can be found here and here, which is totally worth watching for the amount of information that comes out of it. Can't wait for that game!!!!
I couldn't go a whole Daily after our eventful trip without mentioning Spa and what a fantastic week it was. For a first grand prix it was quite something and I've already written up a bit on my time away with some wonderful people. It really was a lovely few days and as a little present we even recorded you guys a podcast on our final night to give something back for everyone as we truly wished everyone could be with us. It's not just Spa people are blogging about though, as here at Sidepodcast Alex Snell has updated us on part 6 of his epic world tour adventure following F1 as he makes his way to Germany and Hungary. Really loving Alex's updates here on Sidepodcast and I'm sure you'll be hearing more from not only him but the SidepodSpa crew in terms of blog posts over the next few days and weeks.
And now to close off the bullet points, here are some bits of bobs from around the interwebs you may be interested in. Google have released version 6 of Google Chrome which is available to download whilst iTunes 10 is now readily available for all to download despite the fact it makes everything super monotone. On the topic of Google Chrome, if you have the browser you definitely have to try this out - an interactive music video brought to you by the fantastic Arcade Fire and a single from their recently new (and wonderful) album The Suburbs that all utilises HTML 5 and is hugely impressive. Finally, if you'[re a fan of Joe Saward's writing you may be interested to know he has a new book now out which is explained in more detail by the man himself here. I'm still desperately needing to buy Grand Prix Saboteurs but we all know how hugely interesting Joe is in anything he writes or records!
Every week I write a Daily, I write it up whilst listening to an album but I've never mentioned it so from this week onwards I thought I'd let you know. Today's Daily was written to Disk 1 of Echoes by Pink Floyd. Lots and lots of classic music on there, can't go wrong with a bit of Pink Floyd.
And I think that's that. I know a lot of people will be returning to school and college from next week so enjoy this final free Friday and weekend to the most and have a good time! I also wanted to once again give a big, big thank you and collaborative hug to all of you Sidepodcast commentors because being in Spa with such wonderful people from the comments shows just how fantastic the community is here on Sidepodcast and the tagline is so correct in saying 'All for F1, F1 for all'. So have a big hug on me and join me in the comments for another day of commenting awesomeness.
Another week, another Friday and another way daily from myself to kick off a nice day of the week. Seeing as Formula 1 is on an extended break till Spa in a few weeks, there must be plenty to talk about I'm sure. Did you know yesterday was Lou's 3 year Sidepodiversary with visiting this wonderful site? On the same day she got a new phone as well, a good Thursday for Lou then! But today is Friday and we can look forward to the weekend with the bullet points of awesomeness that follow:
Not too much going on in the world of Formula 1 right now what with everyone seeking the sun and sand around the world. Even our lovely friend Joe Saward can be found taking a well deserved break too! It is Tonio Liuzzu's birthday today though so happy birthday Vimto Liuzzi!! There was a great story that popped up yesterday involving Mark Webber and his assistance of fellow Aussie racer Will Power and friends in his career that I enjoyed finding out about. What a great bloke Webber is! We did get another update yesterday though from Alex Snell's fantastically insightful F1 diary as he follows the championship around the globe. Love the picture of Alex and Tiny Timo!
We can't go a daily without mentioning the Character Cup, of course! With the investigation of the controversial result for the first Semi final showing Rubens Barrichello was the actual winner, Bruno Sena took a big victory over Lewis Hamilton yesterday with the final Semi Final taking place today between the popular Karun Chandhok and the always sweet Heikki Kovaleinen. Do your part readers and make your vote known - Bruno won by just four votes so every vote counts - then let us know in the comments as people are always around to chat and talk.
Now for Bloggers Central, where I'll get some of the bloggers out there a bit of exposure and get that plugging in there! Viva F1 posted a look at the various retirements and results for the new teams in Formula 1 - straight away it caught my eye with that unique graph that explains the data very, very well. Christine blogged another Film Watch entry with her opinions posted on Valentines Day - that's the film, not the frustratingly overexposed day of the year. Finally, RG has gone on holiday to Italy the lucky ....awesome dude that he is, so why not take a glance at his mid-season review of the New Teams Championship he is undertaking? Fascinating to see how the new teams are progressing in his alternative championship. Also, Sakon Yamamoto.
I've had a very musical week this week and I thought I'd quickly share my adventures with you. On Monday I purchased the fabulous new Arcade Fire album 'The Suburbs' which is just a lovely album, with Sprawl II being such a highlight, a gorgeous 80's-esque uplifting gem of a song that makes the album. Later in the week I then moved onto the Belgium rock band Ghinzu and their 2009 album Mirror Mirror which really blew me away. I'm a big fan of these guys what with their Muse similarity but the combination of the tracks Mirror Mirror and The Dream Maker are two highlights for myself. Finally, why not add me as a friend on my brand spanking new last.fm? Go onnn, you can then sign up to the Sidepodcast last.fm group and find the musical habits and loves from the many commentors that flock here!
Well, that's that for another week. I would advise everyone to keep your eyes and ears open around the site we may get another Aside with Joe coming up very soon, woohoo!! If you're following the Formula 1 2010 news in relation to the Xbox 360/PS3/PC game, you may be interested to know the achievements/trophies have been announced for the game. Fancy getting 41 poles and 41 wins from them and rewarded for doing so? Well there's an achievement for that! Also if you have any good HTC Desire app recommendations I'm sure Lou will be happy to listen with her new gadget so please post any in the comments! Just come and join us all anyways for another good day that we can enjoy as one in the comments. In fact, I'm heading there right now!
Here we are, then, with the last matchup of our first round. We have whittled 24 drivers down to half that, and set up six fascinating pairings for the second round. We'll likely take a day off before the second round gets underway, but before that, it's time to vote on today's drivers. We've got Lotus man Heikki Kovalainen against Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel.
Credit: Lotus Racing / Red Bull Racing
Heikki Kovalainen
We know that Heikki will be getting at least one vote from a dedicated fan in Melbourne, but will he get your vote as well? The likeable Finn has made a tough transition from Renault to McLaren to the back of the grid, but he seems more relaxed now, even if the results aren't forthcoming. He does make strange advertisements for MTV involving horses, but he's active on Twitter and very engaging.
Sebastian Vettel
We've noticed a change in Seb recently, now that the pressure is on and a championship could be within his grasp. He's no longer the happy-go-lucky driver that entered the sport and became the youngest driver to win a race. Things are more serious and he is a lot more focused. That's not necessarily bad, though. He does the job out on track and he still entertains the fans.
Surprise!! Don’t you just love surprises! I’m not totally sure how it happened (I’m looking at you Steven) but Gavin is a bit busy so it’s fallen to me to guide you through this lovely Wednesday. With this being the middle of the week, and tomorrow being Thursday you’d be forgiven for being sad at the thought the weekend was still another 2 days away. However, don’t worry despite Mr C’s love for new daily writers (sorry I’m not new), I’m sure I can find a few links to help you all get through the day smoothly;
Let’s start off with a bit of Formula 1 related news that you may or may not have picked up on yesterday. One of Mr C’s BFF’s is making a comeback! No okay, not to F1, but Grosjean is soon to return to GP2 where he will be replacing Jerome d'Ambrosio at DAMS for the German Grand Prix weekend. So look out for photos of him, something for Mr C to look forward to then. Making an actual F1 return, Fairuz Fauzy will be jumping into the Lotus cockpit for practice on Friday. Not sure which of the two race drivers he will be replacing for that session but it will be worth keeping an eye on.
Mr C has been working hard again to bring us some multimedia gifts, so if you find yourself with a spare moment or two you may like to check out Mark Webber’s lap of Hockenheim, I hear it looks lovely in HD too. Mr C has not only provided us with a lovely video we also have a brand new Aside with Joe to listen to! I can’t think of a better way to prepare for the F1 weekend!
Also in Sidepodcast news the latest round of the character cup has started and this time it’s Lukeh’s BFF (Bruno) vs the Silver driver (Jaime) in a battle of, well erm character. Yesterday we saw Lewis defeat Tonio, who will be next? Vote here and have your say.
Right, that’s just about it for today, Steven is very kindly writing Sunday’s daily for me so I will leave you all in his capable hands for race day. I hope you all have a lovely day!
The sun continued to shine in Sileverstone, allowing plenty of running for all the drivers, except one. Trulli only managed to complete three laps due to some serious Lotus reliability problems. He had gearbox trouble, and Kovalainen also stopped out on track later in the session.
Settling in for a rest after the madness of the Canadian Grand Prix, teams and drivers had time to relax, cook, watch the football and host tours of their factories. It was a good week for F1 and Twitter.
Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari, with added barcode
Week Ending: 20th June 2010
1. Timo winds up his Ready Steady Glock competition.
2. Virgin Racing help a rival team use the tuck shop.
At the airport. Ferrari team trying to scrape together enough cents to buy sweets. Offered them 50c but they just had enough ;-)
VirginRacing
3. Button relives an epic weekend.
Had a great weekend in Montreal, what a wicked city and a great result for the whole team! I especially enjoyed my move on Alonso! :-)
The_Real_JB
4. Lotus Racing open up their factory doors, just like Willy Wonka.
Have our first VIP guests doing a factory tour today - 35 kids from East Harling Primary School and Nursery. Very proud to show them around!
MyLotusRacing
5. Once inside, the visitors get to question Mr Gascoyne.
Just done a Q&A session with Kids from the local primary school. Much more intelligent questions than from F1 journalists, and more fun
MikeGascoyne
6. I think the HRT press officer might be disappointed.
Right! Time to stop getting everything ready for the #F1 Valencia race and enjoy Spain's football... Spain vs Switzerland!
tabathavalls
7. Keeping an eye on the barcodes at all kinds of events.
After all the fuss about Ferrari removing the barcode from their F1 livery, note Ducati still have theirs prominent on team shirts. Puzzled.
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8. The HRT press officer really was disappointed!
The spaniards really don't like losing at football !! They are really not happy at HRT F1 today !!
karunchandhok
9. Pondering Ferrari's complaints about those backmarkers.
In any case the car that tripped up a clumsy Alonso most spectacularly was a Ferrari-powered Toro Rosso, not a backmarker he was lapping...
adamcooperf1
10. Combing Google and F1.
Google’s HTML PacMan is good fun. The ghosts are faster on the straights but you can leave them behind in the corners. Seems oddly familiar…
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Don't forget you can use Sidepodcast's Twitter page to keep up with everybody who's anybody in F1, and let us know if you spot any great tweets during the week.
Saturday has arrived and another daily for us to discuss is here!! I know, I know, I said I'd be back on my normal Friday's but my daily clock clearly is out of sync. Perhaps I need an iDaily to help sync with. Alas, today is Saturday because yesterday was Friday (Hulk Hogan confirms this) and the weekend is here! I do believe Saturday is the most Saturday day of the week, therefore, let us enjoy this Saturday with the various bullet points set out to direct you to the best things around today!
Disappointment. Noun; a feeling of dissatisfaction when results don't realize your expectations; to be downhearted at the outcome of an event; the England football team. Let's get this out of the way - England were utterly rubbish last night against Algeria in the World Cup. I mean, did they even bother? Wayne Rooney had a big sulk and everything. Shocking times. Being Welsh, I am used to this frustration with your national football team so my advice to all the English is simple - pessimism is the way forward, embrace your failures and be shocked when you do well! Life is much easier that way with football, see. Remember to join us in today's World Cup thread for the 3 games on today - Ghana vs Australia, Holland vs Japan and Cameroon vs Denmark - and comment on games that surely can't be any worse than England were!
Motorsport. This is a motorsport website for motorsport people, and it's absolutely appropriate that I head back to motosport, clearly! There's no race this weekend meaning no qualifying but there's plenty for you people to do still! Superleague Formula returns this weekend in Jarama, and I know one very keen fan of a very good French driver will be watching for sure. And maybe she'll be secretly hoping Bourdais fails like the French football team, ahem. In Formula 1 news, there was a lovely story from AUTOSPORT that told of Trulli's reluctancy to get an updated chassis to show Heikki there is equality in the team, but Heikki insisted he did! Very sweet and a great partnership there. Also, remember to go and read Janna's guest post regarding a fantastic little viral video for Vodafone featuring Jenson and Lewis -it's really fun! I'm just pleased Rubens wasn't there actually because he'd have it done in less than a minute. Yep.
Chips. Or more accurately, AMY HAS WRITTEN A BLOG ENTRY. There, that got your attention didn't it? But it's true! And Amy rarely writes a blog entry so this is awesome. Amy is preparing for her megablastic super Euro Trip over the summer see, and here she talks about chips. I mean, she talks about crisps. Well she talks about chips but they are crisps. Goodness, Spa is going to be confusing. Even more confusing is that I love crisps, but I don't like chips very much yet in Amy's crazy reality known as 'Australia', it's a whole new dimension. Madness. But yes, go give it a read. Preferably before Spa. Talking of Spa, a load of commenters have been receiving their tickets, YAY!!! Not long to go now! And by that I mean 2 and a bit months. But still!! 2 and a bit!!!!
Beards. We all love a good beard, right? Brian Blessed knows what I'm talking about. But this is going somewhere sane, I promise you, because Ross Brawn is growing his beard for charity which is awesome. The website even has a great name - Brawn's Beards. The fact it is plural makes it more wonderfully intruiging, as I am sure Ross only has the one beard. Although technically they are Mercedes Beards now but that's not the point. The Big Brawn Bear will be supporting the Royal National Lifeboat Institution with donations for a new lifeboat so that's a great little thing for he and the RNLI. Go Ross! Go beards! Or should that be grow beards?
Well that's all from me this week, I feel like I may have missed a lot so I am sorry if I've missed anything huge out. I'll be honest, I'm surprised you got this far after that completely surreal Hulk Hogan video at the top of the post. Bless you. The comments are just a few scrolls away below and thanks to Mr C aka The Brain you can comment and see what your comment looks like as you are typing when commenting in Ye Not So Olde Comments, as Lou called it the other day, so give it a go! Just as long as you promise to comment then all is good, yep yep. Also, Doctor Who tonight!!! I am quite excited as it's the beginning of the finale episodes, EEK! Oh the eeking, oh the excitement. See you in the comments, friends!
It is Thursday once more and after missing last week’s daily post due to illness I have returned to hopefully bring you an interesting post once more. Whilst we have no Formula One action this weekend the aftermath of the race in Turkey has left us with a number of news stories, the majority focusing on the Red Bull team.
The Doctor Who mention in this daily is actually a warning in that because there will be an episode airing on the 12th June, qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix will be moved over to BBC 2. Now all I need to do is pick which I'm going to watch...
That is it for this daily post, which I hope you have enjoyed. I hope you all have a good day and I shall see you in the comments.
Following on from the first part of Alex's unofficial tour, we're looking at the next couple of races - Malaysia and China. Don't forget you can follow Alex's Twitter account to stay right up to date, and see more posts and pictures on his travel blog.
Race 3 - Malaysia
I've managed to crawl for cover under the shade of the nearest tree, so figured I'd take this opportunity to jot a few words down. I know it's stating the obvious - but crikey it's hot here! I was only standing still for about 2 mins out in the open before the sweat was streaming down me like Niagara falls!
I've been lucky enough to have spotted a few drivers since I've been on this trek, and up until today I'd not pestered them for autographs, or tried to approach them when they're not 'at work' shall we say.
But every time I just let them walk on by without doing anything I couldn't help thinking I'd missed an opportunity, and ended up slightly regretting it. So today when I saw Jenson I thought sod it! Unfortunately though this ended up with me shouting his name across the packed mall, which not only was embarrassing for me (and him I'd guess, although he did smile & give me a cheers - top bloke!) but ironically it ended up with me regretting having pestered him! So I guess you're damned if you do, and damned if you don't!
Credit: Alex J Snell
Alex meets Jarno Trulli at a Lotus PR Event.
As per my usual routine I popped into the internet room to quickly check Twitter. I'm so glad I did!
Turns out Heikki Kovalainen had just posted to say he was on his way to the Hard Rock Cafe for a Lotus PR event. So a quick check of the map, one stop along the monorail, and I was there! As were Jarno, Heikki, the Lotus Team, and even Eddie Jordan - result! They were showing off their simulator and you could win free tickets if you posted the quickest time, I didn't have a go though.
Credit: Alex J Snell
Red Bull catch a lift back to the pitlane.
It's now the lull in between 1st and 2nd practice (the McLarens were quickest if you're interested). I thought I'd grab the chance to put down my thoughts on the circuit - seriously impressive!
It's been purpose built to provide great viewing and it delivers! The main and back straights are back to back, and situated in the centre of a giant landscaped bowl. Meaning that practically wherever you sit you're guaranteed to be able to see the cars in full view for near-on a third of the lap - coming from Albert Park this is a whole different experience. You can see so much of the track at once it's almost difficult to focus on one car alone!
The great thing about today is that you're free to sit in any grandstand, so if you ever go on a Friday, make sure you have a look from the top the tower at the hairpin. Not only do feel as if your almost on top of the cars, but the noise reverberates around the stand to create an amazing assault on the senses!
Credit: Alex J Snell
A scattering of fans watch the Malaysian Grand Prix from the banking.
What happened to the rain? We waited, waited, and waited, but it never came! As for the race, hee, hee - get in Vettel! Even his harshest critics can't say that he didn't deserve that after reliability robbed him of the last two races. I've got to be honest though, for the last ten laps I had everything crossed hoping that a) his car didn't break, and b) that it didn't start raining! Seeing him cruise by on the slow down lap along with all the other drivers was superb. Being up in the stands meant that you felt as if you were almost on top of the cars, and the drivers really made an effort to slow down and show the fans their appreciation. Which was good to see after the non-existent parade lap.
Race 4 - China
Today the track action got underway, so my first challenge of the day was to make my way to the circuit. Luckily enough this was considerably simpler than I'd feared, turns out there is a direct metro line which takes you right to the front gate (line 11 if you ever go), and it runs through the station by my hotel - complete fluke result!
The circuit itself is impressive, but without being inspiring. The F1 village is a tad on the small side, a few stalls, a Mercedes display, and a small stage for the cheerleaders and 'in-house' band to strut their stuff. Other than that it's a pretty barren place, and only a couple of Porsche Supercup races to make up the numbers.
But on the positive side the view from my seat (the hairpin at the end of the back straight) is superb. I can see the entire length of the back straight as the cars thunder down towards the hairpin, and then as they lock a brake upon entry, or get a little tail-happy on exit - great stuff!
Credit: Alex J Snell
Sebastien Buemi's Toro Rosso returns to the pit lane with a few less pieces than it left with.
I was hoping sitting here would deliver a little action, and today didn't disappoint. You've all undoubtedly seen the pictures by now of Buemi's front suspension 'collapsing' - well that was directly in front of me! It's not until you see an accident with your own eyes that you can appreciate the immense forces and energies involved. Once the wheels had broken free they quite simply accelerated as if possessed. One slammed into the perimeter fence as Buemi snow-ploughed his way to a safe halt in the kitty litter. But the other one, that one didn't hit the fence. It bounded over the fence with alarming ease and momentum - cue fleeing crowds and panicked spectators! Thankfully none were struck by this seemingly unstoppable missile, as it flew off the grassy banks and out of view - much to the relief of those in it's path!
After picking up my jaw from the floor I made a quick dash around to the GA area and across to the wreckage of Buemi's Torro Rosso. I managed to get some good shots of the leftovers, and was reminded once again how impressive the 'survival cell' on modern day F1 cars actually is.
Once they'd taken the wreck away I decided to see where the errant wheel had got to. Climbing the grassy hill to it's peak for a better vantage I could see that around 200 metres in front of me were a couple of police cars parked up by the side of the highway. As I moved closer I could make out the shape of the tyre, flanked by a few rather confused looking members of the public, and Shanghai's finest. With my paparazzi hat on I again got a little jog on (knackering work this lark I tell you!) out of the circuit and along the highway. I made it just in time to take a few snaps before the police took the tyre away. I thought it odd that it was the police and not the track marshals, and also amusing as they unsuccessfully attempted to fit it into the boot of their car, ha!
Credit: Alex J Snell
A rear view of the massive Shanghai grandstands.
I've got my feet up back at the hotel now and I'm reflecting on a day of real contrasts. It dawned on me this morning as I was making my way to the track just how little evidence of the race there was around Shanghai, you could easily never even realise it was on. The more I thought about it in fact, the more I began to realise that the people of Shanghai seem to almost resent the hassle of the F1 circus, rather than embracing the event, such as they do in Melbourne for example.
As I've said I'd plumped for the hairpin grandstand to be sure of some action, and this afternoon it delivered more than I could have ever hoped for! We had Schumi and Hammy duelling it out, Alonso showing Massa no mercy into the pit entry, Button out-braking himself with only a couple of laps to go, and countless other battles throughout the entire field. On almost every lap at least one driver had some kind of moment, ran wide, lunged hopefully down the inside, or simply completely misjudged the corner altogether.
For all the faults that this venue may well have, today, at that corner, all was forgiven.
Stay tuned for the next chapter in Alex's adventure, and check out more great pictures on his Flickr account.
