All the drivers did a fantastic job in extremely difficult conditions!

Not sure what is wrong with Kimi Raikkonen punching in fastest laps towards the end of the race.

The nicest thing I have seen in a long time thou was Sebastien and his dad getting choked up after the race and I love

BUT …

The most of the drivers (see The FIA Attempt To Clear The Air & ITV F1 coverage) went against LH, despite further clarification having to be given in the drivers briefing! The rules were ambiguous before, now drivers have some clarity now, but as others have pointed out what happens when a lead care takes an advantage by cutting chicanes.

I agree that LH pushed his luck at least twice during the race, but can you blame him, given the drivers response! LH deserves a chance at winning the championship unhindered as do other drivers …

The decision by stewards was shocking and created extremely negative press about the FIA. Perhaps they should reverse the decision in light of some of the other decisions the have made during this season and others!

McLaren wasn’t the only team that was expecting some rain.

The teams now chip in for a service together, and the same weather information is distributed to all the teams. Of course, they can still employ their own systems as well, but it is worth mentioning that the teams do have one appointed weather forecaster now.

There was a few times when the guys in front cut a chicane and kept their lead. Should they be forced to give up the position?

I think, and I only think, that unless the following driver is actually attacking the position and therefore possibly losing out if the leading drivers skips the corner, then it isn’t so bad. Obviously though, if a driver continually cuts corners then the stewards would be having words. I thought the same a few times today as well, but then I suffered a similar fate…

Ooooh, now chicanes are making my head hurt!

…So I stopped worrying about it.

I don’t think you can fault McLaren for the choice of tires when Hamilton pitted. I seem to recall their being some radio communication right before Lewis pitted (maybe between Vettel and his crew) that stated that rain was coming, so obviously McLaren wasn’t the only team that was expecting some rain. It was a gamble on the weather that didn’t pay off, but it seemed the right gamble at the time.

I do wonder what McLaren must be thinking about Kovalainen’s race though. Are the set up of the cars that different that Lewis could run through the field almost at will, whereas Heikki couldn’t keep pace with the STR? Or did today’s race show a big weakness in Kovalainen’s driving?

The other thing I was wondering today is can you be penalized for cutting a chicane when you are in front? There was a few times when the guys in front cut a chicane and kept their lead. Should they be forced to give up the position? Ooooh, now chicanes are making my head hurt!

Greg