Crazy Catalunya

Sebastian Vettel - “That was crazy, crazy man, you were coming, coming, coming.”

But for Lewis he just could not get close enough...

Ah the Spanish Grand Prix, where the teams go testing for points, procession fest guaranteed... not quite.

The 2011 season is proving predictable up front, with Vettel's ridiculous run of form continuing, and his Red Bull looking impossible to defeat, and yet the rest of the field is putting on an amazing show. But here in Spain it didn't look to be smooth sailing for the reigning world champion as he was hounded non-stop by Lewis Hamilton after the 2nd round of pit stops.

Incredibly, despite his KERS getting a bit bi-polar on him, Vettel held off the marauding McLaren, which begs the question - Can Vettel be caught if he gets his KERS going? McLaren looks to have taken a step forward in the race pace but qualifying trim the Bull is a fearsome beast, and given Vettel's points advantage this season is starting toget away from pretenders to Vettel's crown.



41 points separate Hamilton and Vettel with Webber a further 10 points behind Lewis, Vettel's early form is starting to mirror Button's 09 form, speaking of the 3rd placed getter he moves to within 6 points of Webber.

If Vettel wasn't in contention we would have a wonderful points spread!

This race felt like the spectacle F1 should be, close quarters racing, clever strategies, and a result in contention till the chequered flag and Ferrari's going backwards...that's not fair but still funny to watch! Oh and a rather spirited drive from the back of the grid to 8th place, by the man who quite possibly has the most luxurious head of hair in the pit lane - Nick Heidfeld

There will be some soul searching going in the scarlet garage, their penchant for making the wrong call strategically has seen there title challenge stutter, coupled with Massa's woeful run of form (he sits behind Rosberg and Heidfeld in the standings) prospects are looking poor. Mind you I thought this last year, if anyone can turn this around its the team from Maranello.

The mid table battle from the occasional view we got looked to be pretty tight, but with pointy end of the field putting up a show they were an after thought. The Mercedes looked to be having a heck of a battle but they were only bit players in this race, but kudos to MSchumacher for putting one over his team mate (Nico was having DRS woes which apparently contributed to his failing to pass his team mate).

All in all a terrific race, "crazy" even, now we look forward to the crown jewel of F1 Prince Albert's principality will be the host for the 6th round of the 2011 season and the DRS/Pirelli/KERS Holy trinity could throw up a heck of a race!

Ze First Post

So there are countless blogs with peoples own shabby analysis. I will now add to this sphere of information with ....I am going to say an often biased view of the three sports that entertain me.

Without Further ado I will introduce my Formula 1 Team.

McLaren - Formula 1
My support for McLaren happened for the best reason a child can select their team, their colours are awesome and they have the capacity to win and thus inject victory into my life. I also wanted to steer clear of the juggernaut team. The one with all the fans *cough* Ferrari *cough* but not throw my support in with a team that would only have me wishing I went for a team that challenged for wins. So when the McLaren rolled out their 1997 challenger in silver and black I found my team. As I grew older I either became more like my team, like a dog looks like their owner, or I lucked out and found an organisations whose way of doing business nestled in comfortably with my way of seeing the world of Formula 1.

The colour scheme that sucked me in

The 2011 McLaren

Quite a good looking car one must say. I recall some brilliant moments in career of being a McLaren supporter, most notably the 2008 World Championship victory which had my punch a chair in frustration, moments before Lewis passed Timo Glock for the final points needed to take the championship from the extremely gallant Felipe Massa and his Ferrari team.

Lewis Hamilton passes the Toyota of Timo Glock to secure the extra championship point he needs to beat Felipe Massa to the 2008 Title.

 While there were some awful moments like for example taking my frustrations out on a unsuspecting hotel room when Lewis slipped of the pitlane entrance in China in 07, or when David Coulthard decided stalling his McLaren on pole position at Monaco in 2001 was the best way to get a 5th placed points finish.

I mention McLaren first because my other two teams managed to chump it up a bit this season, and there isn't much glory in which to speak of for the Penguins and Liverpool and their seasons are all but over. So my analysis will be mainly focusing on the F1 season moving forward.