German GP - Post

If I am going to call out Ralf Sheheen, Bill Adams, Brad Kettler and CBS I need to at least point out where I have gone wrong. First, it is obvious that I am a Kimi fan (reference - season predictions and all GP predictions) and that my predictions, though reasonable, are more of a wish list. Being reasonable, I believe and predict that Alonso will finish on the podium and he does. As to Kimi, it truly is “better to be lucky than good”, I feel sick. I do not mean to take anything from Alonso, he is a great racer, but even he admits that the Renault can’t keep up with the McLaren, evidenced by JPM from 20th to second, brilliant and a pleasure to watch. Second, I blew it big with Trulli, both him and the Toyota have lost something over the last couple of GP’s. I believe they will sort that out and finish the year with a bang and if this race says anything maybe even with a boost from Ralf. Third, I thought the tech glitch Renault suffered earlier in the weekend would effect their ability to finish, e.g. the Fisi DNF prediction. Which brings me back to being lucky, if Alonso had had to push the entire race his rear brakes would not have lasted and his race would not have been so “boring”. I love him for admitting that but even more for the answer to the dumb ass question posed to him before the race, “from third on the grid what do you have to do win?” Alonso, “overtake two cars”.
That takes me back to the announcers and CBS. CBS, your graphics take up a third of the screen and fifty percent of the action. Not once coming back from commercial did we get to see the gap between 1st and 2nd, that’s just bad. But even worse is not having an announcer that knows Formula 1. Less than five minutes into the broadcast they gave false information as to how points are awarded, a second place gives 8 points not six. Tire engineers can not “adjust the tire preasure” and it is checked on car. Only one team car can pit at a time, if both refueling rigs are at the ready it is called being ready for anything. If all you are doing in the pit is refueling that is just smart, it does not mean that there “maybe a problem with one of the rigs”. The German fans are great and love their racing and their air horns work because the drivers have an engine two feet from their head taching out at 19,000 rpms, they are not in a field hitting a little white ball, though that at times is called driving. And, this maybe nit picking but you guys said something was “very, very” at least four times, thats sounds very, very stupid.
Not wanting to end this post on the sour note the race left me on, I have to take my hat off to Button, that is some racing and a brilliant pass on Michael.