Shut Up and Drive

I didn’t believe and still don’t want to believe that Fernando has such difficulty with the success of his teammate. As a racing fan I want to believe that any racer wants the challenge of racer that will up his game. If you win a race because of a mechanical or aero advantage have you or the car won, yes I know the driver has to bring the car home but still, if the advantage were great enough couldn’t any driver do it and if that’s so isn’t the driver really just along for the ride?

So, the real test of a driver’s speed is how it compares to another driver in equal equipment. Look at Nick Heidfeld and the BMW F1.07. As the announcers for Speed Vision mentioned during the Thursday practice in Istanbul, Kubica’s performance has kept Nick from “hiding behind the car”. And, as so Heidfeld has made the podium this year and both Heidfeld and Kudica have helped with the development of the car.

I almost dropped Kimi as my driver of choice (read all race predictions) for Kubica three races into this season. I stayed with him because I figured it was Kimi needing time to get use to a new team, car and tires. You know what, I am glad I stuck. And, am glad I stuck because Kimi didn’t complain, he learned the new team, car and tires and gives it to Lewis regularly. If Kimi thought, he never mentioned, that Massa might be, being giving an advantage from inside Ferrari, and Ferrari haven’t even pretended to treat their drivers equally (Massa no fuel in Hungary, thanks for the jibe DC. I hoped it would throw Massa off his game. It didn’t), until recently.

Is Alonso really bothered by the performance of Hamilton? He is probably as surprised as everyone else, but being as they are on equal equipment, Alonso, if he is a better driver, should be able to prove it on the track. Alonso, you are paid millions of dollars to do, in my opinion, the greatest job it the world, shut up and drive.