Well that was an eventful race wasn't it?
Spa delivered the kind of weekend we have come to know and love it for with its unique weather system playing its part in proceedings. The rain provided some great action over the weekend. Qualifying was a bit of a mad dash at times as the teams fought to set a lap time before the rain became too heavy.
The race provided the major talking points though. Firstly, lets tackle the Rubens and Alonso incident. In my opinion it was an unfortunate racing incident. I am still not sure how the Ferrari of Alonso kept going after such a heavy impact. It is a testament to the safety of modern Formula 1. It was sad to see Rubens crash out on his 300th race. He really is one of the nicest guys on the grid, in my opinion. However I also feel this is part of the reason he hasn't won a championship...yet. Perhaps I am wrong but I don't think he has it in him to win the WDC despite him being a good F1 driver.
The major talking incident of the race was the Vettel and Button incident. Vettel lost grip when he attempted an overtaking manoeuvre and consequently took Button out of the race. Vettel was able to carry on the race without much damage to his car. Now the big question here is was it a racing incident or did it deserve a penalty? To me the drive-through was a sufficient enough penalty. Yes Vettel should not have tried the overtaking manoeuvre at that point if he felt the grip wasn't there, but it is important to take into account the weather at this race. The track was undoubtedly damp in places and maybe this added to the incident. I know many F1 fans, and particularly on Twitter, were very vocal with their opinion on the incident. A lot of it was a little too harsh but then I feel the F1 chat on Twitter is getting a little too personal anyway. That however is another post completely.
Vettel was then investigated for the incident with Liuzzi. He attempted to overtake Liuzzi and ended up with a sliced rear wheel after contact with Liuzzi's front wing. This raised one question in me: Is Vettel coping being at the sharp end of the grid? I don't doubt he is a good driver but he just seems a little immature at times. He is fighting for the Championship this year with a car more than capable of achieving it. Perhaps he is feeling the pressure of trying to win the Championship. You may point out that the hot-headedness has been there all season but then he has known all season he has the car to win the Championship. I just think he needs to calm down a bit and mature a little but that will only come with time. He is by no means a rookie but he is making the mistakes of rookie at the minute.
On a positive note is was great to see McLaren and Lewis win the race today. It's just a pity that it couldn't be a 1-2. One things for sure, this season is shaping up very nicely.
What are your thoughts on the incident packed race?
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