Alas, lying in third place is this devoted man who puts his heart into his driving. What a mess! What a shame! But Massa will bounce back as long as he's got the determination, balls and heart to keep going.
Raikkonen
Our champion's outing this weekend left us all puzzled as to what the Iceman is really playing at. Starting sixth on the grid, Kimi managed to hold himself in fourth position throughout, but right in the dying laps, our champion started to display his real pace setting the fastest lap.
What message has been sent here? Is Raikkonen implying he is too much of a genius of a driver he can just as well allow his opponents to get past him in the driver's championship only to go out there and regain his top spot for the pure adrenaline fun of it?
Is he just bored of Formula One, and that display of pure pace is another blip on the radar of his intention to leave the sport because he is too good for us?
Who knows?
One man, however, just cannot wait for Raikkonen make a move and leave the pranced horse squad. That fellow is none other than Fernando Alonso. His race has been superb holding his own in a lesser package; i.e., the R28 against Raikkonen's F2008.
Had it not been for the pit leapfrog tactic, the Oviedo native would have held the Iceman away from the podium this weekend. Another message has been sent to the attention of Ferrari's executives:
"I, Fernando Alonso, am so much better than Kimi and Felipe put together. Hire me, Mr. DiMontezemolo, and I will make Ferrari untouchable!!!"
Well there are hints Fernando can outdo Raikkonen in the same package. Furthermore, the Spanish ace has hinted at furthering his stay in F1 for another decade plus buying a property near Maranello.
Surely, Ferrari must be contemplating the idea of having a high-talented former double world champion in their lineup sooner rather than later, i.e. 2009 and not 2010.
I personally feel for good old Flavio Briatore, who has been there from day one until now for Alonso. Business is business, and when you are the best in this game, there is no time for personal feelings nor second division!
Shark Fin v. Viking Horns
The battle between Ferrari and McLaren is reaching a new point where the two teams are now advocating two different aero packages innovations brought by other team.
Whilst McLaren went for the aggressive-looking Viking horns inspired by BMW supercomputer and as seen on plenty of occasions on the F1.08 package, Ferrari decided to experiment with the shark fin extension first introduced by RBR then copy-pasted by engine provider Renault.
Which option is better is a tough call. However, if performance improvements are there for both teams, then it all adds up to an even more unpredictable finale!
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