Kubica Wins: Not A Headline I've Seen!

Formula One, in recent years, has been a huge battlefield for its illustrious drivers.

Sure they have the pace, the charisma and the raw determination needed to excel and succeed in such a sport—but for the most part, it results only in points finishes and at best, a podium finish here and there. Thus meaning they end up as just another addition to the "most races without a win" list.

Usually, unless mayhem ensues within a race: rain comes pouring down, huge piles ups or a combination of both, there are only a handful of drivers able to win a race.

Currently as Kovalinen continues to boost his confidence and pace on the track and Fernando Alonso tries to find his feet in a failing car, it would seem that only Kimi, Hamilton and Massa seem to have cars worthy of giving them race wins.

So you would think that a driver with such raw pace, dogged determination, yet still with a car not quite at its peak winning a race—and thus triumphing over the aforementioned drivers—would be something of a celebration.

Robert Kubica, by winning the Canadian Grand Prix, has somewhat outperformed his car and put a spanner in the works of doubters who call the sport predictable and boring.

Kubica is a quality Polish driver, obviously the best his country has ever produced, and one who evidently used his horror smash, (ironically at the same track which gives him his maiden win) as inspiration to improve his potential—turning his career from forgettable mid runner to talented forerunner.

Here is a driver who doesn’t look as though he has the killer instinct within him, but his drive on Sunday proved that he produce hard-thought racing, enabling him to be capable of glory.

Yes, he had some luck with Hamilton taking out Kimi, but it has to be said the Polish superstar was beginning to become overdue a win. It's satisfying as a result to see that a driver of such quality would carry on for years winless with a hundred second and third place finishes to his name.

Kubica won the race, but did he get any of the headlines in the British media the following day? No. A few small pictures here and there, a few mentions of his world class performance and obviously the classified results, which if you didn’t take notice of you probably wouldn’t realise the importance of his win.

Hopefully the loyal, hardcore fans around the world will take note of his momentous victory and give him the credit he deserves and also actually notice that his consistent driving and lack of error within the championship so far have given him a surprise four-point advantage at the top of the drivers’ standings.

Of course there is still a long way to go, but you have to think if he continues this trend of stunning driving, and Kimi and Hamilton continue to create mistakes for themselves throughout the season, then this Polish stallion is a serious contender for the crown.

He probably wouldn’t even have to win another race this season! He wouldn’t be the first champion to win just one race in a season!

Also worthy of a note, and annoyingly ignored in the Hamilton-dominated headlines, are the spectacular and solid drives of both Nick Heidfeld and old timer David Coulthard.

Nick Heidfeld has somewhat been left in the shade recently with Kubica outshining him, but Nick put in a tremendous drive from a poor grid position to consolidate his talents and secure a BMW one-two.

And David Coulthard, a driver who should really have won a title, and probably would have minus Michael Schumacher, possibly on his last legs after a disastrous start to the season came through to celebrate Red Bulls third podium since their introduction to the sport.

Most likely to be the weirdest podium of the season, but all to the drivers credit. All three drove solid, consistent races and deserve the credit.

Oh yes, and Hamilton showed that his phenomenal pace can still be picked apart by rookie mistakes by smashing into the back of Kimi, leaving him with a ten place drop on the next grid and a demotion to second in the drivers championship.

A joke to finish—there’s a Pole in pole position for the championship—not my own joke of course!