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Spain 2007: 'Matador moment' means more for Massa.

Sunday, 13th May 2007

Bullfighters are undeniably brave, but frequently foolhardy, and similar sentiments could be levelled at Fernando Alonso after an ambitious, if flawed, effort to seize control of the Spanish Grand Prix cost him a shot at victory on the opening lap.

Raikkonen's retirement, meanwhile, means that he is now the outsider, trailing his McLaren successor by eight points, while Alonso and Massa sit two and three adrift respectively. It could have been the Spaniard at the head of the points, however, and Alonso will know that he was maybe a little hasty in his attempt to usurp Massa. A case of the matador reacting to the red rag perhaps.....

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