Hi folks...
Formula 1 heads to the Nurburgring this coming weekend, but before we focus on that, I just want to say I thought the event at Silverstone two weeks ago was great.
There was a sensational turn-out and the British public really supported all the British drivers - and a lot of that was, of course, led by
Lewis Hamilton, dubbed ‘Hamilton mania’ by the press.
Overall it was a very good race too and it was a pleasure to see Silverstone at capacity.
Ferrari and
Kimi Raikkonen obviously come out top there - much to Lewis’ disappointment and the home crowd - and the question now is can they make it three wins in succession at the ‘ring?
The Scuderia definitely had the strongest package throughout the whole weekend at
Silverstone.
Felipe Massa may have taken the win though had he not had to start from the pit-lane, because his pace in traffic was outstanding. I am not sure that it will be three in a row for Raikkonen this Sunday then - but I would not be surprised to see it be three in a row for
Ferrari.
The Maranello-based outfit have definitely stepped forward in the last two events and the progress made is evident for everyone to see. Ferrari will need to pick up on that now though and try and see if they can make some in-roads into the championships.
McLaren will also want to try and respond to try and get back on a level-pegging. Ron Dennis’ team have to pick up some more pace because it was plain the performance of the MP2-22 has been lacking.
It was interesting to hear Lewis Hamilton say after the British GP that he needs to up his game – or words to those affect.
He understands that he is still very limited in experience and he is getting to the point now where the biggest race for him will have just come and gone with Silverstone. That should take a bit of pressure off his shoulders.
But he now understands and realises what is needed to try and get into a championship winning situation. He is in the middle of it and he has just had the first blip – although it was a blip by his standards, which are very, very high.
