Spyker have since confirmed that Sakon Yamamoto will be the permanent replacement for Christijan Albers during the remainder of the year and there is not much to say on that.
Obviously, he hasn’t got a great set of
F1 credentials behind him at the moment, having just a part-season with
Super Aguri in 2006, but he has been working in GP2 and now we will have to see how he gets on in a Spyker.
His biggest opposition will be his team-mate,
Adrian Sutil. Sutil is doing a sterling job at the moment and Yamamoto will be compared to that, so he is not going to have it easy.
So, to my prediction. As you will have guessed, I am going for
McLaren and, if I was to place a bet, my money would be on Alonso for the pole and win, with Hamilton runner-up and then Raikkonen finishing off the podium. After that, I’d plump for Massa, Kubica and Kovalainen.
Enjoy the grand prix...
MB
STOP PRESS - STOP PRESS.
The spy row verdict was given by the
FIA World Motor Sport Council last week and, while it is a difficult one to comment on, as there is just so much information and a lot of it is not public knowledge, I was pleased to see the drivers’ championship wasn’t interfered with.
I don’t think it has been great for the sport, and it is sad this has tarnished what has been a great season. I am not sure we have seen the end of it, as
Ferrari definitely don’t seem too pleased with what was decided and have said they have not ruled out taking further action, but hopefully we can get back to focusing more on what happens on the race track, as that is what this sport is all about.
Roll on Sunday...
MB
