European Grand Prix

Holy smokes, that was an unusual race! Nothing like rain the mix things up a bit. When a Spyker leads a race, you know things are out of order. And Kimi has to be scratching his head, two wins in two races then this...

The pit crews certainly earned their money this race!

The BMWs disappointed on home soil, Kubica was a non-factor and Heidfeld ran a quiet race. Well, after they spun each other out at the beginning of the race. Good thing nosecones can be quickly replaced!

Red Bull Racing did really well, given all of their reliability issues they have experienced this season. DC even did some dirt tracking across the gravel...and managed to keep all the bits attached to his car. No small accomplishment that, no wonder they re-signed him for 2008!

But how about Alonso's pass on Massa? That was a MASSIVE move, it shows why Alonso is a two-time World Champion! The dying laps of a race, rain is falling, chaos everywhere, and the top spot on the line...and success. Years ago F1 Magazine had a section regarding the five up-and-comers (Alonso, Raikonnen, Webber, and Montoya). The verdict was the Alonso was not only quick but very calm under pressure, more like Michael Schumacher than any of his peers.

You saw the results today...he totally handled the chaos and pressure, overcoming all. Very well done. Oh, he is now only two points behind his teammate for the World Championship.

Speaking of Hamilton, he did well in the race, given his massive crash in qualifying. He may not have scored points but he made some great passes and reeled-off some FAST laps. Lewis is human but he did well in this race give the circumstances.

Massa looked like somebody ran over his dog on the podium. He should count his blessings though, he could have had a DNF like his teammate.

Ralf demonstrated once again why he will not be with Toyota next year. He closed the door on a slower car that was going to overtake him. Fight the battles you have to win may be a good lesson to take from this but in the end it won't matter for Ralf. Hope the German fans got a good look at him, next time he will be in this track will be in either the DTM car or a sports car of some sort.

Wow, that was a race!