A race every Indian would like to forget

It was so close and yet so far! Perhaps it was not meant to be.. Force India almost clinched those precious Championship point but Sutil’s dream run was shattered by none other than the reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen! Sutil was stunned and could not control his emotions. He was thrown out of the race for no fault of his own. But its part of the game. I am worried about Kimi though. Every amateur Indian Formula One fan will will portray Kimi as a villain…and we don’t want that.

Due to wet conditions, almost every car got a ‘NOSE-JOB’. Some were fortunate to get 2 or 3 of them (Alonso was one of them!)! Cars were just brushing the walls and each other…so pit crew had a long hard day changing the front and rear wings in numerous unscheduled pit stops.

I feel bad for a lot of people-

• First and the foremost- Adrian Sutil
• Kimi Raikkonen- Had a drive through penalty for pit crews’ fault…hit Sutil when he lost control over brakes and did not get a single C’ship point
• Nico Roseberg- He had an impressive qualifying but was thrown to the last spot due to 1st lap pit stop…drove fabulously but again crashed out
• Hekki Kovalainen- Stalled his car before warm up lap…started from pits…damaged his wing and still managed to get 1 point. Impressive but could have been beeter.
• Nick Heidfeld- It was not his day. Started 12th, came into point scoring, got hit by Alonso on turn 6 (who..unlike Kimi…had brakes in control and was driving at 40 kmph) ended up 14th.
• Sebastien Bourdais- Was a passanger of the sinking boat with Sutil. He ran into Coulthard’s stationary doomed red bull and was out of the race just like that.

There were only 4 real gainers in Monaco. Hamilton, well deserved winner. Kubica, kept his cool…took advantage of Massa’s stupid mistake and finished on podium…yet again. And Vettel and Barrichello…opened their respective accounts.

STR has already scored 6 points. With Super Aguri gone, FI remains the only team without C’ship points. They had a realistic chance in Monaco…but was in vain. Remaining race tracks are not going to favor them. Its a rough ride ahead for them!

Wit(h) Steve Slater-

Sutil following Massa in 4th position. Kimi joins him in 5th position after his regular pit stop

Slater- Its like a dream run…will he manage to get those championship points for his team?….Following Massa……followed by Kimi…..but no pressure..no pressure!