grumpyf1

After a few weeks of no races, but plenty of miles on track, the first in-season test for several years highlighted that Red Bull and Lotus seemed to have found extra time. Oh, and the Williams had improved a bit... Q1 in Spain saw Senna drop out, which seemed somewhat at odds with the pace of his team-mate. Q2 turned into a bit of a nightmare for some of the big names, as just a tenth of a second separated 5 th and 12 th places. Unfortunately, Button and Webber timed it badly and found themselves as spectators for the final push. Massa once again dropped out in Q2 as well, making it 5 races in a row. In a team where failure isn’t tolerated, his days must surely be numbered. Maldonado was fastest, too.   Q3 proved just how important tyres have become in F1, as Rosberg, Vettel and Schumacher didn’t bother to put in competitive times, whilst Kobayashi couldn’t, his car having ground to a halt at the end of Q2. The remaining 6 went for it, and it was Hamilton who bagged pol...

I think I has pasta maldonado in a restaurant in Oxfordshire a couple of years ago. Very nice. Oh. Hang on, apparently it's Pastor Maldonado, GP2 Champion, whose Venezuelan butt will be the first one in an F1 seat for 30 years, as he's been signed at Williams to partner Rubens Oldichello. Other than the above facts, I know precisely nowt about the chap. I really should pay more attention. (NP A strange breakdown of the individual parts for the Beatles track Helter Skelter. The individual parts are pretty ropey, but somehow it makes a glorious whole...)