First of all: Wow! What a race, despite the best efforts of race control, this was surely one of the greatest races of the modern era, if not among the greatest races of all time.
This of course being made doubly sweet for myself as Vitaly brought the Lotus Renault home in 5th place, scoring himself 10 more championship points and going from 9th to 7th in the driver standings. Although there doesn't seem like there's a great deal to say on his race today, despite all the action going on around him, Petrov kept largely anonymous, perhaps taking a leaf out of his new teammate's book. Nick was unfortunate I believe, but there's not much more to be said, in those conditions you have to allow for errors such as Kobayashi's.
The other issue that seems begging to be discussed after this race is how much safety is too much safety? I understand that for me, sat in my warm home, waiting to be entertained, less safety can't detract from my health or wellbeing. It sames fair to ask though, why is there a full-wet racing tyre, if the safety car is going to parade the grid around until the track is dry enough for intermediates? I don't resent the time I spent watching, waiting for the cars to get off the grid after the red flag, in fact, I might posit the idea that the waiting increased the ultimate pleasured gained from the race, tension building if you like. More on this, considered in a broader scope but with more detail, in a later post.
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