Monday

CHINA- ONLY A WEEK AWAY

Today's Monday meaning there is less than a week until the Chinese Grand Prix- 3rd of the season! Three whole weeks separate Malaysia and China and that means the F1 withdrawal is getting pretty much unbearable! I even referred to Richard Hammond as Hamilton the other day. Imagine what I'm like in August...

So looking ahead to China, it certainly promises to be an exciting one! Weather and tyre degradation will all play an important role in a race that has a lot to live up to following the excitement of Malaysia. Two title favourites failed to score any points, Alonso won, a Sauber finished 2nd (and had a mighty shot at 1st) and there was even a cucumber on the grid!

After the race many commentators started speculating on Vettel and Red Bull's title chances after only two races- the first of which Vettel finished in an impressive second place! I think it's all too soon to be talking about the title and who's won it. We all know that 2012 is going to be a much closer season and everything could change by the summer break, which is still 3 months away, so I wouldn't start placing any bets right now! Sure, Red Bull have fallen behind McLaren, particularly in qualifying, but that doesn't mean that they won't bring upgrades to Shanghai and in Newey, Horner and Vettel they have a team that likes the taste of winning and doesn't plan on giving it up.

Lewis Hamilton has spoken of how he plans to try a different strategy this season by aiming for consistency rather than always going for the win (he had the same amount of DNFs as he did race wins in 2011). I think this will be key in how the season plays out because there's no doubt that Lewis' often foolish mistakes last season scuppered his chances of second place in the championship (first was never an option, realistically). But could this new-thinking Lewis risk his position as one of the most exciting drivers on the grid? Hamilton always gives fans something to shout about, be it during the race or his comments after it, and by going for a more 'boring' approach he risks alienating the fans that love him for his sometimes reckless driving. Nevertheless, he has chosen the wiser approach and only time will tell whether this will win him the championship.

I personally can't wait until the cars take to the grid for qualifying in only 5 days time and there will be a lot to look out for! A Red Bull 'comeback'?, a stronger Mercedes on Sunday?, a wiser Lewis?, another podium for Perez? and the first live BBC coverage of the season. It's going to be a cracker...

2 comments:

  1. Welcome to the blogging world! Good posts so far as well, all the best with it and enjoy :)

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