What a bizarre race. The rain, the tyre wars, Raikkonen’s early lead, Alonso’s domination of the middle period of the event. And then it all fell apart: Raikkonen’s crash, then Alonso’s wheel nut drive shaft, finally Schumacher’s steering… and Jenson Button sails through to win his first GP. Finally!
I just checked, and the last time we had a race where neither Alonso nor Michael Schumacher were on the podium was in October 2004, at the Brazilian Grand Prix. And the last time that neither Fernando nor Schumi finished a race? May 2004, at the Monaco race. Amazing – and utterly absorbing.
(Yes, I know that Michael was classified 9th. That’s just book-keeping. He was out.)