First, I must apologize as I have not been keeping up with writing on this blog as often as I intended to but yesterday was the 13th day in a row that I've had to work and working from 7AM-3PM on weekdays and 6AM-11PM on weekends has really sucked the life out of me, so hopefully I will start to do a better job starting this week.
Now onto the 2010 European Grand Prix at Valencia, Spain (which has already taken place, but hasn't been shown here in the US yet). The two Red Bull machines of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber spanked the field in qualifying yesterday, beating third place Lewis Hamilton by .4 and .3 of a second respectively. Possibly the biggest surprise of qualifying was that neither Mercedes driver (Schumacher, Rosberg) were able to make it into Q3 while both Williams were in. Something else that I noticed is that Renault, more specifically Robert Kubica, have really stepped their game and I expect them to be a factor week-in and week-out before the end of the year.
This is one of the curviest tracks I have seen. I believe this is the first time I have watched an F1 race at this track since they first went there in 2008. I'm not sure why but part of it could be that I'm bitter because this race is supposed to the the United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (which I had amazing seats for every year).
It should be an interesting race, but I expect both Red Bull drivers to pace the field barring some mechanical failure or an accident. After that is anyone's guess. I would say that Lewis Hamilton will finish third as the McLarens are the second best team, but Lewis claims that they've struggled to find grip so far this weekend and seemed legitimately relieved to have qualified third. Expect Kubica, Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso to also be factors.
Next weekend is the Indycar race at Watkins Glen and I will be providing some more info during this week. Take care!
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