Being a British sporting patriot (I'm not very overtly patriotic in other ways) I would like to see Button or Hamilton win the title at the end of the year, but it's great to see the hopes of some competitive racing this year coming to fruition. Any way Red Bull is a British team so if it wins the constructor's championship that would be good too. It makes for a much better contest in any sport when rivals are closely matched and it really does look as if the changes to the aerodynamics of F1 cars this year have resulted in a more even playing field and that can only be good for the spectators and the sport which was beginning to die of an excess of technology.
Vettel seems at his best in the wet. He won at Monza last year in similar conditions and did the same again today. It was a good result for Aussie teammate Webber who has had some appalling fortune with cars and finishes of late.
I'm pleased that F1 had the courage to grasp this nettle and make so many radical changes. The results are now being seen in what looks like being one of the most competitive seasons in years.
I was sadly reminded yesterday of how much things have changed over the years in terms of car safety in design, for F1 deaths are now, thankfully, a rare event. I was watching a documentary on my all time favourite driver Jim Clark, killed at Hockenheim in 1968 after hitting a tree at 174mph in a season where 6 other drivers were also killed. I love excitement and risk but that kind of price was way too much to pay.
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