2012 is Epic
7 winners in 7
races
6 championship
lead changes so far
What more
needs to be said?
Schumacher
is Cursed
In this
ultra-reliable era of modern F1 racing you just don’t expect a driver to have
such cursed luck as Schumacher is having in 2012. His run continued in
Canada, a track he’s won at before 7 times, with his DRS getting stuck in the
open position forcing him to park it in the garage once again.
Other
retirements over the season include a gearbox failure in Melbourne while
running third, an errant pitstop in China where one of his wheels wasn’t
attached properly meant he had to retire from a strong 2nd place. In Bahrain
the team thought him safe in Q1 but didn’t count on the track coming to those
running late (and a rampant Kovalainen) which stranded the German in 18th place
(later 22nd after a gearbox change). He had DRS issues in the race too but
still managed to secure 10th place in a decent recovery drive.
His retirement
in Spain was all his fault but I’d wager a princely sum not even Schumacher
thought just how much his penalty would affect him in Monaco, being denied a
glorious pole position and certainly a decent haul of points if not a win. The
latest debacle in Canada the last straw in a truly tumultuous time. What must
grate even more is his teammate has managed to complete every racing lap so far
this season in his seemingly bullet proof not-so-identical-after-all-perhaps
silver arrows.
If this is the
karma gods extracting payment for Schumacher's first career fortune then he may
be in for a bit more pain yet, but you make your own luck sometimes and surely
Schumachers time must come soon.
Jenson is
Fading Fast
Just what has
happened to the 2009 World Champion? Besides his emphatic victory in Australia
and well judged 2nd place in China, 2012 has been nothing short of disastrous.
His last four races have produced one points finish, and that was a lowly 9th
place in Spain. it seems that for whatever reason (car development pieces,
setup direction...?) he’s lost the ability to ‘turn on’ the Pirelli tyres and
Lewis is now well and truly showing him the way.
Whatever his
funk, he better snap out of it fast as he’s now 43 points behind in the
championship standings in 8th position.
Lewis Loves
the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Three wins out
of five races. Not a bad strike rate, not so bad at all.
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