1. McLaren has one driver who is driving hard, and one driver who is driving smart. Guess which is which? The cars in parc ferme told the story - Jenson's fronts were worn, but still had tread, Lewis's fronts were completely bald and the nearside front looked to be very worn indeed. The 2 lap difference in tire usage does not explain that. Lewis is driving like a man possessed, but as long as Jenson keeps his head and keeps making good race-time decisions, he will continue to pile up points. This is shaping up to be a repeat of Prost-Lauda from 1984. Lauda was not as quick as Prost that year, but he consistently scored points, and won the title by looking at the big picture and driving smart. Lewis will be beaten by Jenson until he stops driving every lap like it is his last on earth, and starts looking at the bigger picture.
2. The 2010 regulations reward drivers who are kind on their equipment (Jenson Button...cough!).
3. The 2010 regulations are working against a seven-time WDC who has been out of the sport for over 3 years. In the Ferrari days, Michael Schumacher could rely on car problems being sorted by Luca Badoer and Marc Gene piling up hundreds of kilometres a week pounding around Fiorano, Mugello etc. Now that is no longer possible, issues with the Mercedes chassis can only be sorted at race weekends.
4. There is somebody out there in Mercedes overalls impersonating Michael Schumacher. The 7 time WDC Michael Schumacher is not here any more. Passed by Vitaly Petrov? Please....
5. Ferrari still has engine issues. Fernando lost another one on Friday, De La Rosa blows another one in the race...Ferrari and Sauber will be crippled at the end of the season if this continues. However, Toro Rosso has no apparent issues, so the fault may be installation and not engine design.
6. Williams look horribly slow in the races right now. They need a car upgrade, and quick. And whose idea was it to send Nico Hulkenberg out on slicks when it was raining hard? (shakes head).
7. All of the Cosworth cars look to be way slower than predicted at the start of the season. Either they are running at reduced power for reliability reasons, or there are fuel consumption issues that are causing them to run at reduced power. They are 2.5 (Williams) 4.0 (Lotus), 4.5 (Virgin) and 5.5 (HRT) seconds off the pace.
8. Sauber have to get a car to the finish.
9. The white lines at the edge of the pit lane entrance are there for a reason. I am astonished that overtaking is even contemplated in the pit lane entry zone by anybody. The FIA needs to forbid it before a pile-up occurs. The drivers will continue to try and make places wherever they can until they are told that they cannot, and punishments are handed out that involve them not being able to drive.
10. A great start by Fernando Alonso, except that you can see Charlie Whiting pointing at him immediately as the cars launch from the grid...he presumably beat the minimum allowed reaction time when the lights went out.