Its Embarrassing
No not another dominate Ferrari performance, that’s so common that red faces on the Williams and McLarens teams have long since turned to scowls of anger and frustration. No think about other podiums and victory celebrations in F1. Picture “little” Rubens Barrichello or the diminutive Takuma Sato as they hold aloft their well deserved “hardware.” Think of Michael struggling to lift his 1st place trophy (again) in Monoco or Spain. Now recall todays scene of Michael, Rubens and Taka being handed their “fruits of victory.” They are given three pieces of crap that could be mistaken for something stolen from a local drunkards bowling league. Or a pony league baseball championship. Its disgraceful, the cheap bastards. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn the “bubbly” was subsititued with Sprite, or club soda. With all the energy expended by Bernie on managing F1’s image, he needs to do a little “polishing” of the USGP image.
The other noteworthy events were a first turn accident that forced the retirement of Klien, Bruni, Massa and Pantano. And the biggest story of the day Ralf Schumachers lap 10 accident that will be worth a “few days” in hospital. (I can almost hear the Euroweenies screaming about their “heros” having to race on a track that has concrete barriers.) And in what surely is a sign that an ice cube vender has set up shop in Hell, Minardi scored its first championship point in two years as Zolst Baumgartner soldiered on to finish 3 laps down to Schumacher.
01. M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1h40′29″914
02. BARRICHELLO Ferrari + 0′03″600
03. SATO BAR + 0′19″500
04. TRULLI Renault + 0′33″200
05. PANIS Toyota + 0′37″100
06. RAIKKONEN McLaren 1 lap(s)
07. COULTHARD McLaren 1 lap(s)
08. BAUMGARTNER Minardi 3 lap(s)
09. FISICHELLA Sauber 4 lap(s)
10. WEBBER Jaguar 10 lap(s)
11. MONTOYA Williams 13 lap(s)
12. HEIDFELD Jordan 27 lap(s)
13. BUTTON BAR 44 lap(s)
14. DA MATTA Toyota 53 lap(s)
15. R.SCHUMACHER Williams 61 lap(s)
16. ALONSO Renault 62 lap(s)
18. MASSA Sauber 71 lap(s)
19. PANTANO Jordan 71 lap(s)
20. BRUNI Minardi 71 lap(s)
