F1 Belgium

Ah, Spa! Eau Rouge! What a circuit! Has this place ever had a boring race? OK, possibly back in the Michael Schumacher dominated days, but this season is nothing like that. This season continues to be full of surprises.

I would never have imagined a Force India on poll but Fisichella managed it while most of the front running teams were floundering. Even fuel adjusted, he was still fourth so the car was genuinely fast. Fisichella has a real chance for a win but for the safety car after the first lap carnage which is so common at Spa. This enabled Räikkönen to get close enough after the restart to "kers" past Fisichella. So instead of extending a lead over Räikkönen, Fisichella was using his faster car to catch up. Still, it is good news that a low budget team can be competitive, something that was impossible in the past.

If's, but's, and maybe's don't really count in motor racing. If Button had qualified better, maybe he would avoided the first lap carnage, but who knows, right? Luckily for him, Barrichello only scored two points. Button needs to get the finger out otherwise he will lose the championship as his rivals nibble away at his lead. Button needs to prove he can be the world champion, and he needs to start doing it now.

Talk about luck! Barrichello just barely managed to avoid the first lap incident himself after his failed started put him at the back of the pack. And then, with two laps remaining, his engine started smoking! Talk about a nail biter! He was so much more circumspect about the problems in the post race interview than he was a few races ago.

Anyone want to bet on the next race? Yeah, I didn't think so.