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I couldn't agree more. Today was a good day for Massa but a bad one for the credibility of F1.
The race itself was pretty dull and Massa (who I still can't take entirely seriously as a potential champion) definitely deserved his victory. But as you say, a pitlane infringement is a stop-go, end of. I tend not to buy the whole bias in sports thing, but the FIA's treatment of Ferrari is just a joke. They're a team that divides fans of the sport anyway, and shit like that just reinforces their status as F1's pantomime villain. I heard on another board that there's an increasing possibility that Mosley's replacement could be Jean Todt. God help the sport if that proves true!
The Kimi situation continues to baffle me. I almost think Ferrari should replace him with a test driver who'd at least be out to impress. Kimi's just sleepwalking his way through. What's more, if he carries on the way he is, Ferrari are gonna be in danger of losing the constructors title. I suppose the team feel a bit stuck. He's the reigning champion and only has the rest of the season to race, but even so.
While I'm looking forward to F1 returning to the BBC, I can't say that I'm as excited at the prospect of Top Gear getting involved. Don't get me wrong, any programme that 's gonna feature F1 is fine with me, but I simply can't stand that show, with its blokey smugness. Fortunately Hammond is probably the one I least dislike.
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