Explains why you're not raising absolute hell about Barrichello shortcutting Les Combes to avoid the carnage. Probably because you think it was totally fair for him to do that but take another look at the start and tell me where there was a space for Räikkönen to fit in. There is none with Trulli and Kubica running to the outside. Should I become a real terror now and start screaming bloody murder because Barrichello "stole" points instead of crashing into the pile? Probably not because it would make as little sense as... well, your point actually.
Ah, now, I never said what Rubens did was right and nor am i raising hell from it.
My point about it is such: you have a look at the start from the outside view where the camera is on the outside of the first corner. You will clearly see that Fisico gets into the corner at normal speed, Trulli and Heidfeld/Kubica went in at the same speed but Kimi must have carried twenty-thirty miles an hour MORE and blatantly went on the outside, made no intention to take the corner. It wouldn't have mattered if he got dirt on the tyres because they would have been cleaned before he got to the first braking zone at Les Combes. Thus he gained a huge advantage on the beamers and the Toyota.
The problem with Raikonnen is that while he has been with Ferrari, he's done nothing. He was touted as their best chance to win the championship and, in the end, got lucky with the one he won in 2007 because he was nowhere with five or six races to go and got totally outclassed by a driver who was supposed to be his number two last year.
Sure, Rubens knew his role at Ferrari, his role was to pull over and let Michael Schumacher win everything but as soon as Kimi was told to help Massa, out come the toys from the pram.
Now, onto your point at Rubens at Les Combes, yes, i will give you your due that he cut the second part of the corner, yes he avoided the wreckage but no, it was not intentional because he already said that he got understeer in that corner and if you look very carefully, you will see a tiny puff of smoke where he locks the brakes into the corner and then understeers into the field.
Now that I have sorted that argument out, back to transfer deadline day!
Also, tottally off the subject, why don't the Germans have a word for safety car? They also say Himiltan (Hamilton), Grewjohn (Grosjean) and Elguessaire (Alguesari)
