I. Would. Have. Killed. Everybody!
Seriously, I was the only one with a positive setup at the end of that one...
CCYoshi's GTPF1 10th-Anniversary Momentum-O-Meter
Round 2: Sepang
9: Trendell, Charkaoui
The two drivers have already combined for the same amount of points as their entire last seasons, and we're only 2 races in! Both reacted well to the sudden downpour of rain, and were competitive all race. The Aguri driver led many laps but McLaren came in where it counted for a 1-2 finish.
8.5: Horton
The McLaren driver finished a close second in Malaysia and lies a comfortable 3rd in the standings. He is much more experienced in winning, arguably, than the two drivers in front of him, which will play out well over the course of the season. He very well might have won this race had he not had mechanical difficulties.
7: Skywalker
A very messy race for Skywalker with a bad start and quite a few collisions, but still he managed to fight back to an impressive 4th place in a great drive for Red Bull. Still waiting for a breakthrough season - could this be it?
6.5: Haswell
The last of 5 drivers who have scored both races, it's only been a 7th place each time but Sepang was a good race from the back to the front and after all, points are points. Consistency is highly rewarded in racing and if Blake improves just a little bit, he might end up winning after all.
6.25: Davidson
The other Aguri driver scores his first points of the season in a good drive. He started midfield and ended slightly above that - it may not have been a particularly exciting drive but a double score from Aguri is sure to raise eyebrows.
6: Smith
He may not have scored this race but he still lies 3rd in the WDC and had an excellent drive this race, but was unable to score points due to the car falling out from beneath him. Always a threat.
5.75: Mason, Rees
As in the days of Domingues, it seems better to start from the rear of the field than the front, as these two drivers scored their first points in a well-done race after a messy opening to the season. They will need some work to keep their pace up.
5.5: Dubois
Honda hasn't done much this year to say the least, and Dubois didn't have a very exciting race. Like Smith, he had chances to get up in the points, but the car just wouldn't cooperate and he ended up mired in the back. Still, his 3 points is a lot more points than half the field can claim.
5.25: Machiels
Once again, the Red Bull driver was competitive all race, but fell just short of points. Although he's still got a goose egg in the totals, he's finished in the top 10 both times.
5: Nikolakopoulos
An improvement over his previous race if anything else, he was quite a bit away from points but a top-10 finish still leaves him significantly ahead of his Toyota teammate.
4.75: Kawasie
A very crushing retirement for the Spyker driver here, as his gamble towards wet racing was about to pay off when he slid off the track into a wall himself. He remains mired in the midfield of the WDC standings, and hopes to score more next week.
4.5: Beyens
A decent drive, sure, but a squandered opportunity also. Ran quickly in the opening stages of the race but perhaps poor wet weather management by the BMW team caused his pace to drop severely.
4.25: Chang
The promising driver once again failed to get points despite decent pace, as he ran in the points for a few laps before getting into a collision and being forced to retire. After a 9th-place finish at Australia points seemed pretty likely here, but it wasn't to be.
4: Shepherd
Led a lap due to late pit strategy, but that was about it for his TV time until he crashed out on lap 50. Not as good of a finish as his 11th-place last week,
which wasn't much to talk about either.
3.75: Butler
Honda returned to it's grass roots here as Butler became acquainted with the grass and the sand (er, gravel) trap early on in the race. We will never know if his top-10 starting position will have led to anything, but if Australia's pace was anything to go by, the answer is no.
3: AlMomen
Two retirements in two races doesn't say much of anything, especially when there wasn't much pace in either case.
2: Ferrari and Renault
The two top teams, supposed. And yet the top finish between their 4 drivers in 2 races is ... 13th place. Not even a top 10! Cheeks are turning quite red in the garages and at this rate we're going to see even more red all over the floor if things don't change soon.
Onward to the heat of Bahrain...
Top 3 drivers, ha!
In the 550.
Long ass season ahead.
