Did you also find yourself screaming and bouncing in front of the television during the last Grand Prix? Nico Hülkenberg on the podium. It doesn’t get much crazier than this! After 239 races. Based on experience, pure experience. It was a feast for the eyes. How a small rain shower can turn the high-tech million-dollar circus upside down! The revenge of Mother Nature. Rain.
Bernie Ecclestone once suggested that every circuit should have a sprinkler system to create rain races if necessary. I get it. Suddenly, all sorts of things were happening at Silverstone. Wet patches, dry patches, the gamble to mount slicks, keeping an eye on sector times. The chaos was delightful. Of course, Max Verstappen‘s chances shrank with every drop of rain. But then, if that Red Bull only goes fast with a rear wing the size of a ping pong paddle… But did you also see that image of the Red Bull in that mass of water? Pure poetry.
Race On!
And of course, as an old purist who has seen Vittorio Brambilla race through the most insane downpours, I was cursing at the safety car. Come on! Race! But the collision between Hadjar and Antonelli once again showed how dangerously dense the spray can be. And yet, and yet… perhaps also a lack of experience? And then Oscar Piastri getting angry! His braking action on the Hangar Straight was unfortunate and unfairly penalized. Steam was coming out of his ears! We’ve never seen him like this before.
It’s beautiful how the tension in the duel for the title is slowly building. That’s how it should be, right? And finally, how the Hulk kept seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton at bay and drove undisturbed to the podium. Sure, Norris’s home victory was nice, but Nico was the Driver of the Day with an unprecedented percentage. And the reward? A Lego trophy. Really, it doesn’t get much crazier than this…
