Disappointing is the only way to describe the outcome of the European Grand Prix for Scuderia Toro Rosso, with Sébastien sidelined with brake problems, after having to make an early stop to replace a nose and Jaime valiantly fighting on home turf despite the intense heat, which was more of a problem when his drink bottle system stopped delivering water with ten laps to go.
At least the Spaniard finished the race, gaining valuable experience now having completed all race laps in two grands prix.
Having had to deal with one race today, the mechanics immediately start another one, packing everything away in a rush to get the transporters on the road first thing tomorrow morning, for the long drive to Spa Francorchamps where we start all over again, when the green light comes on at the end of the pit lane for Friday morning’s free practice for the Belgian Grand Prix.
While Ferrari’s Luca Badoer came in for a lot of criticism this weekend, with people commenting he was too old to get the job done, Rubens Barrichello proved this sport isn’t all about the kids like our Seb and Jaime. The oldest man on the grid, the Brazilian drove a perfectly judged race to outpace the more fancied McLarens to claim his first win since his Ferrari days. Lewis Hamilton came second ahead of the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen. The remaining points went to fourth placed Heikki Kovalainen, then the order was Nico Rosberg, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button and Robert Kubica.
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