Since when It Rains in the Ardennes Forest, it
Pours!
As I’ve already mentioned, I got up at Bloody
Oh Dark 30’ and “Sat” thru the entire Gory Nonstop Spa Francorchamps Rain Delay
Dribble as Formula 1 desperately tried to NO Avail to get the Belgian Grand
Prix in, as it’s been Bloody Raining Nonstop Thar for three days in-a-row, or
may be it’s still raining now, who knows?
As the race should have never even been
attempted starting, but then again there’s those Silly G-Damn Television
Contracts, not to mention Promoters Obligations Blah Blah Blah, since we All
need to be Entertained…
Since in typical pure, true egalitarian Capitalistic fashion,
as Uncle Bernaughty’, nee Mr. Bernard Charles Ecclestone famously Decreed time
after time during his 40yr F1 reign: The Show Must Go On!
As why did running the Hungarian Grand Prix the
year that the Danube River had Flooded over it’s massive protective Flood
Barriers instantly come to mind?
And whilst the Sky sports F1 Pundits
ceaselessly Prattled on about the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, reportedly the
Sport’s longest ever Grand Prix. All I recall is the Shear Ecstasy ‘O Bloody ‘Ol
Jense’ snatching victory away from ‘lil Syd Viddle’ (Sebastian Vettel) on the
race’s final lap after Jenson Button came from Dead last!
Yet my Mind kept Ah-Wonderin’ about what year
was it that I sat up in the Dark at Blogmeister Miguel’s House waiting out that
Sodden South Korean Grand Prix? Which had a multiple hours Rain Delay, Err Red
Flag before finally commencing in earnest! As I tend to recall F1 Grizzled
Journo’ Joe Saward musing over various Water Moccasins and Snakes Ah-Plenty’ in
the outlying portions of the track…
And I personally think the F1 Race Director Michael
Masi Screwed Up, since there was absolute pandemonium over whether or not the
race had ever begun? Since they started behind the Safety Car but some Gory 4
Hours later, Sky sports played a clip clearly showing the Starting lights were
flashing Amber and hence, the race had never officialy begun! So there was No
Start, but the race would be reduced by One lap to 43 whenever it began. And I
won’t even bother with the whole Sergio Perez Outside Assistance Shumozzle!
But I did actually enjoy sitting thru the 3hr
20mins Red Flag Rain Delay since the TV Pundits were Brilliantly entertaining,
which after All is Thar Bloody Job!
So the race that Never was, basically boiled
down to the majority of the grid finishing where they Qualified Saturday, with
Max Verstappen being declare the winner, Williams George Russell a Shock second,
his 1st ever podium on his 50th race start and Lewis
Hamilton third. And since they only ran two laps or was it three? I.e., the
minimum number required to be technically Classified a race with Half points
awarded, naturally the Confusion and Controversy is in Full “On” mode!
As Hamilton says they should have never raced
and Verstappen said the Race Stewards made the right call, Uh Duh, why wouldn’t
he say that since he’s declared the winner, Uhm Butterfingers!
I have to say I totally agree with Vettel who
said It’s A Joke! And Fredrico Suave, aka Fernando Alonso saying Christmas Came
Early! “Some were given Gifts for their
Positions even though we didn’t Race they Got the Points!” Or Pierre Gasley and
Carlos Sainz, Jr. saying they Didn’t Deserve being Awarded Points! The race was
simply a Travesty! As Shades of the 2005 United States Grand Prix at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s infamous Michelin Tyre Gate Screamed thru my
Head!
And Although Golden Child’s absolutely 100%
Correct about why they ran two processional Parade laps behind the Safety Car,
unfortunately I have trouble with Sir Lewis’s motives for wanting the Fans to
be Refunded, since when has he ever truly cared about the Fans? I.e.; NO Race
run. As may be he could Dig into his Pockets and come up with a “fiver” for All
of the Fans who Attended Spa from the reported $250 million Pounds He’s made
from racing in Formula 1, Perhaps?
Since I tend to believe Hamilton’s more worried
about the 5 Championship points he lost, knowing the title could be decided by
less, as he now only leads Verstappen by 3 points heading to Zandvoort for the
Dutch Grand Prix, which will be sold Out with a Solid Sea of Max’s Orange Army!
But All I could Scream in my Head is you’re a
Lying Sack ‘O shit Michael Masi! No shit Sherlock, you made the Drivers run the
minimum number of laps in order to fulfill the contractual obligations of
Formula 1 (Liberty Media) Not having to refund anybody any of your greedy
Dinero and “So it goes,” the wheels ‘O Capitalism keep turning freely…
Since none other than Martin Billybob’ Brundle
so eloquently said during the elongated TV Broadcast: “Commerciality of The
Sport!” When discussing why the F1 Race Director (Masi) was so Hell Bent on
getting the race in.
Although in Masi’s Defense, David Kroft did
point out how complex the logistics of moving the Grand Prix to Monday would
have been, with the main stumbling point being the availability of Track
Marshals, since Monday was a normal work day for them.
While I now Flashback to Austin’s 2015 USGP Mud
Fest, or the ’04 Japanese Grand Prix where F1 was forced to hold it’s first
ever Qualifying and Race being run both on Sunday due to a Typhoon, both of
which I attended. And even though many will debate this. Formula 1 had better
come up with a new contingency plan, especially if Liberty Media remains so
Hell Bent on Squeezing every Bloody cent outta Formula 1 in order to line it’s
pockets with pushing for a ridiculous 25 Grands Prix per season…
Guess What? ‘Ol Mother Nature’s just gonna keep causing Havoc, even if you Don’t believe in that Climate Change thingy’, but notice how IndyCar and NASCAR are more ‘n more weather related affected due to their compacted schedules, and that’s for two series that have Backup Plans…