Thursday, April 10, 2025

Nuts & Bolts --April 10, 2025


After the Japanese GP, 2025 ...
  • Has Stroll finished the race yet?
  • Carlos Sainz's results have to be the most disappointing so far.
  • Jack Doohan's mistake in practice of forgetting to close his DRS entering the first corner. Wow. I am going give the rookies some more time before I make any more comments on them.
  • The season is reminding me of 1986. Two drivers in perhaps the best team, and the defending champ in another, battling for the title. If we have a season nearly as exciting as '86, we will be well entertained.
  • Saying that, the Japanese race was awfully dull and featured a lack of passing. Not wanting to jinx anything, last year's Bahrain GP had Max leading the entire race, and the top 3 stayed in their positions for about the last 40 laps. At least Bahrain will be at a time that'll make it easier for me to stay awake.
  • We never get to hear Jacques Villeneuve as a commentator here in Canada, but we did for Japan. It's always made to seem he is very critical, but he was not, and was a bit humourous at times.
  • Eddie Jordan passed away on March 20. The Jordan team was just about the last of the non-corporate teams, run by people who love the sport.