Perez- The Real Hero (Malaysian GP 2012)

Sergio Perez the young Mexican driver clearly stole the show at the Malaysian GP. Yes ye know Assholonso won L …Maybe I won’t call him that today since Alonso drove a brilliant race. When the race started this afternoon I don’t think anyone predicted Perez would be on the podium ahead of Hamilton, except maybe Perez himself who was secretly wishing for a miracle. In my last blog I mentioned F1 during the good old days…well guess what??? The good old days are back baby!

The race started on a wet track with the rain pouring down and when it dint seem to stop red flags were pulled out. The race was stopped for nearly an hour but it was far from boring. First McLaren brought out these super cool canopies and camped ahead of the rest, then my twitter feed was full of jokes about Kimi  getting some ice cream and Narain praying that the race doesn’t restart so he gets half a point! I must say it was very entertaining.

The biggest disappointment for F1 fans during the first few laps was Schumi dropping down the order after he was tapped from behind by Grosjean. Very sad indeed as both the drivers looked very strong in Qualifying.  Not a great race for Lewis as he started in pole position and finished third yet again. But he looked visibly happier about his third position finish here than in Australia and I guess that’s because he beat Jenson and none of the Red Bull or Mercedes drivers won.

Alonso jumped Hamilton when the later was boxed in during a pit stop. And the order was Alonso, Perez and then Hamilton. Every one thought that not only Hamilton but a lot of other cars would pass the Sauber. But Perez drove brilliantly and not only built up a good lead ahead of Hamilton but also challenged Alonso. He had amazing pace and was definitely faster than the Ferrari. If his stupid race engineer wouldn’t have gone on saying, “take care of the car!!!! Take care of the car!!” a zillion times maybe he wouldn’t have gone off track and could have actually won the race.

Clearly this race was full of surprises. Alonso and Perez gaining the most out of this wet shocker of a race. Lewis finished in third and I still stand by what I have said, for me he is the biggest contender for the World Championship. Behind him we had Webber who yet again did way better than his team mate. Kimi finished quite strong in fifth position. Senna also beginning to come into his own this season with sixth place. That Williams car is looking good this season. Then we have the rookie Vergne sandwiched between the two Force India’s. I must say a great performance by Force India as it was the only team that had both their cars finish in the top ten. And we round up the top ten with Schumacher.

 There was clearly a lot of drama this weekend. Mercedes clearly struggled and just dint have the pace under these wet conditions. Vettle’s season keeps getting worse, did you hear those crazy messages the team was sending him on the radio on the last lap “Stop the car… No no keep racing………………..Stop!!!! It’s an emergency”. Jenson messed up and then just wouldn’t stop complaining like a little girl on the radio. Narain enjoyed his 51 minutes of fame when the red flag was out. And Perez was on the podium!!! What a race!!! If you missed this one I suggest you watch it online because it was one hell of a race. 

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