Suzuka F1 Practice

Last night I stayed up late and watched the live practice session from Suzuka for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. Out of the 90 minute session, there may have been cars on the track for 20 minutes, out of that the bulk of the cars were out for less than 10 minutes; maybe 7 at the most. There was heavy rain and a lot of standing water on the track that made conditions too dangerous for most of the session. Fernando Alonso ended up seventh for the session but I believe that his performance was the best of the session. He set his fast time before the bulk of the cars went out, thus doing it in worse conditions. Once the other cars came out, there wasn't as much water on the racing line making for better grip. I believe even more that Alonso has been carrying Renault the last two years. His performances have been far better than what the car is.

Mac McCormick III