The last two races in Valencia and Silverstone saw Ferrari showing signs of improvement. Although Red Bull continued to show their dominance, it was clear McLaren have adopted a flat-sided exhaust system which has improved their performance.
Ferrari’s second place at Valencia and dominant win in Silverstone have clearly shown that both Ferrari and Fernando Alonso are back on track.
Ironically, even though leading the championship, Red Bull’s chief technical officer Adrian Newey is always on the grid before the race, folder in hand, more interested in the designs adopted by the other teams.
Newey amazes me for histranquil and serene attitude,amid a frenzy of mechanics and engineers.
In Silverstone, the weather played havoc on Friday and during the weekend with the track being partially wet just before the beginning of the race.
What we all witnessed was an incredible race with Red Bull taking a dominant lead, a central phase where McLaren took the upper hand, then a series of mistakes all staged in the pit lane with Sebastian Vettel having a rather slow pit stop due to a fault left rear wheel change and McLaren’s Jenson Button being cleared from his pit stop with an unfastened front right wheel.
While all this was being staged, Alonso was making a series of fast laps dominating an important Grand Prix celebrating 60 years in F1 racing, a pedigree that no other team can ever match.