Formula1 is getting more and more exciting these days, reason - Drivers. After Felipe Massa not making it into the final cut and settling down for 14th position on the grid it was Kimi Raikkonen's turn to take the fight down to the last couple of seconds in Q3 of qualifying and he did albeit for a brief moment until Lewis Hamilton came across the start/finish line to take up pole from Alonso who had ousted Kimi from P1. Alonso pitted for tyres and this time he was coming out with the hard compound tyres and one could see Lewis already waiting in the pitlane for Alonso to drive into the track. The fact that Alonso was waiting could have been because his race engineer waiting for a empty slot to give Alonso a free run or it could have been a fuel burn out strategy like Ron Dennis alleges or it simply could have been team rivalry with Alonso wanting to deny Lewis the final go at bettering his time which put him on P1.
I'd rather that the first would have been a plausible strategy but pray why hold up the pit crew, Alonso can drive upto the pit lane exit and wait and that's not in violation of any regulations unless he ends up holding another car that is attempting to exit into the track. The qualifying was over, Lewis was denied a final chance at giving another shot to better his timings thought he came out with the softer compound tyres and Alonso took pole relegating Lewis to P2. Right after the qualifying session was over Ron Dennis looked distraught and was seen animatedly talking to his colleague in McLaren trying to find more about what could have happened. One thing was obvious, harsh words were exchanged over the radio.
This morning it's been announced that McLaren won't earn any constructors points in this grand prix because the marshalls feel they have violated the sporting code and have pushed Alonso down to 6th position. McLaren have appealed against the decision but any favourable ruling could only help with the points, there's no way they'll allow Alonso to take pole. After Nurburgring it's turning out to be high drama in another Formula1 race this year, it sure makes the sport all the more interesting.
