Formula 1: News, Opinions, and Rants

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Published: December 13, 2010

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This is the first time in many years where the Formula 1 offseason hasn’t provided us with more excitement than the actual racing season.

This is a good thing. It means we had a season to remember. It also means there won’t be many changes.

I, for one, am in favor of this.

We get to see Mark Webber take a second crack at Sebastian Vettel—presumably on equal terms.

We get to see if Jenson Button can win for McLaren on speed—and not just strategy.

But we also get to see, or, in my case hope, that Felipe Massa obliterates Fernando Alonso.

I have no love for Alonso, which I have joyfully made clear in a number of my articles. Alonso is the type of driver that when he speaks, he doesn’t seem to say anything sensible.

A recent example of how his mouth and brain are unsynchronized occurred last week when he delivered a statement about besting teammates both past and present.

This of course was directed at Felipe Massa, who is coming off a dismal season.

Alonso can talk himself up as much as he wants, but I think someone needs to remind him that a good chunk of the public doesn’t view Massa as second rate.

He’s a top-notch driver that only missed the Drivers Championship by a hair in 2008. He is also the same unfortunate soul that took a five pound spring to the head at 180mph in 2009.

Massa should not be judged on speed alone but on resilience, determination and how he has brilliantly bounced back from injury. Someone should remind Alonso that his teammate was inches from death on July 25, 2009, and then, leading points only nine months later after the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix.

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