[nostatic]

It was funny because I was watching with my wife last night (yes, she has become an F1 fan) and right before the lights went out I said, "if Alonso crashes out the driver's championship will get very interesting."

Congrats to Kobayashi. My wife couldn't watch the last few laps as Button was closing. Despite her built-in cultural bias against Japan she was rooting heavily for Kobayashi as was I. While I know that racers are racers, I still have to wonder if Jenson didn't push quite as hard as he would have at another track. Of all the racers he knows how much a podium for Kobayashi would mean to the fans.

What an awesome track. The esses look very fun and 130R looks intimidating.