So the weekend came and went and with it the spectacularly under-attended Turkish GP. This race is like the one night stand you never want anyone to know about; its a great ride but nobody really seems to like it. Practice sessions brought about a change of weather to confuse mechanics, bosses and drivers alike. None more so than young Sabastian Vettel. It seems the cheeky German lad went out of his way during first practice to earn himself the 'heini' badge amongst his supporters by attempting to do a donut in the middle of turn 8 in the second sector - a place even this guy would think twice about pulling such a stunt.
The team recovered the car back to the pit lane and hastily put up boards to protect the contents of the Red Bull garage. Christian Horner was overheard saying to Vettel that if the mechanics couldn't fix the car in time the German party popper would have to complete the remaining races of the season in a different set of wheels.
Meanwhile Whitmarsh had told Jenson Butthead that he wasn't allowed out in P1 because a mechanic had found a few clumps of dandruff in the MP4-26.
Michael 'The Cobbler' Shoemaker took to the track only to find out he'd completely forgotten how to drive. (This isn't strictly true. Michael, you're spending too much time looking for the ESP button on the steering wheel. Dude give up and go ride some horses - Ed)
Maaaaaak Wibbaaaaa was his usual 'bi-polar in a slump' self this weekend and consequently drove reasonably well.
Qualifying brought with it previously unseen levels of excitement, none of which I saw because I was helping prepare some food for home guests.
More about the race later.
What an amazing first post - truly remarkable. Can't wait to read about the race itself!
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