The San Marino Grand Prix

 

As the red flags with little prancing horses settle down over the track of Imola (McLaren fans always make a mess), we look once again at Matthew Wright’s race review.

 

Just One Thing

 

I would like to apologise for the interview in the last review.  I did interview Rubens

Barrichello and not Diniz as advertised.  I put this mix up down to the fact that I didn’t know who I was talking to.  Look out for another great interview at the end of this piece.

The writer of this piece would like to send out his sincere wishes to the Stewart family.  Your own family tragedy is in our thoughts and this piece (particularly the interview) is dedicated to the hope which is being sent out in all our hearts.  We all hope that Paul Stewart wins his fight against cancer and makes a full recovery.

 

The Build Up

 

The San Marino Grand prix is always marred by the tragic events of 1994.  The only way to escape this will be for the event to be moved to another track.  It should be noted that most tracks do have memorial’s to Ayrton Senna.  The one at spa is by where all the drivers enter the pit lane in the morning, just opposite the podium.  I believe that Silverstone also has one but don’t hold me to that.  At the weekend of 1^st May we lost a great talent within formula 1, Roland Ratzenberger.

 

The Qualifying

 

The qualifying session was the most exciting so far in the season, possible for the rest of the season as well.  Guess what, I had to work and missed it, typically. 

 

The Race

 

The race wasn’t all that exciting to be honest.  Buttons engine blew, or that’s what the would like you to believe.  The actual truth is that button no longer drives for the team.  Infact it’s Frank William’s ten year old nephew.  He learnt motor racing on his playstation.  He would have finished the race except he had to go in for his tea. 

 

I must admit that I thought the Schumacher tactics were amazing.  How he got out of the pit lane in time Murray Walker will never know.  However I will tell you now.  They had the great Ferrari Driver Nikki Lauda awaiting in a spare car, then when no-one was watching they sent him out early.  You see it pays to have me providing my little words of wisdom every now and then. 

 

 

 

 

 

I was bitterly disappointed about one thing.  During the F3000 race podium the drivers were presented with glass plates.  The driver who came second dropped his and it smashed into a thousand pieces.  Then as they left for the interviews the driver who came third dropped his also.  I was disappointed because the F1 drivers didn’t get glass plates but triumphs instead.  I wanted to Michael Schumacher drop the glass.

 

The Interview

 

The interview this week is with Johnny Herbert.  I walked into the Jaguar interview room trying to get Irvine, but failed to get past the mob of press.  I found a solitary Johnny sitting alone on the steps of the press office.

 

Matt:    May I interview you sir.

JH:       Oh I’m not Irvine.

Matt:    I know, but I would really like to interview you.

JH:       Really!

Matt:    Well no, but I haven’t got a chance with Irvine.  First off the majority of British fans are still looking for a new driver to support so why should the chose you?

JH:       I’m a great British hero.  I injured my leg just before my first F1 driver.  I’ve been living with the proof ever since.  I’m also practically the only driver to leave F1 and come back successfully.

Matt:    That’s true.  You just have to look at the careers of Zinardi and co.

JH:       I’m also the only driver to win in the English Stewart team.

Matt:    Oh yeah the English Stewart team.  Partly, and then fully, owned by ford, a massive AMERICAN car company.  Ran by a Scots man and his son.  With a Brazilian driver.

JH:       I’m English.  I’m a cockney.

Matt:    That might be the reason why your fan base is so small.  Mind you you do have two official fan clubs.

JH:       That’s right.

Matt:    I would continue that line but you don’t seem to be effected by this fact.  Any way, every one knows about your bad luck.  Mr. Herbert get away from that falling sign.

(Matt now threw himself over Johnny Herbert and saved his life – dame heroic if you ask me)

Matt:    Are you ok?

JH:       Oh yeah.  Things like that are always happening to me.  I’m always being electrocuted or shot or what ever.

Matt:    You can’t buy life insurance can you?

JH:       No.  Oh by the way yours is infact invalid when you within fifty feet of me.

Matt:    Why am I not surprised.

 

Disclaimer

 

All interviews and comments attributed to other parties may in fact be completely untrue, infact I wouldn’t believe a word of it, I honestly don’t know why you bothered to read any of it.  If I were you I wouldn’t bother to read the next one, or any of them infact.  Why don’t you take up another interest, perhaps in pasta.