Test Driving a Smart and Fernando - WTF?

Yesterday I test drove a Smart down in Park City. Both C and I had a go and it's a fun little car. No power steering and the controls are heavy but that's just the set up I had with my mini back in UK. I've been spoiled by having a scooby. Now you might be saying to yourself - small = not very safe and "remember the C5". Well I do and the Smart's higher than a mini so no problems there and when I got back I looked up Smarts on youtube. Fifth Gear did a crash test - 70mph in a concrete barrier, the car survived. We've put our deposit down can't wait for '08.

Fernando Alonso - what the fuck where you thinking? I watched F1 qualifying yesterday in Hungary and I saw what everyone else did. He came in they changed his tyres the board went up and instead of go, go, go - he just sat there, and sat there and then he went. Why the delay? His team mate, Hamilton was waiting to come in for new tires right behind Alonso no way he could've missed seeing the other McClaren in his rear view mirrors. Hamilton is currently leading the championship by 2 points. He was much quicker in practice and qualifying and judging by Ron Denis' body language and the scruff of the neck way he was holding Fernando's pit board guy - he wasn't in on the plan. In fact he looked downright livid. As a result of Alonso's little stunt he got his hot lap and pole position for today's race and Hamilton missed his hot lap by 10 seconds - the amount of time that Alonso held him up in the pits. Fernando - mate - unsportsmanlike conduct doesn't even cover it. All that respect that you've earned over the last few seasons just went out of the window. I hope Hamilton wipes the floor with you today.

Updated - Hamilton won on Sunday! Alonso was out of the points so now he's even further behind:-)