A fun season so far
Red Bull Racing's one-two finish in the Belgian Grand Prix continued its streak of both cars scoring points. It has turned reliability - previously its Achilles' heel - into another weapon alongside superior speed and excellent tactical management. If the run is maintained through to Brazil in late November it will be a unique achievement. But statistics like these do not reflect the excitement of this season nor the desire to win that drives those in F1.
They remind us instead of Michael Schumacher's dominance of 2002. He scored points at every race (and finished on the podium) - something not seen since a foreshortened season in the mid-1950s.
On Sunday, the seven-time champion became the first driver to compete in F1 for 20 years. Rivals at his debut included Nelson Piquet and Satoru Nakajima. In later years their sons, Nelsinho and Kazuki, raced in F1. Those careers are finished, but Schumacher is still on the grid - albeit 24th and last at Spa-Francorchamps after a crossed-thread caused a wheel to fall off at the beginning of Saturday's qualifying session.
