I really did not want to write about F1 politics today and, instead, decided to use the Turkish lap times to prove that Nakajima is as quick and consistent as his team mate, Rosberg. This turned out to be more complicated than I had thought but I did the work and ended up with the necessary proof. The problem is that things are so dependent on fuel loads on any given lap that one has to compare lap times when we know that their cars were about equal; it works but I doubt that many would be prepared to go through the complex rationale with me.
Kazuki Nakajima
So you are just going to have to take my word on that one - Nakajima is as good as Rosberg and only looks slower because Williams insists on putting him on heavier fuel loads. Unfortunately, the abandonment of the Kazuki Project leaves me with little but politics to write about. I really ought to, since the current battle has huge implications for the future of the sport and we could all find ourselves watching show jumping or synchronized swimming next year if things are not sorted out pretty quickly.
But I am too much aware that matters will come to a head on Friday when the FIA publishes its list of teams accepted for the 2010 season. Until then, Mosley's charming letter to FOTA and the organization's response, due out later today, are exercises in brinksmanship while the eventual fate of the sport remains undecided. I suspect that it will depend on Bernie in the end anyway; the threat to FOM's income is just too great for him to allow a mass defection to another series.
My views on the affair are well known and I remain a firm believer in the fact that FOTA must win this one if the sport is to retain any credibility at all. We can argue over the details until we're blue in the face but nothing will change as long as Max remains in power. The ultimate solution is as simple as the catchphrase circulating on Twitter at the moment: Save F1 - Max out!
There really is no need to say any more.