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So with two of his biggest rivals out of the race and Michael too far behind to do any real damage it was Alonso’s show and although he drove a great race and managed to keep his cool he hardly shone like a De Beers diamond. Nevertheless that’s another 10 points in the bag and one step closer to another World Championship. Juancho parked his brand new €4-million boat in the harbour although compared to Flav’s toy it must have looked more like a dinghy than the QE2. Montoya had a pretty quiet race but finished on the podium in second place. The future Weight Watchers poster child is out of a job next year so he has to be mighty impressive if Uncle Ron is going to offer him a drive next year. Still, apparently Red Bull are interested — can you imagine Montoya dressed up in a Superman cape? David Coulthard achieved Red Bull’s very first podium and that was after Fisichella gave his front wing a serious nudge. Red Bull’s sporting director, Christian Horner, volunteered to jump into the Superman themed swimming pool situated in the team’s energy centre if the team got a podium but I don’t think that he was counting on the fact that he was going to have to do it naked! Chris Horner on his own is questionable but Chris Horner along with Tonio Liuzzi, Scott Speed, DC and Christian Klien — well, now we’re talking. The race also conjured up a few drive-through penalties for the like of Rubens Barrichello (for speeding in the pit lane), Christian Albers (for causing an avoidable accident) and Jackie Villeneuve (for overtaking whilst the safety car had been deployed). Such naughty boys surely deserve more punishment — like swimming naked in the Red Bull pool with Chris Horner! The trophy presentation was a bit of a sombre event with the drivers paying homage to Edouard Michelin who passed away on the Friday before the race. But David Coulthard did feel it was necessary to wear Superman’s cape onto the podium — wonder what Prince Albert thought of all that. Monaco will be remembered not for splendid driving or David beating Goliath but for the controversy surrounding the qualifying session. This kind of glamour is only seen once a year and regardless of whether Michael parked the car deliberately or not he has created enough of a storm to keep the German newspapers in headlines for at least the next week. Silverstone is up next, earlier than normal but it should be a spectacle nevertheless. Jenson Button will no doubt be punted as the unsung hero by the British media but the only way he’ll win is if the other 21 drivers are too busy watching the World Cup and forget to get onto the starting grid. Michael now has some catching up to do but Alonso has all the work to do if he wants to retain his title. To catch Britain’s motorsport showcase at the track is going to be a wicked experience and I can't wait till the moment that I can point my camera straight at Schumi and just shoot!
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