Pero aunque en la BBC no se vio, el periodico "The Guardian" lo narra hoy en su edicion con todo detalle..
No me extrana..
Dice asi:
"He drove the lap with his left had off the red car's steering wheel, waving to the 85,000 spectators who thronged the grandstands and pressed against the wire fences. But this was two hours before the race began. Fernando Alonso was only starting to enjoy his day.
A second lap had not been on the schedule. But he put both hands on the big wood-rimmed wheel, pressed his foot on the aluminium throttle pedal, and began to make the old car do what it was built for. Feeding the power through to the narrow tyres, the could make the Tipo 375 slide through the very same corners that his predecessor, Jose Froilan Gonzalez, had negotiated on his way to securing the Scuderia Ferrari's first grand prix victory, on the same circuit and in the same cockpit, 60 years ago to the week.
As he kicked the car's tail out and made its 12 cylinders bellow, he could feel the crowd enthusiasm. "Here in England, motor racing is very big," he said later. "People here understand this sport. There are hundreds of different categories of racing here, like historic car racing, things that only happen in England because they love it so much. To win in fron tof these people is very special."
And by the end of the afternoon, that was exactly what he had experienced. This time the cockpit was more confined, but both hands came off the wheel as he acknowledged the crowd's acclaim for the Scuderia's 216th victory. their applause unstinted despite the disappointing fate of their own heroes.
Just as Gonzalez did when he vanquished the all-conquering Alfa Romeos that day in 1951, Alonso upset the odds by heading the almost unbeatable Red Bulls. Back on the Argentinian's own July day of glory, history was made. And his Spanish successor was ensuring, after a dry spell since his victory in Korea last October, that the legend continues.
Those high-spirited laps in the old car, which emerged for its outing from Bernie's priceless collection, made him more aware than ever of the special continuities within the tradition that he has inherited. "Every single championship for Ferrari began with that car and with Froilan", he remarked. He was thinking, too, of the people at the factory who are "the sons and daughters of the guys who were there 50 years ago, and who are working with the same passion for racing".
Their passion will be redoubled by this win. At the first few races ofthe season, Alonso said, the Ferraris were more than a second off the pae set by the Red Bulls. "Today we were leading the race and pulling away. I'm very proud of the team and of this recovery."
It began, he said, when they realised that all the aerodynamic modifiications that are the race-by-race norm in F1 were doing nothing to improve the car's performance. "It's no secret that we were putting parts on the car and they were not making it quicker. Our wind tunnel was not telling us the truth."
The response came in a way that would have pleased the late Enzo Ferrari, a ruthless pragmatic. Significant changes were made to the management structure, including the replacement of one technical director, Aldo Costa, by another, the Englishman Pat Fry, with whom ALonso had worked during a difficult year with McLaren in 2007. "It happened for the past three or four races tha all the parts we put on have worked fine," he said. "Felipe and I are much happier with the car. That's good not just for now but for next season."
[...]
Despite his joy, there was caution in his analysis. "THere are no championship thoughts," he warned, thinking of the drivers' and constructors' standings. "We know that the gap is massive. We just need to enjoy every weekend and make sure twe carry on being aggressive."
At home in Argentina, Froilan Gonzalez, at 88 the oldest surviving grand prix winner, would surely be nodding his approval.
No me extrana..
Dice asi:
"He drove the lap with his left had off the red car's steering wheel, waving to the 85,000 spectators who thronged the grandstands and pressed against the wire fences. But this was two hours before the race began. Fernando Alonso was only starting to enjoy his day.
A second lap had not been on the schedule. But he put both hands on the big wood-rimmed wheel, pressed his foot on the aluminium throttle pedal, and began to make the old car do what it was built for. Feeding the power through to the narrow tyres, the could make the Tipo 375 slide through the very same corners that his predecessor, Jose Froilan Gonzalez, had negotiated on his way to securing the Scuderia Ferrari's first grand prix victory, on the same circuit and in the same cockpit, 60 years ago to the week.
As he kicked the car's tail out and made its 12 cylinders bellow, he could feel the crowd enthusiasm. "Here in England, motor racing is very big," he said later. "People here understand this sport. There are hundreds of different categories of racing here, like historic car racing, things that only happen in England because they love it so much. To win in fron tof these people is very special."
And by the end of the afternoon, that was exactly what he had experienced. This time the cockpit was more confined, but both hands came off the wheel as he acknowledged the crowd's acclaim for the Scuderia's 216th victory. their applause unstinted despite the disappointing fate of their own heroes.
Just as Gonzalez did when he vanquished the all-conquering Alfa Romeos that day in 1951, Alonso upset the odds by heading the almost unbeatable Red Bulls. Back on the Argentinian's own July day of glory, history was made. And his Spanish successor was ensuring, after a dry spell since his victory in Korea last October, that the legend continues.
Those high-spirited laps in the old car, which emerged for its outing from Bernie's priceless collection, made him more aware than ever of the special continuities within the tradition that he has inherited. "Every single championship for Ferrari began with that car and with Froilan", he remarked. He was thinking, too, of the people at the factory who are "the sons and daughters of the guys who were there 50 years ago, and who are working with the same passion for racing".
Their passion will be redoubled by this win. At the first few races ofthe season, Alonso said, the Ferraris were more than a second off the pae set by the Red Bulls. "Today we were leading the race and pulling away. I'm very proud of the team and of this recovery."
It began, he said, when they realised that all the aerodynamic modifiications that are the race-by-race norm in F1 were doing nothing to improve the car's performance. "It's no secret that we were putting parts on the car and they were not making it quicker. Our wind tunnel was not telling us the truth."
The response came in a way that would have pleased the late Enzo Ferrari, a ruthless pragmatic. Significant changes were made to the management structure, including the replacement of one technical director, Aldo Costa, by another, the Englishman Pat Fry, with whom ALonso had worked during a difficult year with McLaren in 2007. "It happened for the past three or four races tha all the parts we put on have worked fine," he said. "Felipe and I are much happier with the car. That's good not just for now but for next season."
[...]
Despite his joy, there was caution in his analysis. "THere are no championship thoughts," he warned, thinking of the drivers' and constructors' standings. "We know that the gap is massive. We just need to enjoy every weekend and make sure twe carry on being aggressive."
At home in Argentina, Froilan Gonzalez, at 88 the oldest surviving grand prix winner, would surely be nodding his approval.