Of course I wanted Jenson to win and even Lewis would have been great to get hi second win this year which is something of a turn around for Mclaren, but there was something special about Rubens winning in Valencia on his own merit.
To understand the reasons why, you need to see the mechanics from Ferrari and other teams clapping Rubens down the pit lane. He has been around for ages and now is 37 years old, but he is well liked in the F1 world and if anyone deserved another win he did.
You need to go back to his previous wins to understand why this win will be so important. For many seasons Rubens had followed Michael Schumacher and was his number 2, only allowed to win when Michael couldn’t and in one case was asked to move over. This season he has been allowed to race Jenson his team mate, although there were a few moments when Rubens felt the Brawn team had made bade decision. Even on one occasion when he publicly criticised the Brawn team straight after the race, he came back to apologize when he got to know the real facts such the man he is.
A recent trip back home to Brazil to see friend Massa still recovering from his accident, encouraged him to put a get well soon message on the back of his helmet, I am sure Brazil and possibly Massa will be celebrating after the win. It has been another great season and Valencia was better this year, at least on TV anyway. Jenson Button came 7th but gained 2 points on Webber, but now his main rival is his team mate Barrichello.
