Review:In the spirit of F1 Rejects, the F1RGP2C has always been defined by failure. The most famous moments of the last four seasons have all been, to be frank, failures. Daniel Moreno colliding with Pablo da Silva at Aida '95, Moreno spinning out on the last lap at the Nurburgring, Moreno colliding with his teammate in Monza, Robert Anderson taking out Tom Douglas at Spa, Tom Douglas crashing out while leading in the rain at Suzuka, etc. This race followed that trend very well. Rory McAllister snared his third career win after the supposed main championship protagonists both threw away the win.
Positives:Rory McAllister: Have to give a shout to Rory McAllister here, because, you know, he won the race. But really, if Takagi didn't deserve his win last time, Rory deserved it even less this time around. Rory and McLaren were being pasted by Ferrari for the last two thirds of the race and he was over a minute behind, in second, when Douglas spun off and he took the lead. McAllister was lucky, but he now stands as the outright leader of the Drivers' Championship by two points over Takagi. Go figure.
Kazuhiko Takagi: Mr. Consistency does it again in Brazil. Really, after starting his Ferrari career with six straight DNFs, Takagi has only failed to finish six times over the last season and a half, two of which were last-second mechanical failures anyway. By comparison, his teammate has retired twelve times in the same time span. Keep rolling Kaz, you're second in the championship. The only downside was that he let Douglas go through into second without much of a fight, which may come down to Ferrari team orders...
Masta Valsattis: Valsattis collected his first three points for Benetton after a decent drive. Valsattis continues to prove that he belongs in a top ride for the foreseeable future.
John Zimmer: Back-to-back strong performances for Zimmer for the first time in ages, it seems. He seems to be back on form after his catastrophic 1997.
Niko Nurminen: DAMS appears to have improved from last season, as they are now challenging Sauber at the head of the midfield. Nurminen was the star today, picking up DAMS' first point of the season with a sterling drive, beating Fakkinen and his teammate in the process.
Negatives:James Davies: Before we get to Douglas' implosion, we have to address James Davies, who led the first twenty laps without any trouble, cruising to that elusive second career victory when he threw it off the road on Lap 21 and hit the barriers. You have got to be joking. Davies has the best car on the grid, no matter what Ferrari says, but he hasn't been able to convert so far. When things level out, it's probably going to be Davies and Douglas battling for the title. Looking back, both drivers will sorely regret the first two races of the season.
Tom Douglas: As for Tom Douglas, he was also cruising home to ten points and a nice trophy when he crashed at the Senna S. Unlike Davies, he was able to pull himself out with just a broken front wing but he conceded the victory to McAllister instantly. Douglas rapidly caught and passed his teammate (almost suspiciously quickly, but we'll let it pass) to finish in second and open his scoring account. Still, Tom Douglas let yet another win slip through his fingers, which happens alarmingly often for such a top-rate driver.
Williams: Well, the car isn't up to last year's standards, the engine isn't that good and their rivals have out-developed them, but Williams can always rely on one of the best overall driver lineups on the grid, right? Right? Moreno and Spokes did not deliver at Interlagos. Both drivers spun off the circuit during the race. Moreno recovered but Spokes collided with Leonhard von Gottorp, earning himself a major unsafe release penalty. Thus,
Williams earns
Reject of the Race for the Brazilian GP.
Clivio Durand: Durand's second race for Prost lasted about one lap after he crashed out at the Senna S at the beginning of Lap 2. Good work!
Arrows: Mediocre at best.
Leaders:James Davies: 1-20
Tom Douglas: 21-61
Rory McAllister: 62-
Penalty Report+2 points to Andrew Spokes for unsafe reentry
+1 to Rick Douglais for ignoring blue flags
Drivers' Championship Standings1. Rory McAllister - 16
2. Kazuhiko Takagi - 14
3. Tom Douglas - 6
= John Zimmer - 6
4. Andrew Spokes - 3
= Masta Valsattis - 3
5. Pablo da Silva - 2
6. Ron Mignolet - 1
= Niko Nurminen - 1
Constructors' Championship1. Ferrari - 20
2. McLaren - 16
3. Benetton - 9
4. Williams - 3
5. Sauber - 2
6. Prost - 1
= DAMS - 1
Penalty Standings1. Andrew Spokes - 2
2. Rick Douglais - 1
*goes in silence*
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I don't rule out that, but I don't expect that much. 
