Oh - these Italians.... and an Indian's large heartedness...

There cannot be smoke without fire - what was said to be a rumor when Fisichella took the podium at Spa, was confirmed news a few days later. Fisichella has driven his last race for Team Force India. Ferrari have solved their driver problem by passing it on to Vijay Mallya.

In my previous post on the Spa race, a couple of reasons were put forward for Fisichella's lack of fight in holding on to the top position during the race. There could have been another reason - Force India driver Adrian Sutil was in line for scoring the teams first points on 2 previous occasions and both times it was Raikkonen who put paid to all such hopes. So was it a calculated gamble to let Raikkonen pass? After all, it is better to watch all his moves than have him sit on your tail. As they say these days, lessons learned, corrective action and best practices.

With the news of Fisichellas move, a devious mind could conjure up a fourth reason for allowing Kimi pass. A return for the favor to fulfill a dream? Surely, a team with no points in the kitty is going to be happy with 8 points and would not mourn the loss of 2 points. Was Fisichella approached before the Spa race? If I were the Ferrari boss, would I be more impressed by a driver who fought for the first place (against my team driver) or by one who took the safe route to take an almost assured second place?

Well, it takes all kinds to make this world and that's why it is so interesting. We will never get to know the truth, so let the case rest.

Whatever may be in everyone's else's heart, one can be sure that Vijay Mallya has his heart in the right place. As one in service for almost 25 years and having served out numerous bonds (or contracts as the players have), a gesture of relieving someone of his obligations is magnanimous, to say the least. Only a person who believe in chasing wild dreams could understand the dreams of others. Fisichella says he would like to end his career with Ferrari, a household name for every Italian. And what better place to join the team than Monza? Thanks to Vijay Mallya, Fisichella will get to live his dream. And this gives me hope too... maybe the same man will help fulfill my dream...