[Alvin]

Alonso's crash also taking out one of American F-1 Team Haas' team cars video => http://youtu.be/rivCcuQSsAc

[MikeNoun]

An exciting race from start to finish! That crash involving Alonso was scary. When the camera first showed Gutierrez (Haas car #2) with some damage, I was disappointed, then I realize there was what appeared to be a clump of tires in the background. At that moment, one of the commentator stated that was another car in the background, and they said it was Alonso's McLaren! One of the wildest crashes in recent years, and I thought this be the end of Alonso's career. Instead, just a few seconds later, Alonso emerged from the twisted wreck completely unscathed. A testament to how far safety measures have come in F1.

Also shows how unforgiving these F1 cars are. All it took was a split second of wheel contact, and Alonso was launched into the air, the end result was a pile of twisted aluminum and a thousands of shards of carbon fiber. If that was a NASCAR hit, the cars would have spun out and continued.

Kudos to the Haas Team! Good ol' American know-how! It was absolutely stunning to see Romani Grosjean (Haas driver #1) come in 6th in the race, and the Haas Team scored points! The commentators couldn't stop talking about it. This simply doesn't happen in F1. Haas brought in a brand new team, with a brand new chassis that no one else is running in F1 (the Dallara chassis, from IndyCar), and in their first outing they scored points! Established F1 teams have gone years without ever getting points, and Haas did it the first time out. Romain Grosjean was screaming in the radio that this was an incredible victory placing 6th. He (and everyone else) knew how remarkable this achievement was.

This should be a very interesting year. The Austin, TX race will be wild!

Ferrari looks like they have something for the Mercedes team this year. FINALLY!

Mike