Oh the weather outside is frightful.

But the tires are so delightful.

So if we're testing in Spain,

Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain.

My man Reubens Barrichello had a big day during testing in Jerez Spain on Friday of last week.  It looks like the Honda may be the fastest team on wet tires.  And since it will likely rain during at least one F1 race this season, I am going to look forward to the wet stuff.

You see, once again, this is not your fathers NASCAR.  F1 runs in the rain.  They put on tires with grooves and go at it.  Wow, novel thought, if it rains the fans still see a race.  None of this postponing the race to Monday stuff.  None of this gee should I stay till Monday and watch the race since I've got $200 bucks tied up in it anyway or should I go back to work so I don't get fired instead?

And in case you have missed the story, Lewis Hamilton was fastest on day two of testing when it wasn't raining.   Hamilton will become F1's first black driver when the season opens next month.

p.s.  If you spell it tyres and you say Honda are, you might be English. 

Honda’s Rubens Barrichello topped the timesheets in Jerez on Friday, clocking a lap time of 1m 19.981s. Barrichello ended the session just under two-tenths faster than team mate James Rossiter.

Although heavy rain at the Spanish circuit during the morning caused a delay to the start of testing, Honda managed to complete their programme. Both Barrichello and Rossiter went out initially on Bridgestone’s extreme wets before switching to dry rubber as the weather cleared up.

Lewis Hamilton, who had set the fastest time on Thursday, ended the session in third for McLaren. Hamilton’s team mate, Pedro de la Rosa, was just over one-tenth slower. Both drivers continued to evaluate tyres, but while Hamilton focused on suspension work, De la Rosa spearheaded the team’s aerodynamic development programme.