Fine Vettel

I am simply lost for words.

For a diehard underdog supporter like me, Sebastian Vettel's victory at the Italian Grand Prix was too good to be true.

The 21-year-old Vettel has long been known as an excellent racer in the rain. But for a momentary lapse in concentration in last year's Japanese Grand Prix, he could have notched up his first podium finish or even victory back then.

When rain came down hard during qualifying for this year's Italian Grand Prix, I was extremely excited as I knew a wet race would spring up surprises. But I just didn't expect Vettel to snatch pole and victory at the same time.

A win by "minnows" like Toro Rosso (formerly Minardi) is good for the sports, which has been dominated by big guns like Ferrari and McLaren. The last time a "minnow" won a race was in 2003, when Giancarlo Fisichella won the wet Brazilian Grand Prix in a Jordan, in a much more chaotic fashion when virtually all the usual front runners had spun out.

This time though, Vettel beat all the pre-race favourites fair and square. In fact, the Toro Rosso team was so strong over the weekend that had Sebastien Bourdais not stalled his car on the grid, they could have both drivers celebrating on the podium with their team boss Gerhard Berger, who took an emotional victory here for Ferrari 20 years ago, just weeks after the death of Enzo Ferrari.

(By the way, with a Sebastian and a Sebastien on the team, Toro Rosso should seriously consider changing its name to Seabasses.)

The race itself could not be said as a thriller, as the expected jammed-pack action failed to materialize. But who cares when an underdog emerged victorious?