In the lead, Vitez Rychly suddenly shifts down despite everyone's expectation that he would shift to 6th gear and storm down the straight to stretch his lead. Could it be that he is taking a pit stop? It must be, no? Or what?Meanwhile, Sebi Orsi takes the hairpin turn of Hårnålskurva by storm, skidding out onto the straight in a commanding second place position. A puff of white smoke kicks out of the bottom of the Maserati! Orsi has over strained his Maserati's little 4 cylinder engine! Undaunted, he presses on.
Close behind, two other cars now fly into the hairpin, timing the curve perfectly. At the head is Diederik Olsen, the icy Dane. Immediately behind is the other Scandinavian driver, Teide Sorolla-Ledaal – known as the “Volcán”. The two are ready to pursue Orsi down the straightaway toward Barrböjen, the tight and deadly chicane, and neither will give quarter.
Coming out of the Lekböjen chicane, the field is pressing in upon each other, too close for comfort as they line up for the hairpin. They are on the land portion of the circuit now, with Belgium and Portugal in the lead but too fast. They must downshift hard if they are to make the hairpin curve, while Monaco, Britain and Germany are perfectly positioned.
Farther back, still on the ice, Finland, France and Scotland are pressing ahead through Lekböjen. They hope to take Hårnålskurva and close the gap with the middle pack. Certainly, they are contemplating a daring and dangerous risk.
The lanes are narrow and there are too many cars. Surely, someone will come to grief if they press each other like this, challenging for the lead. Yet it seems that all caution has been thrown to the wind. As we say in Sweden, everyone is holding their thumbs, hoping for the best.
Finally, at the tail end, the Swedish driver slides smoothly through Storkurvan, his pace unhurried as he watches those ahead racing one another toward disaster. Will there be a pile up as too many cars crush together into the hairpin at once?
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