You can cut the tension with a cricket stump.

And now Jacques Laffitte is as close to Surer as Surer is to Laffitte

That's history. I say history because it happened in the past.

Alesi is in second place, and Hill is in second place.

Alboreto has dropped back up to fifth place.

I wonder if Watson is in the relaxed state of mind he's in

With two laps to go then the action will begin, unless this is the action, which it is.