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Heartbroken!
Yesterdays race was a perfect finish to a perfect season. Though Hamilton won the championship, Massa is true winner for me. He is an amazing fighter. He came close to winning the championship like no other driver in the history of F1. Championship was decided literally on the final corner.
Ferrari took their deserved Constructors’ trophy with pride! Bravo!
Vettel is a great driver. Overtaking a Mclaren, that too of Hamilton is a big deal. He has a bright future. I am supporting Red Bull next season just for him.
Toyota people are idiots. When it rains, you switch to intermediates. Glock created that created a momentary drama which lead the world to believe Massa was going to win.
I have lost all the respect for Hamilton. He is a brilliant driver. But he drove like a coward yesterday. That Lewis Hamilton did not deserve to win. He was not the ‘HAMILTON’ we saw in Silverstone and Monaco this year. No champion should be decided by Toyota’s tyre strategy. Hamilton did not fight, but conceded his place to Vettel. Its lame.
Thats all folks!
A sad race in Shanghai
The most uneventful race after Valencia. Apart from Hekki Kovalainen’s tyre failure leading to damage and retirement, it was a very ordinary race. A few overtakings but nothing exciting. Hamilton finished the fastest followed by the two Ferraris in reversed order. Following the unstated team orders, Kimi let Massa through to help his c’ship challenge. No need to raise eyebrows, it was perfectly legal. The same thing as we saw in Hockenheim with Mclaren. Results
It all comes down to Interlagos in Brazil 2 weeks later. Curiously enough, Massa is now 7 points behind Hamilton, the exact same situation Kimi was in this time last year. Ferrari would hope for the same miracle 2nd year in a row.
With both the drivers on podium, Ferrari look good for constructors’ c’ship this year. They lead by 11 points. Unless they show some extraordinary skills of screwing up like in mid season races, I think they are safe.
Now about a SOB called Fernando Alonso. Read this first of all. He had to flap his big mouth and again had to show why I call him SOB. Throughout the earlier part of the race, he was putting pressure on Massa. No hard feelings had he not spoken before. But you know what they say…. Never try to overtake a F2008 in a R28 when Massa is not pulling a ‘MASSA’
Kubica finished 6th today and is now officially out of the championship race. Its between the Brit and the Brazilian in the homeland of the later. We can expect another sensational season finale this time.
Accusations and Speculations
This week, leading to the Shanghai Grand Prix has been a wild one. As the championship title contenders leave no stone unturned to win sunday’s race, a lot has been happening ‘off-the-track’ as well. The round begins with ‘Former World Champ’ Fernando Alonso. In a weird turn of events, Alonso openly admitted that he will support Massa or Kubica to win championship over former team-mate (rival?) Lewis Hamilton. Was it really necessary? I mean the last thing Lewis needs at this moment is another controversy. Like a good boy, Lewis kept mum and showed his pace during qualifying, sealing the pole position. Alonso probably setting up the field for probable move from Renault to BMW or Ferrari in coming seasons. A lame act of damage control for being a jerk in the past and a desperate attempt of revenge!
Next in line was his boss. Briatore claimed that just like last year, Lewis will lose his lead in last 2 races and give away championship to Massa. He just likes to flap his mouth a lot. Words just come out. No need to pay attention.
Last was dear old Massa. Lewis has been under fire from colleagues for being over-aggressive. No man with a bit of sense of F1 would deny that. But Massa is also feeling the heat. So he came to Lewis’s rescue! The way Massa drove in Japan could easily be compared to a rickshaw driver in Pune. Both of them need to calm down. Otherwise it will be season 2007 all over again. Kubica could be this years Kimi!
Alonso makes it 2 in a row
And yet another disastrous race in F1. Alonso wins yet again, Renault look confident for the next season. Piquet also scored 5 points.
What looked like a normal grid, turned upside down as both the Ferraris were pushed back and Mclarens suffered heavily. Kovalainen failed to complete the race and Massa and Hamilton were penalized for their over-aggressiveness. But the aggression did not wear off. Massa managed to squeeze out 1 c’ship point. Though Kimi ended his point scoring draught, he is now officially out of race for championship.
Hamilton and Massa are getting really fierce. The remaining races will be amazing.
Singapore Nightmare
Ferrari has got real talent…to screw up. They are developing partial amnesia. Past experiences are forgotten. WHY PUT BOTH THE CARS IN PIT-LANE AT THE SAME TIME?? Why again? Even during safety car period..why? Kimi suffered due to yet another rig failure on Massa’s car this time. And finally…when he could have scored some consolation points..he drives his car into the barrier. 4th race without points.
Worst race ever!
Alonso won 😦 .. Hamilton scored 6 pts… and both Ferraris screw up.
Nightmare!
Night Riders zoom in Singapore
Amazing!
Too good!
Singapore is awesome!
The atmosphere was electrifying!
Ferraris look damn good under floodlights!
Massa on top in qual!
More and more races on the way to become night races…like Japan!
Indian GP postponed to 2011..reason…infrastructure!
Vettel enters Formula-1 hall of fame
After a flawless 306 km drive through Monza, Subastian Vettel became the youngest F-1 driver to win a race. 1st win for Team Toro Rosso. And we got to see another amazing race thanks to wet conditions. Results
The race started under safety car due to wet conditions; bit disappointing. Starting from the back, Kubica and Hamilton could advance comfortably through the track, but Kimi struggled to overtake drivers like Nakajima. It was a sad scene. Massa proved that he is a good wet weather driver by not screwing up. Thats good enough I guess. Almost all the cars followed the same pattern and used extreme wet weather tires for 2/3rd race and then switched to intermediates.
Every driver looked alert about illegal overtakings and conceded their places like good boys. Coulthard was involved in 2 accidents today- Nakajima and Fisichella….crushing the hearts of over a billion people. Fisi looked good in the initial stages. He held back Kimi and Hamilton for 7 laps.
Overall a good race. Lots of overtakings, lots of excitement. Massa went a point closer to Lewis. This is going to be an awesome season.
Now its the big day. 28th Sept… Countdown to Singapore begins… Hold your breath, its coming!
16th GP win for Kimi at Sepang
Ferrari dominated the whole weekend from pole to finish with Kimi clinching the victory in a comprehensive manner. Though Massa had pole position, he went off the track into the gravel trap under some mysterious circumstances. The driver and the constructor are accusing each other for this blunder. So we will have to wait for Ferrari to announce the technical reasons. Kimi was brought to P1 by Ferrari in an intelligent pit-stop strategy as was seen in the final race of the last season.
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Some highlight…
Lewis Hamilton was extremely unlucky over the weekend. First it was his 4th position on the grid when he failed to make a last run in Q3. Then it was 5 spot penalty. And finally, a 19 s pit stop due to tyre problem meant he had to be satisfied with only 4 championship points.
Kovalainen and Heidfeld were the most impressive drivers in the race. Kovalainen shown his agression earlier on and was a podium finisher. Heidfeld had a rough day but he showed excellent driving skills, especially during overtaking of Coulthard and Alonso. He also produced the fastest lap of the race on the last lap. Kubica had a marvelous day in his BMW and he managed to equal his previous best finish, a fine 2nd. Trulli and Webber held their nerves to finish in point scoring zone. BMW has gone ahead of Ferrari in constructor’s championship. So if Ferrari wants to be in the race, they will have to make sure that both the F2008 finish the race.
Alonso. Started 7th. Was thrown back to 10th. Overtook a slow Coulthard to reach 9th. Was pushed to 8th with Massa’s exit. Nothing great. Nothing like a champion.
Giancarlo Fisichella was the real winner for me. He managed to finish the race in an impressive 12th position and sealed the first finish for Mallya’s team. Well done! Sutil also exhibited some good driving skills but had to retire with Hydraulics failure. With Force India’s entry, media especially news papers are covering F1 very extensively.Thats very good for the game as such.
Moving on.. 