Bienvenido a España said the banners , as they welcomed back the F1 stars to Barcelona...
The qualifiers saw the return of the Spanish matador.. Alonso, who almost tipped Kimi for the pole position. Kimi came back with a blinder of a session to take pole.
The stage was set at Circuit de Catalunya for scorcher of a race... However my hopes of having a good lap was cut short, lights went off and came back after a real long time. By then most of the race was almost over. Many drivers had retired. Kimi was leading , with Massa not far behind...
The race also showed the perill faced by the drivers each time they are behind the wheels. Kovalenein crashed and it just proved, how risky the sport is and also brought in memories of Aryton Senna ....
Barcelona has always been a good hunting ground for Ferrari. It was a Ferrari 1-2 and Lewis bounced back to form with a podium finish.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
Ferrari kicks up a Desert storm !!!!
The qualifiers at Bahrain was a testimony of the emergence of a new talent , Robert Kubica, who went on to take Pole , followed by Massa and Hamilton. This was just a preview to a magnificent race the next day.
As the lights blinked to declare the race open, Massa drove on like a man possessed, man on a mission . He led the race from the word go. There were no silly gaffes like the last 2 races and he drove on till the chequered flag. Kimi too had a good race but couldn’t match up Massa for speed. He seemed to be content with Massa taking the lead and didn’t try any overtaking maneuvers too. Hamilton had a bad start, having slipped many places by the first corner. Then his near-crash (supposedly deliberate??) with Alonso , pushed him out of contention, even for points.
However it was his attitude which came out during the course of the race. After about 17 laps, he was trailing Fishichella at 13th or 14th position and after many failed attempts to overtake. When he finally did overtake, he gestured to Fishichella for preventing him from overtaking, setting an example of bad sportsmanship.
So glad the Force India team is improving.
So as the Red dust settles in Bahrain, Ferrari must be eyeing their happy hunting ground Barcelona already.
Till then its Adios!!!
Winning is the most important. Everything is consequence of that. Ayrton Senna
As the lights blinked to declare the race open, Massa drove on like a man possessed, man on a mission . He led the race from the word go. There were no silly gaffes like the last 2 races and he drove on till the chequered flag. Kimi too had a good race but couldn’t match up Massa for speed. He seemed to be content with Massa taking the lead and didn’t try any overtaking maneuvers too. Hamilton had a bad start, having slipped many places by the first corner. Then his near-crash (supposedly deliberate??) with Alonso , pushed him out of contention, even for points.
However it was his attitude which came out during the course of the race. After about 17 laps, he was trailing Fishichella at 13th or 14th position and after many failed attempts to overtake. When he finally did overtake, he gestured to Fishichella for preventing him from overtaking, setting an example of bad sportsmanship.
So glad the Force India team is improving.
So as the Red dust settles in Bahrain, Ferrari must be eyeing their happy hunting ground Barcelona already.
Till then its Adios!!!
Winning is the most important. Everything is consequence of that. Ayrton Senna
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