freaky rain halfway throu the qualifiers on saturday meant that the big dawgs (schumi, kimi, bari, sato) were racing wet, wild and all over the melbourne track. all that drama however did not translate into an exciting race on sunday. i was struggling to stay awake past the first round of pit stops. wat happened on the track? exactly nothing. all the drivers were basically going round and round on a leisurely sunday drive, burning fuel at 270 km/h.
just when i was getting ready to go iron my laundry, the unexpected happened. at lap 43, nick hedfield made a move on 13th position schumi (schumi in 13th? exactly, its that kind of race). schumi clapped back, forcing nick into his ass and both ended up with pieces of cars on the track and gravel. the ferrari built like a tractor last year was falling off pace faster than the gay debate in parliament.
once schumi was taken out, all drivers up and down the grid did a repeat of last year's monaco and posted significantly faster lap times. bari blasted his way thro backmarkers all the way from 8th to 2nd. alonso in turn chased the brazillian all the way to the end. but big honours has got to go to fishicella. the dude kept his cool, his guts, his tyres and the phenomenal renault engine together all way from pole to the podium. and surprise surprise, virgin driver kartik made it to a credible 15th spot. and this from a driver who was so gan cheong, he was caught speeding on his way to qualifiers by the Melbourne TP. big up, big up! is this really a new era for F1? i donno.
sepang will be a crucial race since the track is much more punishing. big dawgs will be bringing out big guns. lets hope the superior malaysian food inspires the teams and drivers to a better show in sepang 2 weeks from now.
hootie
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