I haven’t blogged in a little bit and I wanted to share my thoughts on this video. This really looks like a lame attempt at IRL to gain some press and recognition. I don’t care that “it is in the rulebook,” this is why your series sucks and we all stay up until the wee hours of the morning to watch Formula 1.
Man let’s talk about China! Lewis Hamilton launched out of P1 very well and didn’t look back for the whole race. With a very great turn one it looked like McLaren could do no wrong. Sadly Massa finished second placing Hamilton only seven points ahead in the championship. Ironically, Lewis Hamilton entered the last round last year seven points ahead for the championship and lost by one point. Hopefully history won’t repeat itself this time and Lewis Hamilton can take home his well deserved championship! Right now we are working on a new SEMA video at PM Lifestyle for Mobil 1’s booth and it includes some clips of the McLaren F1 powered by Mobil 1 and Lewis Hamilton talking about his love for the brand. So make sure you stop by and check it out if your a Formula 1 fan. With all this being said the Sunday before SEMA kicks off we will know who the champion will be and I cannot wait another minute. See everyone in Brazil!
For those of you who are not F1 junkies you must know this was a triple celebration for me. Singapore has been quite an affection for me as of late and later on in my life I really plan to move to the small island of Singapore. It’s just such a gorgeous and conservative city and if they keep hosting great F1 events like this at night then I am sold! Sign me up with a waterfront condo quickly and a few parking spots, haha. Look at this amazing view of Singapore with the F1 track winding through it with the lights on through Marnia City Bay.
Here is another shot of the track at night on Marina Bay Street showing how amazing Singapore is.
Giancarlo Fisichella found out how tricky turn 10 was during F1 practice.
The most memorable moment of the F1 Singapore race looking back is this snapshot of Fernando Alonso after his car’s engine shut off during qualifying. He gave this horrific agony of defeat slam down of his face in a “I hate Renault fashion, why did I leave McLaren” and then one day later he took home the victory in shocking form.
The most amazing moment of the Grand Prix was watching Ferrari ruin the double stacked pit they attempted with Massa leaving early due to a faulty electronic light meter they use (unlike everyone else in F1 who uses a guy to signal the driver) and ruined Massa’s chances of winning this race. A small celebration for me as it gave my favorite F1 driver Lewis Hamilton a big push forward in the championship points.
Sorry for you non F1 fanatics out there but I am victim of being a huge one! This is a great little video for the F1 Singapore race this weekend. This weekend in Singapore will not only be the first street circuit ever run in Asia it is the first night race in F1 history! Check out this simulator drive through with Mark Webber.
I finally am getting caught up on my TIVO and I just watched the Formula 1 Belgium race at SPA and it has to be the most amazing motorsport races I have seen in my lifetime! Even dismissing my favorite team out of the factor I was truly blown away at how much action this race has. I won’t provide any spoilers for those of you who haven’t had the pleasure at watching it but wow.
The rain kicked in with two laps left and really put a mix up in everyone’s plans. Tons of lead changes, cars spinning on the track, slamming into the walls, people not switching to wet tires as the rain comes pouring down! Wow this was an amazing race let me tell you! I probably watch a good 40 hours of motorspots a week between NASCAR Craftsman/Nationwide/Sprint Cup practice, qualifying, race and the other organizations I tune into like IRL, LeMans, and WRC. With that being said this race got me more excited than I have been in a long time. So excited that at 6:08am I decided to hop out of bed and make this blog post instead of closing my eyes.
I have never seen that many lead changes in the last three laps of a F1 race since I have been following F1 in a very hardcore matter. Spa always seems to entertain the crowd and wow this really put a crazy mix up in the Ferrari x McLaren show down. I cannot wait to see how the championship plays out this year.
The 1998 Spa race was a crazy one too, check out this track layout they run in Belgium. It is so large than when weather becomes a factor it only effects certain parts of the track resulting in confusion in tires and how the track will wind up.
