Monday, January 16, 2006

55 days to go...

Ask any F1 fan how boring are the sunday afternoons and he/she'll will be counting the days... Last year was utterly disappointing.. (for me!) Dont know if it was the problem with the man or the machine or the rules. Well, we really can't blame the rules as there were others who used the same rules and did wonders whereas the champs looked like chimps.

Right from the beginning, the scarlet colors were not promising. Only a few times during the mid-season they were good and we did see the champ on the podium. There was a hope till final 5 races, but at one point he was theoritically out of the championship and also the blue and the black were so good that the red was never able to catch them. I lost interest by then, though it was good fun to watch, Its like watching a cricket match when India is not playing... doesn't matter who wins...

There are 2 memorable moments from last year:
1. Alonso overtaking Schumi at Suzuka: One of the best overtaking I've ever seen.. and that too overtaking schumi is not THAT easy! ;)
2. US GrandPrix: Who can forget it? only 6 cars on the grid!! and the race where schumi could win and I watched it LIVE, right in front of the podium :D

Hopefully, the new set of rules such as qualifying, engine specs and tyres fall in favor of The God and I love to sit and watch him lapping all the kiddos :)

3 comments:

Raghavendra D R said...

I didn't enjoy last year's races too, F1 is not the same without Ferrari winning! ;) Hope Ferrari have a great time this year around! :)
btw...there are reliable rumours that this year maybe The God's last year.. :(

Arun said...

[Raghu] Ya, even if the rumour is true, i want to see 2004 in 2006 :)
[W_U] You havent heard of Schumi????????????????? :-O

Arun said...

[w_u] Absolutely, thats the one.. grrrrr