The Grand Prix : fast cars and painful ears.

Yes! I am even more inspired to burn the tyres the next time i go to JB to go kart!

The two days of watching formula 1 racing was so full of drama and thrill and skill that it is so worth it even though i am close to being half deaf now....



Day 1: Me and Andrew, just after
entering the grandstand area that has loads of activity going on... it had a stage with performers, countless booths that sold F1 merchandise... BMW, Mclaren, FERRARI!







I was so so tempted to lay my hands on the yummy merchandise that was on sale because I am such a sucker for memorabilia at events! But the stuff were so pricey with normal t-shirts going at $80 the least an caps at $55 dollars! Plus... the ferrari counter was full of huge foreign people(why are we singaporeans so tiny? Or is it just me?) I think i might have died trying to squeeze through.

So we moved on to where the ACTION really is...







Day 1: Carrie and Me at the Pits Grand Stand. behind us is turn number one. Its the first turning after the beginning of a lap~






And since it was such a big event... I had to borrow Dan's Nikon DSLR from him! But there was a small problem... he lent the normal lens to a friend, so he only had the long lens and the wide angle lenses with him. Thinking I would need longer lens to take pictures of the cars.. I brought the long lenses along... BAD IDEA.



Day 1: The camera was SUPER heavy with the long lens on! I had a blister on my finger when i got home... And i was actually rather near the track and the only picture i could take with the long lens... were the following few.








Day 1: I just kept snapping paparrazi shots of the rich corporate people enjoying the race in the comfort of aircon and with food and drinks in the paddock club area directly opposite us.









Day 1: Trying to Spot Jay Chou or Jimmy Lin...









Day 1: And the car pits are just under where the paddock member are enjoying their drinks... directly opposite us was team Force India, one of the drivers crashed twice in the same turning.









Day 1: Fernando Alonso, Grand Prix Champion 2005-2006 crashed out at 15th place during qualifying. Ouch. But he made a historic come back the next day by winning the race! WOO~!




I reached home at about 1.30 am that night, bathed and then drowned myself in the rules and regulations of F1 racing... i feel quite knowledgable now.

And then it was the day that the first F1 race to be held in Singapore was to begin, laser lights spelling out words of thanks to all who were there were flashing in green on the tall buildings thanking everyone for being a part of this historic race...





Day 2: Walking to the Gate that would lead us to the pits Grand Stand...








Day 2: We took almost 2o minutes before squeezing through the crowd at the Ferrari counters. I almost died under the weight of a foreigner's huge belly. It was humongous. And he didn't seem to have any consciousness that his belly was in my face.









Day 2: I bought my brother a Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen shirt and a Ferrari Sweater for Bjorny Boy( my cousin). Haven't given it to him yet though...









Day 2: Yay! Finally, after a long walk, we reached the block that we were to be seated at! A7!










Day 2: Can you tell that we are extremely excited??







Day 2: All the cars were lined up and ready to go... with all the technicians still fussing over the drivers and the cars and the Singapore Grid Girls holding the respective country flags and strutting their stuff. Why must racing and soccer always come with skimpily clad girls? So degrading la.










Day 2: And how can i live without posing for a solo picture on site?














Day 2: Can you see the car?










Day 2: See it yet?









Day 2: That's really just me wearing my favourite red sweater zooming off at super sonic speed to avoid the ERPs.









Day 2: That's the supersonic police chasing after me because i didn't pay ERP.










Day 2: And that's me really happy, cuz I escaped unscathed.








Day 2: oh! This was real exciting.. if you were watching, you would know that Massa fell from pole position to 13th because of a stupid mistake the team leader made by giving the green light to go before the fuel pipe was detached from the car. The technicians then had to do a 400 metre sprint to where Massa was and started a frantic tug and pull session in a bid to remove the fuel pipe. This picture shows the technicians carrying the pipe off...







Day 2: We're dare-devil drivers. Really. I drive go-karts as though I invest millions in insurance. And Chia Rou has driven at speeds of up to 200km/hr on JB and American roads.









Day 2: Oooh, 1300 dollar seats plus 10 dollar satays and 20 dollar champagne. The champagne was good though. It tasted of victory. Sweet Sweet victory. (its what the winner drinks when he wins... Alonso had it at the end of the Singapore race. )








Day 2: Chia Rou's 紧张 look.














Day 2: And that's all! Happy and fulfilled that we were witness to truly a historic race of a lifetime with the result being so so so unpredictable and with so much drama going on throughout the 61 laps.





Yayness. I finally finished this post... heh... good memories. =)

Oh yes. Happy Children's Day!
And a Happy Hari Raya Puasa!