RACE 3: China

Well… WHAT an exciting weekend.

Firstly, I managed to go out both Friday and Saturday nights and not get drunk on either (maybe I’m not an alcoholic after all).

Secondly… my beautiful hero Sebastian Vettel made it to pole, and with just 1 lap per qualifying round. AMAZING! I’m still kicking myself that the matchsticks fell out from between my eyelids somewhere between Q2 and Q3, but I sprang back awake in time to see pole position change and change and change until eventually the right man sat at the front. And back close to form was Hammy… back in Q3 where he belongs and one of the highest fuelled in the top 10. (I wonder if he could have started higher up the grid had he fuelled less). I’m happy that Kovalainen has finally got a look in too, and nothing quite beat watching rookie Buemi zoom past the Ferrari of Kimi Raikonnen.

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY
Yet another race that seems to have been placed on purpose to meet with rain, leading us to a safety car start – very disappointing, but nevertheless perfect for Mr Vettel, who managed to glide through the wet like he was born in a puddle with a steering wheel in his hands. It was also pretty exciting that we got to see some decent racing action with some exciting scuffles – regardless of the rain. It was far from a procession, and guess what? No bloody FIA investigations, just clean good racing. Most refreshing.

FERRARI FERRARI WHERE ARE YOU FERRARI?
Still down there somewhere around the bottom of the table while McLaren pick up more valuable points. HA! It’s weird how forgotten they seem now… no one talks about them, no one really talks with them. I almost feel bad for them. HAHA!

BRAWN’S FALLEN CROWN
Most exciting to see a new winner, especially one as grateful as Sebastian. Suddenly I found myself looking back on my distant German ancestry with pride as the anthem rang out and Vettel bit his bottom lip and tried to hold back the tears while I sobbed on my living room carpet. It’s just too perfect! Just another few now and you’ll be up there with Brawn-the-Great.

F1 FOR DUMMIES… I MEAN KIDS
Did you hear them mention that you can press the red button and listen to commentary for kids? Genius! I wanted to have a listen but got so enthralled I completely forgot. Now I know what my kids will be forced to watch…