For all Formula 1 Fans

Prediction

2009-06-09T22:23:00.000-07:00

Ever since Lewis Hamilton won the Championship last season I predicted if Hamilton would do a Jacques Villeneuve. Villeneuve has a record that is similar to Hamilton.

Villeneuve's record:

almost won on his debut season
won the championship in only his second year of Formula 1
did badly in the season following his win

Hamilton did just the same as Villeneuve.

Racism against Hamilton

2008-11-06T22:37:00.000-08:00

Hamilton says that he only got through the anguish because of the support he received from his fans. Articles haven't yet failed to point out that Hamilton is the first black driver in Formula 1 history.

Honestly saying him being black doesn't really make an impact to me. I just see him as I see every driver in Formula 1, I don't really think he is special being black. So everytime I see an article of him complaining about how unfair it is I just think he is being whiny. Clearly he doesn't know what it is like living in Malaysia then, where the different races are being discriminated almost everyday. Just recently the Chinese and Indians were just described as "Pendatangs" which translates into "comers" in English. Isn't that more discriminating than his black make up and wigs??

Maybe I just don't know what it is like to other countries who just couldn't accept it, but Lewis Hamilton will have to shut it and get on with his driving because in his world the only language is how you drive your car. He should feel lucky that those discriminators don't go all the way down to the pits to taunt him.

Hamilton's Empayer

2008-11-06T00:32:00.000-08:00

The 2008 F1 season has ended and everyone knows who won the title. Kimi Raikkonen has no choice but to surrender his "no.1" to his team-mate's biggest rival Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton has been arrogant but we have been wondering how he would be like when he really won the Championship, well we can wonder no more since he did win the title by one point.

It is a fact that the Brazilion GP will go down in history as one of the most exciting races in Formula 1. Few laps to the end Lewis Hamilton was being overtaken by the Torro Rosso car formerly a Minardi of Sebastien Vettel. Amazing how Vettel is daring enough to make a move when he knew that his car is not as powerful as the Mclaren, I was squizzing the pillow as I watch him did it!! Everyone thought that he was the driver to determine who the champion would be but who would have guessed that a Toyota driver was the real reason Hamilton won the championship.

Hamilton may be celebrating his victory but Timo Glock is the one who is suffering, he is going to have to endure the shine of the spotlight as Brazil's most disliked driver. I'm guessing that he has to leave the country before anyone catch up with him. What are the odds the Brazilians would be shouting to boycott Toyota for the next few years?

Hamilton will be ruling his subjects next season, this season he has clearly showed that he has no respect for any of the more senior drivers (he did so last year too when he actually dare to challenge the reighing world champion Alonso). Now that he is at the top what do you think he would treat the other drivers?

Lets see if he is going to become the 2nd Jacques Villeneuve to almost win his 1st season then did so in his 2nd season and form then on his career went downhill that he actually drop out of the sport?

Engines to last for 3 races

2008-11-05T22:24:00.000-08:00

The FIA just said that they will want the engines for the Formula 1 cars to last for 3 races next year, I wonder how are they going to manage that? Can we expect more retirements for every race there is? I think we can.

For this year the FIA has a rule to say that all drivers can only change their engines after it has been used in 2 races. It is already a problem for the teams and drivers as they couldn't expect the car to last to the end of the race or not. I'm beginning to suspect that Massa's retirement in Hungary is because he is using his old engine and a low quality con-rod. Which reminds me of Raikkonen's car which seem to have exploded in the Valencia GP.

That's the FIA, their job is to make up silly rules like not allowing tyre change in the 05 season and no traction control for the 08 season. There are a few useful rules that came from them now and then but mostly the rules and silly.

Want to cut down costs eh? Standard engines and all that junk. I don't see them dropping the idea of the KERS, I heard that the system is of a very high cost and they are saying they are cutting down on costs...

Ferrari wants to quit?

2008-10-29T23:27:00.000-07:00

Lately, the FIA has comes up with a idea for cutting cost in F1. The FIA wants all teams to use a standard engine for 2010 and wouldn't accept the engines the respective teams produce. Both Ferrari and Toyota are planning to leave F1 if the FIA wouldn't allow them to use their own engines. Besides that, Mclaren and BMW are also agreeing with Ferrari and Toyota to leave the sport should this decision be carried out.

But it turns out, the FIA are not going to change their minds about the problem. They also said that they had offered 3 options the first option is that teams are to use a standard engine, the second is that they accept engines from only one manufacturer and the third is that the major teams supply power trains to independents teams. Funny they should even mention all three because from my point of view the 3 options seem to be the same...

The FIA are seriously a bunch of weirdos that loves coming up with weird rules. Back in 2005 the rule is that teams are not to change tires during a race, obviously that failed since in 2006 teams are allowed to change tires again. Then for this year they said no traction control and drivers are only allowed to change engines after the engine is used in 2 races.

If Ferrari were to quit Formula 1 I think the sport would lose half of its viewers. Some people just watch because they are Ferrari supporters.

Obvious

2008-10-22T06:26:00.000-07:00

So Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese GP, so what I still don't favour him to win the World Championship even how much my family members say how good he is. Yaya, he's brilliant, he's perfect, wonderful- whatever. It doesn't changes the fact that he is arrogant.

Anyway, the most talked about topic is how Felipe Massa overtook Kimi Raikkonen during the ending stages of the race. It was obvious Kimi Raikkonen allowed Massa overtake him. I think that if it were another person overtaking him I would guess that he would have made a better effort to defend his position.

Notice the smile Raikkonen gave when asked about the overtake, it would have confirmed that he alowed his team mate to drive pass him in the long straight. No need for him to answer just that expression is enough.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

2008-10-20T03:13:00.000-07:00

After a long time of shaking our heads with disagreement with Ron Dennis, we have came to a conclusion that he is permanently blinded by the "brilliant" glare of his "shining star".

Obviously that Lewis Hamilton has been doing a lot of illegal moves that made him deserved to be punish. Ron Dennis and his pose has continuedly denied that their star has done anything wrong in the past few races.

Therefor, we have came to the conclusion that Hamilton has been shining to brightly for the past few races and that has lead to Ron Dennis and his Mclaren pose to not see the mistakes that he has done.

Obvious much??

2008-10-14T19:32:00.000-07:00

Alonso has just admitted that he will do everything in his power to help Massa win the World Championship. Without reading the entire article I already feel that he is not afraid to show the hatred he has for Hamilton.

The way he had answered when the questioner asked him of the penalty on Hamilton and he immediately answered "I agree". That was strike 1 for Alonso on showing that he stil hasn't forgotten what happened last year when he was in Mclaren. He also said that it was good Hamilton was punished.

I've never really liked Alonso back when he won his World Championship, he was the arrogant one. And he never fails to rub it in other people's face when he has won a race. But this time I actually agree with him on not wanting Hamilton to win. I guess Alonso learned his lesson when he was bullied by Mclaren last year, he hasn't been very arrogant and plus he was being noble, minus the part where he just can't wait to join Ferrari.

Being obvious is one thing but being too obvious is another big big thing!! You got to hand to Alonso to admit his feelings.

Hate Him~

2008-10-13T05:10:00.000-07:00

I am so seriously hating Hamilton right now. His arrogant side that he had shown after the Belgium GP was already annoying enough, but this time he has seriously went over the line!!

He accused Massa for "deliberately" crashing into him when he had tried to make a move on him during the Japanese GP. It was his fault first when he pushed Massa wide off the track to gain track position and he is accusing him of driving aggressively. I don't see him admiting that he had "deliberately" brake late to force Kimi Raikkonen off at the first corner! That cost Raikkonen a posible 1st place finish!

The guy is nasty! Nasty I tell you, and I will never ever ever ever ever ever want him to win the World Championship!!

Japan GP is Fair and Square

2008-10-12T03:27:00.000-07:00

Hamilton was being his usual "optimistic" self again~ braking late and forcing Kimi Raikkonen off the track after Raikkonen had started with a raging charge to the front. He manage to get in front of everyone but you know Hamilton, he wasn't interested in being behind someone who has stolen his Pole Position. Brilliant drive from Kimi Raikkonen! Too bad for the shunt or else you would have been in front.

Well the messy start awarded both Kubica and Alonso the "Front Runners" title as the duo peep pass the chaos that Hamilton had caused. Both Mclarens are lose on the gravel and both Ferraris going wheel to wheel behind them. I don't get how Heikki Kovalainen had managed to maintain his 3rd place though, I saw Hamilton in front of him at first but he ended up behind Heikki and had to battle with the 2 Ferraris.

Hamilton received a drive through penalty. So did Massa, I don't really get that though. I saw that it was Hamilton's fault for forcing Massa out of the track but Massa was too close to him and hitting him in the side causing him to spin. I don't think that was Massa's fault for colliding with him.

Well the most perfect race was for Alonso and Kubica. That two were brilliant. The pit-stop strategy for the Renault so perfectly timed that Kubica couldn't pass him. Kubica is as his usual self, no mistakes and no illegal deeds that would make him serve another penalty. What I'm most impressed about was how Raikkonen got rid of Nelson Piquet who was closing in on him and Kubica as they battled for 2nd place. Backing off from Kubica and letting himself more space so that he could go faster to shake off Piquet was a smart move since if he continued pursuing 2nd place Piquet would surely find the opportunity to pass both him and Kubica.

As Alonso say: "I agree"

Hamilton on Pole in Fuji

2008-10-11T04:47:00.001-07:00

Lewis Hamilton clocked the fastest time in Q3 during qualifying in Fuji demoting Kimi Raikkonen down to 2nd place while Heikki closes the door on Alonso who had made final adjustments to the car just before the end of qualifying. Massa has to settle for 5th since both Alonso and Heikki beat his just before the end of Q3.

I'm not really all thrilled about Hamilton on Pole. And I'm not happy Kimi Raikkonen is on 2nd either. Those 2 should not be in the front role. These guys are not my best candidates to win the world championship. I've already said at the beginning of the year that Raikkonen is not going to win the championship this year, and I'm right about it. He is mingling at the bottom of the top 4 while a little sophomore is at the lead. He has 6 years experience! And he isn't in the top 3?? he is definitely losing his touch!!

Robert Kubica is as usual very promising, but he needs more experience before he can really be the main rival of anybody. BMW Sauber is a good car and I think that they can take on the other top teams anytime if they dare.

And I'm still not going to change my mind about the Singapore GP, it still (as the others say it) s**ks.

Will Kimi Raikkonen break a new record

2008-10-07T20:55:00.001-07:00

The DHL fastest lap award goes to the driver with most Fastest Laps in the season. And the driver that is confirmed will win the ward for this year is last year's winner Kimi Raikkonen. He already has the record of the first driver to have won the award and he is up to winning it again. And he says that fastest laps doesn't matter? He will still get an award, he can at least look on the bright side of having something to keep even if he didn't win the World Championship.

3 more races and the season ends, Raikkonen has already recorded 10 fastest lap this season, he is the only driver that has more then 2 fastest lap this season. The record held by Michael Schumacher was 10 fastest laps in 2004. And this season hasn't end, I think Kimi Raikkonen is going to set a new record, if he get to record another fastest lap in the last 3 races.

Meanwhile, At the back of the Field

2008-10-07T06:45:00.000-07:00

Since Lewis Hamilton aka Mr.Arrogant hates driving to score points then he should really give some points to drivers that are fighting to score for even just 1 point.

While the drivers in front are fighting so hard to score to win that Mr.Arrogant even admitted that he wasn't all for it at scoring points, Fisichella and co. hasn't scored any points yet this season. He was dismissing the bad reports of the team and said that the reason that the reason the Force India team did not seem to shine was not because they weren't improving, it was because the other teams are improving with them that's why the ForceIndia team didn't shine among all the other teams.

You have to give them credit since they have managed to keep up with the other teams and not being left behind. They would have scored a good many points in Monaco if Kimi Raikkonen hadn't drove onto a puddle and lose control of the car and went crashing into the fragile Force India of Adrain Sutil.

But no worries over that, Vijay Mallya has faith in his team and his dream is to one day put the Indian team on the podium or even hear the Indian National anthem played over the screaming fans. And he hasn't got bad blood on Kimi Raikkonen for ruinning what may be the only chance for Force India to score any points this season.

Ferrari back to "lollipops"

2008-10-07T06:36:00.000-07:00

IT was just announced, Ferrari are going to switch back to using the "lollipop" system instead of the light system that they have been using that caused the most humiliating pitstop in F1 history in the inaugural Singapore GP.

I don't know why they would bother since the "lollipop" may result in the same problem. I personally think that the light system is safer since it is controled by the refuelling nozzle. Just once there was a mistake and they are going to change it back to using the "lollipop". Well, let's just see who will volunteer to take the job since, as Alex Yoong says, it is the most important job during pit stops. Anybody thought that they can use both of the systems? The light system for normal times and the "lollipop" under unusual circumstances.

To Bernie Ecclestone(even though he wouldn't read this) IN YOUR FACE MAN!! the light system is for show off? If a bunch of teenagers can understand the concept and a person in his industry can't then he should really go back to school!

Hamilton not a fan of points

2008-10-07T05:55:00.000-07:00

I recently read the news that Lewis Hamilton has just admitted that he hates drving to score points. Well then, if he hates to score points why don't he just leave the point scoring to those that actually drive to score points like Fisichella and co.? He can easily just sit back and relax and drive to any speed he wants and don't worry his young mind of the title contention.

As usual the guy is being his usual arrogant self again as he just admitted that he was trying to relax while driving behind DC during the inaugural Singapore GP, quoting that "there was less pressure to achive a victory because of the unusual circustances, which mean I was actually able to start thinking of the world championship." Well think all you wants but don't let your guard down Lewis. Though it would certainly play into Ferrari's hands if he really did.

BMW Sauber drivers to continue in 2009

2008-10-07T01:09:00.000-07:00

Well, I feel so glad that Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica are staying in BMW for next year's season. I don't really hope both of them will go to other teams, at least they can stay in BMW for the next few years. Actually Alonso was given a chance to come to BMW, but he rejected it. Alonso wanted to be ready to go to Ferrari should Kimi Raikkonen leave. So far, both of them have scored a good many points for BMW in the constructor's championship although they are not leading, but I can see that they are really trying hard to win the race. For this 2008 season, there's only 3 more races to go, I wonder who will win the drivers championship and constructor championship, is it hamilton or massa?? Will a miracle happen for Massa? Ferrari is just 1 point behind of Mclaren...

Hmm, nobody will know. Lets wait and see.

Ecclestone Bites Back

2008-10-06T07:09:00.000-07:00

The fact that Bernie Ecclestone snap back at the Ferrari boss, di Montezemolo is really shocking. It is true that the Singapore GP was a little humiliating since they know that they were going to hold the race, why couldn't they get the road smoothed out before letting the drivers drive on it.

Asking the Ferrari people to shut up? Now that's rude. Besides, you can't deny the fact that the cause of Kimi Raikkonen's accident was the kerbs at the tight corner, whose great idea was it to make the kerbs so high that it caused both Fisichella and Kimi Raikkonen to run over it and lose control? True that it does make sure that the drivers will follow the S turn but hey, I thought the FIA is ALL about the driver's safety?

I'm not the only 1 that agrees that the race was a exciting and a bore at the same time. The safety car is just so slow in getting to the place where Nelson Piquet crashed. He had already ran across the road to safety and the car wasn't even there yet. And I'm not criticizing Alex Wurz's drving, it is the other car that I'm talking about. You can definitely see the difference of the safety car when Heikki Kovalainen had crashed into the wall of tires and got stuck during the Spanish GP with the crash of Nelson Piquet jr.

If Ecclestone thinks that an unsuccessful race mean that di Montezemolo should shut up because the Ferrari team should feel let down then he is soooo Wrong!! If Ferrari did just shut up and keep their heads down then is that racing? Easily admitting defeat? Is that what Ecclestone consider racing? Well then I know why all the ex-drivers are shouting about when they say that the FIA is "stupid".