I was gonna lay off.. but then...

Had lunch - my usual F Combo - Fruit and Fillet of Fish - dunno why I am writing this down - not important, but just felt like sharing.

Came back to this from the following link:
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3265_3393813,00.html

Fernando Alonso, Renault, 10th
Renault are striving hard to show that Alonso did nothing wrong in Bahrain but there's something odd going on. If they were the innocent party why aren't they a bit more angry at Lewis Hamilton for modifying their car's rear wing with his front tyres?

Now, should Renault neglect to share the telemetry result, or go on an offensive against Hamilton, there will of course be yells from all corners saying that Alonso is a primadonna and why aren't they sharing the telemetry if they are so blameless, etc etc. Oh, oh.. don't forget the fact that Alonso has it "in" against Hamilton hence the cries for investigation, and if it had been Kubica, or Rosberg that had run against him, things would have been forgotten - (if you are not following my train of thoughts here - the word IF above shows that this paragraph is hypothetical.)

In this case, Hamilton has already said it was his fault (though he also claims that Alonso was at fault as the latter had moved to the right, when he himself showed movement to the right.. whatever - the child's trying to get someone to kiss his little boo-boo!) Renault has chosen to be the "bigger" guys and walk away - incidents happen, accidents happen, no harm no foul. But then again, it just shows the level of bias in comments against Alonso and his team.

Let's go on to the next item brought up in the same link:

In the race today he decided to indulge in some more by waving his gloves at Timo Glock for daring to drive his Toyota on the racing line.

Or maybe Pat Symmonds will explain that Fernando had an insect in his glove that he was trying to shake out.

urrr.. honestly? All I saw was a guy putting up his hands in his car seat, but it seems to be more out of frustration given the pace of his car. It is to be expected for a person as driven and passionate about performance - to be overtaken by a Toyota must be extremely frustrating. The writer must have done the same at some point in his/her life - putting his/her hands up in the face of insurmountable obstacles, it is a normal thing to do if you are human. In my case, I would probably have banged my head against the steering wheel... but then again, that's why I am not an F1 driver.

Alonso was waving a hand and I don't see it being directed to Timo Glock, NOT the way Hammy was obviously showing his finger at Fisi. Who is the brat here? Are we seeing the same coverage?? But then again, it must have been a REAL slow news day, for the writer to comment on hand-waving in the face of all the other REAL racing stuff.

And the ending of this "enlightened" paragraph was:

Alonso is the Naomi Campbell of F1, the man most in need of anger management therapy. Perhaps it's the lack of progress at Renault that's getting to him.

hmmm... so the guy's passionate. He has YET to throw a mobile phone at any unfair commentators or writers. If he finally does it.. I will applaud him all the way!

Fed-up and Disgusted!!

Ugh!! I am so sick and fed-up with the coverage of F1 - biased commentators so quick to jump on Alonso's back for things that he did not do!

I was watching the coverage via the ESPN Starsport - I HAVE no choice being in Malaysia and the moment the incident happened with Lewis climbing up Alonso's back - there was all fury and statements being thrown up and about. I wish that I have short term memory loss, cause then I do NOT have to remember some of the remarks like the ones below:

"Ohhh that is a weird place for it to happen...",
"Alonso must have brake-tested him...",
"had that been Robert Kubica that Hamilton was fighting a place for, that would not have happened.."
"yeah, Kubica is a person who drives hard and fair - unlike certain other drivers that we shall not name..."

AAAAAAAAAAARGH!!! And this went on throughout the race and frankly - it kind of ruined the whole Live event for me. Each time there were comments such as - "ohhh, it was a really weird place for it to have happened, and it sure looks to me like Fernando "lifted" and got Hamilton."

Come on people!!! Get a grip! I know, I know as commentators, you guys are human too, and have your favourites - but the way you went on and on about how it was Alonso's fault before there was any proof, ugh.. I suggest you call up Hammy and arrange for a tryst immediately. I wish there are less unbiased commentators around - look.. You don't have to like the guy, but COME ON! You are supposed to be PROFESSIONALS!

I am disgusted! HONESTLY!

How it started...

I have always been an F1 fan. I remember being fascinated by the sound of the engine of the cars as they sped around the tracks. Even at a very young age, I remember watching with trepidation for the red lights to go off, and as the cars sped towards the first corner, jostling for positions - my stomach would literally curl. The dry lips, the clammy hands. Funny, I didn't even personally know anyone in those cars. It was such a thrill.

My elder brother loved cars too. We did not have many toys, we were not rich... but we used to sit down for hours and draw F1 cars over and over on pieces of paper. My world grew wider when I learnt how to read and discovered the Encyclopedia Britannica. Whatever information I needed to know, there it was. So I read about the famous drivers of the past, the history of F1 - to a certain extent, the engine models etc. Not that I understood half of what I read. Just the thought of reading those words and looking at the diagrams or pictures, made me feel that much closer to the mystical realm of very fast cars, and the pinnacle of racing.

As a young girl, I developed a sad, but very real crush on Ayrton Senna. I never hero-worshipped anyone before. I didn't even know what I had was called a "crush" - but I spent whatever I had on magazines with pictures of Senna, reading hungrily of his latest news. As by then I was a school girl, we had very strict bedtime routine. However, my dad is a sports fanatic - all I needed to hear was the sound of an F1 race starting, and I would be out of bed, hidden on the top floor landing, peeking a very distorted view of the race on tv. However, the day Senna died, something inside me died too. I stopped watching F1 for a while. Concentrated on my own sports and school achievements, studied abroad, graduated and came home to a new life.

I decided to lay off F1 for a while. I was busy with work, trying to claw my way up the corporate ladder, until one day, I accidentally flipped channels around, and fell upon the start of an F1 race. The rest is, as you say it.. history. Once again, I have relinquished my sanity and decided to put F1 up there in one of my list of top priorities. This blog is more of a self-indulgent past-time, marrying my passion for the sport, with my passion of communication.

Why does Fernando Alonso's name become the title of my blog? Because of all famous sports personalities of his generation, he seems to be one who is frequently misunderstood, misquoted, misinterpreted - which is a pity because behind the headlines lies a humble, shy, funny human being with an excellent sense of humour, not to mention his more than a gallon of talent. Without Fernando Alonso, the world of F1 would indeed be a dull place. Even if Bernie wants us to believe that Hamilton saved F1.... without Alonso's contributions, Hamilton's rookie year would have been less dramatic. He probably would not have received the kind of frenzied adulation from the public as he did, if not for Alonso.