Michael Schumacher! Six years have gone by since that picture at the same location, but for sure he was flying high at Imola tonight. What a comeback and what a drive! Holding on a faster car behind might have been a hugh challenge for Alonso last year, but all of 40 laps, with everything from mid-corner breaking to spewing break dust and all of his 240 GP experience, Schumi reigned supreme. And with Alonso making the mistake by choosing the wrong corners to attack (Rivazza is supposed to be the best place to overtake - in the 950 degree tyre heat), trying variants at Variante Alta doesnt help! Anywayz, this was just a wake up call for the fair weather fans I suppose :P Some proclaim this as one of his best races, but for those knowledgeable few, it wouldnt come close to his heroics in 1996, when he won 4 races with a Ferrari that spewed everything from wings to engine covers to exhaust pipes. He controlled the race and the pace beautifully, and even visibly he was much better shape than an exhausted Alonso. Ofcourse, I couldnt reason out why Renault would opt to come before and not after Schumi's second stop, but Im sure Renault boss (Briatore) was the most relaxed man on the pit wall (trust me its fun pitting ur past vs present and enjoying experience prevail from the sidelines). Anywayz, hats off to Schumi!!! A champion, he was, and he is! Ferrari is still not the best, but a champion with a decent car is more than a handful, as Alonso would vow. For those who spit fire after Schumi's "inability" to overtake last year for 12 laps, atleast he gave it a shot! Anywayz, I do hope the Ferrari challenge starts here, rather than being a one-off like last year Imola. Bridgestone gotta lot to work at, but I do hope it rises upto the challenge. F1 is all about man and machine, and the man surely made up for the lack of pace of the machine today! Whatta man! Hail the meister!
I did wanna restrain myself from blogging before the end of my exams, but what the heck... as if I study.. anywayz, I am so full of pride now... and am glad, the first of my waitees has come to an end... Hope the rest follow soon!
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believe me - twas one of the best things this month i must say..
what a race it was - simply superb - especially the part when the commentators got hold of that brake temp data n they were all guessing that ferrari could faulter n all n then when, alonso ran wide - it was the opposite - they started speculatin the opposite..
then the comment of whether schumi was drivin in economy mode when alonso took his second pitstop n schumi zaped thru that lap - it was moment to sheer when he actually came out ahead...
all salutations to the scarlets n the master - they are the greatest n i just pray - they win this year !!
the missing guy is back ;)) good to see u back - was good to hear shummi win ;) and chelsea lose ;p
def macha, schumi...what a beauty i say...it was an awesome race!
Tchach, I always make out of context comments!! I think u n my cousin were in the same batch in Psbb!
And good luck for the rest of ur waitees to be fulfilled
Hola!
Haven't been here for ages! Just getting back into the blog world. Updating. Catching up! Will read and comment on the posts I've missed soon! :)..
..V :)
congrats to schumi....i dont understand F1 driving....i dont get cars period!!!
Ferrari with unlimited tire changes are back in the race :)
Predict todays result mate
Bond, if everything goes well, its gonna be Schumi-Fisichella-Alonso. If Fisi succumbs to team tactics, its Alonso-Schumi-Massa.
We gotta wait and watch!
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