Monday, November 03, 2008
Post no. 506
Let me blog about how dramatic the race was this morning.
If the race standing had stayed the same as it was when Massa crossed the line to take the Brazilian GP win.. He would have won both the Race and the Championship.
But as fate would have it... Hamilton, who was in 6th position and needed a 5th position finish was able to overtake a Toyota (which did not pit and instead drove around with dry tyres when it started to rain over the last 7 laps) at the last bend of the season and he clinched 5th position as a result.
For 30 secs (the length of time that Hamilton was behind Massa)... the ferrari team celebrated believing they got both the Constructors and Driver Championship but then the camera shifted to the Mclaren team who also
started celebrating.
As you can see... The lesson behind this is dont count your chickens before they hatch.
For Massa..
He fought and he thought he won only to be let down again. Hopefully, he will have better luck next year. Hes a decent driver and he only needed to have the right tools to start winning races.
For Hamilton..
He really didnt deserve the championship because he wasnt even able to defend his 5th position from Vettal (who incidentally overtook him on the 2nd last lap) but he stayed true to his cause and thankfully, won the championship by a stroke of luck.
As i laid in bed after the race last evening, i thought to myself...Im 29 and going 30 next year. I wonder if my aging heart can take the surprises that life would present to me in time to come.
Regards
Have had a wonderful life thus far.
If the race standing had stayed the same as it was when Massa crossed the line to take the Brazilian GP win.. He would have won both the Race and the Championship.
But as fate would have it... Hamilton, who was in 6th position and needed a 5th position finish was able to overtake a Toyota (which did not pit and instead drove around with dry tyres when it started to rain over the last 7 laps) at the last bend of the season and he clinched 5th position as a result.
For 30 secs (the length of time that Hamilton was behind Massa)... the ferrari team celebrated believing they got both the Constructors and Driver Championship but then the camera shifted to the Mclaren team who also
started celebrating.
As you can see... The lesson behind this is dont count your chickens before they hatch.
For Massa..
He fought and he thought he won only to be let down again. Hopefully, he will have better luck next year. Hes a decent driver and he only needed to have the right tools to start winning races.
For Hamilton..
He really didnt deserve the championship because he wasnt even able to defend his 5th position from Vettal (who incidentally overtook him on the 2nd last lap) but he stayed true to his cause and thankfully, won the championship by a stroke of luck.
As i laid in bed after the race last evening, i thought to myself...Im 29 and going 30 next year. I wonder if my aging heart can take the surprises that life would present to me in time to come.
Regards
Have had a wonderful life thus far.
# posted by 好人 @ 11:49 AM 
