In and around the F1 Sepang Circuit, it was really, really noisy. All of us were totally unprepared for the noise level. I knew it would be loud, but I didn't expect it to be that loud! The noise exceeded 120 dB and even though we wore the yellow ear plugs, the noise still vibrating through our ear drums. As the cars roared, we could feel every inch of our soul ringing with resonance of the screeching cars through every single vein, and our pulse increased to 120 pulses per minute.
Of course, we were also encouraged to buy those high-tech headphones/earplugs which were sold all along the way for a hundred bucks and above. The best part of these headphones were that they fully covered your ears, and you could even tune in to a certain frequency of the radio waves to listen to the commentary given by the commentators. Yet, thinking that I would only be using it just once, I skipped the option.
Before the start of the race, I got a chance to talk to a German medical doctor and a young Filipino nurse. With my curiousity perked on high, somehow, we got talking. The doctor then flipped out his camera and showed me the environment inside the clinic beside the paddock. He told me that there is always a safety car following the cars from behind. I also found out that there are always doctors and nurses on standby throughout the race. Several ambulances and helicopters are also ready to respond should an emergency take place. It suddenly occured to me that a whole team of people out there are all working together to make this race a success. Just like our oil and gas industry. Everything magnificent and grand is usually the result of superb teamwork.
The Ambulance and Clinic on the Right
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