My First F1 Race Ever! I Love It!

My curiousity's piqued! What's the building in front of me for? What's on the left? What's on the right? Why are there so many helicopters flying around? I was flooded with so many questions that I just had to yielded the questions to the right person. Fortunately, I was seated next to a knowledgeable and wise doctor who told me everything.

The building in front of you is a paddock. This is where the cars go in to change their tyres, engines, brakes, etc. Walk further down and you'll see the paddock for each driver! I did so and I was impressed by the length and the number of people in a team working to ensure the success of a fully, completed race without hurting a single hairline of the drivers' ".

The Clinic and Standby Ambulance and Safety Cars (Notice the empty Hills)



An hour before the race, the empty space on the hills are occupied!

Paddock on my left



Racing tracks and Helicopter on the right

Before the race started, a group models walked out in a straight line with half of them walking poised on high heels holding the flags of participating countries high in their delicate hands, another half of them holding placards (I think). The sight of a group of pretty girls with hourglass figures walking down the road is enough to make anyone's heart pound faster than the neon lights flashing in the night at the hottest spot of any city.

The Models On the Racing Track

The Girls in their Skirts holding the 3 Symbolic Flags

Once the girls came out, the support teams came running out, dragging their tyre-carts with them. What a sight to behold!

Look at the whole set of tyres!

Look at all the teams!

After the team, came the cars! And my! The drivers are pretty pampered! As they wait for their cars to be 'readied' under the hot sun, there's somebody holding an umbrella to shield them from the heat, and another holding a cup with some probably tonic drink out just for him. As the driver comes steps out of his car, takes off his helmet, his fire proof suit, sunglasses, etc . and faces the crowd, the whole crowd rushes forward to take pictures of him drinking his health drink!

It's just full of activity on the tracks at the starting point! The media, ministers, organizers are all on the tracks! Five minutes more to go! The team hurriedly finishes up everything they're supposed to do and run back in! The sound of tires dragged on the tar roads make our hearts beat faster! Yes! The race is gonna start!

Once the race started, I just couldn't stop looking at the scoreboard!

01 - 023

02-022

03-006

...

...

10 - 009

At first, these numbers didn't mean a thing to me. Until my colleague flashed out her newspaper and showed me amidst the exploding Vrooom! Vrooom! Sound that I knew that the numbers represented the drivers and their teams! As each car whizzed past us, I couldn't figure out who's who! Red bull, Vodafone cars, white cars, black cars, orange cars, I just couldn't pieced it together, until I memorized all the details!

It grew even more exciting as it began to pour! Water had accumulated on the tracks and the cars still kept on racing! The water splashed into a beautiful quadrant and I loved every minute!

After 32 laps, the race finally ended. I was partially relieved and sad! Both due to the fact that with the end of the race, hence the noise.