For the past few days we have been at our first, and possibly Melbourne's second last, Grand Prix. Thursday's session was in sweltering 39° heat; at one point Kathleen thought she was going to pass out, while I had to self-administer can after can of icy cold beer just to stay hydrated.
In preparation for dual-nationality, I proudly sported my new Red Bull Racing cap to fly the colours for both DC of Scotland and Aussie-boy Mark Webber. It was pretty quiet on Thursday, probably because there was no F1 action (although I did see one of the BMW Sauber cars take on a production Ferrari and V8 Supercar in a handicapped race... it came in last!). Still, we did see the first race of the Carrera Cup, which was pretty cool, and the big Aussie V8s practice racing.
Friday had much more of a buzz, with the Grandstands packed for the first F1 practice session. We had great seats in the main Grandstand (Fangio) getting us up close to the action. It wasn't until Saturday's F1 qualifying session that I finally "got" Formula 1. After all the years slagging off motorsports in general, it's a bit of a climb down, but I will admit to being pretty excited despite it not even being a race format. I don't think I will ever be as fanatic as Del, James and Ann (maybe when I finally get my license!) but I am looking forward to the big race tomorrow.
No comments:
Post a Comment