Formula Chak De
It all started when i walked out of the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul. There standing on the right side of Exit was a McLaren car, just next to a Vodafone shop. That was enough to announce that it was the Grand Prix weekend in Istanbul. I have followed F1 for about 4 years now, but nothing seemed more exciting then being in a city where F1 was happening. Throughout the bus ride (1.45 hours) going from one part of Istanbul to the other, F1 flags, banners, posters, hoardings kept me excited.
Add to that, saturday evening ING brought a Renault car to the venue along with a realtime simulator. I dont know how many delegates were excited about it, i was. And i gave in to the temptation of getting a picture done.
Unfortunately, couldnt watch the race. But was happy to hear that Massa won. Or rather was more happy to hear that Alonso didnt win. I dont know what is it about Alonso, that makes me hate him.
Back in Belgium and its time for Belgian Grand Prix. I had asked a friend from Bridgestone to arrange tickets if possible. Lady luck shined on me and Spa Francorchamps became a reality. Although was a little sad that we couldnt manage tickets for the race itself, but only for the Qualifying on saturday. But trust me, even that was amazing specially as it was followed by a Formula 2 race. I didnt in my wildest dreams had imagined that those cars are THAT loud. They are just simply LOUD. You can hear every gear change as if a fire cracker is bursting nearby. Listening to cars slow down at the curve and then pick up speed - 4 gears changed by each car, was just AWESOME.
Kimi won the race the next day, Alonso didnt.
And then came the Ferrarigate controversy. And by the time it finished, Alonso was right there in the middle of it. All have voiced their anger at the double world champion’s attempted blackmailing of McLaren team boss Ron Dennis and have echoed sentiments that were he to win the championship this year, it would be a sad day for Formula 1. In just a couple of years Alonso has transformed himself into a self-centred egomaniac. It has almost brought down the entire team.
Anyone should win the championship but Alonso.
Two days ago watched the recent bollywood hit "Chak De India". Brilliant movie. Shah Rukh Khan has done another great movie after Swades. And the girls team has done justice to their roles. The movie was brilliant because it showed the root cause behind India's degradation in hockey. The system. The good thing about the story was that it was not about a 'hero' singlehandedly changing the system. It had its moments of patriotism and it had its moments where hockey players find themselves lost in a country of cricket fans. All said and done, i think Chak de India, has been a great effort to bring hockey in some limelight in India. This is the first movie by Bollywood talking about a sport, which has stayed in the school books as the National Sport of India.
I dont know when will Mr. Gill will finally hand in his resignation. Or someone in the Government comes to his/her senses and throws him out.
The only thing which could kill the passion for hockey generated by the movie, was India winning the Cricket Twenty20 World Cup. Suddenly, out of nowhere India defeated Pakistan to win the championship. Great performance. Great team effort (rarity). Great passion. Brought cricket fans back to their TV sets for a busy season ahead. And money is pouring in for the players. From BCCI to state governments everyone is pouring in cash rewards, and all those 20 somethings are getting richer by the hour.
I wish someone would have given some rewards to those 'men in blue' who play with sticks and brought the Asia cup recently to India. But i guess that's too optimistic.
Add to that, saturday evening ING brought a Renault car to the venue along with a realtime simulator. I dont know how many delegates were excited about it, i was. And i gave in to the temptation of getting a picture done.
Unfortunately, couldnt watch the race. But was happy to hear that Massa won. Or rather was more happy to hear that Alonso didnt win. I dont know what is it about Alonso, that makes me hate him.Back in Belgium and its time for Belgian Grand Prix. I had asked a friend from Bridgestone to arrange tickets if possible. Lady luck shined on me and Spa Francorchamps became a reality. Although was a little sad that we couldnt manage tickets for the race itself, but only for the Qualifying on saturday. But trust me, even that was amazing specially as it was followed by a Formula 2 race. I didnt in my wildest dreams had imagined that those cars are THAT loud. They are just simply LOUD. You can hear every gear change as if a fire cracker is bursting nearby. Listening to cars slow down at the curve and then pick up speed - 4 gears changed by each car, was just AWESOME.
Kimi won the race the next day, Alonso didnt.
And then came the Ferrarigate controversy. And by the time it finished, Alonso was right there in the middle of it. All have voiced their anger at the double world champion’s attempted blackmailing of McLaren team boss Ron Dennis and have echoed sentiments that were he to win the championship this year, it would be a sad day for Formula 1. In just a couple of years Alonso has transformed himself into a self-centred egomaniac. It has almost brought down the entire team.
Anyone should win the championship but Alonso.
Two days ago watched the recent bollywood hit "Chak De India". Brilliant movie. Shah Rukh Khan has done another great movie after Swades. And the girls team has done justice to their roles. The movie was brilliant because it showed the root cause behind India's degradation in hockey. The system. The good thing about the story was that it was not about a 'hero' singlehandedly changing the system. It had its moments of patriotism and it had its moments where hockey players find themselves lost in a country of cricket fans. All said and done, i think Chak de India, has been a great effort to bring hockey in some limelight in India. This is the first movie by Bollywood talking about a sport, which has stayed in the school books as the National Sport of India.
I dont know when will Mr. Gill will finally hand in his resignation. Or someone in the Government comes to his/her senses and throws him out.
The only thing which could kill the passion for hockey generated by the movie, was India winning the Cricket Twenty20 World Cup. Suddenly, out of nowhere India defeated Pakistan to win the championship. Great performance. Great team effort (rarity). Great passion. Brought cricket fans back to their TV sets for a busy season ahead. And money is pouring in for the players. From BCCI to state governments everyone is pouring in cash rewards, and all those 20 somethings are getting richer by the hour.
I wish someone would have given some rewards to those 'men in blue' who play with sticks and brought the Asia cup recently to India. But i guess that's too optimistic.
This entry was posted by eXPerience called L!FE, on
Tuesday, September 25, 2007.
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Formula cars have 6-7 gears not 4. Was it some India car racing the track?
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