que pasa

For the first time in a very long time I sat down to watch the F1 Grand Prix on Sunday night. It was the British Grand Prix and Kimi Raikkonen, Finnish, representing Ferrari, won. Yay!

I started following the F1 Grand Prix when I was in college. During summers when I was back home, my dad and I would plunk down on the sofa in front to the TV and watch the cars speed around the circuit. Whatever dinner plans we had would work around that race timing. If we were ever late, we’d only miss a few laps and there’d still be lots more to go.

Those were the days when Mika Hakkinen was still around. I was rooting for Michael Schumacher but Mika seemed to be the better driver. Then when Mika left the F1 world, Michael ruled the circuit. His brother Ralph became a driver and seemed to have some potential, but I always supported Michael, well, because I think Ferrari is cooler than McLaren. Then this Kimi came onto the scene representing McLaren and he sure gave Michael a run for his money.

I can’t remember why I stopped watching… but it’s been a few years since I’ve really paid attention to the sport. Michael has since retired. But when I followed the race on Sunday, I was kinda excited about it again.

These days, Lewis Hamilton, British, representing McLaren, is creating headlines with his good and steady performance and the fact that he’s leading the drivers’ ranking. But because I’m a Ferrari supporter, I’m happy that Kimi won. And it helps that Kimi looks better too… haha. (I mean, sometimes you just wonder what they look like… all you usually see is them in their helmet whizzing around in their cars.)

As of now, Lewis still leads the drivers’ scoreboard, and McLaren the manufacturers’, but it looks like this season should be more competitive.  Go Kimi!