I didn't get to watch many formula one races since i arrived in Melboure, partly because the timing and also broadcasting problems. However, there was this final grand prix that i watched, which is certainly the best of all i have watched these years.
Things worked well for the Ferraris and KIMI RAIKKONEN eventually past his teammate and pole sitter Felipe Massa, to clinch both the Brazilian Grand Prix, and World Championship title for the first time. He definitely had done a great job, but not only him alone that had earned my respect. Felipe Massa, who had a great run during the day, certainly had the ability to win the Grand Prix in his home country, but he put his team above his own desire, and make way for his teammate to win. A great man, great teammate, and great job by him.
On the other hand, there was this little incident that caught my attention. The Williams new Japanese driver (forgotten his name), was unable to stop in time in the pit lane and accidently hit the crews who were there for his pit stop. There was a crew who got hit directly and injured, but his had recovered quickly to get his job done in changing the tyres, before limping back into the garage with the help from the others. He was later shown stretchered to the hospital. He had really done what he should do, get his own job done, before thinking about his own injury. thumbs up for him..
Besides that, i feel that there is nothing to choose between the Mclaren team and the Ferrari team. But after one whole season, what seperate both of them are the way the boss managed the team. It was known to the whole world that the relationship between the 2 Mclaren drivers wasn't good, and moreover, things got from bad to worse when the Mclaren team tried to push Lewis Hamilton to the summit of the world championship. The team must had forgotten that Alonso had his own egoism, and creating a conflict between the drivers was the last thing to do in Formula One. Unlike Mclaren, the Ferraris raced in a team, and it was teamwork that make Kimi the world champion. The reason why a team needs 2 drivers is that both of them can support each other in the race when they needed each other. If it wasn't Massa in between Raikkonen and Alonso, Alonso would have been crowned the world champion again. Or, if Hamilton took Massa off the race, Raikkonen will not have the chance to lift the world champion trophy despite winning the grand prix.
anyway, the race is over. Mclaren, my favourite team, had made a terrible mistake this season. i really hope that next season will be better.
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