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Just a quick thought, ever wondered why when u have a moment of trying to help someone who is in need; you feel good about it and move on but something negative or about to be unpleasant instantly occurs. It’s just one of those occurrences that one has to think–why me if I’m trying to do something right.
I helped this gentleman up from the road where he collapsed at. I mean in the middle of a busy two-lane highway heading towards Greensboro Avenue. As soon as I helped him across the road he thanked me and we said a prayer together and he went his way. Then as soon as I turn around, a car accident happened where I was almost hit head toward the front of the white BMW. No, I didn’t get hurt, but lucky the driver that almost hit me didn’t either because the other driver who hit him hit the passenger side. In other words, At any given time, luck could be on your shoulder no matter how much good deed you do or how much money you give away or how many lives you saved. St. Patrick’s Day came to me one day late to be lucky.
Bottom line: just be very careful whenever you help people if you’re not too focused on helping yourself first. Because as soon as you’re too blind on what you need to be focused on, then disaster strikes and then….. get the picture!!
So the first race of the F1 season has been completed and the honors go to Alonso and the Ferrari team. Alonso lead a 1-2 victory with Hamilton rounded up the podium. Vettel fell to 4th place, which was caused by a faulty spark plug. If he didn’t have that problem, I’m sure that Vettel would have won the race. Vettel nearly lost another place to Rosberg, who finished 5th. Around 5 seconds behind, Micheal Schumacher finished 6th, with Button and Webber right behind him. The Force India of Luizzi finished a valuable 9th place, a great result for the team and Barrichello rounded of the top 10.
Kubica and Sutil finished 11th and 12th, because of an early spin at the first corner, thanks to the oil smoke of Webber’s Red Bull. Jamie Alguersuari finished 13th for the STR. Nico Hulkenberg first race ended up with a spin and recovered up to 14th. That was the main field, what I would call ‘Group 2′, Lotus was the winner of the new teams with Kovalainen finished 15th, beating Buemi in the STR (16th).
Then the remaining cars all retired; Trulli, de la Rosa, Senna, Glock, Petrov, Kobayashi, di Grassi and Chandhok.
Race Result
F Alonso (Ferrari)
F Massa (Ferrari)
L Hamilton (McLaren)
S Vettel (Red Bull)
N Rosberg (Mercedes)
M Schumacher (Mercedes)
J Button (McLaren)
M Webber (Red Bull)
V Luizzi (Force India)
R Barrichello (Williams)
R Kubica (Renault)
A Sutil (Force India)
J Algursuari (STR)
N Hulkenberg (Williams)
H Kovalainen (Lotus)
S Buemi (STR)
J Trulli (Lotus) – Hydraulics
P de la Rosa (BMW Sauber) – Hydraulics
B Senna (HRT) – Mechanical
T Glock (Virgin) – Gearbox
V Petrov (Renault) – Suspension
K Kobayashi (BMW Sauber) – Hydraulics
L di Grassi (Virgin) – Hydraulics
K Chandhok (HRT) – Accident
This means Alonso and Ferrari take an early lead in the championships. If you miss the race and the highlights, check out the link on the BBC iPlayer. The next race is in Australia in 2 weeks time, so don’t miss it.
The last 2009 year is gone. Was one of the better years for creativity, iniciative and over anything try to get new styles.
The hellaflush was growing up very quick last year, as well as, restorations in the “new old classic” like Civic EF and CRX.
Honda world will see more and more restorations in Civic’s to get them completely OEM look, with OEM colours and I think using only quality rims, being BBS and RAYS almost the best choice for next year.
The one who decide swap his Honda will fit more K20 and J-series engine, the support is growing up and every time will be easy find plug and play engine mounts and wirings to swap J-series engines.
Hellaflush will be very very popular in 2010. Not only in US, even being Australia and Europe with HF love. More deep rims, insane camber with colourful rims will be present in HF.
Stickers, roof racks will be the same. Cars will be even more clean than ever with new colours over the OEM colours and stickers in bumpers, bonnets or trunks will increase popularity for next year.
This is my prediction, but I wish to be wrong and get more and more trends for next year. And see who will be more original being VW guys, BMW or Honda who develop new trends.
The new cool car this 2010 is going to be the S2000 and G35. I forget the role for new Hyundai Genesis…We are going to see many of those this year.
Old school is the next…and more old school is coming…Old Toyota and Datsun cars will increase in popularity being Cressida and AE86 even more populars. More people will try to get cheap 240Z and 510…they are almost finish… Hurry up.
The Bahrain Grand Prix, the first Formula 1 GP of the 2010 season kicks off this coming weekend at Sakhir. I’m excited! The prospect of four world champions racing each other, three of those in teams where the other driver is a serious title contender, could make this the most dramatic F1 season in ages.
After pre-season testing in Barcelona, it looks like Red Bull and Ferrari are a bit quicker than McLaren and Mercedes.
Strategy
With mid-race refueling banned, it’s going to be interesting seeing how race strategies evolve. Cars are now starting off with at least 80kg more fuel, so will be heavier on their tyres early on, with a bigger differential between full and empty. This could favour smooth drivers like Jenson Button and hinder broncos like Lewis Hamilton. Keeping fuel tank temperatures down will also be a job.
Driver rivalry within teams can be a major distraction (Hamilton and Fernando Alonso at McLaren in 2007) or a major motivation (Button and Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 2009), depending on how amicable the men are off the track.
As fun as watching the actual race is, I think you learn more about cars and strategy from the commentary over the practice and qualifying sessions on Friday and Saturday. I’ll be Sky-Plussing those babies for sure!
The constructor’s line-up has changed pretty radically in the global recession, with the departure of giants Honda, BMW and Toyota from the formula. Renault and Sauber may not stick around much longer either. But the remaining teams promise a fight to relish!
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Big players:
McLaren
1 Jenson Button (GBR): He only won one F1 Grand Prix in nine seasons before winning six in 2009 to become current world champion. Has being world champ quenched his thirst to win, or will he still give it everything? Can he make his silky driving style work in a new car and new team? A team with the last two world champs must be worth watching.
2 Lewis Hamilton (GBR): Can he handle Button coming into his domain at McLaren? He was a lot more comfortable with Heikki Kovalainen than Alonso as teammate. His 2008 victory, his second year in F1, was secured by a single point, with that overtake on the last corner of the last race at Interlagos, making him the youngest ever F1 world champ as well as its first black driver. Can he avoid F1 politics this year? Can he convert that prodigious racing talent into a second world championship? In a year’s time will we still call him the quickest driver in F1?
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Mercedes GP
3 Michael Schumacher (DEU): Back with king strategician Ross Brawn who led him to seven world championships. At 41 he is fit and attentive but was retired from F1 for three seasons. Will he dominate as he once did? Can he keep up with the young bloods? Does he still have the hunger? Brawn GP had a fairytale 2009, winning driver’s and constructor’s crowns despite only being salvaged from the ruins of Honda 3 weeks before the first race.
4 Nico Rosberg (DEU): A seat in a German dream team with Schumacher and Mercedes as constructor. The re-branded Brawn team have engineering brilliance galore. Can Rosberg give his laurelled teammate a run for his money? Will the ex-Brawn team start to miss Button and Barrichello?
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Red Bull
5 Sebastian Vettel (DEU): He won four GPs last year to come second in 2009 and mark himself out as a potential future world champ. Can he add himself to the hall of fame?
6 Mark Webber (AUS): He helped Red Bull become a major force in 2009, where they were the only real challenge to Brawn. He finally bagged two wins in 2009. Can he take Adrian Newey’s RB6 to further success?
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Ferrari
7 Felipe Massa (BRA): 2009 was a season to forget for Ferrari whose F60 lacked a decent double diffuser and only won once. But they’re looking strong for 2010 and Massa has bounced back with a titanium plate in his skull after being hit in the helmet by Barrichello’s suspension spring at the Hungaroring. Can he race at the highest level again? Will he have to make room for his new teammate?
8 Fernando Alonso (ESP): A dream come true: 2005 and 2006 world champ Alonso in a seat at the Scuderia. Can he excel again after his struggles at McLaren and Renault? Will the high-nosed F10 give him what he needs to vie for a third championship? It ought to- Ferrari have had plenty of time to work on it after stopping F60 development in August 2009.
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Of the other teams, I think Force India and occasionally Williams-Cosworth will be worth a watch. Of the new teams, Lotus seem the most optimistic. It’s all up for grabs!
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The Bahrain Grand Prix, the first Formula 1 GP of the 2010 season kicks off this coming weekend at Sakhir. I’m excited! The prospect of four world champions racing each other, three of those in teams where the other driver is a serious title contender, could make this the most dramatic F1 season in ages.
Driver rivalry within teams can be a major distraction (Hamilton and Fernando Alonso at McLaren in 2007) or a major motivation (Button and Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 2009), depending on how amicable the men are off the track.
1 Jenson Button (GBR): He only won one F1 Grand Prix in nine seasons before winning six in 2009 to become current world champion. Has being world champ quenched his thirst to win, or will he still give it everything? Can he make his silky driving style work in a new car and new team? A team with the last two world champs must be worth watching.
5 Sebastian Vettel (DEU): He won four GPs last year to come second in 2009 and mark himself out as a potential future world champ. Can he add himself to the hall of fame?
7 Felipe Massa (BRA): 2009 was a season to forget for Ferrari whose F60 lacked a decent double diffuser and only won once. But they’re looking strong for 2010 and Massa has bounced back with a titanium plate in his skull after being hit in the helmet by Barrichello’s suspension spring at the Hungaroring. Can he race at the highest level again? Will he have to make room for his new teammate?
