Monaco GP - special ;)
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006And again, Kimi goes unnoticed.
Not literally. He was always peeking and climbing around the back of Alonso.
But alas, it’s not his day. AGAIN. Webber’s car just had to have an engine
blowout. The safety car just had to come out. From going around the track
crazily lap after lap (even lapping the backbenchers in 14 laps). They HAD to
slow the pace. The abrupt decrease in speed sure took a toll on Kimi’s engine.
The engine just had to blow. Plumes of black smoke wafting from his engine. And
Alonso just HAD to up the race speed again.
Though Kimi started from third,
he nibbly made his way through Webber’s car. At the tight corner, he took the
best position to execute a stunning sharp over taking maneuver. Lap after lap
he was always at Alonso’s tail. It was pretty exhilarating to watch Kimi going
lap after lap after lap behind Alonso. The team tried to play the pitstop game,
but lo and behold, Renault stumped them again. Though Kimi went in first, he
was still behind Alonso after Alonso pitted.
Heh. Sorry. Emotion got the
better of my writing. I just knew Kimi would win, or at least get a podium
finish. Kimi’s trailing Alonso pretty bad. Michael has gone up to second place,
the best challenger to Alonso. Fishicella just got his break by tying with
Kimi. Though Kimi’s future looks bleak, I will stand by my man.
Enough of emotion. The starting
lap saw the front runners gunning their machines A.F.A.P (as fast as possible)
resulting in Kimi’s jump from third to second place. The scuffle at the back of
the train between two white cars (haha, I just cannot keep up with the changes
in the teams of F1) was pretty intense, with both cars limping away to their
starts. I’m pretty sure they had to visit the pits.
The race was pretty routine, with
me losing interest when Kimi’s engine blew out. It was kinda funny seeing
Rosberg going straight for the dividers at one of the corners and getting his
car stuck on it. The car movement looked like a dart being thrown to the dart
board. Bull’s eye. And the dart simply stayed put on the board. After Kimi’s
premature retirement, a few others joined him.
The results are: Alonso 1st,
Montoya 2nd, Coulthard 3rd, Rubens 4th,
Michael 5th. I guess the worst part of seeing Kimi’s retirement was
his pasrah-ness. It seems he’s given up hope. He shouldn’t. I believe in him. I
put absolute faith in his skills and determination. Come on Kimi, the race
isn’t over, when there’s a will, there’ll be ways.
(I watched the race on board
Samarang Platform, 42km away from Labuan with the guys of Samarang )




