Showing posts with label Red Bull. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red Bull. Show all posts

Thursday, May 12, 2011

UnstoppaBull


This season of Formula 1 racing is being dominated by the Red Bull Racing team. These bulls seem to be running so far ahead of the pack that none of the other teams stand a chance of catching them!

Surely Sebastian Vettel is getting bored being out in the front leaving all the action behind him in nearly every race! And believe me there has been an abundance of action in the pack following the leader.

In the past two Grand Prixs the race strategies have evolved with the management of the tyre use and increase of the number of stops drivers have to make. Tyre wear, KERS, DRS and fuel consumption have really changed the dynamics of the 2011 season of Formula 1.

Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel seemed to have gotten it right from the beginning, McLaren are following closely and Ferrari seem to have only stepped up to the plate in the last race with Alonso finishing third on the podium. Ferrari's first podium finish this season.

With the completion of the Turkish Grand Prix the team standings have Red Bull Racing in the lead with 168 points, trailing not far in second is McLaren-Mercedes with 105 points and Ferrari with a late start in third with 65 points.

The driver standings place Sebastian Vettel as the alpha bull with 93 points, Lewis Hamilton in second with 59 points and Mark Webber in third with 55 points. Nico Rosberg might be the dark horse for Mercedes!

The season is still young with only 4 races complete. What will be in store for the Spanish GP? Will Alonso claim a victory for Ferrari with the support of his home crowd? Will Sebastian Vettel stamp his dominance in yet another pole position and number one podium finish?

Monday, January 3, 2011

Looking Back At 2010


The year that has just passed must have been the most eventful in my life so far. So much has happened that it has to be documented in some way besides Twitter and Facebook. Hence here is a list as far as I can remember.

1. Went to my second Top Gear Live/MPH show.
2. Celebrated my 32nd birthday
3. Had an awesome St. Patrick’s Day at Waxy O’Connor’s
4. Met Miss India Worldwide Kajal Lutchminarian
5. Pig and Beer Festival!
6. Test drove the then new Mercedes Benz C63 AMG (awesome monster)
7. Spent an awesome long weekend in Cape Town with the boys
8. Did the big swing at the Moses Mabhida Stadium not once but 3 times!
9. Went to a few matches for the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2010 (Spain lift the cup for the first time while the world is introduced to the Vuvuzela and Paul The Psychic Octopus)
10. Won an ice sculpturing competition
11. Met the girl of my dreams but she put me in the friend zone! (I’m a big Ryan Reynolds fan!)
12. Lost about 5-6kgs
13. Bought a new car (2010 Golf VI GTI aka Bella)
14. Attended a few Airtel Champions League matches (T20 cricket)
15. Sharks win the Currie Cup (Rugby)
16. Red Bull win the Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship and Sebastian Vettel wins the Drivers’ Championship becoming the youngest driver to do so at the age of 23
17. Played my first round of golf ever and scored a 106
18. Got my first iPhone 4G and instantly became an Apple fan
19. Made a whole lot of new friends on Twitter
20. Had my first Eggs Benedict
21. Survived 2010

Bring on 2011. According to the Mayans and a few other ancient civilizations we only have 2 years left in this universe so let’s make the most of it!