This post might look like a misfit amid all the other contributions on financial markets, but this is about one of my favorite sports - Formula 1. Having been a F1 fan for more than 17 years now, i can state this season was one of the most exciting in recent times, if not the most exciting ever.
And at the end of the season, i couldnt help but feel sorry for Felipe Massa, who did everything expected of him at Interlagos, Brazil, his home circuit. A pole position preceded a superb victory, though it wasnt quite enough to clinch the drivers championship for the Brazilian. Lewis Hamilton, who was vying to become the youngest F1 champion managed to capture 5th place, which was required for him to clinch the world title.
Being a Tifosi, i couldnt help but wonder what might have been. The Italian team have suffered from a series of blunders in the pits and mechanical problems, a notable one being Felipe Massa's engine blowing up when he was in the lead at the Hungaroring, Hungary. Clearly the crack team of Michael Schumacher, Technical director Ross Brawn and Team Principal Jean Todt had a huge role to play in the team having a stranglehold on the Drivers and Constructors championships through much of the decade gone by.
I hope the team is able to pull up its socks and go one better in the drivers championship next year. In particular i expect Kimi Raikonnen, who clearly is one of the most naturally gifted drivers in the paddock to lift his game one notch higher. Though the 2008 season has just ended, i believe there is lots to look forward to in 2009 as i wait in eager anticipation for the engines to be revved up again.
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