A Heavy Dose of Sports #1.1 - Malaysia GP

The Formula 1 fun-fare has hit KL since the beginning of the week with all the big names an appearance or two at chopping malls and shops. The current session seems less of a drool compared to before with the emergence of new teams such as Ross Brawn's to eat away at the McLaren-Ferrari dominance. This can only be a good thing in a sport that seemed to become less popular as the years gone by, not helped by the retirement of big names such as Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen, and the credit crunch. F1 seems to be like a sport of access.

Personally I have never been to an F1 race, home or abroad. The main gripe being the traveling and parking. Maybe one day I will take Irfan and Idlan to watch one. I predict wins this weekend for both Jensen and Brawn Racing.

Update on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 8:13AM by Haris Abdul Rahman

Button grabbed pole from Trulli. Hopefully it doesn't rain this evening. It usually doe at 5pm around here!

Update on Monday, April 6, 2009 at 1:07AM by Haris Abdul Rahman

Missed the first 20 minutes. When I switched on, Button was second, waiting for the leader to pit. Then suddenly the downpour and the fuss.

That's what happens when you put profit before the sport. Forcing the flag off back 2 hours for the benefit of European time zone. Don't they learn Geography out there, like 5 pm during monsoon season = rain? Shock! Horror! Looks like we risk not being awarded further race from the looks of it. However the half points should be interesting, just like when Niki Lauder beat Alain Prost by half point to win the Championship in the early Eighties.