DRS, KERS, and Smoking Monaco

    Monaco race is less then two weeks away, and it is going to be something. If you think about it, this is going to be equivalent to the first Ayrton Senna's drive in in Monaco in 1984. Monaco track is the least interesting track on the Formula 1 calendar because it is next to impossible to overtake; however, this year it is quite different due to the DRS (Drag Reduction System) and KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System). Now, imagine a driver who gets into one second window of the guy in front and deploys both KERS and DRS in Monaco... with narrow streets, tight corners, and short straights, it is gong to be insane; I have been waiting for it. There are a few drivers who have voiced their safety concerns, which are pretty reasonable, but this is going to be quite a show.
Barrichello Against DRS in Monaco

Vettel Did it Again...

For some of you this might sound familiar and for others maybe also annoying, but Vettel has won the race once again. The scoreboard from second on down is rearranging with every race; however, the first place strongly belongs to Sebastian and he is not going to give it away any time soon, and not without a fight. I am sure that McLaren and Ferrari were very pleased to see Vettel crash during the Friday Practice, but to everyone's surprise it did not matter, Vettel's brilliance is just supreme. Although it would be awesome to see him charge through the midfield and fight other drivers, but the 1st place does look awesome no matter what.
Interview with Vettel after the Turkey win in 2011

Ayrton Senna

Ayrton Senna

Last weekend I had a privilege to watch a movie about the greatest Formula-1 driver of all times, Ayrton Senna. As a big fan of Formula-1 I knew all about Ayrton, and his driving, but the producers made an awesome job in crafting the story and the events in such a way that someone without any knowledge would enjoy and appreciate the beauty of his life and the sport as a whole. This movie is mostly about Sena's career in racing and a little personal life. The movie takes you from the moment when Ayrton was carting and to his death, stopping at important events on the way. The most memorable thing in this movie was a quote by some journalist who said that if Senna's life would have taken some different path, we would probably hear a different story how he had died fighting cancer, or something else; however, in some poetic and unjust way Senna's end in a racing car seemed to be what senna really wished for, and given another chance in life knowing the end of this path he would have not chosen the alternative.