Sunday, July 10, 2005
Change
Busy week and I am now linux user. Rather, a poseur with a Linux/XP dual boots. =p
It's been a really busy weekend, having to reinstall Windows, the gargantuan task of figuring out Ubuntu Linux and of course, the tinkering with the new cell phone. It's all cool. Busy helps time pass, and busy makes you feel motivated.
It can also be quite overwhelming, especially when you d0n't know where to start first.
No matter. It's still a far cry from having nothing to do at all.
About 3 hours ago, Juan Pablo Montoya won the British GP, and Raikkonen came in thrid. A pretty decent race by my standards. Had the presence of interesting overtaking and brilliant racing. However, I do think that the new ruling about a single set of tyres and the 1 lap qualifying must go. It is simply quite a bore to have to endure a the qualifying session. Moreover, the lack of tyre change is limiting the involvement of pit-stop strategy.
I miss the good old days where there was the 12 lap qualifying session.
As for the tyre limitation, it has been said that the super-soft compound are not exactly an affordable commodity for the lower-end teams, thus the FIA deemed it neccessary to outlaw tyre changes in the course of a race.
Mandatory changes they say. And the past 4 years have seen many changes in F1, and many, not met with great acclaim. Regardless, the love for racing never dies, and there will still be viewrs, as long as there is a inkling for speed.
A speaking of speed, time has seemed to have raced by. It's almost with horror that I look at the clock and realize that it is way past midnight. Gosh.
Gavin
pondered @ 12:30
