Belgian GP 2008 aftermath: Amazing!

September 8th, 2008 Posted in Just stuff
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Wow!

I never thought it could be this exciting! I was literally on the edge of my seat, cheering Kimi Raikonnen on, while secretly hoping Lewis Hamilton would do a mistake. Sadly, he didn’t, and Kimi spun a full circle and crashed to the side instead. I have to give it to Lewis Hamilton this round for his aggressiveness and the drive to win this GP, although he’s not really a favourite driver of mine. If only it was Fernando Alonso who’s the one he was racing with just now…

According to Ross Brawn, Alonso is still the best.. Go Alonso!

P.S. As of now, the Hamilton-Raikonnen incident is still being investigated by the stewards. Stay tuned!

Photo credits: Planet F1

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Belgium GP 2008: The exciting Spa circuit!

September 5th, 2008 Posted in Just stuff
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Spa – ah… one of the most exciting circuits of the season! It’s the one of favourites among the drivers, has a beautiful view of nature throughout the circuit, and has one of the most challenging corners in all of Formula 1: Eau Rouge.

Quoting Wikipedia:

The most famous part of the circuit is the Eau Rouge / Raidillon combination. Having negotiated the La Source hairpin, drivers race down a straight to the point where the track crosses the Eau Rouge stream for the first time, before being launched steeply uphill into a sweeping left-right-left collection of corners with a blind summit. Properly speaking, the Eau Rouge corner is only the lefthander at the bottom. The following righthander that leads steeply uphill, which was introduced in 1939 to shortcut the original hairpin “Ancienne Douane”, is called “Raidillon” (fr:Raidillon de l’Eau Rouge). The corner requires a large amount of skill from the driver to negotiate well and the long straight ahead often produces good overtaking opportunities for the best drivers at the Les Combes corner.

It’s fast, it’s hilly, it’s twisty, and it sounds like it’s going to be an exciting race!

Watch it online!

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European GP 2008: Qualifying

August 24th, 2008 Posted in Just stuff
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  • Pole position: Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
  • 2nd: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
  • 4th: Kimi Raikonnen (Ferrari)
  • 12th: Fernando Alonso (Renault)

It’s sad that Alonso is only able to get 12th placing on the grid. At least Valencia is unlike other street circuits and provide opportunities to overtake. I’ve always rooted for Alonso; to me he’s an extremely talented driver (albeit a little whiney at times) in a still-lots-of-work-to-be-done car.

Go Alonso!

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European GP: Watching F1 online

August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Just stuff
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After 3 looong weeks of waiting, European GP is here! I can’t wait!

It’s going to be a close fight for the top 3 drivers with 6 remaining races to go; will Lewis Hamilton falter this round, will the Ferrari drivers take the lead from him? Or will Alonso stage an upset at home? Ah.. the rush, the excitement!

The Valencia circuit is a new one, and although street circuits like this usually are very narrow and have very little opportunities to overtake, making the starting grid positions extremely important to the drivers, the Valencia circuit is fast, sweeping and wide. (Source: Planet F1 – Ten Things You Should Know About Valencia)

Something tells me it’s going to be an exciting race to watch!

For those that doesn’t know yet, here’s how to watch F1 online for free:

http://byfallenangel.com/2008/08/how-to-watch-f1-live-online-for-free/

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How to watch F1 LIVE online for free

August 2nd, 2008 Posted in Tips
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For those that’s stuck in office or have no cable at home: here’s how to watch F1 LIVE online for free! (You can find some live football shows as well, but you probably might need to browse the channels to find the right match.)

1. Download SopCast and install. Don’t worry, it doesn’t have any spyware. I have Norton Antivirus and I’m as paranoid as you, probably even more. If you face problems downloading from that site as I did just 2 days ago, you can download it from the download.com mirror. Much faster.

2. Click this link for StarSports:
sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/6029


3. Choose SopCast as the application to launch (if you’re prompted for it), and you should be logged in as anonymous automatically, and voila! Formula One :)

Note: As of September 2009, this link is NOT working. Will update this site as soon as I find a working alternative. Sorry.

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