I never imagine that someday I'll watch sport events like formula one on a live-version. Eventhough I bought f1 ticket around five months before, ticket plane is just bought on 21th, four days before I flied on friday night because still couldn't sure to get any day-off at work. The only reason I can skip work is pretend to be sick. Luckily, after some dirty work thing, I can make it happen for real. Sadly, I missed the free practice on Friday because still stuck at office. Beside free practice, I also missed great photo-catching with some drivers and mechanics at their hotel with my friend (Me and 4 of my friend called our group as f1gomad), but that's okay, still got my sat and sun's event.
Sept 25th, 2010, Sat
We tried to catch Felipe Massa at his hotel. Ferrari's insider said he stayed at Ritz Carlton together with Fernando Alonso. Sadly, we didn't make it because we got dumped by Ritz's security. Then, we went to the circuit, and wtf... I don't even can see the circuit clearly because its bordered by great-great gate (damn it! this is why I need to be super-rich who could afford grandstand and paddock ticket instead of just walkabout one). To make it perfect, Felipe didn't pass his qualifying. I'm totally mad and going to my sister's home desperately.
note: At Ritz, we met Richard Bronson (Virgin's racing owner) and Christian Horner (Red Bull's mechanic), both of them is enough nice, Bronson gave sign for my bff, so does Horner was willing to take a photo.
Sept 26th, 2010, Sun
It's definitely my long awaited (and hectic) day, yep, we missed driver parade and when we back to our yesterday's spot, it was already fulfilled with another fans. Luckily, our spot also has the big screen where we could see clearly and following the race. Singapore's street wasn't give so much drama like it did before, beside Lewis Hamilton got out (Yay! we're blessing him to out of race) and Heikki Kovalainen's car got burn so he need to be temporary fireman (A nice job, bb!) everything just got as it should be as the qualifying, a steady one race.
After the Race
If you think, we just gonna back home and celebrate Ferrari and Fernando's winning, we just...don't! I, actually, never be a Fernando fan, after what happened with him and Ferrari at 2006/2007, I'm still can get over with that. As I wrote before, I always want to meet Felipe, and after our failure yesterday, this is just only our left chance. Since our ticket (zone 4) didn't allowed to pass zone 1, we couldn't reach near the paddock area...security and also high-schooler volunteer totally biatch for not letting us in.
All we need to do is just waiting for security-free area. And after waiting for almost 2 hours, missing the podium-champagne moment, leaving one my f1gomad to keep watching our bags at different area, we made it to paddock exit.
Some fans already been there, and they told us, Lewis and Schumi has left. But the other drivers still inside, so we're just waiting and...here's the picspam and story I could get
Felipe Baby Stays Cool
Felipe is the one and only reason why this stupid fangirl thingy worth to do! Just wanna see him in a real person. And when he went out...he didn't give us fan-session. When many of drivers were walking to their car-park. Felipe was the only one who already had his car parked outside the paddock exit. He also didn't wanna to take a pic. This is the only one I could get :'(
Felipe already left us! Could I meet you again, bb? :'(
Fernando came after Felipe. He still doesn't have enough time to sign and take photo. Since it was his day, I think he should be pretty nice to us tho'
Rob Smedley(Ferrari mechanics) is the love of my bff's life. He's definitely very nice. He signed my bff Ferrari's flag with 'xoxo', a cool daddy, isn't he?
It's Also Jaime's Nite
Jaime's fierce eyes conquer everything, including his age, geez, should I need a pedobear stamp of approval for rootin' his eyes?
He took a photo with f1gomad, your eyes is perfection, Jaime
He also acted so nice with the fans by signing some stuffs and taking pics
Snobbish One
RBR guys is the last person we've been waiting for. After all of driver went out, we take another 2 hours waiting for Sebi, and what do we get? Nothing! When he went out with his father, Sebi didn't take look at us and even noticed our request. He run, and most embarrassing part, he jumped the gate to avoid us. Poor bb, you acted like you're the 5th f1 winner when you're nothing X(
The Other
Jenson also went out in a rush, He just gave some sign quickly without noticed our ask to take a pic, so I just take his pic alone (and a poorly quality one).Honestly, he's enough surprised with my blitz, sorry bb :P
Bruno also acted pretty nice with the fans. He didn't mind to take pic with me. I'm not rooting for him, but he definitely has a nice smile:D
Vitaly also acted so nice. Well, I don't like his creepy look but after I took my bff's pic with him, why I don't asked for one since he was available?
Marky Mark! He seem pretty tired then, so I just take a quick photo shoot, another poorly one. But he's much better than sebi. My bff got a photo session with him :D
The Lucky One
Who's she? She's definitely not a part of Ferrari team. She's just one of f1gomad team. I labeled her as lucky one because when we -another four f1gomad- just waited at the paddock exit, she's the one who keep our bags before and then get texted to came to us, she came later by passing the paddock itself! Yap, when we couldn't enter that area, she's the lucky biatch who saw the paddock and got Fernando sat besides her.lol it's her pic when she went out from paddock area just like the rest of f1 boys
Note:
To told you the truth, I'm more into stalking the drivers rather than watching itself. Blamed my walkabout, if I got grandstand, I'll enjoy street race comfortably than this
