Sunday, November 14, 2010

2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina Circuit)

As disappointing as this is, we now have a World Driver's Championship, and the youngest one at that, Sebastian Vettel, the 2010 Formula 1 Driver Championship. Despite having the best possible chance, Alonso was unable to convert to a good position perhaps due to the good 'friends' of Red Bull, Renault.

Nevertheless, a win is a win & a deserved one at that. So, congratulations to Sebastian Vettel for wrapping up the Constructor's & Driver's championship. As for our little championship, we too have a CHAMPION after a long 19 races. As you can see below, the results as follows. I heard that due to this, some crab meal will be coming soon... ;-)


Pos  No  Driver  Team  Laps  Time/Retired  Grid  Pts
1 5 Sebastian Vettel  RBR-Renault  55 Winner  1 25
2 2 Lewis Hamilton  McLaren-Mercedes  55 +10.1 secs  2 18
3 1 Jenson Button  McLaren-Mercedes  55 +11.0 secs  4 15
4 4 Nico Rosberg  Mercedes GP  55 +30.7 secs  9 12
5 11 Robert Kubica  Renault  55 +39.0 secs  11 10
6 12 Vitaly Petrov  Renault  55 +43.5 secs  10 8
7 8 Fernando Alonso  Ferrari  55 +43.7 secs  3 6
8 6 Mark Webber  RBR-Renault  55 +44.2 secs  5 4
9 17 Jaime Alguersuari  STR-Ferrari  55 +50.2 secs  17 2
10 7 Felipe Massa  Ferrari  55 +50.8 secs  6 1
11 22 Nick Heidfeld  BMW Sauber-Ferrari  +51.5 secs  14
12 9 Rubens Barrichello  Williams-Cosworth  +57.6 secs  7
13 14 Adrian Sutil  Force India-Mercedes  +58.3 secs  13
14 23 Kamui Kobayashi  BMW Sauber-Ferrari  +59.5 secs  12
15 16 Sebastien Buemi  STR-Ferrari  +63.1 secs  18
16 10 Nico Hulkenberg  Williams-Cosworth  +64.7 secs  15
17 19 Heikki Kovalainen  Lotus-Cosworth  +1 Lap  20
18 25 Lucas di Grassi  Virgin-Cosworth  +2 Lap  22
19 21 Bruno Senna  HRT-Cosworth  +2 Lap  23
20 20 Christian Klien  HRT-Cosworth  +2 Lap  24
21 18 Jarno Trulli  Lotus-Cosworth  +4 Lap  19
Ret  24 Timo Glock  Virgin-Cosworth  +12 Lap  21
Ret  3 Michael Schumacher  Mercedes GP  #NAME? 8
Ret  15 Vitantonio Liuzzi  Force India-Mercedes  #NAME? 16


2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina Circuit)
Choice Points Previous Total Pos
VF SV 25 FA 6 JB 15 46 817 863 No.1!!!
NF SV 25 LH 18 FA 6 49 803 852 2
C&AL SV 25 LH 18 FA 6 49 784 833 3
TC SV 25 LH 18 FA 6 49 743 792 4
R&SW SV 25 FA 6 MW 4 35 733 768 5
CCK SV 25 FA 6 JB 15 46 691 737 6


Monday, November 8, 2010

FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO PETROBRAS DO BRASIL 2010 (Sao Paulo)

So... it is literally up to the last race in Abu Dhabi to wrap the championship. However, as for the Constructors, it's congrats to Red Bull for being the 2010 F1 Constructor's Championship. This was almost inevitable, given how well the team has done although it can be said that it would have been won earlier had the drivers not taken each other out.

Alonso is still ahead mathematically, if the results remain as the Brazilian GP, Alonso would be champion. It is going to be a very interesting final race.

As for our little league, it's still open although it's likely we have a winner already. Nevertheless, only 1 week away to know who will win. The results as follows :


FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2010 (Sao Paulo)
Position Driver     Points
1 Sebastian Vettel  SV 25
2 Mark Webber  MW 18
3 Fernando Alonso  FA 15
4 Lewis Hamilton  LH 12
5 Jenson Button  JB 10
6 Nico Rosberg  NR 8
7 Michael Schumacher  MS 6
8 Nico Hulkenberg  NH 4
9 Robert Kubica  RK 2
10 Kamui Kobayashi  KK 1
11 Jaime Alguersuari  JA 0
12 Adrian Sutil  AS 0
13 Sebastien Buemi  SB 0
14 Rubens Barrichello  RB 0
15 Felipe Massa  FM 0
16 Vitaly Petrov  VP 0
17 Nick Heidfeld  NH 0
18 Heikki Kovalainen  HK 0
19 Jarno Trulli  JT 0
20 Timo Glock  TG 0
21 Bruno Senna  BS 0
22 Christian Klien  CK 0
Ret  Lucas di Grassi  LG 0
Ret  Vitantonio Liuzzi  VL 0


FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2010 (Sao Paulo)
  Choice Points Previous Total Pos
VF SV 25 MW 18 FA 15 58 759 817 1
NF SV 25 MW 18 LH 12 55 748 803 2
C&AL MW 18 LH 12 FA 15 45 739 784 3
TC SV 25 MW 18 FA 15 58 685 743 4
R&SW SV 25 MW 18 FA 15 58 675 733 5
CCK SV 25 FA 15 LH 12 52 639 691 6

Sunday, October 24, 2010

2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Yeongam)

What a race!!! Actually... more of half a race! There was a lot of anticipation for the Korean GP but this certainly wasn't necessarily a good start for the track. While it was predicted, the rain was more 'damaging' to race then expected. Most of us expected a processional race with the top 3 maintaining their positions. However, as with any race that is wet, it's unpredictable, and unpredictable it certainly was! Both RBR drivers were out either with a driving error & engine failure.

Admittedly this was quite unexpected but it's great to see F.Alonso & Ferrari back at the top (sorry all! ;-))

Anyway, there are still 2 more races & if this race is anything to go by, anything can happen. So, this will be a great end to the season.

In the meantime, apparently I managed to gather the most points in this race (not that it helped a lot!), so everyone pretty remained where there are. The table as follows :



2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Yeongam)
Choice Points Previous Total Pos
VF SV 0 MW 0 FA 25 25 734 759 1
NF SV 0 MW 0 FA 25 25 723 748 2
C&AL SV 0 MW 0 LH 18 18 721 739 3
TC SV 0 MW 0 FA 25 25 660 685 4
R&SW MW 0 FA 25 LH 18 43 632 675 5
CCK MW 0 LH 18 JB 0 18 621 639 6

2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Yeongam) - Meog-Eulgeo!

Although most of us (if not all) have tasted/experience Korean food, this is a fairly uncharted territory when it comes to doing it ourselves. So, rather than attempt at creating an authentic Korean meal, we opted instead for the next best thing that the Koreans love.... Bar-B-Q!

Since the race was delayed due to the weather, it was actually good timing as it allowed us to have tea & we had one of our all-time favorite, pisang goreng, all the way from Jakarta!
 Once tea was over, we started setting up the Bar-B-Q pit for dinner. Note the 'charcoal' used. Quite effective although it was a bit of a slow fire, it was nonetheless, quite useful.
 To begin with, as always, BBQ sausages for the kids..!!
 Although this looks a bit morbid.... in actual fact, in it, lies some very delicious fish!!
 Prawn fritters..... quite savory & tasty!
 The fish that was in the pit earlier...
 A variation of the fish, this time Korean BBQ sauce! yummy!!
 I had wanted to attempt Kim Chee... but there was sufficient time, so we bought it ready-made instead
 Very refreshing salad...Japanese style - courtesy of Mr.Chew
 Bar-B-Q in progress







































 Really nice BBQ Beef Steak... medium!!






















BBQ Squid....!


































 
 
 


The sinful indulgence did not end there... for desert we had a BarBQ Banana with mashmellow & butterscotch - courtesy of Pat!
 





































I attempt a Korean dessert which didn't exactly turn too well but I guess drinkable ;-)
It's called Su Jung Gwa but this is a simple version as it's taken as a form of tea.























That's it... quite a feast as always. Since there are 2 races left, and with Brazil being one of them, we could potentially only have one more of the F1-themed meals. However, I understand that Party Central will be closed during the last race at Abu Dhabi, so this is essentially the final race (at least for this year) that we get together as a group.

I'll continue to post the results of course & if there any 'food gatherings!' ;-)


Thursday, October 21, 2010

2010 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka)

Firstly, my apologies for the delay in updating this. Juggling between 2 'jobs' (stay-in dad & working from home!) can be quite a challenge!

In any case, there's really isn't much to say. RBR must be on some sort of steroid-filled green tea or the sashimi they had literally gave them RAW power!

Taking 1-2 puts them is a clear path to the team championship, although with S.Vettel taking first, the same can't be said for M.Webber. With just 3 more races to go, F.Alonso is now in 2nd with S.Vettel with only 14pts difference to M.Webber. So, it's going to be an interesting last few race.

The next race would be interesting as this will be an even playing field since this is a new track. I would go as far as to say that if RBR wins this, it's almost certainly a sign of their imminent championship victory.

It'll be interesting for sure...

As for our little league, we now have a new leader in VF toppling C&AL who 'dominated the charts for 7 races! Looks like it's going to be interesting for us as well, at least for the top 4...  :-(




2010 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka)
Position Driver     Points
1 Sebastian Vettel   SV 25
2 Mark Webber  MW 18
3 Fernando Alonso  FA 15
4 Jenson Button  JB 12
5 Lewis Hamilton  LH 10
6 Michael Schumacher  MS 8
7 Kamui Kobayashi  KK 6
8 Nick Heidfeld  NH 4
9 Rubens Barrichello  RB 2
10 Sebastien Buemi  SB 1
11 Jaime Alguersuari  JA 0
12 Heikki Kovalainen  HK 0
13 Jarno Trulli  JT 0
14 Timo Glock  TG 0
15 Bruno Senna  BS 0
16 Sakon Yamamoto  SY 0
17 Nico Rosberg  NR 0
Ret  Adrian Sutil  AS 0
Ret  Robert Kubica  RK 0
Ret  Nico Hulkenberg  NH 0
Ret  Felipe Massa  FM 0
Ret  Vitaly Petrov  VP 0
Ret  Vitantonio Liuzzi  VL 0
Ret  Lucas di Grassi  LG 0


2010 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka)
  Choice Points Previous Total Pos
VF MW 18 SV 25 FA 15 58 676 734 1
NF MW 18 SV 25 FA 15 58 665 723 2
C&AL MW 18 SV 25 JB 12 55 666 721 3
TC MW 18 SV 25 FA 15 58 602 660 4
R&SW MW 18 JB 12 FA 15 45 587 632 5
CCK MW 18 JB 12 FA 15 45 576 621 6

2010 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka) - Oishii tabemono!!

Since this was during exam season, a few of us got together & still managed to conjure up an impression Japanese meal mostly thanks to Pat!  So, for those of you who couldn't make it, this is what you missed!!!

Is this impressive or what! Typical Japanese, sushi!
 A form of sushi, with all it's ingredients
 A closer look at the sushi wrap. Nothing beats a do-it-yourself sushi!
 Some of the ingredients
 The very important sushi ingredient... fish roe

 A closer look at the other sushi
 My first attempt at the ever popular miso soup
Once again... this is what you missed! ;-)

 All in all... very very delicious... (if I may say so myself!)

Sayōnara& arigatō

Monday, September 27, 2010

2010 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore)

Well... well... another F.Alonso-Ferrari win!

That's 2 in a row and FA is really closing up on MW. It's going to be an interesting end to the championship at least for the Driver's championship. Apparently LH is giving up on the driver's championship so, it's possible that it would only be a 2 horse race between FA & MW.

As for the constructor's, it's really for RBR to lose it although the gap to McLaren is not that significant, but still quite a gap to Ferrari. Nevertheless, with 3 or 4 races to go, anything can happen.

It's 3 or 4 races as the latest news seems to indicate that the Koreans are having trouble getting the track ready in time. 1 race less can certainly change a lot of things.

Anyway, as for our little league, we have a new leader, courtesy of Lewis Hamilton! This gap from 1st to 6th is now 100 pts! C&AL's total points are a bit worrying! ;-)

Here it is..


2010 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore)
Choice Points Previous Total Pos
VF FA 25 SV 18 JB 12 55 621 676 1
C&AL FA 25 LH 0 JB 12 37 629 666 2
NF FA 25 SV 18 LH 0 43 622 665 3
TC FA 25 SV 18 LH 0 43 559 602 4
R&SW FA 25 LH 0 JB 12 37 550 587 5
CCK FA 25 JB 12 MW 15 52 524 576 6