I dont Know my name .....

I dont know my name
I dont know my fame

Even though 180 minutes is my life
I get the attention of the sport as if I'am its wife

Millions of dollors & hearts are at stake &
A slight misbehaviour of me can become a costly mistake

Like every human I breath in & breathe out air ,
I burn out the food in my stomach and spend out the enerygy
Valves close & open , lines carry fuel like arteries,
Strands of conduits transfer the signal like the neurons

Thousands around the globe are working on my improvement caring like doctors ,
To unravel the fourmula for success ,to be number one ,to beat the 3 pointers( Mclaren) ,

In the spirit of Formula 1 ,Hail Red.......

Dedicated to all my fella tifosi's sround the globe

Formula 1...... Is it a game ????????

Many have told that they have no idea why people are crazy on F1 & that they totally feel its a big waste of time & money . I have been listening to many caustic remarks and criticism for some time (years now ). Very recently BBC had started a documentary on F1 .This is a 8 week documentary of 30 min duration each spread across the various facets of F1 or any process /Sport for that matter 1) Overview and money involved 2) Strategy & Leadership 3)Sponsorship 4) Talent recruiting & retention 5) Technology 6) Team work 7)Globalization & the impact 8) The Future . I sat in a self introspection of the game for myself . If a channel known for its credibility & keeping the spirit of "Being Informed" is running in to something , it should be something to be really looked upon seriously.

Before I go on a defensive mode on F1,Here are a few info bits on it.F1 by itself is one of the strongest brand creating a pull by itself . F1 attracts one of the finest technical & management graduates in to it from the best of the best schools every year. The game itself will run to a billion $ industry & every team spend a minimum of $ 500 million every year as operational cost apart form the remuneration,R&D,new car .

Every company works over new techniques,technology,skill set to create the Winning formula to be number 1 (hence Formula 1)

With due regards to my fellow F1 enthusiast Michael Sathya I reproduce the extracts form his blog on the same subject

Micheal writes …

“
I know I have already made some comments on this in my previous posts but want to elaborate on it. Every sport has its own share of enthusiasts. There are so many fanatics so many critics... A sports person's job is no joke. Well coming to the point, take a sport like cricket.Looking on television might be easy but then practically doing those things on the field are no joke. Fielding in the hot sun for more than 3 hours and also batting for long hours exhausts a human Football, baseball, basketball too depends on the players ONLY. Now coming to the topic... For a person who sees a race suddenly on the TV, the first thought that would come to his mind is that “ people driving a car around the same track so many times.”.. A cruel waste of time…

Let us start from the role of a driver. He solely has the skill to drive & take the maximum out of the car. All cars are approximately the same except for time difference in tenths of a seconds. When a good driver is having a good car you can naturally see their performance. Look at Lewis Hamilton now... Michael when he started with Jordan qualified only 7th on his 1st race but then that itself was a great achievement coming 7th with a Jordan. A driver has to know when to push the car and when not to. He has to take split second decisions while he is driving at 300k and it is no joke. All the controls jam packed in a steering wheel. Also imagine in driving in conditions with heavy rains. You don't even know where the track is with the water spraying. In the 1 1/2 hours that they drive they lose nearly 1-2kg body weight with a lot of fluid loss. It is no simple task facing the g forces. Well it doesn't end with the drivers part. The preparation starts long before the season even more than a year. It is a continuous process. The technicians at the lab work very hard so as to gain mere hundredths of a second. Each and every single component has a significance behind it. They work tirelessly doing simulations and wind tunnel testing and so much depends on the aerodynamic efficiency of the car. They design parts which they implement in the car and then there is the testing of the car evaluating it for its performance and also trying for newer developments. Then on the track before the race the preparations done. Getting ready 2 cars within a week especially when there are consecutive races is no joke. You pack everything go to the other place and again start assembling according to the track configurations. Transit is no joke as nearly 7 fully loaded large sized container trucks are required to transport. They have even special planes. For every race they need all race technicians mechanics and support staff. Even a small error with the mechanic may cause a problem. When once a fueler was injured in the pit lane they had to call in for a substitute. The Substitutes couldn’t match him and the team had to lose their lead . Each individual has a unique skill honed over time. Split second timing everything is done with pinpoint precession. Even the tyre engineers have a large role to play as it is the source of contact between the entire car and the surface. They gather data giving information to the teams on the performance etc. Every single factor has a significant role. We can go on saying all those intricacies.. it is never ending. Each person giving their 100% and working tirelessly all for gaining a few hundredths of a second... That alone is a fact gining a thought upon... “

In the Spirit of F 1 & the Tifosi’s (Ferrari Fans ) !!!! Hail Red ... Hail Red….