RedDevil’s Turf

Its the final race of the season and its the Brazilian Felipe Massa in his home race against the Brit Lewis Hamilton. The math is simple:
Hamilton will be champion if:
- He finishes fifth or higher
- He finishes sixth and Massa is second or lower
- He finishes seventh and Massa is second or lower
- He finishes eighth and Massa is third or lower
- He fails to score and Massa is third or lower

Massa will be champion if:
- He wins and Hamilton finishes sixth or lower
- He finishes second and Hamilton is eighth or lower

If the pair are tied on points at the end of Sunday afternoon (which would happen is Massa wins with Hamilton sixth, or if Massa finishes second with Hamilton eighth), Massa would win the title by virtue of more victories (six to Hamilton’s five) or more second-place finishes (three to Hamilton’s two).

So there you have it, both know what they have to do, and both know the stakes. Hamilton might be in a comfortable position thanks to the seven point lead he has, but he knows that it aint over till its over, and Massa would love to win the title at home infront of his fans and becoming the first Formula 1 champion since the great Ayrton Senna. Last season too Hamilton was in a comfortable position, he lost the title to Kimi Raikkonen. Constructors’ wise, Ferrari’s 11-point lead should be enough to win their title from McLaren. BMW Sauber is 10-point behind McLaren so they still have an outside chance of grabbing second from McLaren.

Its also the final grand prix of David Coulthard, aka DC. The oldest man on grid and a veteran of 245 grands prix starts, DC has been a popular figure in F1. Never won the title, 13 wins over a career of 15 years, with his last win in the 2003 season. Not an out and out championship material but he’s been always a tough guy to overtake. DC will surely be missed in F1. Farewell DC.

Here is the race schedule (all timings are in IST):
FRI Practice 1      17:30
FRI Practice 2     21:30
SAT Practice     18:30
SAT Qualifying     21:30
SUN Race     22:30

You just cant miss all the action. And I hope its Massa who wins it.

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The Fuel Great Indian Rock 2008

“GREAT INDIAN ROCK : The largest and loudest ever” - That’s how they are promoting the show, it promises to be a great event, ladies and gentlemen, The Fuel Great Indian Rock XII, or GIR in short, is back! The 12th GIR is being held in Mumbai, Delhi, Shillong, Banglore, Kolkata, Pune and Hyderabad. I’m attending the Delhi show as I did last time when I went to the Great Indian Rock XI 2007 for the first time. This will be my second visit to the GIR, and I’m looking forward to have a great time. Will post a complete review after I visit it. Here is the schedule for the event in Delhi:

1st NOVEMBER
CYANIDE
FREQUENCY
KRYPTOS
SAHG
FREAK KITCHEN

2nd NOVEMBER
LEVEL 9
SCRIBE
UNDYING INC
THEM CLONES
SATYRICON

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He might not be in the best of positions in this year’s Formula 1 World Championship, but when its all about going around the track the fastest, no one beats Kimi, the flying finn has been in flying form when its about fastest laps. Raikkonen has already got 10 fastest laps this year, even with three races remaining, and no other driver has even more than 2 fastest laps, its pretty clear who’s the fastest on track, and the biggest surprise is that Lewis Hamilton, who is leading the World Championship doesnt even have a single fastest lap this season! Last season too Kimi had the most number of wins and shared the highest number of fastest laps with Felipe Massa. And not only that, Kimi is already upto third in the all time fastest laps list.

Top ten drivers in Formula 1 with fastest laps
1. Michael Schumacher     76
2. Alain Prost     41
3. Kimi Räikkönen     35
4. Nigel Mansell     30
5. Jim Clark     28
6. Mika Häkkinen     25
7. Niki Lauda     24
8. Juan Manuel Fangio     23
9. Nelson Piquet     23
10. Gerhard Berger     21

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