Formula 1
I generally don’t enjoy watching sports except for international football (soccer for the Americans). Why I’m not entirely sure. More recently though I’ve noticed that international games that have my country as a contender keep my interest. These past Olympic games in Vancouver had me staying up until 4am nightly watching the Canadians. The tension I felt when Canada was playing for the gold in curling and hockey was strange to me. I started watching curling just so I could watch Canada play. It’s bizarre and new to me. I still can’t stand watching sports outside of the international arena.
Well not all sports I guess.
Formula 1 racing is my one sports passion, much more so than any international tourney except perhaps the World Cup. In F1 it’s all about the technology and driver cajones. The tech and skills of the drivers and pit teams is such a well choreographed enactment that it takes one’s breath away. It’s a sport with very few margins for error. A second at 300km/hr is almost 85m, halving that is 40m, halve that again and you’ve got 20m, still a huge distance. Can you react in a quarter of a second with an engine screaming behind your head at 18,000rmp, because if you don’t you just hit the wall 20m away? The timings have to be perfect and if they’re not it’s over. Every driver wants the same thing.
Yeah, F1 season starts Friday and I’m pumped. First race is on Sunday.