F1

Weekend's F1 Japanese Grand Prix in Fuji was so exciting! For the first time ever in the history, two Finnish F1 drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Kimi Räikkönen stood side by side on the medals podium, as the second and the third fastest of the race. While blue white cross Finnish national flags were raised, even busy Bobo stopped her baby stroller pushing and watched it :-) Tuomo is wondering if the race organizer had to borrow the second Finnish flag just for this special occasion.

( Heikki Kovalainen, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen )

I still remember clearly, in the end of 1980's I attended the first F1 exhibition held in Shanghai. Back then I was just in middle school. That day I was carrying a heavy bag full of all kind of F1 merchandise and advertisements and enviably watching the beautiful red Ferrari racing car...

Until 2001 spring, finally I had chance to watch the Sepang race personally. I stayed in Penang for almost 5 months as an exchange student. Though due to the student financial situation, I bought an entrance ticket worth of 700 Finnish marks (bit over 100Euro). It was an fantastic experience to watching a numbers of fighter planes flew over your head and shake the world.

Nobody expected few years late Shanghai also held it's first F1 race... Tuomo has always been saying, if the Finnish drivers perform well he would like to watch the race in Shanghai too. Heheee, since the next race will be in Shanghai. I guess we have to see next year...