Lewis (and Glock), you @#$%^!

LEWIS (AND GLOCK), YOU @#$%^!

(Disclaimer: You need not bother to read the following post, especially if you are not interested in Formula 1.)

A random (and uber-long) documentation of the entire 18th race of the season at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo:

The very last race of the Formula 1 season was late yesterday night. Before the race, they had a drivers parade around the track which was pretty sweet. And Kimi apparently cried when he saw a replay of his own amazing victory there a year ago. It was to be his final day and race as reigning world champion. (Schniffle.)

And what an insanely nerve-wracking race it was. Rain brought on a flurry of drama. Throughout the entire race, although with heart-pounding moments (in which I screamed and Nicole Scherzinger looked like she was about to pass out), Massa remained at the front of the pack and Hamilton just within winning range.

As the number of laps remaining and the chance for Lewis Hamilton to foul up began to dwindle away, I started getting more and more desperate and panicky. And then everything changed in a split second just a few laps before the end of the race. What I’d been hoping and wishing and praying for since the start of the race began to unfold.

Vettel got promisingly close to Hamilton and by the time he started trying to overtake him to get into 5th, which would leave Lewis in 6th, the losing postiton, I was openly weeping and screaming, begging Vettel to overtake him. After Vettel did so in an amazing stroke of luck, I just started crying and hyperventilating so badly. I couldn’t breathe at all. Kubica did his part to help Massa by running Hamilton wide in his attempts to unlap himself. Massa was going to win the championship!

The next two laps was just pure agony, hoping and praying and begging Vettel to hold on till the finish line. And then, against all the odds, it looked like Hamilton was on course to having the championship taken from him once again except this time not by Raikkonen but the other Ferrari driver, Felipe Massa.

When Massa crossed the finish line, the chequered flag being waving for him and Vettel in sight of crossing the line ahead of Hamilton who was in 6th, I leapt from the sofa and jumped up and down and began screaming and crying in pure joy and celebration. He’d done it! He’d actually done it! He’d won!

The Brazilian crowd in the stands were on their feet and absolutely deafening in their celebratory cheers. Massa was pumping his fists in his car and the Ferrari camp as well as his family were rejoicing in the pit garage. And then came the cruel twist of fate.

The crowd became eerily silent and the celebration for Massa stopped abruptly as they realized that Lewis had somehow finished in 5th position, ahead of Timo Glock. I just fell to the couch and stared at the TV in utter disbelief and confusion. It was like someone had a pulled a plug somewhere and my insides were rushing out through this huge gaping hole.

The look on the faces of Massa’s family and the silence that fell over the crowd when they realized Hamilton had finished ahead of Glock was heart-breaking. I was just like "WTH?!?! @#$%^!! NOOO!!! How could this happen?!? ARGGHH! GLOCK!! I AM GONNA KILL HIM!! Why?! WHY??"

It was unbelievable. Just absolutely bloody effing unbelievable. Somehow, by some miracle granted to Lewis, Glock had slowed his pace and let Lewis go ahead at the last turn just before the start/finish line. Oh God, Timo Glock, I will never ever forgive for you this. Ever. Lewis should just go bow down at Glock’s feet and become his personal slave for the rest of his life.

It had been Hamilton who was about to lose the championship until the tables turned a few seconds to the chequered flag and it was Massa who was to be fooled out of the win. Just a little bit more on Glock’s part and Massa would’ve won. I just felt so deflated. To come so close and yet have it snatched from you must be painful.

In fact, Massa was crying as he pulled his car up to the podium spaces. The poor, poor guy. It was just such a sad sight watching him look so defeated and disappointed. The Brazilian and Italian national anthems sounded over Interlagos and the confetti flew with a hollow feeling. And Kimi leaning over to console him on the podium was quite sweet.

Ah, Kimi. He played the best supporting role he could have possibly done, save actually just ramming his car into Hamilton’s (which I now really wish he had). He did a heck of a lot better than Heikki. And I think Alonso deserves a mention for being nice enough not to try and take on Massa during the race.

I never heard or saw Massa congratulate Hamilton though. Not surprised. I wouldn’t expect him to after everything he’s been through today. But maybe he did do it afterwards.

Well, there’s still next year, and the next. I kinda want both Kimi and Massa to win next year. Kimi because, well, the poor guy was so unlucky and didn’t really get a chance to defend his hard-fought and won championship at all this year. And Massa because he was even more unlucky and was so close and yet it was stolen from him.

Lewis Hamilton’s head is just gonna swell even bigger than it already is. I don’t even care anymore, I’m just gonna resort to down-right name-calling where he’s concerned. The stupid undeserving git.

So there, a disappointing and deflated end to a rocky season. Sigh. Guess everything can’t always go your way. Perhaps you could call it fate. Lewis was finally fated to win the championship. Lady Luck was on his side today in those last few seconds of the race, after she’d deserted him at this time last year. So why couldn’t she have done so again? Why??

Nonetheless, Massa won his home race and Ferrari won the constructor's championship. The driver’s championship is once again won and lost by a single point this year. Unbelievable. And this ultimate race was even more insane than last year’s. Poor Massa. So very close, yet still so far. “I want to show the world that I’m the best ever.” Hamilton before the race, arrogant as always.

I can’t quite believe Lewis actually won the championship. I can’t believe the season is really over. And I can’t wait for next season so Kimi and Massa can have another go at creaming Hamilton. Five whole months without Formula 1. How will I survive?

Anyway, I guess that’s that.


P/S: What was with the stupid saxophone music used to commemorate Lewis’ racing season? Sheesh.