The Ferraris still have a few problems with their car.  Meanwhile, the next race will be the Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park on May 6-8th.

1    3    Lewis Hamilton    McLaren-Mercedes        
2    1    Sebastian Vettel    Red Bull-Renault   
3    2    Mark Webber    Red Bull-Renault    
4    4    Jenson Button    McLaren-Mercedes      
5    8    Nico Rosberg    Mercedes   
6    6    Felipe Massa    Ferrari   
7    5    Fernando Alonso    Ferrari   
8    7    Michael Schumacher    Mercedes   
9    10    Vitaly Petrov    Renault   
10    16    Kamui Kobayashi    Sauber-Ferrari   
11    15    Paul di Resta    Force India-Mercedes   
12    9    Nick Heidfeld    Renault    
13    11    Rubens Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth   
14    18    Sebastien Buemi    Toro Rosso-Ferrari   
15    14    Adrian Sutil    Force India-Mercedes 
16    20    Heikki Kovalainen    Lotus-Renault      
17    17    Sergio Perez    Sauber-Ferrari    
18    12    Pastor Maldonado    Williams-Cosworth     
19    21    Jarno Trulli    Lotus-Renault  
20    25    Jerome d’Ambrosio    Virgin-Cosworth     
21    24    Timo Glock    Virgin-Cosworth    
22    23    Vitantonio Liuzzi    HRT-Cosworth    
23    22    Narain Karthikeyan    HRT-Cosworth  
Not classified
    19    Jaime Alguersuari    Toro Rosso-Ferrari   

In the meantime, it is the last and final grand prix for this year at the Yas Marina Track in Abu Dhabi.  4 drivers are contenders to the title as we speak.  Leading for now as Fernando Alonso (yaye!) but still, the result of the race tonight will affect the current standings.  There are many things that could happen tonight and the four contending champions are Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel.  Depending on their performance and the other drivers’ standings, one of the four will be champion.  I have a feeling Fernando Alonso will win this but, Lewis Hamilton might do risky moves just to make one final go at the championship title.  Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel are always kinda playing safe.  B

oth of the Red Bull drivers have very good performance this year, making Red Bull number 1 right now in the constructor’s championship.  McLaren Follows with Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button as their drivers.  Ferrari comes third this year with Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa.  I say, their car has been weak among the others and I was sad that they kinda put the blame on Kimi Raikkonen (the best driver for me ever) when he wasn’t performing well and fired him and replaced him with Fernando Alonso.

That was a recap of what happened really all year this F1 2010 season, now, follow the live coverage below via tweets and F1 Abu Dhabi online live stream video links that I will provide shortly – thanks to contributors hinting me where people can watch this online. 

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F1 Abu Dhabi Yas Marina 2010 Live Coverage

I have witnessed the 2008 and 2009 Singapore Grand Prix and I must say, 2010 is the best race ever.  Many say that Singapore Grand Prix is boring because there’s not much of overtaking.  I beg to disagree because this year, Singapore Tourism Board gave me great tickets to the Stamford Grandstand worth 30k bucks and I witnessed a lot of overtaking there!

I posted photos of Michael Schumacher and Nick Heidfeld’s accident right in front of me.  Nick Heidfeld’s car got bumped on the safety barricades at the circuit’s walls and Michael Schumacher spun almost a 360 degrees, pointing him to a wrong direction.  Michael Schumacher was lucky  not to have any major issues on his car but Nick’ Heidfeld’s crash on the walls caused a substantial damage to his car, leading him out of the race.

Hamilton also had an accident near our grandstand and I saw a lot of non-fans cheering… I cheered with them!  I am not really a Lewis Hamilton fan.  I am a fan of his girlfriend though – Nicole Scharzinger, who had always been with him in the races.  He was caught on camera taking photos of Hamilton riding the F1 car before the race with a DSLR.  I forgot what brand she’s using lol.

I also attached photos of other cars overtaking each other.  I got lucky with my Grandstand tickets.  I am so glad that this year, I got the chance to experience being seated at the Padang Grandstand and Stamford Grandstand.  This gave me better knowledge on the best seats for everyone who’s asking me about the Singapore Grand Prix.  Padang Grandstand, worth 20k bucks is good if you want to be close to the hawker food center and the concert grounds.  Stamford Grandstands is a 5-8 minute walk from Padang Grandstand (a bit farther from the food and the concert ground) but Turn 7 and 8 is along this grandstand and this is usually where cars take the opportunity to overtake!

I would like to say thanks to the friends who helped me win the Rev and Rave contest: Mica, Jehz, Ada, Kristel, Angela, Stephen and of course Vince You guys rock!!!

Also thanking Singapore Airlines, Singapore Tourism Board and Stratworks and all the Rev and Rave partners for making this all possible Thanking also Nick who drove us around Singapore  (Through STB) thanks so much that was the most enjoyable Singapore stay ever!

Friendly, Chill and Cool F1 Fan (strangers) who keep offering to take our photos for us

That’s what I love about Singapore GP, locals and tourists are friendly They are all in a good mood.

Got a chance to take photos with Michael Schumacher’s vintage car that will take him around the circuit during the F1 driver’s parade

Vince isn’t really an F1 fan.  But when he heard the first F1 car zoomed in front of him, he was instantly converted!

Of course he knows the legendary Michael Schumacher!

Stamford Grandstands and the Stamford Grandstand suite above.  (I don’t know how much the suites cost)

Me on the upper most left part of the Stamford Grandstand.

This spot is great for photographers!  It’s nearest Turn 7!  There were also two seats that aren’t numbered (meaning, it’s assigned to no one technically)

So, I arrived early, and claimed the seat for myself lol.

aww <3 Cute Sebastian Vettel who placed 2nd on the race

look a the F1 crew, they’re also taking photos of the drivers lol

Lewis Hamilton

Michael Schumacher!

I can’t believe my card suddenly went full!  So I had to quickly erase some photos to make room for Schumi!

The back is all I got

Fernando Alonso! F1 Singapore Grand Prix winner!  He had a perfect race!

Perfect race meaning he had the Pole position at the grid and he was never overtaken and he also had the fastest time in the practice.

This is what I was talking about earlier.  Michael Schumacher spinning.

Nick Heidfeld’s car being towed.

Heikki Kovalainen’s car caught with fire.

I wuz like OMG!!! It’s the first time I’ve seen a fire while watching F1 (live or on TV)!!!

and of course, my all-time favorite driver in his invisible F1 car, zooming at 1000kph… The people barely noticed him because he was as fast as Superman, as you can see in the picture

UP NEXT!!!

Nick, a local from Singapore drove us around our entire stay and took out to party at the Power Station and to Geylang for some buns… not the kind of buns you green minded folks are thinking of, but buns like Siew Pao (siopao), beef kway teow and many more!

Also next to come is my luxurious experience traveling with Singapore Airlines

Hi thought I’d let you know the latest news. The early bird F1 tickets for 3 day walkabout and also the Esplanade (your favourite) tickets have sold out.
Based on the current trend, we expect early bird single-day Walkabout tickets for both Saturday and Sunday to be sold out by the middle of next week, with early bird single day Friday Walkabout tickets anticipated to be sold out by end of the week.
The Bay Grandstand also going fast.
 
So if you have friends and fans who still haven’t made up their minds, this news might help them rush. Remember, this means 50 % sold out as that was all that allocated for early bird. regular prices now commences.
 
Best regards and God bless
 
Dave6ixkhaira
 

Teehee!  Dave is a new acquaintance of mine and the only thing that let us meet our online paths is because of the Formula 1!  He has been giving me quite nice tips to the Singapore Grand Prix especially!  I have been in the Singapore Grand Prix 2008 but I have never fully walked the F1 track… He did! and he influenced me a bit to get the Bay Grandstand ticket.  Plus, he got really lucky as he and his fiance bumped into Lewis Hamilton and he even appeared in Singapore’s local newspaper!  Click here to view his post about meeting Lewis Hamilton.  When he told me his story, I became softer on Lewis :P  But I’m still pro Kimi!

I replied to his mail saying, I think you could contribute more to the F1 society if you create a blog yourself ^_^ and my, he was a step ahead of me and has just started his blog.

If you want to confirm the limited tickets and if you decide to buy go to singaporegp.sg for more info.

It’s just crazy, anywhere we go along the streets of Marina bay, we could hear the “ZOOM” – ing of those Formula One cars!!!

Watching it in the TV is one thing… Sometimes it might seem dragging and boring…

But watching it LIVE, is the whole best thing! Even Vinz, who’s not F1 Fanatic, seemed to have glued his feet on the side ground and had his eyes on the track and to those Formula1 cars!

Oh, and if you’re planning to watch it live, make sure to buy the kit and have your earmuffs on!!! Because the action is so wild, the drifts are crazy, and your eardrums would just be overwhelmed with stardom Zoom!

I am loving this and this event tops my prom night and my 18th birthday!!! 😛

More updates for Day2 below (scroll down!!!) 😛

If you could not view the gallery below, kindly go to my Flickr Page in my travel set.

Day2

It’s the day of the most awaited Formula 1 Night Race here in Singapore and I’m one of the 100,000 who’s going to view the action live!!!

My legs are killing me from all the walk from one viewpoint to another but it’s all worth it seeing Kimi Raikkonen up close.

Final result of the game concluded Fernando Alonzo (2005 overall champion and the man who brought down Michael Schumacher on 1st place cruising through spot 15 on the grid to being the number 1! His drift is coming back and our street boy Alonzo did it this time!

On 2nd place is Rosberg and 3rd place goes to Lewis Hamilton.

The crowd went crazy when Kimi Raikkonen’s Formula 1 vehicle crashed into the walls of one tricky corner during the 3rd lap of the race.

More updates, official facts, pictures and videos SOON!!!

Now I have uploaded the many pictures already… Thank you very much for being patient!  But, these are only day 1 pictures… I will document more on my Singapore / Formula 1 experience and my personal budget on how I made it fit to a 20,000 Php budget… ALL IN!

If you could not view the gallery below, kindly go to my Flickr Page in my travel set.

MORE USEFUL LINKS
kimi’s unfortunate crash