Formula 1 -- Why is it the sport???

I know I have already made some comments on this in my previous posts but want to elaborate on it. Any sport has its share of enthusiasts. There are so many fanatics so many critics... A sports person's job is no joke. The face criticism to the maximum. If they don't perform or even if they are not performing to the previous standards they themselves have set they are written off by the people. Well coming to the point, take a sport like cricket. Well looking on television may be easy but then practically doing those things on the field are no joke. You see a fielder diving but the ball speeding towards the boundary. But when you look close the ball is no where near the fielder. Fielding in the hot sun for more than 3 hours and also batting for long hours is no joke. Just try running for half an hour. You'll how how pathetic you are. The role of technology here is limited. The use of cameras and stump mics are the main fields and the remaining things are just for the media. Yes, they use technology during coaching but other than that it mainly depends on the skill of the players. Take other sports like athletics etc. All those solely depend on the people involved. Football, baseball, basketball everything depends on the players ONLY. Now coming to the topic... For a person who sees a race suddenly on the TV, the first thought that would come to his mind is that what a waste people driving a car around the same track so many times... Let us start from the role of a driver. Yes the driver is important. He solely has the skill to drive the maximum out of the car. All cars are approximately the same except for time difference in tenths of a seconds. When a good driver is having a good car you can naturally see their performance. Look at Lewis Hamilton now... The same thing a driver with a poor car. Michael when he started with Jordan qualified only 7th on his 1st race but then that itself was a great achievement coming 7th with a Jordan. A driver has to know when to push the car and when not to. He has to take split second decisions while he is driving at 300k and it is no joke. All the controls jam packed in a steering wheel. Also imagine in driving in conditions with heavy rains. You don't even know where the track is with the water spraying. In the 1 1/2 hours that they drive they lose nearly 1-2kg body weight with a lot of fluid loss. It is no simple task facing the g forces. Well it doesn't end with the drivers part. The preparation starts long before the season even more than a year. It is a continuous process. The technicians at the company factory working very hard so as to gain hundredths of a second. Each and every single component has a significance behind it. They work tirelessly doing simulations and wind tunnel testing and so much depends on the aerodynamic efficiency of the car. They design parts which they implement in the car and then there is the testing of the car evaluating it for its performance and also trying for newer developments. Then on the track before the race the preparations done. Getting ready 2 cars within a week especially when there are consecutive races is no joke. You pack everything go to the other place and again start assembling according to the track configurations. Transit is no joke as nearly 7 fully loaded large sized container trucks are required to transport. They have even special planes. For every race they need all race technicians mechanics and support staff. Even a small error with the mechanic may cause a problem. When once a fueler was injured in the pit lane they had to call in for a substitute. His performance could not match that of the standard fueler. Each individual has a race. Technology is a part and parcel of the race. Split second timing everything is done with pinpoint precession. Even the tyre engineers have a large role to play as it is the source of contact between the entire car and the surface. They gather data giving information to the teams on the performance etc. Every single factor has a significant role. We can go on saying all those intricacies.. it is never ending. Each person giving their 100% and working tirelessly all for gaining a few hundredths of a second... That alone is a fact gining a thought upon...

60 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE??????

We Indians proudly celebrate Independence day and so on and so forth... Our ancestors especially those who gave their lives for our freedom... they have done so much for our nation. Let us jus think about what progress have we achieved in these so called 60 years... No one denies that progress has been made... There are many hinderances yes.. it is not an easy job but then have we utilised all our resources to the maximum??? Singapore is a nation which attained independence 8 years after us. Look at its state and that of ours.. Yes people might argue that it is a small nation and so on... but then the absolute fact is we have not done our maximum... After the era of Gandhi etc there have not been many others to hold that kind of responsibility and position... being called father of a nation is no joke... India would definitely be better if it was run by a CEO. The cause of all this starts from whom??? The politicians??? The govt officials??? or US??? Everyone has a part in this.. If we the people correct ourselves slowly things could change.. but it doesn't happen only due to us. The higher end is totally corrupt. Even if any funds are located the amount reaching the end user is not even a fraction of the total amount. If some people take a chance it is simply a waste as individuals because everything is done in parties... If there arises one positive aspect there comes in another negative aspect... After 60 years of independence and the govt working on people's welfare we fight for backwardness.... This is the quality of our freedom.. is this absolute freedom and democracy??? Our esteemed Municipal elections denote the standard of our democracy... Our President sry ex gives visions... yes they are nice to dream about but are they practically possible??? Will the so called VISION 2020 be achieved??? (shrugs)... pora pokka pathal it should be VISION 2222 :P.

Where has the originality gone?????

Well, the Indians have moved to a new era I must say.... Is there anything left which we haven't copied from the westerners???? We have our own repoitre of traditions and functions... Why is the need to copy something which doesn't have much significance here... If say the aspects of cleanliness, adherence of rules etc are followed that is to be appreciated... What is the use of specially celebrating a day called friendship day and whatnot ... Absolutely waste in my opinion.. The only advantage is that Cellphone operators and shop keepers who sell greeting cards etc may benefit from them... The hype created for these kinda days is relly huge and also the people mainly youngsters take it as another way to enjoy without any particular reason.. not that they don't enjoy in the other days... What is the need to wish your friends a Happy Friendship day on a particular day... They are your friends everyday not on that particular reason. When one starts wishing others take up the hint and the chain hence continues. Say even during days like Akshaya Tritiya, actually it was supposed that good deeds done on that day were bound to be more beneficial (PS I heard it somewhere) not that gold bought on that day would increment your finances and man what a craze people have.. The jewellery shops are the only benefitters and maybe you have your money locked up in ornaments :P.
There is even a story. When Shri Abinava Vidya Theerthar went to a temple, because the doorway was a bit low he kept his hand on it so that he didn't bump is head. All those behind immediately thought that that was a tradition and followed it blindly.... There are even somethings which sound absurd... people celebrating the end of a millenium when it was the end of 1999 not 2000. Doesn't even one person consider that it is just a waste of time... GOD only knows where the world is heading!!!!