tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293868852024-03-04T23:05:16.667-08:00My passion, My views, My expectations...that's my blogKrishna Kumar is a marketer at heart, a passionate motorsports fan, a movie critic and a die hard Arsenal fan. He is based out of the beautiful and icy Toronto. His blog symbolizes his passion for movies, F1 races, football and more.....dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-28813170322239977562014-03-10T14:05:00.003-07:002014-03-10T14:05:40.757-07:00'Shaadi Ke Side Effects' leaves you frustrated'Shaadi Ke Side Effects' is an emotionally engaging film but the overwhelming emotions are those of anger and sheer frustration. You need tylenol or advil to sit through this futility and escape unscathed or you need to give up on any hope and just have some fun at the movie and the makers. So what's wrong? everything except the trailer which deceived me and others to pay hard earned $ in a snowy Saturday evening to bear this torture. The jokes are offensive, dialogues silly and writing absolutely brainless. You have a husband who forgets his child is being ferried on a horse while he's watching a football match, you have a wife who shamelessly lies that the reason for second child is her neighbor, just to test how forgiving her husband is. Scenes like these and 150 mins of mindless bak baks make the film go into overdrive and unsurprisingly, one cares less beyond a point. And that point is about 15 mins into the film when you realize yeah some jokes are funny but something is not quite right. And from then on you watch with disbelief why two of the finest actors in the country chose to do this film and risk their stocks go down. You leave the theatre cold, confused, frustrated and deeply angered by the audacity of the makers for taking themselves and the film too seriously. And then you realize Bollywood Rom Coms mostly miss the mark and this one's a spectacular fail.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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'The Wolf of Wallstreet' moves along the lines of Martin Scorsese's yesteryear classics Goodfellas and Casino as the narrative looks surprisingly old school. It is though an interesting watch at times thanks to a charming performance from DiCaprio who comes off convincing even in the most mediocre scenes. DiCaprio is oscar material and probably will go down as the best actor who has never won an oscar. Watch him in that scene where he delivers to his coworkers an engaging speech that ends with a refreshing twist. As is the case with almost all Scorsese films, the characters are all well written with the director capturing even the minutest behavioral detail. Yet, one gets a feeling that the film is way too long as some scenes look regressive and out of place. Oh yeah, then there's too much sex, vulgarity and coarse language to plant the belief on our minds that most wallstreet jobs would turn people insane party animals. Martin Scorsese chooses to follow a well established formulaic pattern, so there's nothing remotely new about the narrative. And hence 'The Wolf of Wallstreet' will go down as a delightful one time watch with no repeat value. Keep your expectations in check !
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<br /></div>dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-36909409589589626232013-10-17T13:59:00.002-07:002013-10-21T07:59:38.618-07:00Ezhamathe Varavu is vintage film makingLiked "Ezhamathe Varau" as it took me to vintage 80s through a mode of story telling that details even the minutest of human emotions in a gripping manner. It's a lesson to up and coming film makers to concentrate on developing exciting characters and not dwell under the illusions of the so called trends. The four main characters are given respectable identities that help them convince their acts to the discerning viewer. S.Kumar's photography is worth a mention here as he's able to bring out a character out of the dark and shuddery jungle. Hariharan-MT combo still excites but the narrative at times moves on the lines of the IV.Sasi-MT-Mohanlal classic 'Uyarangalil'. Indrajith has come of age even though there's this pinch of Sukumaran and to an extent Mohanlal mannerisms, in his portrayal of the antagonist. Yet, he is spectacular as he looks menacing, delivers punch lines with ease and modulates his dialogues superbly to suit the mood of the film. There's nothing much to rave about the performances of both Bhavana and Vineeth but the new girl comes up with a refreshing act. In the end, I feel it's a pity the movie bombed........Plaudits of the new generation madness, WHERE ARE YOUR SENSES??? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-18714350364931100052013-10-11T19:42:00.003-07:002013-10-11T20:19:59.340-07:00Review: 'Gravity' is a dazzling accident but.....'Gravity' is well shot and well directed but not very well written. Imagine the writing being firmly on the wall despite a series of catastrophic events leading nowhere and occurring in the middle of nowhere. And ofcourse everything that's meant to go wrong, goes wrong. The characters are mere caricatures hugely deprived of likeability factor except for Clooney's funny and at times untimely gags. The first 20 mins of the film is simply breathtaking as Alfonso Cuaron gets into the groove of spacial thrills by placing his coordinates just right. Disaster strikes very early into the mission but from there on momentarily, something or the other goes wrong eventually touching boredom. Sandra Bullock as the sole survivor of the mission tasked instinctively to recover herself from the heavenly mess, has very little to do when it comes to rising above the script. When she mouths her struggles back home, it hardly evokes any sympathy because there's just too much bak bak going on and too less of emotional communication. Gravity's still a great one time watch just for the amazing cinematography alone as you get soaked into the action right from the beginning. And it becomes a well picturized over the top (literally) accident that's not to be missed simply because it's a stunning spectacle and nothing more. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>1. Raanjhanaa (Hindi)</b>
'Raanjhanaa' is well performed but shoddily written thanks to a half-baked plot. It beats me how the hero forgets to attend his own marriage because he's madly in love with the heroine. Sometimes logic goes for a toss as the screenplay takes a bumpy ride in the second hour. Blips like these cast serious doubts on the director's earnestness or the lack of it in crafting a compelling love story. Pardon my stereotyping cos even though the purists may take a dig or two at Dhanush's diction, it's simply amazing to see a Tamil hero speaking difficult hindi in a convincing manner. So, it's Dhanush who indeed saves Raanjhanaa from attaining mediocrity, with a dazzling performance that's up there with his best efforts. Sonam Kapoor, who probably lands her best written role till date, does her part well. Abhay Deol is wasted in a meek role and on top of it, deliberately underplays his character. Swara Bhaskar who plays Bindya comes out with a refreshing performance. Raanjhanaa on the whole is different but lacks the authenticity and simplicity of the director's debut film, 'Tanu Weds Manu'. That said, thanks to Dhanush, the film turns out to be not-so-disappointing.
<b>2. Mumbai Police (Malayalam)</b>
There sure are some gaping holes in the script penned by Bobby and Sanjay but the conviction with which Rosshan shot 'Mumbai Police' makes it a genuinely daring experiment. Prithviraj comes up with another spellbinding performance that would assure his place firmly above the rest of his generation. I believe 'Antony Moses' is a statement that goes on the lines of "yes, I'm one of the most secured actors in the country" and sure he is. With a theme untouched, performances unmatched and direction unparalleled, Mumbai Police stands out like a precious gem in a heap of mediocrities we so often bump into.
<b>3. Kai Po Che (Hindi)</b>
'Kai Po Che' indeed makes a cut well above Chetan Bhagat's mediocre novel which failed to strike an emotional chord. Kudos to Abhishek Kapoor for crafting a movie that's deeply engaging and has some glittering performances.
<b>4. Celluloid (Malayalam)</b>
'Celluloid' filmed by Kamal and starring Prithviraj is a cinematic masterstroke about the birth of Malayalam Cinema that's set in the early 1900s. Prithviraj has blazed the celluloid with a career best performance that simply drubs any baseless bashing from the so called critics. As a performer, he's a good yard or two ahead of anyone of his generation simply because he's able to prevent himself from being typecasted and get out of the comfort zone. Back to the film, one would feel remorseful after watching the tragic tale of J.C Daniel unravel in a form conceived by the man himself. As a moviegoer, it was hard for me to accept the fact that the prolific movie industry of Kerala was built on a taint of social injustice but was equally rewarding to see truth finding its way out of the mess. Kamal has reinvented himself after a series of . lacklusture offerings and the lead girls impress in a film that's beautifully shot by ace cameraman Venu. On the whole, 'Celluloid' is one of a kind that's simply way too good to be missed.
<b>5. Special 26 (Hindi)</b>
Subtle humour, immaculate detailing of the 80s and a believable plot (true story after all) make Neeraj Pandey's 'Special Chabbis' a likeable film. I wouldn't go so far to brand it an overwhelming experience because the grand heist could have been crispier and editing tighter. And ofcourse the heroine and songs pop up at the wrong time all the time thereby playing huge spoilsports. Yet, the film is not meant for the masses as the uncompromising attitude of the director is evident in every frame. Akshay Kumar needs to be credited for finally doing a down to earth character after a string of larger than life roles but it's Anupam Kher who is the real scene stealer here. He continues from where he left off in 'A Wednesday' which was the director's debut outing. In short, Special Chabbis is courageous filmmaking coupled with refinement.
<b>6. David (Tamil)</b>
My biggest grouse with Bejoy Nambiar's 'David' is that Vikram's character is poorly written as it lacks depth and is clearly one dimensional. On the contrary, Jeeva gets to emote in a meaty role and he comes out with a layered performance that's simply the best of his career. Nevertheless, the scripting falls that as there's nothing dramatic to narrate and the sequences lack conviction. On the whole, 'David' looks contrived and is a lame attempt at sending the "path of the righteous" message, if indeed that's what the director intended.
<b>7. Neethane En Ponvasantham (Tamil)</b>
So what if the characters don't speak mind numbing formulaic dialogues, what if the frames are not graced by breath taking locales, what if the movie is deprived of shocking plot twists.......NEP is a brilliantly written piece about pure unadulterated love narrated in the most simplistic of ways. The characters are complex though as they go on a spiral laced with ego, conflicts and futilities but then why are we surprised? Aren't these elements integral to most relationships? And I can't praise Samantha enough for literally carrying the movie on her shoulders but she's fortunate to land such a well written author backed role so early in her career. I am a huge fan of the maestro like all of you but the music doesn't gel with the Gautham-esque narration and is a huge let down. I so wish Gautham had picked up his phone and dialed a certain Harris Jayaraj. Nevertheless, NEP works.
<b>8. Talaash (Hindi)</b>
We have celebrated 'the sixth sense' and 'the others' citing unconventional scripting as a pleasantly surprising yet an intelligent route to adapt. But I can perfectly understand why the opinions about 'Talaash' are divided. As a stand alone film, Talaash scores on various levels yet crippled largely by the high expectations created by the hype. Also, Aamir's plight as a father somehow fails to evoke the level of sympathy that Reema would have hoped for. Yet, the dialogues are brilliant, performances top notch and music a huge favor. Don't expect an unravelling of a crime thriller as you are likely to connect the dots an hour into the film. It's still an easy watch provided you are ready to accept cinematic liberties.
<b>9. Usthad Hotel (Malayalam)</b>
Finally watched 'Usthad Hotel'. I must say I am not overwhelmed by the feel good factor even though the movie doesn't take itself too seriously. It can be wrapped up as a one-liner and that's about it. Thilakan's performance was a revelation because with restricted body movements, the actor was able to bring out the best of emotions with ease. Anjali Menon's scripting revolves around a wafer thin plot but that's fine if the characters are well etched out. To her credit, she even gives ample scope for Dulquer Salman to perform but he can hardly emote despite passing the eye-candy test. On the whole, a better actor portraying the central character of Faizi would have elevated Usthad Hotel to a cult status.
<b>10. Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi (Hindi)</b>
'Shirin Farhad Ki toh nikal padi' (uff such a long name) is a film with a disjointed script that often gets into mundanity. The characters aren't immensely likeable in a so called character driven film because the characterization itself has taken a royal beating. Trapped by the predictability factor and devoid of grassroot realism, the film tries too hard to evoke sympathy for its lead pair leading to a plastic lovestory at the core. Songs, that too some forgettable ones, hamper the mood further even though Bomman's gags do bring smile. Farah Khan should stick to what she's good at cos front of the camera is not the place for he
dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-12184704673026366422011-06-01T02:27:00.000-07:002011-06-01T05:34:06.985-07:00curious case of the German prodigyIt's been a while since I have penned on my blgospot but the blame can be laid on the back of a flourishing facebook and on my apparent impatience in writing a huge chunk. ;) Nevertheless, here I go on a review rampage of the first 6 races of the 2011 F1 season as we head to Montreal in a few days time. <br /><br />Just what's so right about Sebastian Vettel? <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAqTDlHoMBRmA6-k8QeWPZBBnzCs3YNHPTgrmOwYsjSUz9ni7RQ_B15empTgwhuIZjJbDIoFc1NLrA4MBT990F3hind2kOZZBEBD4QRLHlPlfS4VGdIDSB6LEV1_SmuKN593z/s1600/Sebastian-Vettel-celebrates-Monaco-win_2603360.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAqTDlHoMBRmA6-k8QeWPZBBnzCs3YNHPTgrmOwYsjSUz9ni7RQ_B15empTgwhuIZjJbDIoFc1NLrA4MBT990F3hind2kOZZBEBD4QRLHlPlfS4VGdIDSB6LEV1_SmuKN593z/s200/Sebastian-Vettel-celebrates-Monaco-win_2603360.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613227475420845810" /></a><br />It's simpler said and even more effortlessly done. Yes, he's keeping it simple by putting his confidence on the RB7 completely and sometimes taking matters into his own hands like we saw in Monaco last week, when the team made a strategic cock up and he dug them out of the hole. The fact that he's winning even on difficult weekends and even when he's not putting the hammer down like he did many times in the past, is ominously pointing at what could be another title up his grabs. Lemme elaborate! In Sepang, Hamilton had the measure of Vettel up until Q3 when the defending champion stormed to what would later become a very important pole. Yet with DRS, KERS and the highly unpredictable Pirellis, a pole position isn't as important as it was in 2010. That's where we need to sit and laud the race craft of Vettel who didn't put a wheel wrong and went onto claim his second win of the season. <br /><br />He was probably undone by a strategic glitch in China where McLaren out-thought Redbull by adapting to a faster strategy and clinching their only win this season so far. And there were murmurs of a possible Lewis Hamilton fight back but all of those were put to rest when the young German took the pole and flag, this time in the twitchy Istanbul park with unmatched precision. Catalunya was supposed to be a Redbull citadel but McLaren upgrades paid off brilliantly as Hamilton had a sniff of Sebastian all through the race when the latter was unable to pull away and pile a gap. Vettel had to defend aggressively for 40 odd laps across two stints and boy, didn't he do it well? Those were the first signs of a world champion on song and in complete control of the machinery beneath him. Hamilton had no answer. <br /><br />In came the acid test, the Monaco GP. This had a McLaren victory written all over it as the narrow circuit had neither fast corners, nor medium ones and since traction was for once weighed above downforce, Redbull's chances looked slim. But what unraveled on Sunday would certainly make certain Woking hairs go grey. Vettel had a forgettable pitstop when he was mistakenly given a prime set of tyres instead of the <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcLE9fQA-4UmoK2rmm-YyoxScJTHiFqfIjeMUrkO-8uRZ79Hf8XCH0slFJEKCT84h-PCkjxV1NA8MnlZe-d5pf1QcN2nV5PCN5JQGf989oHCIQp_cmS7cpvuGT3ZaqpUDTmMP/s1600/273003-11-05-29-sebastian-vettel.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcLE9fQA-4UmoK2rmm-YyoxScJTHiFqfIjeMUrkO-8uRZ79Hf8XCH0slFJEKCT84h-PCkjxV1NA8MnlZe-d5pf1QcN2nV5PCN5JQGf989oHCIQp_cmS7cpvuGT3ZaqpUDTmMP/s200/273003-11-05-29-sebastian-vettel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613228304603435666" /></a>softer ones which were needed to undercut Button. They lost around 4 secs in the pits and that along with Button's roar meant Vettel had to slot in behind the 2009 champion. Its Monaco and one has to expect a 70% chance of the deployment of safety car and unfortunately for Button, he pitted for the wrong tyres just before the SC was deployed. This gave Alonso an opportunity to pit one time less and emerge in front of the Brit, which he skillfully did. Vettel was still in the lead with 30 odd laps to go and was expected to pit sooner or later, blowing any chance of a victory but the boy decided not to listen to the team's call to box. That's the kindov championsque moves that his rivals are unable to match this season. Vettel did an amazing 56 laps on soft tyres before a lucky break came in the form of a red flag. 10 laps to go and three drivers on three different strategies were separated by just 1 sec when the flag was waived. Vettel won again! <br /><br />Vettel allowed himself to cool it a bit in the Redbull pool leaving some of his rivals fuming to the thoughts of his unchallenged charge towards his second title. The trick as I said is simple. He's able to generate a one lap performance from the aerodynamically triumphant RB7 but he's also able to a put a daylight between him and<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSrhtxQAdzcR9OFMxuJr2ekUzEYOHiIZRgrQy5pefZSPxZwDWuttkoBW3fEszAodPwolTmBgASu-d_wABOBiwW-P5_yFd30M101KCFDmdECHc1M8sjflGF85AVlF5sIgs5kUC/s1600/vettel_sebastion487_381.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSrhtxQAdzcR9OFMxuJr2ekUzEYOHiIZRgrQy5pefZSPxZwDWuttkoBW3fEszAodPwolTmBgASu-d_wABOBiwW-P5_yFd30M101KCFDmdECHc1M8sjflGF85AVlF5sIgs5kUC/s200/vettel_sebastion487_381.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613228469034966162" /></a> his teammate which was not the case in 2010. And on Sundays, with the help of some superb pitstops or sometimes well thought moves and a bit of good fortune, he's able to lead from the front like a driver who just got the monkey off his back. Vettel won a cliff hanger of a championship finale last year but he has come of age as he's leaving no screws unturned, no stones untouched. Ofcourse you cannot discount the might of McLaren and Ferrari but if the crash kid is grabbing wins from the clutches of defeat mcuh to the horror of his bitter rivals, one would wonder what he will do on tracks which suit the RB7 best, like Silverstone, Interlagos, Nurburgring, Abu Dhabi etc.<br /><br />You are in for a long season if you like wearing a Red T with Silver stripes!!!dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-69314674620000260132010-11-15T02:11:00.001-08:002010-11-15T03:28:34.304-08:00The class of a true champion"yeah baby, this is what I was talking about" are usually the words mouthed by <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-drS_DFU-GtY29XIKJJv5YmNpzRZCszvZwUKEmr3C5N6cdCWfd0Ped3nf7G2VBYd4O1SSObXCHFAzPk7F8M36E2Cg8niwp02n3rDCeqYtmNTG8t6lvzWgPTSeucJL6hTImkL/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-drS_DFU-GtY29XIKJJv5YmNpzRZCszvZwUKEmr3C5N6cdCWfd0Ped3nf7G2VBYd4O1SSObXCHFAzPk7F8M36E2Cg8niwp02n3rDCeqYtmNTG8t6lvzWgPTSeucJL6hTImkL/s200/9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539732894445073826" /></a>Sebastian Vettel after winning a race but this time, he was fighting tears. It was almost like a last gasp effort as the whole of F1 fraternity witnessed the arrival of a true champion in Seb after he fought all odds to clinch the 2010 F1 world drivers' championship by a mere 4 points from the languishing Ferrari of Fernando. I truly had belief in him even during the thick of times, that he would do it. After Korea, the morale broke when he failed to finish the race after suffering an engine blow up while leading the GP. He was then a clear 25 off Fernando and 14 off his teammate, Mark. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVY3d3WGmHCKdUMBrN_OROTvi69N5h00NAJPfEuds7NYMRmJ6pBM2G7u7YPr_IpY5NLeZtqLFIypFIq6LAwpREt8NiMv0NyieVkRJMY3isM_4ypfE0peI4R_vBjRvHYVsvJCp/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVY3d3WGmHCKdUMBrN_OROTvi69N5h00NAJPfEuds7NYMRmJ6pBM2G7u7YPr_IpY5NLeZtqLFIypFIq6LAwpREt8NiMv0NyieVkRJMY3isM_4ypfE0peI4R_vBjRvHYVsvJCp/s200/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539732136264405154" /></a>By winning the Brazilian GP, Seb gave himself an outside chance to atleast fight it out till the end but was still trailing by a good 15 points off Fernando who only needed to finish in the top 2 in the season finale in Abu Dhabi to seal the title. But that was not to be. Seb fended off the off-the-line punch from Lewis by maintaining track position going into turn 1. Schumacher was squeezed by his teammate and the catastrophe caused the deployment of safety car during which time, Rosberg, Petrov and Jaimie stopped for a tyre change. The decision proved to be pivotal as when Fernando pitted during lap 15, he came out behind the trio who were going to the end. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LiFBufM5qcOmDGUV9nwbdoiU8IosSMhvLTiaIXXyNxKWqG-2C8WpEYc7Mkr35jQxfIkD97jbPcb5N81Py6vNh2B_FP9roc-jL-SFap5mV3Txsrh9PYwz-Of-iWOPf9syBsqF/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LiFBufM5qcOmDGUV9nwbdoiU8IosSMhvLTiaIXXyNxKWqG-2C8WpEYc7Mkr35jQxfIkD97jbPcb5N81Py6vNh2B_FP9roc-jL-SFap5mV3Txsrh9PYwz-Of-iWOPf9syBsqF/s200/7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539733799087621410" /></a>There were a lot of press against the strategy deployed by Ferrari to hold off Mark but I thought the fate was there to be sealed anyhow. I never overestimated Ferrari’s capabilities on the soft tyres. Fernando could have maximum gone for another 6 laps with the options which would have taken the lead he had of Rosberg from 15 to 18 secs (Mercedes was only lapping 0.4 slower than Ferrari on primes). 22 secs lead was needed to come, change and go out in front. Button stayed long to only leapfrog Kubica despite the fact that he was losing time against both Vettel n Hamilton but even that didn’t pay off.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYLCu21L3XESrczIy8uZoHzAnUQFjecJTMfX9fVodsgGWmF4p6TPI7W-XGoDF_WN5wErM669HyIm4iFW6op4NGZsqklDhziXoFI_lOnrvFjxJT9DDpmnjURFbhxuG_J0x1qVJ/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYLCu21L3XESrczIy8uZoHzAnUQFjecJTMfX9fVodsgGWmF4p6TPI7W-XGoDF_WN5wErM669HyIm4iFW6op4NGZsqklDhziXoFI_lOnrvFjxJT9DDpmnjURFbhxuG_J0x1qVJ/s200/8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539734096557930914" /></a> Button went to lap 36, Vettel 24, Hamilton 22, Alonso 15 before they all stopped. Alonso might have gone ahead of Petrov had he waited but then there was Kubica who was stopping at lap 46 only. Hence, Alonso would have been held up by one Renault or the other in either ways and more importantly he would have been behind Rosberg no matter what he did because Rosberg didn’t have to stop again and that meant all he could have managed was fifth (not enough). He lost the race in the first corner when Button got past him and by virtue of an average duct. <br /><br />McLaren showcased what they are capable of in circuits where they could utilize the <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEDmGBTkWxlkIzBYj0XWg2LdSMCV8j7fmRFkkVdF-dtmHYLJti7dt6T9OfCeJPN5vk_XIooamiVZDjvjThR6sZhSAuDmxbtHf8bLtJGZ5op0lsTwZfr2CpR80It1iOtG2SCaU/s1600/3.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEDmGBTkWxlkIzBYj0XWg2LdSMCV8j7fmRFkkVdF-dtmHYLJti7dt6T9OfCeJPN5vk_XIooamiVZDjvjThR6sZhSAuDmxbtHf8bLtJGZ5op0lsTwZfr2CpR80It1iOtG2SCaU/s200/3.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539734629374870594" /></a>superiority of their F-ducts. They and Renault were the only teams to have pulled off a move against Kobayashi IIRC. So after 55 laps of tipsy-topsy, it finished with Vettel from Hamilton, Button and Rosberg meaning the winner took it all. Fernando could only manage a seventh, four below where he had started. It was amazing to see contrasting emotions from the title contenders cos at one end, Vettel was embracing his mates in the team but there on the other end, Fernando was giving a 'sporting gesture' to Petrov for holding him for more than half the race. Seriously, the guy is a sore looser as Petrov was firstly, fighting for positions and secondly, fighting for his career. I think he has a great chance of securing a drive for 2011 with the Anglo-French squad and Seb will be more than willing to sponsor the same ;) <br /><br />Redbull were the team to beat all season though they had a share of mishaps in the <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprvl0ihtXL3tJJO9JHj1dK6t4uYQwbILiuj-1-1aHwBV3x1J1VGb-AHth_RzOHRCEdYYlSLBbW6xUZjcVRlJEZMniRsszxCBV3P90_QluArzcM03odGG_Ilqzmu484untM1o5/s1600/2.bmp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprvl0ihtXL3tJJO9JHj1dK6t4uYQwbILiuj-1-1aHwBV3x1J1VGb-AHth_RzOHRCEdYYlSLBbW6xUZjcVRlJEZMniRsszxCBV3P90_QluArzcM03odGG_Ilqzmu484untM1o5/s200/2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539734995312296050" /></a>form of Vettel's reliability woes, Webber's DNFs etc but championships are always won over a season. Hence, I don't give too much into the gritty drives of both the Renault drivers which held Fernando at the back because in the end, Vettel was a touch unfortunate not to have sealed the title earlier. He lead the most laps in 2010 but won only five times giving a clear indication of how the machinery had failed him at times. Still, they are both the drivers'(prestige) and constructors'(revenue) champions. Yes, another car from the Adrian Newey stable has won both the championships. Bravo! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVx84dGA_MP5SkWumcaiUSGnlWfBQdHfxkz7ziKekNYYchbca9fBYN9uluwVyLpYmo-K3GmR7jfpUNNlUylKQZF0uHHdy03HrbB9v7Vnh0CWOpa5hoHTMF6aXG7SiRnV9MLMYI/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVx84dGA_MP5SkWumcaiUSGnlWfBQdHfxkz7ziKekNYYchbca9fBYN9uluwVyLpYmo-K3GmR7jfpUNNlUylKQZF0uHHdy03HrbB9v7Vnh0CWOpa5hoHTMF6aXG7SiRnV9MLMYI/s200/11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539735671720319666" /></a>Finally, the talking point! Redbull allowed their drivers to have a go while Ferrari maintained a status quo and in the end, Redbull showed the world that championships can be won by giving equal priorities to drivers. Mark can never complain because he was atleast not treated like the way Ferrari treated Massa. Fernando as always doesn't want to fight his <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRARsjEkGPmESigLvPj1NJbRyyw7xFnQ6bhKvOZcyxjdZA0U2OR6YLE8cTJi7B09zHLhTrXXC04y0IsPhg-ZkjD2Mz3bsKB6u7XKRBUkCz95l6ChtY9oc3VaS4mVackLP9E4oW/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRARsjEkGPmESigLvPj1NJbRyyw7xFnQ6bhKvOZcyxjdZA0U2OR6YLE8cTJi7B09zHLhTrXXC04y0IsPhg-ZkjD2Mz3bsKB6u7XKRBUkCz95l6ChtY9oc3VaS4mVackLP9E4oW/s200/10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539736070782528210" /></a>teammate partly because he's demanding and partly because of the aftermaths of 2007. Hence, he needs his team to get victories for him on a plate, a practice which might have fetched him silverware earlier in his career but things have changed, and for good. Fact that a genuinely popular driver has won the championship is like an icing on the cake apart from the way he did it. Ferrari has a long way to go in terms of ethics while Fernando's hand of gestures are better reserved for the streets. <br /><br /><br />And on that note, let's welcome the youngest world champion SEBASTIAN VETTEL!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosWxT8IJvBP95n4Igy4NeeFXdUc8cuBanJgqTVrvGUlr42HuRSg8ljC2Ovh-EH5p4PsMBP63_KiO4PPD3gsbLtQXQCH4K6uTsZUPzCeMUoPyMPYj4qA2ly0RGmLWOQDPkE7k3/s1600/4.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosWxT8IJvBP95n4Igy4NeeFXdUc8cuBanJgqTVrvGUlr42HuRSg8ljC2Ovh-EH5p4PsMBP63_KiO4PPD3gsbLtQXQCH4K6uTsZUPzCeMUoPyMPYj4qA2ly0RGmLWOQDPkE7k3/s320/4.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539736511718409106" /></a>dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-2958202566447733002010-08-12T22:39:00.000-07:002010-08-12T23:21:38.968-07:00Where's the championship heading?The deadening summer break is here with a two week mandatory shutdown back at the factories and no sound of the V8 for a further week. Ouch, it's so ho-hum it hurts! The intriguing races prior to the break left us fans with hope of a nail biting <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTkHPKtIVZKG6p1ed-kBpFm8dyGSQjoifDuM17j5kavrtL3ZtZUv8Njvv_RIm_okCp-OpB9UIMkqVfmAGtXU74S9XU0es9d5uPBuR-FqSwtjpjRaKf2oG8mezXv9GYdyr8NaP/s1600/seb.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 137px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTkHPKtIVZKG6p1ed-kBpFm8dyGSQjoifDuM17j5kavrtL3ZtZUv8Njvv_RIm_okCp-OpB9UIMkqVfmAGtXU74S9XU0es9d5uPBuR-FqSwtjpjRaKf2oG8mezXv9GYdyr8NaP/s200/seb.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504774729372277234" /></a>finish to the championship finale at Abu Dhabi with as much as five drivers and three constructors in with a shout. <br /><br />Redbull is the team to beat with an unmatched qualifying pace coupled with a competitive race pace and controlled by two very good pilots behind the wheels. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmeTuS5s7jL8J8cnWThnkD9rK2u6hVZ0VNGHTNCTq_K32EUspTrIaBShwGdE5C5SJi1a4OtHxrWD072vMc2PAQpUl3oai6YFPhVfb0lEX6SmIAVuVgLiPX9xp4Zv0rd1xmKpX/s1600/web.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmeTuS5s7jL8J8cnWThnkD9rK2u6hVZ0VNGHTNCTq_K32EUspTrIaBShwGdE5C5SJi1a4OtHxrWD072vMc2PAQpUl3oai6YFPhVfb0lEX6SmIAVuVgLiPX9xp4Zv0rd1xmKpX/s200/web.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504774979760316482" /></a>Vettel might be gutted post Hungary to loose out on what seemed like an easy way out to the flag but only to be undone by some inconsistent stewarding, yet again. How can they measure 10 car length? I seriously wonder! Webber meanwhile is picking up pieces very well. The odds of him winning the title are minimal but the kind of show he puts up for the fans is worth taking a look. Leading the championship is no mean feet with just seven races to go. <br /><br />If there's a group of restless souls breaking their heads, it's back at Woking in the UK as the badge board says "McLaren Mercedes". They were left strangling with the so called midfield team Renault at a high downforce Hungaroring. They clearly <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Q5d6jUGvc9Y_ZGBNPD4APnH0vv-UmPLgBJYEHxTwxF-bwDVRoQgsGLR8Ag97sGzSWQ3j-YHmvWudYjsk1ZyV6QwWA78DyNGgap4F0Jd8vPgc975qBD2c8YLkeSmzTFuY5kIR/s1600/ham.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Q5d6jUGvc9Y_ZGBNPD4APnH0vv-UmPLgBJYEHxTwxF-bwDVRoQgsGLR8Ag97sGzSWQ3j-YHmvWudYjsk1ZyV6QwWA78DyNGgap4F0Jd8vPgc975qBD2c8YLkeSmzTFuY5kIR/s200/ham.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504775209523318626" /></a>couldn't match the Ferraris and the Redbulls on an ultimate lap and their race pace too looked sluggish. Hamilton's leading from Button by a perfect ten but Button's no easy route. So far so good at woking as McLaren is treating their drivers equally but as we all know, <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_YJwoJh3rq0KWS_INHOKWsLbV4bC2rHOR8lLhtr5itGopQrTuHpk_WjhbP7ppCWnTHRyrcpV-FkGHXsstBnAklQcW2aQfXB9nXu2-dOygTBJYEB80a9EnH0-ABxBwcbN7hFF/s1600/but.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 137px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_YJwoJh3rq0KWS_INHOKWsLbV4bC2rHOR8lLhtr5itGopQrTuHpk_WjhbP7ppCWnTHRyrcpV-FkGHXsstBnAklQcW2aQfXB9nXu2-dOygTBJYEB80a9EnH0-ABxBwcbN7hFF/s200/but.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504775394210644306" /></a>equality brings tension and with two British drivers at the wheels of a British car, one would be brave to place harmony alongside them. Coming up are two low downforce tracks which could help McLaren bridge the gap, like they did in Montreal. <br /><br />If Ferrari is not the team to beat, surely is the team at the spotlight but how I wish for the right reasons. A controversial German GP saw the media taking a dig which looked like a verbal onslaught. Some of the questions thrown were so embarrassing that one would have to stand up and applaud the PR managers of both<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6jmSkK__GAzZM0VPMhJcYmaZ0Ckax8EgYJ0bvbXKLqp5mwxeSba2Yt_rQL5Xhmr0Oq75nRco2Emoef3zNNcJNU45WCvqj3cY2asCJiP-vIHwWYKU2Sa6jhmA2BXTnTrGx6P-/s1600/alo.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6jmSkK__GAzZM0VPMhJcYmaZ0Ckax8EgYJ0bvbXKLqp5mwxeSba2Yt_rQL5Xhmr0Oq75nRco2Emoef3zNNcJNU45WCvqj3cY2asCJiP-vIHwWYKU2Sa6jhmA2BXTnTrGx6P-/s200/alo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504775565249712786" /></a> Fernando and Felipe. The team has cuddled behind Fernando and Massa is his rear gunner for the rest of the season which by the looks of it is advantage Spaniard over the other four contenders whom I have mentioned. A no:1 driver means he gets the upgrades first, has a better say on the testing performances, better strategy for both quali and race etc. But being Alonso the demanding personality, I doubt he would please any neutral by winning the crown for the third time anyhow. <br /><br />So all five drivers are in with a chance but gone are those days when you could afford to play conservative by cruising to the championship. Just like 2007 and 2008, this one too will go down to the wire. Don't worry about the FIA test if you are a Redbull fan because I'm sure their pace comes from somewhere else, somewhere at the back. :P McLaren needs to buck up and they sure will as Spa is a power circuit. Vettel edges Webber on raw talent but is trailing the Aussie by ten points. It will be interesting to see how the strategies poise at the two England outfits though with teammates fighting and taking points off each other. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">All to play for, oh yeah, bring the xmas early!</span>dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-20718744908705390112010-05-18T00:59:00.000-07:002010-05-18T01:03:42.744-07:00Things to ponder over post Monaco<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cm1003257%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link rel="themeData" href="file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cm1003257%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link rel="colorSchemeMapping" 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Massa </p> <p class="MsoListParagraph">Though the latter had the grid advantage to the former, he really couldn’t utilize it to the full potential. Staying 4<sup>th</sup> with the second best car on the grid is hardly an achievement whereas Fernando fought his way back to the middle of the grid. It started all at the first corner in Bahrain and from then on, Massa has only been a shadow of himself. Even though Alonso made uncanny mistakes, those were mistakes not like an overall dip in performance. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->McLaren doesn’t have the package</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">If Spain was not a yardstick, then Monaco sure was. The team who always claim to be the best in slow circuits were altogether slow. Button lost 4 places in two corners whereas Lewis salvaged home some points. Lewis is suffering from a bit of Massa syndrome and bit of stupidity, as always. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->It’s the matter of when rather than how for RBR</p> <p class="MsoListParagraph">Adrian Newey, take a bow! What a car, I mean what a car! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWVPKtpypfxkyIRqlfTbFJD1Iyi3xhxKdtSl99WKpDW_tTI7cUCNHoShewjpVTwLVRuH17c6-DGcdKhHsmYUfUkR7s9k8_0MqRmT7cBMlT0Qb6FoJ4N8iqIDB8dqCfwLsub9-/s1600/Mark-Webber-in-Monaco_2454322.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWVPKtpypfxkyIRqlfTbFJD1Iyi3xhxKdtSl99WKpDW_tTI7cUCNHoShewjpVTwLVRuH17c6-DGcdKhHsmYUfUkR7s9k8_0MqRmT7cBMlT0Qb6FoJ4N8iqIDB8dqCfwLsub9-/s200/Mark-Webber-in-Monaco_2454322.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472517255257661858" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 1in;">6 GPs, 6 poles, 3 victories inspite of reliability woes. Now that’s the way to stamp your authority. I won’t be surprised if they wrap it up before a handful of races both the drivers and constructors championship. While Webber was untouchable as in Spain, Vettel watched his mirrors pretty well. Knowing Seb, I guess he’ll be a bit down on his head but one victory can quickly swing the pendulum in his favor. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Damon Hill took revenge in a lame manner</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Perhaps Schumi needs to realize that his livery is no longer red but in a season were suicidal mistakes were mellowed down to mere warnings, the penalty was harsh and unjustifiable. According to the new rules, you can overtake a car between the SC line and the start line after the SC has gone into the pits which is exactly what Schumi did. Also, green flags were waved asking drivers to go racing. Damon Hill looked stupid to take the Adelaide 94 revenge cos that was really stupid. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Ferrari is missing the Iceman</p> <p class="MsoListParagraph">With a fast car, maybe not the fastest, at their disposal both Alonso and Massa could have done better on the whole. 1 win out of 6 is hardly Ferrari. Alonso is making some uncanny mistakes and one too many for the team’s liking while Massa is merely a passenger. On top of it, if a repeat of Shanghai happens, all hell will break loose between the teammates and the team harmony would be found wanting, something only Kimi could bring to a team.
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<br />dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-87504261873979022482010-03-28T23:50:00.000-07:002010-03-29T00:43:49.737-07:00Oz GP 2010 review: so much for crying out loud<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8K9hTuWm9HcD9h_tvXgLh6mHJwrl3RTbTxgtn9ShOWELemO0DY38nPADCISnpdEwQ9ca9I1_4W3wHi4r_cWhGuWE_Ln0H8OOny6skZptyWHrGVAnH4zu6Qu_0QdCEvT_J2Um/s1600/57203_2.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8K9hTuWm9HcD9h_tvXgLh6mHJwrl3RTbTxgtn9ShOWELemO0DY38nPADCISnpdEwQ9ca9I1_4W3wHi4r_cWhGuWE_Ln0H8OOny6skZptyWHrGVAnH4zu6Qu_0QdCEvT_J2Um/s200/57203_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453956795268646338" border="0" /></a>What was it? How was it? Bahrain a borefest, the latest edition of F1 doesn't allow cars to follow each other and drivers are brutally cautious, yeah right! Time to eat a big pie of the cribbing which was served for two continuous weeks and a bit of mine too :P. It was one heck of a race, maybe the best since Hungary 2006 thanks to similar circumstances as that of the latter. Slippery track, changeable conditions, inspired pit calls, jaw dropping maneuvers, futile errors all comprised a mesmerizing spectacle. As someone in the BBC crew rightly said, the highlights this Australian GP offered are enough to last a whole effing season.<br /><br />Vettel looked all set for an easy pole-to-flag win until his wheelnut cut loose half way into the race which ended his aspirations at a gravel trap near turn 3. Redbull had a dismal day after starting 1-2 on the grid. Aussie home hero Webber was erratic and was far from being a contender, first being passed by Massa at the start but taking his place back before loosing out at the tyre change and finally clobbering his front onto Hamilton's McLaren. He eventually finished 9th, taking home just 2 points instead of a possible 18.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoge47Pf5K8K16_Of8djzwp67PBvF3iiaLHj14CuhL2Tb-iWXkKst_cr_rmDM23WxXRmFAnDptagqqF8-wX8kWu1a3Mwd477XA1tc969XEsVWPQ7agwEyRkPTOHPa6KmpVBJ4/s1600/57190_2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoge47Pf5K8K16_Of8djzwp67PBvF3iiaLHj14CuhL2Tb-iWXkKst_cr_rmDM23WxXRmFAnDptagqqF8-wX8kWu1a3Mwd477XA1tc969XEsVWPQ7agwEyRkPTOHPa6KmpVBJ4/s200/57190_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453956987966473138" border="0" /></a>Ferrari should be all smiles after a second consecutive podium for Massa with Fernando completing a brave drive to 4th after taking a wild spin into turn 2 due to a tussle with Button and Schumi at the start, sending him to 22nd and dead last. Bravo Fernando! Some of his moves, especially against the Sauber and the Williams of Rubens were sublime. Yeah, bring more of the u-cant-follow-cars crap. Also, both the Ferrari drivers chose not to make a second pitstop which was indeed an inspired move as their set of option tyres lasted for a mammoth 50 odd laps. Tyre degradation, anyone?<br /><br />Now the outfit from woking! Jenson Button seemed to have lost it in the beginning when he fell from 4th to 6th and was passed by his teammate at turn 3, but only to come back strong with an inspired pitcall by switching to options two laps earlier than anyone else. I saw him taking a wild route onto the grass just after making the pitstop but catastrophe turned superlative when he <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_4f8F9HKrCCgOvz8cpgq2XYNG-gpJELdACxA41fqqE5jAJYjP8ZyvRA1YPJfbayXnQP_42cbstpF-gu91rSQJ5nYqdvrunyPH3rxQVdi5D4wcGEoP9Ym_k-xPf_QAY6HUAKC/s1600/57189_2.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_4f8F9HKrCCgOvz8cpgq2XYNG-gpJELdACxA41fqqE5jAJYjP8ZyvRA1YPJfbayXnQP_42cbstpF-gu91rSQJ5nYqdvrunyPH3rxQVdi5D4wcGEoP9Ym_k-xPf_QAY6HUAKC/s200/57189_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453957223616312866" border="0" /></a>kept his McLaren on the track all day long and also earning a victory from the grasp of the then retired Vettel. Did someone say he made the mistake of his lifetime by choosing to partner Lewis? :D The real story of McLaren for the day came from Lewis Hamilton's fantastic drive and the subsequent outcry. He was called into the pits for another set of dry tyres when everyone else at the front chose not to change. Lewis lost his 3rd place and rejoined at 6, seconds behind the "tyre saving" Ferraris. He was told on the radio that he would inevitable catch the Ferraris but these days, catching a car in front is one thing, finding a way past is another. And he got his medicine.<br /><br />Fernando Alonso showed off some defensive skills against a 1.5 sec a lap faster Lewis who eventually got hit from the back by Webber sending both to the gravel before both being passed by Rosberg. McLaren, I guess were right cos Lewis wouldn't manage his tyres for 50 odd laps like Button or the Ferrari drivers. Instead of not finishing the race, they gave him an opportunity to grab a podium which obviously he blew from the outset. What followed after the race was a preposterous dig at the team's failure to make the right call. That's Hamilton for you! I rest my case.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZfTKmPT-qE3up0a4MGMh5jQG10z4xoAdlaiYJ_yBIT4gq7UUzL8LvhT_ZH2K23biV4enL_yBc3VzMFJmejmn_DCwTQcnIOvvAHHUtCbKErnf53cvdPECdHglMQppYZz0oHI5/s1600/57200_2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZfTKmPT-qE3up0a4MGMh5jQG10z4xoAdlaiYJ_yBIT4gq7UUzL8LvhT_ZH2K23biV4enL_yBc3VzMFJmejmn_DCwTQcnIOvvAHHUtCbKErnf53cvdPECdHglMQppYZz0oHI5/s200/57200_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453957562335136338" border="0" /></a><br />Mercedes though had a day to forget when Schumi's challenge ended with a broken front wing on lap 1 and Rosberg finishing at a conservative 5th. A lot was expected from this team but unless they come up with some drastic revamp strategies, the title aspirations are fast slipping away. Force India made hay while others were having fun as Liuzzi got a solid 7th with 6 points in the bag while Sutil's woes continued as he retired early. India's new sensation Karun Chandok managed to finish the race with a baby of a car and has brought smiles to the country. Way to go mate!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdP00_bD_iG34-JTF_fT6Lggo3BzhxjtMSu0wDY_EvR5n6P7rrhdE4LbJdR7Exjb5wMltfREdwbRo6FkW4GnDbtEoJJEgaP77EPdOaM5yYRblIYEdxUNiKMe69VGZeyiZ9lQY/s1600/57186_2.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdP00_bD_iG34-JTF_fT6Lggo3BzhxjtMSu0wDY_EvR5n6P7rrhdE4LbJdR7Exjb5wMltfREdwbRo6FkW4GnDbtEoJJEgaP77EPdOaM5yYRblIYEdxUNiKMe69VGZeyiZ9lQY/s200/57186_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453958165963054146" border="0" /></a><br />On the whole, we have seen yesterday how flamboyant F1 racing could actually get given the opportunities to "race". More of the Albert Parks and less of the snorefests would be handy. Tilke, are you listening? Sepang is on the cards next which usually offers amazing wheel-to-wheel action. Let's hope it betters Melbourne though I'm really happy from what I got down under.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">~kimster4life</span>dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-73264026683136550322010-01-07T03:53:00.000-08:002010-01-07T04:23:47.067-08:00Enough of the 'idiotic bak-baks'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwedvrwnSAckYXXx1k9D_COa90cCfDFUp7Vqb04iOhneID_NXSx5ESTG_50mpsEFHifMHX28xmE-eh_eC_bTuXur1iOOhY1kczl4oWNa6WtkI4imSIQCrITymziPS1qNKbb63/s1600-h/3-Idiots-2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwedvrwnSAckYXXx1k9D_COa90cCfDFUp7Vqb04iOhneID_NXSx5ESTG_50mpsEFHifMHX28xmE-eh_eC_bTuXur1iOOhY1kczl4oWNa6WtkI4imSIQCrITymziPS1qNKbb63/s200/3-Idiots-2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423972338903405442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">As we break the walls of the decade and jump into a potentially fruitful one starting with 2010, it's really time to look back at what happened in tinsel town, one of my fav topics. The year that was, was nothing great TBH except for some Kamineys freaking out on the streets and some dropouts or 'idiots' to accompany them. :) Yes, the focus of this entry is the best film I have ever seen, and that is RajKumar Hirani's Aamir Khan starrer 3 idiots.<br /><br />I really don't have to waste my time reviewing this tedious film because by now, everyone would have seen it and appreciated the way it was made along with the message it gave away to the masses and classes combined. Just when it shattered all the box-office records any film has ever set in the country and just when "all's well" became the new anthem, in came the controversy. What's this big fuzz about credits coming from the so called intellectuals behind the book and film? The credits for the wretched media bites should indeed go to Mr. Hirani, Mr Chopra and the iconic modern day wonder of an author, Mr. Chetan Bhagat.<br /><br />I follow Mr. Bhagat in twitter and TBH, he grabs a lot of attention with his witty one-liners just like his celebrated writings. But lately, I'm a bit disappointed by some of his tweets which are aimed at some of the big names in the industry. He claims that he was undone by the crew of '3 idiots' who failed to stuff in "based on the Novel 5.someone by Chetan Bhagat" during the starting credits, not the ending credits. He also claims that 70% of the movie is based on his novel. Let's take a pitstop here. I have a golden Q to Bhagat. I am a big fan of 5.someone and on the same lines, I loved watching the film as well. Most book adaptations fail to strike a chord but still 3 idiots worked wonders. Why? 5.someone is great as a book but it can't be an appealing motion picture unless the director changes the plot a bit, adds some twists and turns and incorporates some brilliant creative liberties into the screenplay.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH5FWCjbXOhCOMuNqhHZc5nNOB-ExDbBWlnODZYTvFlS7yqNHSSMQiL2pKTAXPtHupafXySpsqA4vytwG5m_liTFUiCFYd-pB74DAV0QVR0rXAwqeD2_G2VpKRP3ThZATX7e7/s1600-h/iit1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH5FWCjbXOhCOMuNqhHZc5nNOB-ExDbBWlnODZYTvFlS7yqNHSSMQiL2pKTAXPtHupafXySpsqA4vytwG5m_liTFUiCFYd-pB74DAV0QVR0rXAwqeD2_G2VpKRP3ThZATX7e7/s200/iit1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423972447389795202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">Yes, DVC was a CC of the book, so was Angels and Demons but 3 idiots, I beg to disagree. I remember 5.someone like yesterday and I have seen '3 idiots' twice already, so please don't tell me what I know and what I don't know. I know the facts as a reader/viewer. Whatever credits being given to Mr. Bhagat is all due, nothing more nothing less. And on top of it, Hirani broke all the silence when he came on air and said that whatever he has done were based on the contract which was signed by both parties. (The contract is available to download at VV Chopra site).<br /><br />So why this tamasha? Maybe Chetan was expecting his name to popup on the screen during the starting credits. I don't want to say Chetan is doing a publicity gimmick because he doesn't need any publicity for god's sake. And even if he needs, by this time, the whole of India knows that 5.someone has got something to do with the biggest grosser ever in Bollywood.<br /><br />Time to take a chill pill guys!<br /><br />All's indeed well that ends well and let's just hope it does.<br /></span>dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-26192040163936163682009-11-23T02:49:00.000-08:002009-11-23T02:54:11.953-08:00Kerala Cafe review - kathakalati sadaram<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHUllD3yrVpl8d6YKwM_xfrwQ6Y0FhZXwoyO7uPCcJi-JeiXAhIgOtwFHFi5EQS4otzDr-V1zv7tFcdDtXO4XSLp6C0JgLJD1pUxoYO4hK5_cFjgfsHP0NpclhK_LBMrV0tKB/s1600/14917455_kerala340.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 137px;" 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Kerala Cafe, has given a mammoth task to his friends, the 10 directors. It's a nice concept more than a nice film. The message is loud and clear as each story tries to send out a clear picture of nuances of life thereby taking us in a roller coaster ride through the cross section of the world we live.<o:p>
<br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I will list out the ones I thought were superlative efforts and will leave the average ones.<o:p>
<br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Movie no: 2 - Island Express</b> - This train starts moving on an unconventional note and unrelated characters in Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Sukumari, Rahman and Raju who all convey to pay homage to their loved ones. But less we know that these were the left-overs of the biggest rail accident Kerala has ever witnessed - the 1988 Peruman tragedy. The more we get into the skin of the characters, the more we like them. The last scene where Prithvi tells her girlfriend pointing to a disintegrated Raju "he was the one who drove the train that day" is touching.<o:p>
<br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Movie no: 5 - Happy Journey</b> - After an eternity, I could see the vintage Jagathy on screen and tell you what, it's worth 200 bucks. He's characterized as a middle aged 'flirt of the town' who tries to have a crack on a gal seated next to him in the KSRTC bus from Ernakulam to Calicut. As the story goes on, he finds the gal too strong and mysterious to be on top thus learning a strong lesson. For Jagathy's performance, the Kerala Cafe hits half-way on a high note. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p><b style="">Movie no: 8 - Bridge</b> - I was taken back when I read the name of the director of this masterclass, Anwar Rasheed. The film talks about two families in parallel, one where an angry father throws away his son's pet cat into the bemire streets of cochin and the other were Salim Kumar leaves his mentally challenged mother into the streets because he couldn't take care of her anymore. Do I need to explain more? It's a classy take on defection.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Movie no: 9 – Makal</b> – Revathy who directed this flick has penned the story as well. Though the story moves on predictable lines, it’s still worth a watch for some breathtaking visuals captured by ace cameraman Madhu Ambat and some stellar performances, especially from the kid who plays the makal character. Yes, we have seen movies like Mahanadi which were more gripping but laudable is the effort put. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Movie no: 10 – Puramkazhchakal</b> – We are in the Idukki-Munnar route. Here we have one protagonist in Sreenivasan, who’s shown as an epitome of failed love who constantly thinks about her ex though with a lump in his throat and the second one in Mammootty who’s mysterious and tough earning a lot of irk from the people in the bus. We wonder where it’s heading before the last shot which is the most riveting and unexpected end to a cinema I have seen in a long time. And suddenly, I felt like going back and rehash the events in the bus which is excactly what the director wanted me to do. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin27fux3YGg3mfIOIe9inzbu1cQb08VKLe3OfYiaK27Hl42P533kdQuxELGoCflYK6IVPDLlZET9nV3KiaquqdVfNm7hMQuXa56WmqfkdKvLfcLSvuZXVzfu8LZcslvlO_giOU/s1600/director_renjith.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin27fux3YGg3mfIOIe9inzbu1cQb08VKLe3OfYiaK27Hl42P533kdQuxELGoCflYK6IVPDLlZET9nV3KiaquqdVfNm7hMQuXa56WmqfkdKvLfcLSvuZXVzfu8LZcslvlO_giOU/s200/director_renjith.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407250286874924626" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">The verdict: A pat on the back of director Renjith for coming up with an interesting concept which we haven’t seen in movies down south. Ther eare flaws obviously in the form of the other 5 films but still, Kerala Café succeeds in keeping the audien glued to the screen till the credits roll. I found myself applauding in the end which is very unlike me </b><b style=""><span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="">J</span></span>. Reason – it’s a winner all the way! <o:p></o:p></b></p> dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-79840043880523654842009-09-08T02:13:00.000-07:002009-09-08T03:06:40.966-07:00Spa review: It's been long 490 daysYes yes yes!<br /><br />Finally the podium celebration looked all the more lively, champagne tasted all the more better, the winner seemed all the more deserving. Kimi Raikkonen won his 18th F1 race in his career at<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NNnrAf7q2bgz0iV68oH48ZFIal9tGuMV5p_5J3IMhtMcfaZokq4RrTQpBqL1ENf5nw9A_OwzauAlnFsc5kiOOD0lWvJGCq5kf-BH7gnls7jQuIZZTZjFh-w-hFo8ZBggkW6u/s1600-h/09bel08krs139.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NNnrAf7q2bgz0iV68oH48ZFIal9tGuMV5p_5J3IMhtMcfaZokq4RrTQpBqL1ENf5nw9A_OwzauAlnFsc5kiOOD0lWvJGCq5kf-BH7gnls7jQuIZZTZjFh-w-hFo8ZBggkW6u/s200/09bel08krs139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379034251602063778" border="0" /></a> the Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. His last victory was at the Catalunya back in April 2008, so it's been 490 days since I had a solid reason to smile after a race. Additionally, what makes this win the sweetest of his four victories in Spa is the fact that he did it with the 3rd best car on the grid. Yeah, bring more of the Alonso-to-replace-shit!<br /><br />Roll on the dice didn't really fall into Kimi's hands on saturday when he qualified 6th well behind the surprising pole sitter Fisichella of Force India. Starting on the dirty side, things were further complicated when Barrichello's engine went into an anti-stall right when the lights went. Kimi avoided him but ran wide at La Source cutting it and on to the run off area but managed to squeeze past the likes of Heidfeld and Trulli before emerging 3rd at Eau Rouge. Then came the excitement. He picked up the slipstream of Kubica and went past him with the aid of KERS across the long straight. He was second. The move looked matter-of-fact kind, that's Raikkonen! Back in the middle of the grid, there were incidents involving Algeusuari, Grosjean, Button and Lewis. All four retired the debris of the aftermath lead to the deployment of safety car.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYhc4qy7GG4ijBgKGMzoHz4unDaAjHKfL_tEdb2LEW8t6WfMiw-fSDzP73vjdhIfZ_NWpLobEUfj0OElaNU9y2tx-s96CmpRnk7RX_H62LH_absJVmwl58V6scYXHLs9AkHPp/s1600-h/09bel08krs155.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYhc4qy7GG4ijBgKGMzoHz4unDaAjHKfL_tEdb2LEW8t6WfMiw-fSDzP73vjdhIfZ_NWpLobEUfj0OElaNU9y2tx-s96CmpRnk7RX_H62LH_absJVmwl58V6scYXHLs9AkHPp/s200/09bel08krs155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379034509699138834" border="0" /></a>It was a long SC stint as Kimi though a bit heavier than Fisichella who was leading, had to warm his tyres and brakes to ensure he's close enough onto the run to Eau Rouge when the SC goes in. What followed the SC period sent a chill down my spine. Kimi this time made it look all the more easy but more importantly, he was leading the race after lap 4. I wanted to scream "fuck you antis, he's here to stay". Post quali weights suggested Kimi was 2 laps heavier than Fisichella but all calculations went haywire as it turned out since Mercedez engine saves more fuel than Ferrari and hence better mileage. So both of the drivers came together for the first as well as the second pitstop, clearly sending a lot of nerves for us fans watching the action on the TV sets. Ferrari did well to ensure Kimi was ahead of Fisi after both the stops. Soft tyres worked brilliantly well but it was the KERS coupled with never-melting Ice magic that prevented Fisi from making a move with the faster car.<br /><br />Vettel meanwhile was on a different strategy alltogether avoiding all the mayhem which happened at the back of the grid earlier in the race. He leapfrogged Kubica for the 3rd and final <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZwinM0Jg-xsnvYFLZllx9LRT0kB5pei9SCoa5Y_a2GfxCn84-P-L31jyzcjO6-uVs2TwO-TkKNktYyeGSioCfgiibyQYy2lCXIh37A6bL2kpOvgMw85aPyKtVn1gva5WfayR/s1600-h/09bel08krs192.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZwinM0Jg-xsnvYFLZllx9LRT0kB5pei9SCoa5Y_a2GfxCn84-P-L31jyzcjO6-uVs2TwO-TkKNktYyeGSioCfgiibyQYy2lCXIh37A6bL2kpOvgMw85aPyKtVn1gva5WfayR/s200/09bel08krs192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379034803851871490" border="0" /></a>podium place. Meanwhile our man held the roaring Force India behind and claimed his triumph just 0.9 secs ahead. Forza!!! The story of the race apart from Kimi's 4th victory was that Force India got their first point of the season thanks to an ever unshakaeble Fisichella who stood virile against all odds. The updates which they had brought from Valencia worked wonders in the dense shuddery forests of Spa. From the looks of it, they are not gonna stop developing their challenger for the rest of the season. Monza cometh!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfmH8n3kzFV0XgTHvP8junCmUmpjd7pchkY8me0iDKW_vZ-2o-WMcXS6Ajyk0eVujgeSGg_Pa-acZa8gz8QBwD71K_7wsGbsEP4dgxta76F31R5CAQ1nOoG3xCHKjAYi8kBA_/s1600-h/09bel08krs221.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfmH8n3kzFV0XgTHvP8junCmUmpjd7pchkY8me0iDKW_vZ-2o-WMcXS6Ajyk0eVujgeSGg_Pa-acZa8gz8QBwD71K_7wsGbsEP4dgxta76F31R5CAQ1nOoG3xCHKjAYi8kBA_/s200/09bel08krs221.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379035354906790274" border="0" /></a>Finally, it's been a pleasure to write a review after Kimi's fantastic win. He's special at Spa which is considered to be a drivers' citadel. Kimi obviously would be bullish if asked about the 'secret' of winning here but fellow Raikkos know it better than anyone else<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Kimi's the KING of SPA</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-3zfAoVxpVC1XsPnY5cVWey-X1lde9K_i7p0sE30zHjPym0GMDC1ygXCIyKopgkS-rIPaN3XY18WLw5BxcV3QdiUcXG9gkJMKMTXwj7NsD42sbAhrXooxMwg_2HW6DBPtc5y/s1600-h/krs2009bel0kingofspa.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-3zfAoVxpVC1XsPnY5cVWey-X1lde9K_i7p0sE30zHjPym0GMDC1ygXCIyKopgkS-rIPaN3XY18WLw5BxcV3QdiUcXG9gkJMKMTXwj7NsD42sbAhrXooxMwg_2HW6DBPtc5y/s320/krs2009bel0kingofspa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379035734455791730" border="0" /></a>dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-22728520588962175502009-07-27T03:30:00.000-07:002009-07-27T04:39:40.770-07:00Kimi just put the hammer down: Hungary review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFpptCrlx9wlv5uHEzOZcZNe62OoVmYdLpnJO4ehosfK_YJ6fGPJye9zJQs43vitjrYbkWLnrvhaHqJm_5lMmvBquIQPWFviKHjmtqu-CTohBfkriIjhgTeB-Xtm5m2QdCM0J/s1600-h/DV556977_1000.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFpptCrlx9wlv5uHEzOZcZNe62OoVmYdLpnJO4ehosfK_YJ6fGPJye9zJQs43vitjrYbkWLnrvhaHqJm_5lMmvBquIQPWFviKHjmtqu-CTohBfkriIjhgTeB-Xtm5m2QdCM0J/s200/DV556977_1000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363100895787621090" border="0" /></a>The Hungarian GP was a mixed bag for any F1 buff, some shocking events and some maginificent wheel-to-wheel racing. For a moment, I was lost in the fruitful memories and the GP names then read Spa 04, Suzuka 05, Magny 02 but with a reality check, I got the name as Hungaroring 2009. Yes, Kimi's back to the goody goody times, back to his vintage best, back to his own self.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JW8HRI7J8p_4Ftfvx__ZWEywhC7JuKAnTfmtTTA-0uSZkZLlMbbu5hy7JEfCWT3Kv9UVJ67nOYdH6vHjXA5gzqvBxkaEUMEo-xtoM5JBAXooo-V0UxjyO1SOTewl3mi-hhMU/s1600-h/021459819dp00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JW8HRI7J8p_4Ftfvx__ZWEywhC7JuKAnTfmtTTA-0uSZkZLlMbbu5hy7JEfCWT3Kv9UVJ67nOYdH6vHjXA5gzqvBxkaEUMEo-xtoM5JBAXooo-V0UxjyO1SOTewl3mi-hhMU/s200/021459819dp00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363101941501572210" border="0" /></a>Talking about the race, Ferrari went through a bit of trauma on the back of Felipe Massa's disturbing crash on Saturday qualifiers which send him unconscious and caused a concussion. A metal piece from Barrichello's Brawn went flying in the air and landed on Massa's visor. Luckily the thing didn't go through the visor but caused a heavy impact above the left eye of the Ferrari driver who then rammed into the tyre barriers out of any control. Massa is right now sedated after a successful skull surgery to make his recovery gradual and safe. Because the incident occurred on qualifiers, it meant no reserve driver could have replaced Massa for Sunday's race.<br /><br />And Raikkonen was Ferrari's sole contention who had an average quali, ended up on the 4th row of the grid. The start was nothing short of superlatives when Raikkonen with the aid of KERS, went past Rosberg (1) and Kovailainen(2), then slid across to the middle of the track with a heavy lounge on the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton before going past Vettel in turn1 (3) and up into 4th position. In the process, he had a moment with Vettel when he was forced to turn into the Redbull driver by Webber from the left which frankly is not Kimi's mistake. The pole sitter Fernando Alonso was on fumes but was also loosing time to Lewis who already got past Webber. Alonso pitted and with that went the glimmer of chances out of the window.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Lewis, Webber and Raikkonen put up a series opf good laps and Alonso's bad pitstop <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUk2Tg9aQ6zjrKkxMy6Wr-2rz_n0lbR7p83tV2tiuQvP8XtE0d6BVWqWEZyBjdpwHesEc1WNgPDjm5TA4YVZZ2WGj6xZzMF7XRqf3J7kLQVENY7x6M0A5vfk6dqre0xrtCTyy/s1600-h/0204153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUk2Tg9aQ6zjrKkxMy6Wr-2rz_n0lbR7p83tV2tiuQvP8XtE0d6BVWqWEZyBjdpwHesEc1WNgPDjm5TA4YVZZ2WGj6xZzMF7XRqf3J7kLQVENY7x6M0A5vfk6dqre0xrtCTyy/s200/0204153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363102483979707010" border="0" /></a>only meant he emerged with a broken wheel. Later he lost his front right tyre causing a havoc in the pits cos just a week back, Henry Surtees lost his life in an F2 race when a tyre from his contender's car hit his head and ofcourse Massa's incident was on the back of everyone's head. Alonso retired and the fight was left to the trio. Raikkonen n Webber pitted together but rub of the green went in Raikkonen's favor for a change. Webber had a delay and was released just in front of the roaring Ferrari but couldn't get past it. This meant Raikkonen was second behind Lewis who was yet to pit. Redbull deserved a sanction there.<br /><br />From then on each of them were on a race of their own, Raikkonen trying to prevent Glock from passing him, using KERS effectively, Lewis building up a handy lead over the Ferrari and Webber standing virile against Rosberg n co. Nothing dramatic occurred and with a seventh fastest car on the grid, Kimi Raikkonen took 2nd behind Lewis and ahead of Webber. His best result of the season by a country mile thanks to the fantastic start and some serene drive towards the end. Ferrari send a huge tribute to Massa with their best result of <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNltKSzECvOLpPc8wXpCjA9edwnmTd0AjEm-W_d7Cc9w6XO7rRvP1LI9m_xjgHMvHGP6BCunh4vPcaTSb4b7hyf33cNbcyp6k7T7XifrXc9AAbqds3FjjrjMq4ymFfB84FZX9/s1600-h/DV557054_1000.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 88px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNltKSzECvOLpPc8wXpCjA9edwnmTd0AjEm-W_d7Cc9w6XO7rRvP1LI9m_xjgHMvHGP6BCunh4vPcaTSb4b7hyf33cNbcyp6k7T7XifrXc9AAbqds3FjjrjMq4ymFfB84FZX9/s200/DV557054_1000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363102842615598594" border="0" /></a>the season. McLaren were back to the winning ways thanks to a good performance from Lewis who didn't had any first lap incident to his credit, again for a change. Meanwhile, Brawns lost ground as they struggled to get heat on the hard compounds. Vettel retired which meant Webber had the last laugh with 6 precious points.<br /><br />This championship now takes an U-turn with McLaren n Ferrari taking points off both Redbull n Brawn and more is instore when F1 head to Valencia next month for the European GP.dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-80986808424738778602009-07-03T02:41:00.000-07:002009-07-03T02:54:27.314-07:00MohanLal and Blessy strike gold: Bramaram Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0haQomWAdu8jhSwMtQGPrmhXhF0b4TVy94R6hp_uBSbj5gZpyqqnnYelO0HHwpo22GOjPKuqlcnvTUbBCsHM6-VStOb9otMly_93pwlH_4n2t-sKZk2lrzo3c53twnlnly4R/s1600-h/Mohanlal-Bhramaram+Wallpaers,stills+%283%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0haQomWAdu8jhSwMtQGPrmhXhF0b4TVy94R6hp_uBSbj5gZpyqqnnYelO0HHwpo22GOjPKuqlcnvTUbBCsHM6-VStOb9otMly_93pwlH_4n2t-sKZk2lrzo3c53twnlnly4R/s200/Mohanlal-Bhramaram+Wallpaers,stills+%283%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354169817884920418" border="0" /></a><span><span>Watching Blessy's latest offering, Bramaram is indeed a privilege for any movie goer as it turns out to be Mohanlal's finest performance off late. After Thanmatra when the actor-director due come together again to strike gold, I have to say their efforts are paid off.<br /><br />It's just like watching any painfully powerful and contentful movie from Bharatan or Padmarajan. Lalettan is at his majestic best post interval. Infact, only his character moves through our memory lane long after the film is done. A revenge saga set in the cliches of a central kerala village through the chaos of coimbatore city, Bramaram travels a long way. I don't want to reveal even a single bit of the story as the least said, the better it's to witness this cinematic masterstroke.<br /><br />Bhoomika and Lekshmi do walk-in roles but it's the newcomer Suresh Menon who springs a surprise with a top notch performance. Infact, his role is the only one that is even comparable to Lal's screentime in the whole movie. Blessy utilises the legend's charisma and screen presence to the core as it turns out to be a delight to see the Lal of late 80s and 90s, salvaging a renaissance and potrays acting brilliance at ease.<br /><br />I really hope Bramaram will be seen and appreciated by the families. I care less for the mass audience, some of them who think that Bramaram is close to parallel cinema.<br /><br />Yeah right???<br /><br /></span></span><span><span>Let's just say that Bramaram better become a hit now rather than earning a cult classic image ala Thoovanathumbikal, some 15-20 yrs down the line. The fundamental problem of Malayalee audience.......<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span>4 stars easily</span></span>dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-87975939074484972142009-05-25T00:11:00.000-07:002009-05-25T00:21:18.743-07:00Race 6 Monaco: Ferrari resurgence<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNSWaKq9WVwBUjX4AVL-CyKZavKgUyWk2EKt1MrFl57LFgIcUOdbZQG9uboXDYE2tAljLYP3jK_fKKZHDOGxLVyjfscXUql7hkUicdMVNNps2EarZ7k8j5csZ7HM-gx1nrBpb/s1600-h/09mon5krs41.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNSWaKq9WVwBUjX4AVL-CyKZavKgUyWk2EKt1MrFl57LFgIcUOdbZQG9uboXDYE2tAljLYP3jK_fKKZHDOGxLVyjfscXUql7hkUicdMVNNps2EarZ7k8j5csZ7HM-gx1nrBpb/s200/09mon5krs41.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339657868995427042" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMegE-d6hBwJcAnasBDkKutjv948pX9u41LgDjNItj_DrMTA0JH8iE2_OYdrCUtA0jHp6AE7mWug2N5xzY8zAauK09kuhEe_29hAf1Lduq4n9hO-2oiJZ0zn_mdxrHjhEVRfMv/s1600-h/09mon5krs153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMegE-d6hBwJcAnasBDkKutjv948pX9u41LgDjNItj_DrMTA0JH8iE2_OYdrCUtA0jHp6AE7mWug2N5xzY8zAauK09kuhEe_29hAf1Lduq4n9hO-2oiJZ0zn_mdxrHjhEVRfMv/s200/09mon5krs153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339658076212300434" border="0" /></a>Lewis-I-won’t-crack-Hamilton got a taste of the darker side of Monaco. With a potential podium McLaren, all he could manage yesterday was 7 positions, 5 of which due to others’ retirements. Pity! Kovalainen would be sacked before the end of the season, so would Nelson.
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<br /></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">Next-up is Turkey, where Ferrari’s KERS and aerodynamic efficiency, might just make the difference. Kimi will be up for it, so will Massa but the question is can Ferrari get rid of shambolic errors once and for all?</p> dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-71068004187983029732009-03-23T02:08:00.000-07:002009-03-23T02:47:55.861-07:00Review: Defiance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_mH_ZLnk-R6ZGfhtNbYQZL5649hSiMwsYVDYjc4q7vYi7QmbEXVvPIETBkqqoOQF5V2g_9FSNVLxfIcgHqgzUS4eFZjgvhe0nKx26Jv5m50oOGQ55Kh96GKjnhhrNY6N1rUD/s1600-h/defiancepic9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_mH_ZLnk-R6ZGfhtNbYQZL5649hSiMwsYVDYjc4q7vYi7QmbEXVvPIETBkqqoOQF5V2g_9FSNVLxfIcgHqgzUS4eFZjgvhe0nKx26Jv5m50oOGQ55Kh96GKjnhhrNY6N1rUD/s200/defiancepic9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316316851475437810" border="0" /></a>After two mammoth hits in Last Samurai n Blood Diamond, director Edward Zwick is back with a war epic titled "Defiance" starring the new bond, Daniel Craig. The movie is about the Jewish Bielski brothers Tuvia (Craig), Zus, Asael n Aron who flee to the shuddery forest vowing to avenge their parent's death in the hands of Germans. During holocaust, the Jews were exploited by the Germans and what happened in Poland was no different. Though initially, the brothers decide to help as many Jews as possible by taking leadership in organising refugee camps, Zus gradually begin to dislike this idea knowing that winter was fast approaching n it will only endanger their own lives by helping others. He involves in a spat with Tuvia and leaves the camp to join a Soviet Partisans group who inturn fight against the Germans.<br /><br />Tuvia though choose to stay in the camp with the other jews. They move their camp whenever they are discovered by the Germans and used to supply food to the Soviet Partisans group in exchange of protection. In the end when the German airbombers attack the Jewish camp, the Soviet group abandon them thereby earning rage from Zus who inturn goes and helps his brother. The movie ends with scrren text saying, the Jews survived for another 2 years under the serene leadership of Bielski brothers with a total of 1200 souls.<br /><br />This is one of those films u desperately want to like from the word go because of it's background n clichy sets. But after a spellbinding 45 mins, the film settles to a slackened pace thereby losing momentum. Daniel Craig is a revelation to say the least. The best scene in the movie is when Craig commands to his fellow descendants "And listen, pregnancies are forbidden! We can't take care of the needs of infants" with a slight grin on his face, he hits the bullseye. Also the standout scene where he gets involved in a brawl with his brother. The confrontation scenes are picturised with ounces of reality check. Since this is a true story, there's not much to comment about it's credibility apart from the fact that Jews speak to themselves in English rather than Polish. Infact, Polish is never mouthed in a movie set in Poland :) (Zus speaks in Russian to the Soviet group) The second 30 mins is a torture where screenplay goes haywire, the director too unsure of "what next". Cinematography is excellent, so is the background score.<br /><br />A film not for the mass, Defiance is bold but not very beautiful.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Verdict: Hot not hottest</span>dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-36114289500036507792009-03-04T04:24:00.000-08:002009-03-04T04:44:53.272-08:00For the Casanovva......<span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;color:red;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;color:red;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I needed to start my 09 bull with a bang and there I go, with our very own Lalettan's intro dialogue excerpt from the upcoming Rosshan Andrews flick 'Casanovva'. Don't laugh at the title. Casanovva is named after a man (womeniser) who lived in Italy years ago, the one who won the heart of many women. I'm struggling to open the socring, let alone many :). I have heard two peppy numbers from the movie, one is ofcourse the intro and the other one, a trendy slick rap number with a mix of semi-classical here n there. Go through the intro first and u can't help but fall for it. I'm sorry it's in Malayalam :P<br /></span></span></span></span></b></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVIxPYzlq_oI9Cz0j_QtBkG9CCwBUPCxaUO7w3xTZ8TsQJylQAqwCbxoGcy42Qr1XxE-2gtSPbcVzdwLw6PeILp0vIpL8m1U93-OxV4zkcdpJKLEX_7RxDYTAG8Xy2E0bJyzg/s1600-h/casanovva4a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVIxPYzlq_oI9Cz0j_QtBkG9CCwBUPCxaUO7w3xTZ8TsQJylQAqwCbxoGcy42Qr1XxE-2gtSPbcVzdwLw6PeILp0vIpL8m1U93-OxV4zkcdpJKLEX_7RxDYTAG8Xy2E0bJyzg/s400/casanovva4a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309310135864185634" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;color:red;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;color:red;" >"Njan Casanova!</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Pranayichu theerathavan ennartham</span><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="color:blue;"><span style="color:blue;">Swantham peralla, Veena pera :)<br />Inneleyum mazha peythirunnu<br />Inneleyum udayasthamayangal undayirunnu pakshe.......<br />avayonnum entethayirunnilla<br />enikku vendiyayirunnilla kaaranam.....<br />innale njaan pranayam arinjurinnilla<br />inneppozho ennilunarnna pranayathiloode njaanariyunnu<br /></span></span><span style="color:red;"><span style="color:red;">MAZHAKKU AVALUDE GHANDHAMANU, surya reshmikal avalude sparshanamanu</span></span><span style="color:blue;"><span style="color:blue;"><br /><br />Vridhane 16karanakkunna asurane polum swapnam kaanan padippikkunna PRANAYAM<br />Aa bhashayil samsarichu thudangumbol oro divasavum nerathe thudangatte ennu aashichu pokunnu<br />pakalukal avasanikkathirikkatte ennu prarthichu pokunnu<br />ethu jeevachalathinum manassilakunna bhasha<br />ettavum valiya prarthana.......<br /><br /></span></span><span style="color:fuchsia;"><span style="color:fuchsia;">......I LOVE YOU Njaan ninne snehikkunnu"</span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">The point Lalettan is trying to make here is 'love can prevent someone from committing a sin, love changes one's own self, love is a superlative feeling'</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Enough is enough. I can't wait to hit the theatres when Casanovva releases cos I am in love.......</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></p>dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29386885.post-79908208996815348042008-09-08T02:54:00.001-07:002008-09-08T03:09:21.950-07:0050th post : Stand up for the Spa King<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykK6EDxs-wBrnxr4_oF6Jqe6sVB45h_A8aiZyHpUOpMxppJQI64cLHhL9_02Ou28ES2cc7EE6KcISkYuSqMyIonRVENMyJq9zGbA2W5ZFkTxFG7A2r28ObETJQ_OSuuI8PZUH/s1600-h/krs2008hunwall3be9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykK6EDxs-wBrnxr4_oF6Jqe6sVB45h_A8aiZyHpUOpMxppJQI64cLHhL9_02Ou28ES2cc7EE6KcISkYuSqMyIonRVENMyJq9zGbA2W5ZFkTxFG7A2r28ObETJQ_OSuuI8PZUH/s200/krs2008hunwall3be9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243590340903348226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">We Kimi fans aren't baffled. A refurbished version of Kimi Raikkonen, the Kimi Raikkonen we knew, ruled La Source, Eau Rouge and Blachimont. He drew a line between men from boys in a manly circuit. To hell with qualifiers, to hell with setup, we want racing. We want circuits like Spa Francorchamps but we also want the heavens to stay shut for 3 more mins :)</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">With sheer pace, Kimi went past his title rivals Massa and Hamilton without depending on nature fiasco. A true racer but more importantly a passionate racer who just can't settle for anything but victory. I stand up for our champion, the one and only </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Kimi Matias Raikkonen</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">. </span><br /><br /><br />Race review - courtesy: darkmaiden</span><br /></span></span> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">That race was just….awesome? Chilling? Breath taking? I don’t know what word describes it but the name Kimi Raikkonen says enough for me today. He was flying. And despite the crash, he’ll keep flying!</span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6039/xpb0e4mrgh0mvdnnk0jwv3wct3.jpg" src="http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6039/xpb0e4mrgh0mvdnnk0jwv3wct3.jpg" align="left" />The start: Rain fell on the track hours before the grid lined up, the rain had stopped slightely for the start but it remained damp enough to cause a bit of drama at turn 1. Kimi said on Saturday that he was hoping for dry weather and knew it would be difficult if it rained. But that didn’t stop him going all out off his start line. It was one of the best grid starts up front all season, in that he later continued to use it to pass the two cars infront. As expected Kimi went around the outside for turn 1 as Heikki had a terrible start, so one job was already done, to pass that McLaren. But that was not all – Kimi wanted to pass everyone. He ran wide out of turn 1 and loved to use the extra tarmac area in the run up to Eau Rouge, as he gained a lot of speed, while Massa who stayed on the right line exiting the corner didn’t have as much speed as Kimi. Kimi already planned the night before to sort his teammate out once and for all, well at least for today, and he did it. Great move on Felipe and it was actually the first overtaking between the two on equal measures. I was clapping, and I’m sure all of you were too!</span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Then Lewis was next, and yes, oh yes, Kimi looked so scary in Lewis’ mirrors that it caused Lewis to spin on the second lap at turn 1 I guess! Kimi was pushing hard and ran wide at the exit again using the extra run off area, but I have a feeling that he liked to use it to gain more speed as he knew he was a lap lighter than Felipe, and so Kimi did everything he could to get as far ahead as possible. He’s a smart lad and a great racer.</span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Lewis pitted first then as we all expected, and I laughed. But oh no, Kimi pitted just a lap later! So yes indeed Kimi was lighter than Felipe in qualifying but by only one lap as Massa pitted in the next lap. By the time Kimi pitted though, he built up such a lead that he still came out infront of Lewis with also Felipe later behind. It was close the whole race between the Ferrari and McLaren infront but Lewis consistently showed he was quicker but Kimi drove like a bat out of hell to stay in front. It’s not the first time I’ve used that phrase, perhaps Batman can be another name for Kimi! He had a good lead of 5 seconds from Lewis and it all seemed okay. There was a long way to go so I still wasn’t predicting a Kimi win just yet.</span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I kept chanting, talking to Kimi as if he was there with me, “Hold it, baby, steady…fly, keep flying…”. He had a brilliant start, just exactly what he needed and what we all were waiting to see for a long, long, long time. I had completely missed the fact that Kimi had a new chassis this weekend at Spa. Since Friday I could see how much better he seemed with it. Obviously! It’s a damn brand new chassis. It took months for Kimi & co to sort his problems out, first we thought it was just qualifying like last year but then Domenicali revealed it was understeer. So bucket loads of understeer as well as qualifying issues really put Kimi in the gutter this summer. And why on earth did it take Ferrari so long to fix this? A new chassis, and voila, Kimi’s flying and fighting for wins. I was so angry when I realized this. No bloody wonder, Kimi’s been suffering. I doubt it took him 5 races to realize he’s got an understeer issue. He needed a completely new chassis. I hope everyone shuts the crap up now about his motivation, retirement and all the other bollocks they can come up with for his dismal summer.</span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Anyway, it being Spa and all, Kimi clearly had more adrenalin than usual as we saw from the start, which is probably where the drivers get the most adrenalin. But oh man…we were in for some ending. The second round of pitstops were very important. Kimi and Lewis both pitted on the same lap and Kimi’s stop was longer. This was logical as his first stop was shorter than Lewis’s and Kimi had to make up the ground, which he did of course with 5 hand seconds. Lewis began closing on Kimi after a while on the harder tyres, and it seemed Kimi wasn’t as comfortable with</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKTRlhGP7QCU3TG215G-7sJu3_lL6m-f1P6goGgcQVQUh3SLQdx7sYt4Cud9XWaQxdqjz-nmS_uN04DNWq8Q1e_eXMIt9xDsELf5DHadcgkKAWJ4OkvqEQndb8H34nx0rWuKi/s1600-h/y1paPa_fwtqndIKiytCEMD3x3uzSfpcgNx5kwtmKFLthYS-0Hniow78KP7WeCkuy3ex.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKTRlhGP7QCU3TG215G-7sJu3_lL6m-f1P6goGgcQVQUh3SLQdx7sYt4Cud9XWaQxdqjz-nmS_uN04DNWq8Q1e_eXMIt9xDsELf5DHadcgkKAWJ4OkvqEQndb8H34nx0rWuKi/s320/y1paPa_fwtqndIKiytCEMD3x3uzSfpcgNx5kwtmKFLthYS-0Hniow78KP7WeCkuy3ex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243589929907542818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> these and he was on the softer tyre at the start. But some how Kimi increased his gap at some times and held in there. I continued chanting and praying “Steady baby, keep it cool, keep focused,” and being a typical die hard fan I felt it was working hahahaha!</span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Felipe was settling for third place by then it seemed. With Heikki’s big drop at the start and having a drive through penalty for not avoiding an avoidable collision with Webber earlier, no one was there to stop Kimi. Only Lewis was. But the sun was shining and Kimi was flying…no one could have stopped him, even Lewis couldn’t have despite having a faster car as the sector times kept showing. Kimi and Spa together is like magic. The Iceman showed today that he owns this place and always will, even if he crashes out, he’ll take the fastest lap with him. Kimi was flying today and despite Lewis being quicker than him as the sector times showed, Kimi made it work. Until the rain came obviously.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:12;"></span></span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">There were some great battles meanwhile down the field, with Heikki taking most of the spot light climbing through and battling with Kubica. Lewis was praying for it to rain as he couldn’t catch Kimi, well everytime he did take a few tenths out of him, Kimi would just hit back going quicker again. It was really close, but God knows how Kimi pulled it off and managed to keep it. Not knowing whether to back off and conserve the engine for Monza, Lewis kept getting closer then dropping off. It seemed Kimi could win safely with 4 laps to go. Until Lewis’s prayer was answered…</span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The rain came and it was dancing time. Lewis closed in drastically in just one sector towards the end and my heart, as well as everyone else’s watching, was almost jumping through my chest! The McLaren was going to pass the Ferrari, it was just a matter of time. I wasn’t worried but just anxious. I knew Kimi would defend as well as he did. He did a brilliant job. As Lewis and Kimi braked towards the chicane, both locked wheels and Kimi remained inside on the racing line. Lewis had plenty of room, I do not care what more lies he says to the media (obviously the dumb viewers would believe him which is why he says it). Kimi allowed the whole kerb for Lewis. Lewis had the option to drive along the kerb. But he didn’t. He probably got worried about contact and cut the chicane. But he definitely had room. Kimi’s the most fair and decent racer out there, never ever been involved in cheeky tactics or incidents or penalties, so Lewis can waffle all he likes to justify cutting the corner.</span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">At the time, I was fuming and believed he cut it and gained an advantage. Then the replay was shown and Kimi actually re-passed Lewis, it was just for one second before Lewis immediately passed Kimi gain before getting to the next corner. Kimi hardly had a chance to take his position back. I do not know the rules very well, but a reader here named Soren mentioned a ruling that you cannot re-pass until the next corner. We’ll find out about this, and see whether that’s why the FIA penalized Lewis. There’s probably more to it, we’ll found out soon enough as McLaren typically appeal against the decision.</span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">But oh my goodness, my heart was thumping like mad even more. I’d love to hear what you guys were doing! I kept chanting “Steady Kimi, hold it hold it hold it…” and Kimi and Lewis were at it like we haven’t seen in ages! Absolutely brilliant! Only a track like Spa could give that entertainment. Opportunities were written all over the place between the two fighters. Kimi took his usual aggressive outside line again for turn 1 and tried to get Lewis back, his front wing touched Lewis’ rear right wheel it seems but it no major contact and they continued on up to Eau Rouge. The rain was getting heavier and I nearly had a heartattack! Imagine the adrenalin between the actual racers! </span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Both guys were wobbling and dancing and Kimi was just going mad, running on the run-off areas everywhere! Lewis ran off onto the grass somewhere and that seemed the only chance Kimi could run off with it. But as they moved on, the track became harder and harder to stick on. Lewis and Kimi both slipped and with the backmarker Williams just ahead, Kimi took evasive action to avoid hitting Lewis by just inches! Kimi got back infront and then spun but managed to get back on track without losing too much ground. Oh dear. Lewis was ahead and Kimi was not going to settle for second, no bloody way. Settle for second with Lewis next to him on the top step of the podium? No thanks!</span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">That’s Kimi for you. The same Kimi that we all adored since his younger days at McLaren. Risking it - all for the win, or nothing. That’s the kind of passion you can never get bored off. <span> </span>People said he had changed, he is lacking. No. Just no.</span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/6155/xpb0cxdl6p099dhxd0s1m2dfd7.jpg" src="http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/6155/xpb0cxdl6p099dhxd0s1m2dfd7.jpg" align="right" />The corner where Kimi ran wide and spun and then crashed – Lewis also had a tiny moment there as the videos just barely show. The puddles and no traction control just caught Kimi out, this time. He was too eager on the exit to get back to Lewis before the finish and no TC meant he was off. He crashed into the wall and, oh, my heart sank with the thousands of other fans watching. Head in my hands! “Oh Kimi….Kimi……damnit, damn you all to hell!” Just joking, I didn’t really say the last part. But yeah, it’s just the fact that Kimi didn’t get to the finish in P1 and hold that trophy, see his smile, which hurt the most. The main thing, and the only thing we should be happy about is that Kimi is happy in his car finally. He was going to win at Spa again. He won it. Don’t worry about the points or whatever, he won this one, and just because the results won’t give credit to him, doesn’t mean he didn’t perform as he should have. He did what he is made for. Gotta praise it. Would you have rather Kimi settle for second? And what if he did, and Lewis being penalized and all, would you liked Kimi to inherit the win like that? Nah. His instincts were right. Oh my word…I love you Kimi. Love you so much. Never ever change! You did the right thing. Massa inherited victory in the end; he was a good boy to play it safe in that rain, good boy, don’t want to ruin it all by spinning off and Ferrari are lucky he was there. It’s kind of funny how after all that, with Kimi owning the field at Spa again, Massa ended up winning it. </span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">And should Kimi back Massa for the title now? No! They both have chances. Instead of being 23 points off Lewis in the title, Kimi is now 19 compared to Massa’s 2. As soon as it’s mathematically impossible for Kimi to win the title, then Ferrari can ask him for a favour. Just as they did with Massa last year, who was actually out of contention by Monza. I expect Ferrari to treat Kimi with the same respect, and at least let Kimi have the chance to fight Lewis one more time. Kimi is happy with the car, it’s a bit late (thanks for helping him out Ferrari, could have done it sooner though you think!) but it’ll be just cruel to take it away from him so soon. I don’t know how Heikki can put up with it at McLaren, being Lewis’s bitch. It was satisfying to see Heikki hold Lewis up in the race, hehe. Kimi for sure won’t as long as it makes no difference to Massa’s situation. And damn right, Kimi said after the race he’s going to try and win all the races. I can’t help feeling the FIA just penalized Lewis to butter up the championship drama. Nothing more, nothing less. The biggest winner today was Heidfeld who was in 9th position before the last 3 laps! He must be pretty chuffed.<br /></span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">With Lewis’s prayers for rain being met, my prayers of course were kind of answered in the end afterall. I just wanted Kimi to go mad and have fun on his favourite track. He looked like he did, didn’t he? So I can’t complain. It had been such a long time, but there was the Kimi we’ve been longing to see. So I couldn’t be happier. He was there all along, it’s just that damn car of his held him back for months. He even said to ITV before the race that he knows he’s fast, it’s just been difficult getting everything working together. Today was proof that he was indeed held back and he just let rip today. Awesome! And you see what happens when Kimi lets it all out? He flies, and his teammate, and the faster McLaren, don’t have an answer. Not at Spa at least. I’m going to go to Spa next year, I’ll try my hardest to go and to see the magic in real life, just once at least. Every Kimi fan should experience it. I'll admit that I really wanted to cry once Kimi hit the wall. I can't be positive about it all. It really, really, really hurt. Even more so than the hard days at McLaren. It felt a bit like Nurburgring 2005. But this one hurt the most, simply because it took a lot of time and effort and courage. Kimi wasn't lacking confidence today, he's that guy who pulled off the last lap win in Japan 2005 remember. It was just...jinxed I guess. I'll be going through all the pictures tonight, and having already seen one of Kimi with what looks like tears on his cute cheeks, I'll probably cry to be honest! </span> </p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Let's get on with it. What's has happened, nothing can change it. It’ll be a great battle for Kimi to fight in the next two months, now going to Monza next weekend. He had a new engine today at Spa like Hamilton, and Massa had his Valencia one. I think Monza will be hard to win for Kimi, unless he changes his engine. He might aswell just go for it and have fun as I said. That’s up to him and depends on whether he feels he can qualify decently at Monza. Kimi took pole at the Italian circuit in 2006 with a win-less McLaren car. He finished 2<sup>nd</sup> behind Schumacher. Last year of course Kimi had a big accident in practice at Monza and his neck injury affected his race but he still came 3<sup>rd</sup>. It’s going to be exciting.</span> </p><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:85%;" >I hold a toast to Kimi for what he did today – may he always be happy and content with his instincts and have all the fun he can in the remaining 5 races of 2008. He kept his word by going pedal to the metal this weekend. He’ll keep his word about winning the next races. So cheers and...<span><span><span><img alt="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a188/SaimaAzam/Misc/krsevenstarsmall3.png" src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a188/SaimaAzam/Misc/krsevenstarsmall3.png" /><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">KEEP FLYING KIMI!!!!!!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><img alt="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a188/SaimaAzam/Misc/krsevenstarsmall3.png" src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a188/SaimaAzam/Misc/krsevenstarsmall3.png" /><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <span style="display: none;"></span><span style="display: none;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="display: none;"><span><span><span><img alt="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a188/SaimaAzam/Misc/krsevenstarsmall3.png" src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a188/SaimaAzam/Misc/krsevenstarsmall3.png" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:tahoma;"><span><span><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <span style="display: none;"></span><span style="display: none;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>dazzlingKKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17023180299521560943noreply@blogger.com0