Exciting qualifying session at the German GP

It was brilliant, with 5 people challenging for Pole in the last minute itself!

Thanks to the mountain weather at Nurburg, we were witness to a very exciting qualifying session with Mark Webber finally ending up at Pole.

Hamilton (LH), Button (JB), Barrichello (RB), Vettel (SV) and Webber (MW) were all challenging for Pole with RB on Pole for the longest time. However, in the last minute MW went fastest with all the other drivers after him coming close but getting second position consecutively.

Earlier, Q2 was one of the most topsy-turvy sessions ever. RB, who called that session a 'nice one' was on Pole then. The session that JB called 'sheer madness' saw Sutil (AS), get into the Q3 due to very lucky timing. AS eventually got a very respectable sevent position behind the two McLarens and ahead of the two Ferraris!

Here is a rundown for tomorrow's German GP:

1. MW
2. RB
3. JB
4. SV
5. LH
6. HK
7. AS
8. FM
9. KR
10. NP
11. NH
12. FA
13. KN
14. JT
15. NR
16. RK
17. SB (Buemi)
18. GF
19. TG
20. SB (Bourdais)

A hell of a race awaited!

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Force India finally in Q3!

Finally, we have a FI in the Q3. Adrian Sutil drove a cautious and lucky lap to be the third fastest in Q2.

I say he was lucky because the mountain weather at Nurburgring is really not helping anyone with the rain playing hide and seek.

Adrian Sutil picked the perfect window between two rain spells and stormed a lap on slicks which turned out to be third fastest.

Once the qualifying is over, I will update you on the full results. Hope it goes all well for the FI!

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The Linker - Just a bridge?

It is absolutely poetic. An example of beauty. A symbol of progress. A
massive achievement of engineering. A tribute to Indians.
 
Yes. I am still talking about The Linker aka Bandra Worli Sea Link.
Didnt matter that it took me twenty five minutes to get on it. What
mattered was that I got off it in the shortest fifteen minutes of my
life.
 
For those fifteen minutes I felt I was not in the real world. There
was something about this monstrosity that enchanted me and I couldnt
take my eyes off her. The glistening black road helped by the light
drizzle was a perfect contrast to the cables illuminated by brilliant
white lights. It transcended me into the surreal.
 
It was anticipation that took me till I reached the portion enforced
by the giant cables; and when I did reach them I could not stop
looking up. The cables looked like they were suspended in mid air with
the support of the bridge and not the other way round. I now can
totally understand everyone who took a U turn to go back on it just to
have another look.
 
It was midnight and this was already a local attraction. Dont know
what tourists will do. This is much more than a bridge linking two
destinations to reduce traffic. This is a symbol. A symbol that will
mean so many different things to so many different people. To me, it
reinforces what Dr. Manmohan Singh said (he was quoting Victor Hugo)
before presenting the 1991 budget, "No power on earth can stop an idea
whose time has come". Yes, I am in love with that idea.
 
That is what this bridge means to me.

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The eleventh thing you can use The Linker for

How could I have missed this in my last post?
 
Lack of imagination? Or maybe out of touch with reality?
 
P.S. If someone is trying to be funny by just posing in this picture,
get a life!
 

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10 things the Bandra Worli Sea Link will be used for

Now that the pre-launch euphoria has ended and the post-launch
euphoria has begun, let us take stock of this behemoth of a structure.
Here are my 10 things for the BWSL or what I call - 'The Linker'.
 
1. Mumbai Darshan. This ones an obvious one with the making sure this
is a tourist attraction thanks to it being a national landmark. Look
out when your cousins next come to town and ask you to show them The
Linker.
 
2. Political leverage. Well, we are already seeing parties having
issues with the name. Come on, get a life! But the Congress is lucky
to still be in term while The Linker was opened. No wonder with the
elections coming up they opened atleast half of it.
 
3. Posters. It is that pretty isnt it? The gorgeous Linker.
 
4. Drag races. Come on! This ones easy. Cant you see it? Its long,
straight, smooth, pretty and on the sea, what more does a racer need?
This one I would love to see.
 
5. Income for cops. Inspite of all the speed cameras and speed guns,
how can you not floor it beyond 50 (limit will change to 75 later)?
Its all green for cops.
 
6. Movies. This one you saw coming. Maybe a movie about drag races on
The Linker.
 
7. Ads. This ones easier. Look out for the next few car and bike ads.
They dont need to go abroad anymore.
 
8. Artists. Paintings of The Linker against a setting sun anyone?
 
9. Suicides. This is the most common use that bridges the world over
have been put to. And dying on The Linker? B E A Utiful!
 
10. Wedding. Lets wait and watch how long this one actually takes. You
two will probably be alone and behind bars by the time you are in holy
matrimony.
 
So there you have it. 10 brilliant ideas if The Linker doesnt end up
easing traffic and as a result is refused to be used for its original
purpose.
 
P.S. This is another blog post from Powai :)

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