reached on time by 10.30... was in lobby.. another 1st for me... i was at a 5 star !! soaking in the ambiance... couldnt help but notice.. tht pooja bhatt has grown so fat.. she was sitting at the adjoining table discussion some set... well then KG came.. nd v proceeded to the place whr assembly was gonna happen...
v took the briefings.. a CD vch contains a video of a Redbull F1 factory tour .. then greeted by few over enthu red bull chicks... asking us to guzzle a few red bulls!! lol... quite a few ppl gathered there... print, TV nd web media in full force...
the covered car lay in front .. nd i was like... aaaa.. this seems like most assembly is already done... well yeh.. it was .. the critical assemblies like the transmission, suspension, breaks etc was done... only the nose, the tail wing... few chks.. nd the engine cover was to be done... even then.. the feel to be so close to the real deal was exciting enuff for me ...
at around 11 they strtd.. 1ce uncovered it.. then there was template at place to make sure bodywork is not damaged during transit.. tht was removed... then the nose was fitted.. they strted letting ppl inside the marked area to take pics nd stuff... but by then my camera battery was dead... i went in anyways... the odd thing was radiator was fitted with fan... vch normal F1 car doesnt hav.. its speed blows the air so fast tht no need of a fan... but here the car wud b driving half the speed.. a fan was a must (see pic below)
looking at those parts so close was sum feeling... i particularly was glued to their performance monitoring software.. nd the kinds of indicators they were looking at... well.. to b frank i understood nothing.. nd it struck me.. i hav moved quite far off frm my mech engg and into the big bad world of finance... i aint complaining till isport helps me in venting out my thoughts through articles :)
then.. the car was finally completed... a few photos ops vth the car nd the mechanics... TV media goin crazy... vn 3rd or 4th grade presenters whu didnt even hav a clue of wot is F1... sum1 even forgot script written by himself !!! lol... (stay away frm 9x news .. lol )
then after an intv vth the support team manager, Tony Burrows... v proceeded to the buffet lunch... i had heard vth buffets at 5 star's frm my sis, SB nd few others... they were either talking abt morning breakfast... or late night 1's... also i had a notion tht 5 star food is bland.. well i was wrong..
the buffet was good... nd i particularly enjoyed my thai curry nd rice :) ... while leaving.. v were handed 4 cans of red bulls as merchandise...
all in all an amazing experience... more to be experienced and explained... for me.. Red bull Racing gave me WINGS !! :D
