F1 - Day 4

Day 4

Today I had to go to work and I must admit that by now I was feeling pretty jaded.  Two concerts in two nights was taking its toll on me as I had to be up at my normal early time for work.  I should have pulled a sickie but the ‘good’ me wanted to do the right thing.  Thinking I had an arrangement with my HOF to leave at lunch and she would cover for me I head into work.  Giving the teenager a note to leave school early, I’d arranged to meet him at 12 at the track with his friends to get the concert tickets.

I get to work to find out that another teacher is away (probably doing the same as me) and I won’t have any cover but I can leave straight after school!  Not happening.  So at 10.45 am I get very sick and have to go to the Vice Principal and sign out to go to the hospital due to my severe earache.  Serves me right if it came true wouldn’t it?

So I race home in a taxi, change and grab another taxi.  As I’m cruising out to the track I’m texting the teenager as I’m thinking I should swing by and pick him up.  But I didn’t hear so carry on.  Trouble was, he wasn’t allowed to leave school so missed the V8 race but was in time for the F1. 

I’ll know if there is a next time that we’ll both have the day off.

The V8 final race of 3 was exciting as there was a crash out in front of the Hotel and one car caught fire so the driver jumped out and ran for his life.  All too soon it’s over and there is a long wait before the final of the Formula 1.  It starts with a parade of drivers who are driven around the track on the back of a truck.

We have to be in our seats ready for the Etihad Airline flyby.  As a major sponsor (and the fact that the track is situated nearby the airport) the plane flies over several times.  This isn’t as exciting as it sounds as we’d had planes flying over all weekend.  However, the plane did look fantastic all decked out in its Formula 1 livery.

Then it’s all stand for the National Anthem.  Then it’s all noise and fast cars.

The F1 race had all its crashes right in front of us, same corner as the V8s, so we saw it all.  It was an exciting race with many twists and turns.

The teenager and his friends attended the Emimen concert on the Sunday night while I headed home for a decent sleep.

During the event there were free concerts down on the beach which is what the locals seemed to attend.  They had some amazing artists down there so maybe that’s the way to go.

I loved the weekend but I’m not sure I’d pay that money again to experience such unpleasant noise and for so long.  The race went for 2 hours!  I think V8's are more my style.