A Dandelion Mind... : My inner F1 geek

I love Formula 1.

I was bought up on it rather then football or rugby. I know it is a male dominated sport and fan base but scratch the surface and there are plenty of women involved. I have been known to be around a friends house and get up at 7am to watch an early race. When in Australia 2011 it was the Canadian race and I waited to watch it start at 2am. I am a F1 geek.

Now most of my female friends do not see the attraction or understand the sport more then it being about cars driving round a track. Many might complain it is no longer about the driver and that it is more about having the best car. Yes that is true but driving a F1 car is more then just having a fast car. You need to understand the rules and the technical side of it.

My first grand prix to go to was the British for my 21st Birthday present in 2007. I loved it the noise, the atmosphere is just incredible. Yes it is different to watching it on the TV you do not get all the detail of the race but there is nothing like it. I planned part of my travelling around going to the Malaysian race in 2011. That was even more incredible because the tickets are cheap we had seats on the start/finish straight and the noise because of the track was even more incredible it sent tingles up your spine.

Last year I went to the British again last year and was a very wet weekend but amazing none the less. We had general admission tickets again and we some how managed to pick the spots on qualifying and race day where all the action was.

An ex boyfriend also got me into Motogp and I do not follow it as closely but I still love it. I went to the British race at Donnington and then again planned it so I was in Australia for the Phillip Island race in 2011. It is more exciting at times because the bikes have added danger going side to side millimetres away from each other round the corners. Moto 2 the lower series is even more exciting when I saw it in Australia.

If I won the lottery I would love to spend a year just following the Formula 1 and Motogp around the world. I would love to see the race in Brazil as they are massive Forumla 1 fans and they know how to party!

I will always support the Brits in the race but do have a soft spot for Webber and the under dogs of the lower teams. It is great to see them win against the top dogs. But do not mention Ferrari as we are definitely not fans in our house.

Today is the Monaco race one of the most prestigious and one I would love to be at on a Yacht but for that I need some pennies!

So Formula 1 is one of my loves and passions and just a little bit of a F1 geek. Will leave you with some photos.

British 2007 and meeting Johnny Herbet!