Was meaning to post this last year! I wonder why it was sitting in drafts.
We sisters had quite different tastes in watching TV since childhood, compared to my neighbors and our friends. We watched He-man, Street-Hawk, X-Files and Highlander in late 80s and 90s! We hardly saw Shaktiman. We loved Michael Jackson, N-Sync, Boyzone, Backstreet boys. My sister even loved Linkin Park!
So obviously in sports we used to watch a lot of Wimbledon and Formula One - F1 as well. We kept track of race schedule too. In those days we did not have internet - so we had to remember the dates and had the channel added through our cable provider. We did not know stats, but knew the drivers and who's who. Schumacher was a fan favorite and so was ours, same like Alonso and Jensen Button! Those were the happy days.
Fast forward 15 years...my kid discovered F1 since last year. He loves it. I bought a subscription of Fancode for him. He can tell you driver stats, their nationality, the team principals nationality, the team nationality. He can tell me which car has what adjustment this season, the F1 changed rules since which year, etc.
While watching yesterday's Silverstone circuit race with him, the talked me through the circuit corners, why they are choosing medium tires in the beginning, why switch to Inters, which team has the best strategy, why the DRS is disabled, etc. I ask a million questions and he explains.
Lewis won that race, while I was rooting for Lando and Russel. My son's eyes light up when he talks on this. I can visibly see his struggle to tell me all about so many things at once. At one instance he said to me, "Mom, I have to tell you everything about Pirelli, and how they allocate tires, and the rules. But it will take 2 hours so let us watch the race now.". Poor boy.
He wants to pursue a career in engineering related to this. Let's see.
While this was happening...I myself felt young all over again and went back to those old, carefree days when I could freely indulge and get swept by any sport. Feels like ages.
They say, bond with your kids and share their hobbies. I was able to bond with him so easily on this. It was like a guilty pleasure to even be in that moment. I felt sad at the same time, thinking that this moment will not last forever.
Here's a post qualifying pic of the drivers we were dying for!
More here. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/hamilton-beats-verstappen-to-first-win-since-2021-with-record-breaking-9th.3teU9bznaWJlC2TGAYh0Vl
I am heartbroken for Norris. He is 3rd for now, but will get there one day!
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