Sunday, a bunch of us in Shanghai went to the final Formula 1 race of
the year at the Shanghai Circuit. It’s the second year of the race in
Shanghai, and it’s a nice track for approximately 200,000 close friends.
Even though Ferrari had a bad year, there was plenty of red for the fans.
This was my first race of any kind (F1, IndyCar, NASCAR, etc.), and I
picked a good one. The driver championship had been decided the previous
race (the #1 Renault driver), and today was the manufacturer (team)
championship, between Renault and Maclaren / Mercedes. The race was
good, although it was decided early — one of the Maclarens pulled out
about half-way through, so that decided the championship there.
Something I hadn’t considered… even though it’s early October,
Shanghai is a hair further south than San Diego / Tijuana. So it was
sunny and warm with no shade.. bake bake bake! And to think I
intentionally took out the sunscreen from my toilet bag because I didn’t
think I’d need it in October… oops.