Lunacy in the highest order...

The whole day started very wrong...today morning's F1 race in Indianapolis was described as *lunacy in the highest order*. 14 drivers were disqualified at the start of the race. Only 6 drivers took part in that rather bizarre race...if you guessed the 3 teams that use Brigdestone tyres, then you score 100 points. Ferrari, Jordan, and Minardi. Karthikeyan scored his first and elusive points, by taking 4th place right behind his team-mate Tiago Monteiro...he became the first Portuguese to be on the podium and score points, and the first Jordan driver on the podium after Giancarlo Fisichella took the podium in the Brazilian GP 2 years ago where he finished first. It was indeed a black day in F1 history. It will go down the books of F1...Flavio Briatore expressed that the drivers that used the Michelin tyres had wanted to race but will not take the points. They felt bad for the fans who were there in the circuit. Sadly, FIA turned that suggestion down...Even Paul Stoddart from Minardi said that they hadn't want to join in the race but since Jordan said that they should go because they didn't want the fans to be disappointed, they decided to join. He also stated that this wasn't a race, this is a farce. I have to agree. Every sport in the world seems to be corrupted with money, power and politics. It will leave a bad taste in the mouth for quite a long time, so says David Coulthard. I agree...Ralf Schumacher crashed out during free practice due to a left tyre failure. and Michelin deemed the tyres were not safe. But ironically, his team-mate Jarno Trulli took pole position in the wee hours of Sunday morning...and seemed alright...had it been the tyre problems that led to the disqualification of 14 other drivers, they shouldn't have had the qualifying session in the first place! Politics and money talk, they say!

All in...today's race is described as *lunacy of the higest ranking*...frankly speaking. My heart goes out to all the 14 drivers that were disqualified. Oh well, at least Indians all over the world have got something to shout about: Karthikeyan has done something that Alex Yoong has never done before: score points.

*Bluesy* out!