Preview 2009:
Australia:The equinox is coming..and my tree is getting restless. I hear whispers all the time and I think my tree is discussing with someone. One day she (I think it's a she) whispered "gods are on the move"
- "Sigh" Well, its starting then..And I was especially thanking the god of luck..
During the long winter the gods have been resting and playing practical jokes with humans. But they have a tendency to forget what they were doing because they can do what ever they want and they get bored very quickly.
And I saw it right away in Kimi..He sure looked irritated as he stepped towards to tree.
-Oh, hello! I said to him and to his..err..friends.
On the other shoulder he had all white dressed chap which had a cap "FIAT" and on the other shoulder all red dressed guy with Ferrari cap. They argued all the time and Kimi showed me his ear plugs.
-Someone has been playing with you..I said and took the ear plugs away.
-What? Could you please take those guys away, they are fighting all the time which it gonna be..rally or F1.
- I think you can tell them to go. I have taken care of the god who has forgotten them.Kimi looked scared but said to the white guy- Ok, buddy, its time to say goodbye, for now, He looked sad and disappeared just like that.
- And you! He said to red one who was already taking a bottle of champagne from his dash - put that thing aside, you dont need it until Melbourne, here, drink rosewater, thats the only thing you are going to have in Bahrain anyway! The red one looked scared and pufff...
-Thats the spirit..I said. Have you any other problems?
Kimi knitted his brow and said
- Its funny but during the rally I saw a wolf..it run side by side with me and looked at me. Its funny, I feel I should know it..
-You should..because it's something in you, something which wants to be seen..its something wild and you may not be ready for it, yet. You figure it out.
I smiled and looked at Massa who was dancing and singing but I couldnt hear what.
- How's things with him? I asked Kimi.
Kimi smiled and said
-Fine...we are different, Felipe and me. He has to speak things to himself in order to make it come true. Speaking helps him.Then Kimi left.
Ok...now, Lewis , how is your day? You look..er..unsure?
- I cant still believe I am the champ..Lewis said quietly. Very unusual..
Keep it that way. Being unsure of things makes you think more..its healthy. Be aware of shadows...
We looked up and saw Vettels shadow coming bigger and bigger until it nearly covered Hamilton's one.
And then I saw Kubica..although I am not sure I saw him...he looked..invisible.
-Your very thin, you know? Be careful, you may disappear behind the others. Take care of yourself. Kubica looked at me very intesive way and then nod his head.
-Hola, tree! Shouted very secure Alonso.
I noticed there was Flavio with him. Thats interesting..
-Lets play card. I said to Alonso, take one card of this pack.
Alonso took very carefully one card and turned it for everyone to see.
- Joker..excellent. Alonso smiled and went away.
But there was one left, one with very sad eyes.
Flav, dear, you should really try to cheer up Piguet..I looked to Flav with my eyebrows high.
- Okay....he just..he has been all day in Portugal listening those Fado songs, it concoles him some way.Now look at him!
FLAV! Do something.
- Ok...Nelsinho..have you seen those Mike Myers movies? Alonso is number one but you are number two! Get that,number two!
Piguet was thinking very hard and then his face looked to lighten up. He started dancing and singing" I am number two, yeah, I am number two....
Flav...c**p..what were you thinking? I shouted to him.
- What else could I do? He did put his hand wide.
Lose weight. I said.
And then we both looked at the forest and saw Massa singing and dancing " I am number one, yeah, I am number one, yeah...and Piguet followed him singing and dancing " I am number two, yeah...
Malaysia:WHEN PANDORA ESCAPED
Spring is coming,well, not here at the moment and my tree is very anxious about it. It says my recent stunt with those little guys on Kimis shoulder made gods irritated and now they are throwing ice cubes to Finland from their drinks. Some of them might have dropped at the place, cause Australia wasnt so warm either. I was considering moving to warmer place when tree shaked at said with its whispering sound
Pandora has escaped!
-Again? I mumbled and looked around me.
No, not your dog. And I thought its name is Fire.
-No..I only use it..its so funny to look at peoples faces when I shout "Fire is loose!"
Great, my protector loves practical jokes..tree mumbled.
-Now where is she and has she the box with her?
In Australia. And yes,she has the box with her,ofcourse. And she has used it and you better go there! She has god of luck nicely put around her finger.
-Oh, god! What should I wear? I winked my eye and vanished.
I smelled gasoline,oil, perfumes and most of all..adrenaline..It made me almost faint.-oh dear,god of hunting is enjoying this I thought and saw him with his arrows. Its always the same. The first race is always the worst. And now we had Pandora here..that not good to the others and some may gain a lot. It depends in what mood pandora is and we know her moods turn like a wind.
Pandora ! What have you done this time?
- Oh just mixed a little. I was so tired to see all those old sooo satisfied big guns directing this circuit..its so refreshing!
I see what you mean.. I looked at Jenson, who smiled and came to me
- Hi, did you see that? We won, we won! I am not anymore just present, I am now noticed and it feels good.
I see that, and I am very happy for you..you have had very hard times, more than enough..But remember, dont let this go into your head. Keep your simple attitude, you will be rewarded for it. Jenson smiled again and winked an eye to Pandora.
I see , you have been in Brackley?
- Even I have some sympathy for humans. Make the world up side down..
Pandora vanished and I noticed Kimi sitting alone.
Knock,knock..
- Oh, you..well, nothing much to tell..
This is becoming a habit to your team..and you dont explain things dont you? Why?
- This is just the first race. I am the team's man.
You are carrying a lot on your shoulders. Remember this, even you need support and you should get it..Your team is now having a lesson in being humble..and I hope they get it.
- I know..I have been there you know.
I went on and saw Kubica and Vettel and the god of hunting standing beside them. Kubica looked toasted and Vettels shadow looked a little lighter but it was still big.
Barrichello walked towards me and he was still shivering.
Well, the race ended well for you..but you played another violin today or should I say a chello?
- Yeah..it wasnt perfect..I dont know what got into me.
I looked up. You had such a good car that you started to think you have to be at its level.So..its normal to get a little anxious but not so much.
- Err..I dont know what you mean but...
Put yourself together, thats an order.So you dont stumble into everyone.
He ran away..And I saw a god of luck running like a young cub at Pandoras tail and he was shooting his arrows here and there.
This is going to be long season..I thought. Pandora and god of luck together..oh dear.
Piguet was sitting at a fence and I asked him: What happened to you?
- Err...someone threw a banana skin to the track..and then I thought I could try that left foot braking..but I forgot which foot is left..
For once, I was speechless.
I had to go back to my tree and think..we had now very much to think about, Pandoras escape means serious business and I began to think we could spend half the season to catch her and her box.
Mist surrounded me and my tree and the silence was touchable..Tree didnt say anything. We just looked how the snow reached the sky in form of mist..world is really up side down.
Okay, you dont see anything through this fog, go there..We have to keep ourselves up to date on what is going there, Tree said.
- I dont want to leave you alone.
I am not alone remember. I am everywhere .Trees grow everywhere, you know.
- We have a lot to talk about when I come back,tree. I have a feeling you keep secrets from me!
Who? Me? You are now confusing me with Bernie.
- oh..I better go!"
And there I was, in Malaysia, in the middle of the heat..and I saw Pandora again. Of course god of luck was running behind her. He didnt have his arrows with him and I was a little worried. When the god of luck is on leave, luck tends to accumulate for one person and the possibility of coincidence is gone.
The race was on and it looked to me the order was nearly the same as earlier..but then I saw Pandora and she was up to something..Oh dear..
Ferrari guys sat high on the tree branch and I didnt understand what they were doing up there.
"Looks like its going to rain, guys..Domenicali said and looked down from his heights..He had umbrella in his hands and he was going to open it."Noooo..." I shouted when I saw a lightning strike. Pandoras laughter echoed from the sky above us. Domenicali looked..well, well fried. Things started to get out of their hands. Domenicali couldnt say anything, he just giggled. The others stared at him and then the panic got to the whole bunch.
"We got to get down, fast!" Schumi roared. And what did Baldissieri do? He took a saw ( A SAW?) and started to saw the branch of.
I dont need to tell you anything more..Kimi and Massa just couldnt say anything..Then Massa started to cry and Kimi thought he could need something cold now.Otherwise he would have smacked the whole bunch with his ice-hockey stick.
Schumi got up and limped away.." I am going back to Moto GP, its much more safer there.
- I think thats better, I said and saw Kimi eating ice cream.
Now then?
- I know..its a total mess..but you know, sometimes its needed, because there is a possibility to something good. Something has to change. Have an ice- cream. "
Err..thankyou..whats in it?
- Its an apple lollipop, Kimi said.
The god of rain flooded towards me and I did have a word with him!
YOU! Didnt I say to you to tell Bernie what to do?
- But I did. I sent him a message...a letter to be precise.
And was the headline perhaps Weather? W as weather? You know what happens, he throws it to file W.You should have sent a message with B, B as a BAD MISTAKE!
- Bernie has only one language..money talks. He sighed and went away.
I saw a lot of action here and there..but there were a few silent men..who had just little by little gone up in the order. They had done their job very expressionlessly but each other of them were rather satisfied. They were Glock, Lewis and Nick.
Something good in this mess I thought and saw Piguet sitting in the table. When he saw me he stood up and said:
- Hi. I am Piguet, and I am a F1 car abuser"
I looked up and yelled " This is not any AA club!" Stop being someone else who drove years ago. You have to be yourself, and show it to the world."
Then I saw an entirely different man who smiled and joked all the time.
- Hi, apple, even luck is by my side today. And guess what, I am so confused that I cannot believe I am here, now. I feel like I am Schumacher, not me. Thats odd."
It might be that you have a team boss that made Schumi as he is. Dont lose yourself,please.
I knew I had to find Pandora and her box in a hurry. Dark clouds were above us and a silent voice whispered to my ear:
- Hurry,please hurry, she has something in her box we need to release soon, very soon.
Whats that?
- Hope..my dear..hope.