The Singapore F1 race happened last Sunday, and dare I say, the Singaporean Kiasu attitude paid off! The Grand Prix was a resounding success! I can't believe it. I thought the race would be just another race, but wow, what a night!

Everything went right last weekend. Fernando Alonso led the practice sessions on Friday, which got my hopes up for him winning. Unfortunately during Sat's Q2, his car had a electrical failure, which cost his a possible pole position. Bugger. Renault boss Flavio Briatore said the failure cost 3 pounds. Can you believe that? A 3 pound problem almost cost him a race!

Anyway, consolation came in the form of Valentino Rossi. He won the Japanese Grand Prix to secure his 8th World Championship. Woo hoo! He did a great job, starting 4th on the grid, before overtaking Stoner 11 laps before the end of the race. Great ride, absolutely perfect. Typical Rossi, methodically picking his opponents apart. He deserves this win, he's such a wonderful rider! This season has been great for him, no issues with the bike, unlike last season where his tyres gave him problems. Hopefully he sets the record for most Championship wins, which is 9 or 11 I think.

Going on to Sunday, Alonso started 15th on the grid. For some reason or other, I knew in my heart that Alonso would win. I thought I was mad, but hey, he did! He didn't perform an extraordinary feats, but he ran a clean race and eventually took the race lead and the chequered flag.

His good fortune came of course from his team mate's misfortune. Piquet Jr spun out after gassing it too soon coming out a corner, slamming his car head first into the safety barriers. The safety car came out, and everyone had to line up behind it. Flavio Briatore of course insisted that the SC came out because of Barrichello's car stopping, not Piquet Jr's crash. Keeping telling yourself that, Briatore.

Anyway, Alonso was lined up 4th behind Kubica, Trulli and Rosberg. Rosberg and Kubica had to do stop and gos, while Trulli had to pit, so eventually, Alonso had the lead. Rosberg however was the highlight. He pulled some stunning laps before serving his penalty, and managed to come out 4th in front of Nakajima and Hamilton. Amazing stuff!

Other highlights of the race include Ferrari's pit error. Massa took off with the fuel nozzle still attached to his car! He drove to the end of the pit lane, stopped, and had his engineers yank it out. Still got a drive-through though. That pit erros cost Kimi dear too, however he did get up to 5th when the SC came out again. Oh but he messed up 4 laps away from the flag. He took the chicane too fully and flew, just like Fisichella did during Sat's practice session. Too bad Kimi, you had my support.

Vettel continued placing well after his marvellous wet victory in Monza, in a Stryker no less! Rosberg, of course, fabulous drive in Singapore, placing second. Hamilton didn't impress, but anyway I don't support him, my loyalties are with Kimi, Alonso and Kubica. Possibly Vettel now too.

Poor Sutil, crashing because of Massa. Massa too, disappointing. Really sucked during this race. Other retirees are Webber: transmission and Trulli: hydraulics. Continuing with highlights, Sir Jackie Stewart managed to make Frank Williams dress in some weird pants. Something about a bet Franks Williams lost to Sir Jackie Stewart. Glad to see they still have fun!

Ok, back to the present. I saw a diving documentary with Tanya Streeter today. Saw her only BO recorded on TV. The programme made it over dramatic. Anyway, she did a 91m No-Limits dive, taking 1:40. Fascinating. You know, No-Limits doesn't look that hard...

Oh, got to go! Computer time's run out. Ciao!