It was on Monday where we went to New Plymouth (Well I haven't been to New Plymouth in 8 years) for a Midhirst reunion so we went to The Warehouse 1st to get more plates before we went to a cafe where the reunion supposed to take place but we went to Stumble Inn instead for a big lunch where I had Mediterranean pasta & it tasted really nice so after that we went to New World to get the groceries such as the muffins where we went to Uncle Nigel & Isaac's for a couple of hours before we went back all the way home.
So Tuesday's dinner was chicken with spaghetti pasta & pesto while yesterday (I managed to get the radio again so it was working because it had been switched off for a few days but I always now read the F1 circuits book as well as the 3 rugby books which are Richie McCaw: The Openside, Sir Graham Henry Celebrates The World Cups! 1987 to 2015 & of course Richie McCaw 148 in the last 2 days & played the F1 2016 game where I raced Australia & Singapore as Nico Rosberg on Tuesday & Monaco & Canada as Lewis Hamilton yesterday so I did Azerbaijan today as Rosberg) we had chicken again with taro & coleslaw so we will be having coleslaw with something for a light dinner because we went to the Brick House again where I had a gourmet chicken burger with wedges & for dessert I had was a passion fruit cheesecake with ice cream before we went to The Warehouse & to Nan's grave before I was watching Sky Sport (We now got Sky as a fair result) & then doing my blog right now.
And I'm now doing a preview of the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship season because it is only 10 days (Originally I was going to do a blog about it just a week out from the season opening Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, but I decided that I'm going to do it today instead) until the 1st Grand Prix of the year which is in Australia located at Albert Park, deep in the heart of the city of Melbourne so here are the teams & drivers list who are competing:
Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team
44. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)
77. Valtteri Bottas (Finland)
Red Bull Racing
3. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia)
33. Max Verstappen (The Netherlands)
Scuderia Ferrari
5. Sebastian Vettel (Germany)
7. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland)
Sahara Force India F1 Team
11. Sergio Perez (Mexico)
31. Esteban Ocon (France)
Williams Racing
18. Lance Stroll (Canada)
19. Felipe Massa (Brazil) *4
McLaren-Honda
2. Stoffel Vandoorne (Belgium)
14. Fernando Alonso (Spain) *2
Scuderia Toro Rosso
26. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) *1/*3
55. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) *3
Haas F1 Team
8. Romain Grosjean (France)
20. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark)
Renault Sport Formula One Team
27. Nico Hulkenberg (Germany)
30. Jolyon Palmer (Great Britain) *5
Sauber F1 Team
9. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden)
94. Pascal Wehrlein (Germany) *3
1*: 10. Pierre Gasly (France) replaces Kvyat for both the Malaysia Grand Prix & Japanese Grand Prix & replaces Sainz Jr for the last 3 races.
2*: 22. Jenson Button (Great Britain) replaces Alonso for the Monaco Grand Prix to compete in the 101st Indianapolis 500
3*: 28/39. Brendon Hartley (New Zealand) replaces Gasly for the United States Grand Prix & Kvyat for the last 3 races
3*: 36. Antonio Giovinazzi (Italy) replaces Wehrlein for the 1st 2 races of the season due to injury suffered during the Race Of Champions in Miami.
4*: 40. Paul di Resta (Great Britain) replaces Massa for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
5*: 55. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) replaces Jolyon Palmer (Great Britain) for the remainder of the season beginning with the United States Grand Prix
And here is the 20 race calendar for the 2017 Formula 1 season:
Round 1: Australia (Albert Park, Melbourne)
Round 2: China (Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai)
Round 3: Bahrain (Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain)
Round 4: Russia (Sochi Autodrome, Sochi)
Round 5: Spain (Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona Montmelo)
Round 6: Monaco (Circuit de Monaco, Monaco)
Round 7: Canada (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal)
Round 8: Azerbaijan (Baku City Circuit, Baku)
Round 9: Austria (Red Bull Ring, Osterreichring)
Round 10: Britain (Silverstone Circuit, Sliverstone)
Round 11: Hungary (Hungaroring, Hungaroring)
Round 12: Belgium (Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps)
Round 13: Italy (Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza)
Round 14: Singapore (Marina Bay Circuit, Singapore)
Round 15: Malaysia (Sepang International Circuit, Sepang)
Round 16: Japan (Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka)
Round 17: USA (Circuit of the Americas, Austin)
Round 18: Mexico (Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City)
Round 19: Brazil (Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Interlagos)
Round 20: Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi)
And well, I fear that Ferrari might have the fastest car in the field because they set blistering lap times during testing so I'm afraid that Mercedes (Who dominated F1 in the past 3 years with Lewis Hamilton winning twice & Nico Rosberg once) might be beaten because of Ferrari's blistering pace.
And here's the circuit guide to Albert Park in Melbourne who will host the season opening Australian Grand Prix according to Collins Grand Prix circuits book that I've got:
''More than adequate successor to Adelaide as host of Australia's Grand Prix. Located in Albert Park, a tram ride from Melbourne city centre. Instant hit thanks to efficient organisation, lively atmosphere & a reasonable track with good flow. Ideal place to start the season''
And finally I have been revealed that I 1st became a rugby fan by watching the 1995 Rugby World Cup (Then in 1995, disaster struck as New Zealand (Which featured rugby's 1st global superstar, Jonah Lomu) failed to regain the crown (With several players fell victim to food poisoning with the exception of captain Sean Fitzpatrick and the Brooke brothers of Robin & Zinzan), losing to debutants and hosts South Africa in the final in which united the host country as well as their leader Nelson Mandela) final between the All Blacks (Laurie Mains & hooker Sean Fitzpatrick was both the coach & captain respectively at the time which featured the likes of loosehead prop Craig Dowd, tighthead prop Olo Brown, locks Ian Jones & Robin Brooke, blindside flanker Mike Brewer, openside flanker Josh Kronfeld, number 8 Zinzan Brooke, halfback Graeme Bachop, first five eighth Andrew Mehrtens, the late winger Jonah Lomu, second five eighth Walter Little, centre Frank Bunce, winger Jeff Wilson & fullback Glen Osborne) & Springboks (Kitch Christie & openside flanker Francois Pienaar was also both the coach & skipper respectively which also featured the likes of loosehead prop Os du Randt, hooker Chris Rossouw, tighthead prop Bailie Swart, locks Kobus Wiese & Hannes Strydom, blindside flanker Ruben Kruger, number 8 Mark Andrews, the late halfback Joost van der Westhuizen, first five-eighth Joel Stransky, wingers Chester Williams & James Small, second five eighth Hennie le Roux, centre Japie Mulder & fullback Andre Joubert) with my Dad (I was about 4 years old at the time) when Andrew Mehrtens tried to do a match winning drop kick to regain the World Cup from Australia (Although the Aussies (Captained by Michael Lynagh featuring Dan Crowley, Phil Kearns, Ewen McKenzie, John Eales, Rod McCall, Willie Ofahengaue, David Wilson, Tim Gavin, George Gregan, David Campese, Tim Horan, Jason Little, Damian Smith & Matthew Burke) lost to England (Led by Will Carling featuring Jason Leonard, Brian Moore, Victor Ubogu, Martin Bayfield, Martin Johnson, Ben Clarke, Tim Rodber, Dean Richards, Dewi Morris, Rob Andrew, Rory Underwood, Jeremy Guscott, Tony Underwood & Mike Catt) in the quarterfinal before the English got thrashed by New Zealand in the semifinal with Lomu scoring 4 tries (Including the one that Keith Quinn said when he ran over Mike Catt: ''Bachop again, New Zealand maintaining possession. Wide to Lomu. He's got the bounce. He's handed off his opposite...Lomu! Oh! Oh!'') causing complete havoc) but missed so Dad was disappointed about it (Even Joel Stransky scored the match winning drop goal which put the game beyond doubt) especially the result when we watched the game in Raetihi (My childhood home that I've lived for 16 years before we moved to Whanganui that I have been living there ever since) meaning that I did follow rugby at all (Well I have been covering every Rugby World Cup since either 1995 or 99 (But in 1999, the All Blacks took on rivals and eventual runners up France (Who lost to the eventual champions Australia) in the semifinal but nek minute, they were torn sky blast apart from the French who enjoyed an insane amount of rugby during the 2nd half) but I still follow Formula 1 because I used to be a fan from 1999 until 2015 (That was 2 years ago so I did a blog about that 2 months ago) where my hiatus began until in January 2017 (This year) during the family trip to the South Island at Akaroa where I revealed that my so called Formula 1 hiatus ended.
So that is my 14th blog of the year 2017 (MMXVII) & my 94th overall (Only 6 to go until I approach 100 but I don't know what will my title be for my 100th blog? Could it be Operation: Knightfall, a Century Of Blogs?).
P.S. We got rid of the woods today on Saint Patrick's/Paddy's day (AKA Green Day) & after that, went to Caroline's Celtic to have lunch there where I had a Guinness pie with mashed potatoes, mushy peas & gravy then to the recycling centre to get rid of the cardboard boxes then went back to Caroline's to have a caramel slice (gluten free) with a moccachino of course.
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