I attended the Team Mercedes GP Petronas ‘Meet the Fans’ session on Wednesday 6th April 2011 at the Suria KLCC shopping mall located at the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event was held in conjunction with the Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix over at Sepang.
I get myself a brand new Nico Rosberg Mercedes Petronas GP 2011 official cap (Off cause my old M.Schumacher cap had been signed by David Coulthard hehehe) cause they said Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher will present and they will signing autographs! Just went the promoter hand me over my new cap she said “Here’s your receipt and you can give a try with our F1 simulator”
Perhaps one of the main attractions is the F1 driving simulator! Where I placed myself in the shoes of an F1 racer. The simulator they said is one of a kind and is an actual simulator used by the real drivers to train and familiarize them selves with a track before they jump into a race. I get a taste of what it actually feels like to be Michael Schumacher. I guarantee it’s unlike any video / console game you’ve played. Admittedly, I got really caught up in the simulators in the sense of realness it brought in terms of experience!
I lined up early managed to get my F1 cap memorabilia signed by Schumacher and Rosberg, and the tattoo guy took off his shirt to show the crowd his 'Michael Schumacher' tattooed with a list of Schumacher's wins!
Security made him put his shirt back on but it didn't stop him from showing his idol work of art and managed to win a hug from Schumacher!
Everyone cheered, clapped and laughed. The chap, European by the sound of his German accent, was led off stage and then everyone started taking his photograph too. I mean talk about stealing the limelight from a seven time world champion for a moment. This event could even make Nico Rosberg wonder whether or not he’ll achieve such levels of super-stardom.
At the end of the day I'm a happy guy with cap signature by Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg!