Now Is Not The Time ...

For overconfidence.

I know that the polls show what could be an easy win for Barack Obama, however for those of you who are Formula One fans and saw the Brazilian Grand Prix yesterday, should know, it's not over until the checkered flag falls.

For those of you who didn't see the race, a quick summary.

Ferarri driver, Felipe Massa and McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton came into the final race of the F1 season battling for the drivers championship, separated by only a few points.

The final standings were going to be determined by where each driver finished the race. Approaching the final corner of the final lap, Hamilton was in sixth place, which would have given Massa the championship based on the number of race wins (they would have been tied in points, and the tie breaker is based on the number of wins, and other factors).

When Massa crossed the finish line it looked like he had the drivers crown in the bag, since Hamilton made a mistake, and dropped from fifth (the furthest back he could finish) to sixth. On the final corner, with rain falling, Toyota driver Timo Glock, on dry weather tires, could not hold his fourth place position and slid wide on the final corner, allowing Sebastien Vettel (5th), and Lewis Hamilton (6th), both on wet weather tires, to pass him giving Hamilton enough points to win.

The lesson here (other than that McLaren should have been fighting for a higher position throughout the race), is that eventhough the finish line is within sight, it's not over until it's over.

Make sure you, and all your friends and neighbors get out and vote.