Tag: Christian Horner
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Horner told to hit the road
In a drastic illustration of the old adage that you’re only as good as your last performance, Christian Horner was this morning relieved of his duties as Team Principal with Red Bull Racing with immediate effect. Those of the sugary drink backing have been but a pale shadow of their dominant selves this year, but…
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Some class, some crass and some undone by the final pass
SIDELINE CUTS -35 Rep. Of Ireland…0 England…2 It had to happen, didn’t it? Not so much that England won, that much was a given before a ball was kicked. But, in another way, so too were the chances of Declan Rice and/or Jack Grealish – two Irishmen who jumped ship on a glory hunt which…
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Hamilton in stunning Ferrari move
BREAKING NEWS The transfer window in football is nearly closed again until midsummer, but even if it were to open indefinitely it’s unlikely it would throw up a story as sensational as that which is breaking in F1 this morning – the impending acquisition of the services of Lewis Hamilton by Ferrari. While everyone with…
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Hideous Horner should put down the shovel
I’ve been lucky to have legendary former Meath football manager Sean Boylan central to my life for as long as there’s been a pulse here. There’s hardly a superlative in the English language which hasn’t been used in praise of the man. Of the numerous articles, interviews, television programmes and books produced about this mosy…
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If you’re not happy winning by the rules it says a lot
“Trust it, move it, prove it groove it, show how good you are”. So sang his wife in a former life. Yet you suspect if Christian Horner was told his was the only team in an F1 race he’d still find fault with the arrangements. Remember, this is a man who badgered former Race Director…
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Is the dream car turning into a nightmare for its owners?
If you’ve ever dreamt about winning the Lotto or anybody has ever asked you what you would do if it did happen, what would your course of action be? I would buy a nice block of land, a new tractor and a racehorse, to be trained in Castletown. For some people, it could be home…
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Who will cribbing Christian blame this time?
This corner will in no way claim to be an expert in Formula 1, but what will be said is that once one becomes acquainted with a given subject area, knowledge thereof tends to be ingested and retained fairly quickly. Thus, while it would never be claimed that yours truly is an aficionado of the…
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Horner gets Christmas No. 1 as epic battle gets deserved Spicy finish
In the dying embers of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, reference was made to the unforgettable climax to the First Division (now Premiership) of 1989 when Arsenal had to win 2-0 at Anfield to take title away from the home side. And thanks to Micky Thomas’s amazing goal deep into stoppage time did just that. At…
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Great salesmen with daredevil competitivness
Can you remember what hooked you on your favourite sport? Or, if you’re like me and like nearly every discipline on the planet, what flicked the switch in the various codes? Here are just a few examples applicable in this corner. For American Football, it was eventually sitting through a first Super Bowl about eight…
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Winners thread the line delicately and sometimes cross it
On a least one occasion during her illustrious riding career, Nina Walsh (Carberry) stayed that close to the rails while going around a racetrack she ended up sustaining fairly bad foot/leg injuries. For another story of a close encounter of the white line kind, examine the beginning of the move which culminated in the greatest…