Tag: Daniel Ricciardo

  • Blow or blessing?

    Blow or blessing?

    Every sport has its curious idioms. In GAA for example, the quirk by which, even though they may be getting hockeyed all over s pitch, a corner forward will nearly always be the first to be hauled ashore. If a horse runs a bad race or two, either the jockey gets dropped or the animal…

  • Horner told to hit the road

    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…

  • Hamilton in stunning Ferrari move

    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…

  • Le Clerc turns duel Down Under into a hack canter

    Le Clerc turns duel Down Under into a hack canter

    This corner will have no bother admitting there was no interest here in F1 as the genuine perception was that victors were decided by the technology in the cockpits of the machines more than anything else. There is no doubt the gadgetry in the lightening quick machines does indeed play a huge role in the…