Tag: FIA
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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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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…
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Where is the sport in it?
The question has often been asked of yours truly – is there any sport I wouldn’t watch. Baseball was always the standard reply to said inquiry. Simply as it’s not understood. Chances are if a grasp of it was attained, one would be drawn in as was the case with Darts and Cricket and a…