Tag: Formula 1
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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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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…
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Messy race is just fine for Max
In the end, the result goes along expected lines. Though often the eventual outcome only depicts a fraction of the entire story. That was certainly the case with yesterday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Now read on… The race was full to the gills of incident with a garnish of controversy, the only difference from most…
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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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Voice of Motorsport Murray Walker passes away aged 97
Yours truly was asked several times over the years was there any sport which wouldn’t be viewed from this seat. The answer to said query has always been Baseball. And that, being honest is only down to not understanding the discipline in question. There are others which fall into the bracket of knowledge exists thereon…
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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…