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November 1st, 2019Been a little short of updates I think! Looking forward to the new rules in 2021, hopefully things will improve!!
Kimi Raikkonen impression done by Sebastian Vettel – YouTube
December 10th, 2011Ever since he burst onto the scene I cant help but really warm to Seb Vettel. An F1 driver with a personality!! Whatever next?!
Happy Christmas 2010!
December 22nd, 2010Just a quick message to wish everyone a happy Christmas and all the best for 2011, it’s been great to finally get something setup on this website and I’ll be looking to improve on the site in the coming year as time allows. In terms of visitors, unique visitor numbers are starting to increase this month we may pass 100 for the first time. Need to keep working on increasing content!!
The 2010 Title Decider
November 13th, 2010Well another season is almost over and for the most part I have been impressed with the quality of the racing over the year, however who deserves to be the champion? Lets look at the options in no particular order:
Mark Webber
For many the “People’s Champion” Mark epitomises the passionate racer who simply loves what he does for a living. At one point a massive lead looked set to give Webber the title but that disastrous Korean Grand Prix set him back.
He cannot afford to pootle round at this race, but must finish at least fifth giving him 10 points to clear Alonso, with him scoring no points. Having a stronger team mate than Alonso has with Massa this season should help him in terms of strategy, but any dodgy team orders will surely leave a nasty taste in the mouth of fans worldwide, or would it when we look at his biggest title challenger.
Fernando Alonso
Alonso has brought the Scuderia back this season, starting with a spectacular win on his debut for the team at Bahrain. Along with that strong point scoring drives, podium places reminiscent of his Renault championships have kept him in the hunt.
Confidently stating that he would be in the hunt for the title at the seasons end seemed ludicrous at the continued dominance of Red Bull but he managed to win at Italy and Singapore to bring himself right back into the fight.
For all that, the car swap team orders at the German Grand Prix have tarnished what has been a superb fighting comeback over the season. He is in a dominant position in terms of points, but perhaps less in terms of morals!
Sebastian Vettel
On the face of it Red Bull’s “Number One” driver, given preferential treatment by the team at Silverstone with the wing-gate incident. No matter what Seb is a future world champion, his spectacular drive for his first win at Monza set the stall for his career.
Mathematically if the other three contenders all fall out then Seb simply needs to finish 2nd or higher. The fact that he is not the
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis simply has to win to get the 2010 crown, but the other contenders all need to not finish in the points a massive undertaking. McLaren have had a reasonable season with both drivers winning races, but Hamilton overall has been the dominant partner in terms of laps led over his team mate and points scored.
In free practice McLaren looked good so he has potential to be in the title deciding mix, although more likely to be affecting others battles than winning outright.
My own view
Written before qualifying, this is my stab in the dark as to what’s going to happen. I feel that Alonso will simply aim to finish second in the race in another classic “percentage” performance, the race pace of McLaren is going to be his biggest obstacle to that but i can see something affecting Webber in the Red Bull.
Can nice guys win in F1? I for one hope so, COME ON MARK! (For 2010 at least!)
Bahrain 2010
March 18th, 2010Just a few words on the first race, well the new season is here in a new decade promising excitement, no politics*, and excitement. New teams are here in the shape of Lotus, Virgin Racing and HRT; new teams are always exciting and it’s good to have some proper backmarker potential for a chance, Toyotas 2001 entry was just too slick and well planned, points after a first race, pah! Apart from that the reappearance of Mr Michael Schumacher is frankly way beyond cool to me, the guy had faults just like Senna, Prost, Mansell, before him but my god some of his race victories will live forever. Hungary 1998 will never be forgotten by me, a sublime performance.
To briefly go to the opposite of sublime performance for a moment, this post marks my first foray into McLaren hating territory the grey team from Woking to me symbolises the death star F1 team, the ultimate in Formula One supporting menace. Those brave grey boys from McLaren have destroyed F1 for me in many ways over the years, and have crushed the personal element of F1 to me. A shame but true, more organised analysis of my feels on this subject will become apparent over the coming months, but the all British B team of Button (the definition of average) and B-Hamilton will surely shine through in the press (see what I did there).
I would also like to touch on Giancarlo Fisichella, who in 1997 was making his big impact on F1, one of the bright new Italian talents (along with Trulli) who has decided to quit F1 and become Ferrari reserve driver, he was talked about like so many others since as a new precocious talent, without ever really finding his peak. That baton for me, for 2010 has passed onto Kamui Kobayashi, a fast, ballsey spiky haired Japanese talent, let’s hope he doesn’t turn out to be a promising nearly man like his 1997 equivalent Ukyo Katayama.
The race, dull as so many are, things will improve sometimes it’s nice just to veg out in front of F1, some of my memorable races have seen mid grid cars run in unexpected positions, Hill Hungary 97 Arrows nearly winning, Mazzacane USA 2000 running 4th. The wonder is still there, the miracle of F1 is in the detail, sorry people this is a specialised geek sport. Long may it rein!!
More F1 musings soon.
*may contain politics