Category: Sport

Hamilton Punishment Harsh


A team member had put an insufficient quantity of fuel into the car, thereby resulting in the car having to be stopped on the circuit in order to be able to provide the required amount for sampling purposes

The Stewards determine that this is a breach of Article 6.6.2 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations and the Competitor is accordingly excluded from the results of the Qualifying Session. The Competitor is however allowed to start the race from the back of the grid.

To be relegated from Pole Position to last on the grid is too harsh a punishment.

On the one hand it is a team sport but crucially once the car is on the track it becomes a solo sport. The team prepared Hamiltons car but it was Hamiltons driving that got him to pole.

When considering the punishment for transgressing the rules the stewards would have to balance the punishment which is applied to both the team and the driver.

In this instance I believe the punishment should have been a 2 or 3 position penalty.

Back of the grid is too harsh !!!

Quote Of The Day – So Far


At todays Spanish Grand Prix, during his regular grid walk, Martin Brundle asked ” Who do you think will win the race ?”

To which Bernie Ecclestone replied “I think it will be very hard for these guys at the back to pass the guys at the front”

Nico Rosberg claims well deserved win in Chinese F1


Rosberg drove perfectly from the beginning to the end of what turned into the best race of the season. I know that it’s only early days but Wow.

If the rest of the season carries on in this manner we are in for one heck of a ride.

Congratulations to Nico, Jenson & Lewis

So, next stop Bahrain. The decision to go ahead with this venue is questionable at best but I hope that it goes ahead and is trouble-free.

Ski jumpers soar over Hampstead Heath


I stumbled across this article and thought I would share.

The novel idea of importing 45 tons of snow, 25 Norwegian skiers and building an almost full sized ski jump obviously gave Londoners something to gawp at back in 1950, although I can’t imagine why the event was originally proposed. Perhaps the words of a “spokesmen” give us a clue

An official said of the event, “This exhibition has been such an unqualified success that we are very much hoping it will become one of the country’s major sporting features.”

Maybe there were some pretensions that London could host the Winter Olympics. Is this where Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards gained inspiration ?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 25 | 1950: Ski jumpers soar over Hampstead Heath.

Malaysian F1 – Podium


Look at the faces. 1st and 2nd place holders Alonso and Perez are beaming away. What is wrong with Hamilton. He has a podium position. I know its not what should have been but come on Lewis crack a smile.

Sergio Perez has done so well today and it shows on his face. There will be one hell of a party tonight.

Hamilton has left the podium while Perez and Alonso are still out celebrating, what is that all about

Dream Race For Sergio


Sergio Perez is having the drive of his life.

Listening to the team radio it would seem that his team are prepared to bank the points that he appears to have in the bag. They should just let him get on, and keep doing what he has been doing all afternoon.

Its a shame that he ran wide so he has to hunt down Alonso again.

Only 4 laps to go. He can still take Alonso

Button Betters Massa


It was only a matter of time before Button took Massa but it really took some steel as Massa wasn’t going to give in easily. A marvellous piece of driving. Shame Button still has a lot of work to do while he languishes at P15.

Where’s Webber


Although he is running and in 7th position, Mark doesn’t appear to be getting much coverage.

Is he having a quiet race or have I been asleep

Maclaren Horror Story


Having had the dream start to the Malaysian F1 the Maclaren team have moved into a nightmare. Hamilton had a terrible pit stop and rejoined the race behind Alonso and then Button has a collision and has to pit for a new nose. How fortunes can change.