Tag: Formula One

I have mixed feelings about Formula One. First of all it’s horrible, fixed, rigged and boring to watch. Second of all it’s it’s the best game out there, at least compared to other motor sports which really aren’t sports at all relying as they do upon… motors. Where’s the sport in that? I suppose I …

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Late game. More later.

Rosberg starts 8 points ahead of Hamilton in the Driver’s Championship but in 2nd position after Qualifying, and by a lot- almost half a second. On the other hand Rosberg generally starts better. They’re tring to gin up some excitement about the Team Championship by talking about ho Red Bull is getting so close to …

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I hate the fly aways. Among other things they’re a huge personal inconvenience, disrupting the odd times I can actually sleep, but they also represent the corruption and venality of Formula One, bribery driven circus sideshows of geeky (in the biting heads off chickens sense) display that leave one feeling the need for many long …

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This week the big news has mostly been off the track. As expected Filipe Massa has announced his retirement from Formula One, opening up a seat at Williams. It was thought there were 2 contenders for that position, Jenson Button and Sergio Pérez, but Button has announced that he is taking at least a year …

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And we’re back from our August vacation from Formula One and there are basically 4 stories cooking. The one getting the most ink and commentary is the drive train penalties. Now most commentators are casting this as a Hamilton (Mercedes) problem. but the truth is that Alonso (Honda) and Ericsson (Ferrari) are effected also. The …

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First of all, in off, off track news, Bernie Ecclestone’s Mother-In-Law was kidnapped last Friday in São Paulo, Brazil. This is not exactly that unusual as São Paulo saw 2 or 3 cases a week in the early 2000s, but that number had declined in recent years. The ransom is reportedly $36.5 Million which, if …

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I know there are those who think I’m in the bag for Lewis Hamilton. First of all I don’t really give a damn about motor sports or sports in general for that matter except for Baseball, Curling, and Sailing. I used to swim a little (10 miles a day a little which is a long …

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Morning emergencies. Nothing you should be concerned about, but they’re screwing up my rhythm. Live Blog below.

What? Again? I’ll try not to belabor this too much because I have many other irons in the fire (well, I notice my absences and what can I say except they’re related to business, personal, and family issues I choose not to share with the entire Internet). It’s a new track, a street track, and …

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