It seems impossible to watch Formula One without a pundit making a comment about a comparison to Ayrton Senna. Over the last two seasons everyone has been comparing Hamilton v Rosberg and Prost v Senna. They may be right, they may be wrong but my god isn’t it boring? Prost v Senna and Hunt v Lauda, they were defining moments in Formula One history and I don’t understand why people feel the need to claw it back. Drivers should be busy creating their own history and turning F1 back into a sport people love.
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Jules Bianchi’s crash shows Formula One’s dark side yet again
As I write there is no further news regarding Jules Bianchi’s condition following the Japanese Grand Prix. He is still unconscious following brain surgery and he is still in a critical condition after suffering a diffuse axonal injury. Shockingly, mainly thanks to a dubious Facebook page, there is even speculation as to whether he is alive or not. All we do know is that this terrible accident has shown us the dark side of this great sport yet again.
‘Pink for Papa’
Here’s a little piece I wrote about Jenson Button’s quest to get fans at Silverstone to wear ‘Pink for Papa’ to celebrate the life of his late father, John.
http://www.youryeovil.co.uk/local-news/23764-jenson-button-asks-fans-to-wear-pink-for-papa.html
The 2014 Canadian Grand Prix
After qualifying in Canada, the race looked like it would be heading the way of all the others this season – a Mercedes one-two with the other drivers struggling to get anywhere. The first half of the race gave the same indication but things changed on lap 37 that meant what we actually got was a thriller.
Obituary: Sir Jack Brabham
Sir Jack Brabham, who died on 19th May 2014 aged 88, was one of Formula One’s truly great champions and the first to win the title in a car that he’d manufactured himself.
Known as “Black Jack” because of his demeanour, he was born John Arthur Brabham on 2nd April 1926 in a town called Hurtsville, just outside of Sydney. He gained his passion for motoring from his father, who taught Brabham to drive aged 12. He left school at 15 to study engineering at the local technical college whilst also working at a local garage. After serving for three years in the Royal Australian Airforce from 1944-1946 as an engineer, he used his skills to open a small motor repair/machine shop. It was here that he met Johnny Schonberg an American expat racer. Brabham built Schonberg a new race car but Schonberg’s wife persuaded him to quit racing. Brabham was left with a neat little race car to try his hand in. And the rest, as they say, is history. Continue reading
The 2014 Monaco Grand Prix
Monaco seemed like it was going to be a different kind of race compared to the first five, mainly thanks to so many unusual names in the top ten after qualifying – Vergne, Magnussen and Kyvat qualified in seventh, eighth and ninth respectively. Continue reading
The 2014 Spanish Grand Prix
Race-day dawned in Spain with Alonso praying for a better result than seventh on the grid and the fans hoping for a more exciting race than last time out in China. Which of them would be disappointed? Continue reading
The 2014 Chinese Grand Prix
As the F1 circus rolled up in China it wasn’t just the fans wondering if Mercedes would still be dominating the sport third time out. It looked likely but things weren’t to go as swimmingly as that. I’m not going to lie it was quite a quiet race so this review is going to be a little different. Let’s look at a few of China’s top teams. Continue reading
The 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain saw Jenson Button celebrate his 250th Grand Prix. I’m sure that both he and McLaren were hoping he’d celebrate it with a victory, unfortunately that wish didn’t come true.
The 2014 Malaysian Grand Prix
The F1 circus arrived in Malaysia for the second round of this year’s championship. How far would things have developed since Australia? Only time would tell.
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