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I believe some of you read F1Fanatic and I spotted this interview (on londonist.com) with the chap who runs it: Keith Collantine, F1Fanatic You may or may not agree with him!

…Speeding, I’m Qualifying: T-Shirt That Might Not Stand Up In Court

After a season dogged with claim and counter-claim in respect of the validity of the various constructors’ cars, engines, tyres and fuel, Max and Bernie reveal: The Way Forward (Alex, when’s your birthday again?)

>> F1 spygate << Fast car merry-go-round McLaren face more spying allegations today. Gossip behind the scenes says Fernando Alonso is looking to jump ship at the end of the season whatever happens, with a big money move to a … Continue reading →

Oh god, nooooooooo, but you did warn me: Arsenal interest F1’s EcclestoneEcclestone on verge of launching Arsenal bid Alex, I blame you (I’ll think of a reason shortly)

I would like to introduce to the famous portal of sofaF1 the idea of ‘sledging’. For those of you not in the know, this is the deliberate use of humorous and/or offensive banter by cricketers (and baseball too, although it … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Nurburgring-a-ring-a-roses-we-all-fall-off-the-track. What an amazing race – for once, I watched most of it (and even on the way to B&Q I was listening to FiveLive guest-commentator Murray getting more and more animated in my car. Not that … Continue reading →

Winning formula – Stevenage man in bet of the decade In 1998 a man watched his son soundly beaten in a go-kart race by a very fast young driver. He went to the bookies and asked to put a bet … Continue reading →

In the aftermath of Lewis’ famous victory in the US Grand Prix: Bernie Ecclestone admits: ‘Podium Champagne is just Cava in a fancy bottle’ So now you know. And theNewbie scores of of them there pole poll points…

Following on from the discussion in the pub at Alex’s birthday re: F1 = field sports, the wonderful Stick Cricket has had a makeover for the, ahem, ‘merkin’ market and there is now … Stick Baseball: Stick Baseball Stick Cricket … Continue reading →