tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post1674075825381271825..comments2023-09-22T08:43:23.586+01:00Comments on Irrelevant irreverence: The race, the whole race and nothing but the race.Doug Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12483663222029613478noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post-48876790640354962702012-05-08T09:42:07.748+01:002012-05-08T09:42:07.748+01:00Ahhhh the possessive apostrophe, my nemesis.
Than...Ahhhh the possessive apostrophe, my nemesis.<br /><br />Thanks for pointing that out, I acknowledge that I have much to learn, so thanks for the advice. <br /><br />Mine would be to go easy on the sarcasm or type "condescending Wonka" into Google, it seems like it would be right up your street!Doug Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483663222029613478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post-5335811121477552612012-05-08T02:02:55.302+01:002012-05-08T02:02:55.302+01:00"Speaking of Button and the McLaren's&quo..."Speaking of Button and the McLaren's"....what? Oh, you meant "Speaking of Button and the McLarens". Presumably you also meant "As it turned out, the McLarens" later in the same paragraph?<br /><br />If you want to be a journalist you might want to check your grammar. Plural and possessive are different.<br /><br />Alternatively, apply for a job on the BBC website. Their editors never notice bad grammar, so you'll never have to worry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post-84722576425353411032012-04-26T18:02:39.026+01:002012-04-26T18:02:39.026+01:00Lord Serunson, how nice of you to join!
Kimi is t...Lord Serunson, how nice of you to join!<br /><br />Kimi is the man...when he can be bothered, which is about as rare as a Lewis Hamilton joke.<br /><br />I kinda like the competitive nature of this year, with - as you say - no standout car, but you can see RedBull getting it together now after an average (by their standards) start!..McLaren should have stolen a march but rookie mistakes have cost them.<br /><br />I kinda hope so, as much as I despise Fernando, a wet race may be the only to liven up what is usually a pretty dull race. Let's see ey!Doug Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483663222029613478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post-51948774229618462422012-04-26T01:12:41.474+01:002012-04-26T01:12:41.474+01:00Oh Vettel.... Where do I begin really
Kimi should...Oh Vettel.... Where do I begin really<br /><br />Kimi should have won. That Magnum eating, dump taking quiet man should have nailed Seb at the first corner, but because that German did what Bayern did today and block the whole road, Kimi had to ease off which meant he could never have gotten near him again. <br /><br />Although one thig to say about this season, is that it is very open. There is no single "I AM THE BEST" car like Brawn or RBR have been these past 3 years. 4 Different races, 4 Different winners. I call that, a success. Makes the sport more enjoyable and much more compelling to watch.<br /><br />Although for once can Mark Webber bloody win the championship?!? Mr consistent in 4th in every race, (but 3rd overall due to everyone finishing oddly), could end up winning the championship. This would be cool. I've always liked Mr multi-talented, and he actually seems like a sound guy. I could imagine walking up to Mark Webber in a bar (yeah right I know) and having a sound conversation about something cool. But Vettel, I could say going "I'm too important for you" and stroll off to something sponsored...<br /><br />ANYWAY, Spain should be good - Fernando's home race, so if there is rain there may be hope for him yet. As the popular saying goes; "The rain in spain, falls mainly on the Circuit de Catalunya".Lord_Serunsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265134328447347396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post-80716502506243125212012-04-24T11:32:14.850+01:002012-04-24T11:32:14.850+01:00Thanks for giving it a chance, hope I didn't d...Thanks for giving it a chance, hope I didn't disappoint!<br /><br />I spoke a bit about Schumacher after the China race, too much of Schumy could kill a man, ask David Coulthard. But he is getting a hell of a lot of bad luck - as I alluded to last week if you want a few cheap laughs at the expense of people infinitely more talented than myself.<br /><br />And yes, Mark has turned his fortunes around but is honestly the worst starter on the grid, you have to add two places to his grid position! I would like to see Schumy competing again though...just not too muchDoug Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483663222029613478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post-89888661432573647342012-04-24T11:10:32.258+01:002012-04-24T11:10:32.258+01:00Hi, I followed your link from the BBC blog and jus...Hi, I followed your link from the BBC blog and just wanted to say that I found that highly entertaining, good job! And I think we share a lot of the same opinions, which is nice. Talking of Schumacher (well, you did briefly), has he somehow inherited the Curse of Mark Webber (I'm talking about having terrible luck with mechanical failures and the like, not being a shit starter)?Gwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13127784431543135980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post-43499008012175237952012-04-24T10:58:46.999+01:002012-04-24T10:58:46.999+01:00Thank you Clare,
I have opinions on Martin Whitma...Thank you Clare,<br /><br />I have opinions on Martin Whitmarsh which I probably shouldn't say in case he reads and was going to give me a job in McLaren media or marketing. Nah he's a twat.<br /><br />I'm with you on the tyres, and doubly with you on that awesome pun! But it is a balance that needs to be struck somehow, remember the 2000's with often one pit stop a race (albeit with refueling) Hopefully they can get it right!<br /><br />Thanks again, hope you continue to read!<br /><br />3,000 views next target, reaching my goals slower than my aunt...driving an HRT.Doug Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483663222029613478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post-22474198387733580412012-04-24T00:57:30.461+01:002012-04-24T00:57:30.461+01:00Enjoyed that Doug. Strange old weekend, and a bit ...Enjoyed that Doug. Strange old weekend, and a bit of an anticlimax to have Vettel back on top ('Das Finger' - like it!) Agree that the BBC coverage was shockingly poor which didn't help. Then Lewis and Jensons bad luck ( Martin W seemed more concerned about tyre-man than his driver...makes you wonder which car Lewis will be driving next season) <br />The tyre thing is getting a bit, er, tiresome - am already sick of hearing about nursing them, cliffs, marbles, sweet spots, etc etc. <br />To end on a positive, at least a great race for DiResta and a fabulous /opportunistic overtake by him. <br /><br />Keep up the good work Doug & congrats on passing the 2000 mark.Clarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post-60886623260890279082012-04-23T20:48:54.704+01:002012-04-23T20:48:54.704+01:00The reason for my lack of knowledge on...well, any...The reason for my lack of knowledge on...well, anything in this article is partially due to my stubborn insistence to research as little as I can into the matters at hand.<br /><br />Controversial yes, but it appears effective enough, so thanks for reading!Doug Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483663222029613478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post-9658187348504112572012-04-23T20:46:54.575+01:002012-04-23T20:46:54.575+01:00Berty McJock, you're Scottish?!
For what it&#...Berty McJock, you're Scottish?!<br /><br />For what it's worth, I am more Scottish than English, but it's always worth a laugh at the Scots, regardless of whether you are one or not! <br /><br />Agree to disagree R.E Bahrain but I see what you mean and, to be honest, I don't think anyone has handled the situation well. I'm still kind of trying to not say more than I know about Bahraini (sp?!) politics, unlike Mr Benson. An opportunity from all sides missed yes, but still a continuation of a rich man's sport in a country where so few have so much. And there I go, pretending I know more than I do!<br /><br />Unfortunately, I have seen little of Sky's coverage but I reckon getting Damon Hill on board was to make Georgie Thompson appear to have a personality to go with her...mmm hmm...other attributes. I can totally see your point with style over substance, such is their exuberant marketing of anything sporty: "And on Wednesday night on Sky Sports 7, Leyton Orient take on Macclesfield for a place in the top fourteen". <br /><br />I had no idea about the legal goings on with that move, if what you say is correct, they've sold out, and they didn't even have the courtesy to lie through their teeth about it!<br /><br />AND FINALLY!<br /><br />As I said, I know there must be contractual constraints on the BBC, but the highlights were so, so bad. Of course, we are not privy to the circumstances that forced such shitty coverage, particularly as this weekend was a bit of an anomaly but some farfetched speculation would be nice. <br /><br />Bring on farcelona (I can make Catalan-based puns too) indeed!Doug Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483663222029613478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post-86469037232015175002012-04-23T20:18:37.082+01:002012-04-23T20:18:37.082+01:00sorry to keep spamming..keep remembering stuff i m...sorry to keep spamming..keep remembering stuff i meant to say.<br /><br />you are right...the highlights were indeed short. the whole programme was 80 mins....ten minutes less than the absolute minimum we were promised by them...technically, as it wasnt a european race it should have been 2 hours longs. had it been 90 mins as promised for euro races i could have forgiven them. feel VERY let down by the bbcBerty_McJockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042369985947164305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post-29585342726994113862012-04-23T20:13:45.477+01:002012-04-23T20:13:45.477+01:00i knew i forgot something lol.......bbc is still b...i knew i forgot something lol.......bbc is still better than sky...when they show a full race. sky is typical sky...style over substance, and no one looks completely comfortable yet. oh, and btw...it wasnt rupert murdoch who went knocking on bbc's door. the beeb approached sky, a move which was illegal, seeing as they were a free to air broadcaster with (at the time) the monopoly on F1 in the uk. by law, they were obliged to offer F1 to the other free to air channels first. both 5 and channel 4 had expressed an interest, but they were ignored in favour of subscription service sky. there was an enquiry by the monopolies commission, and why no action was taken is beyond me. the law in this area is black and white, and the beeb broke it. the mind boggles.Berty_McJockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042369985947164305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422219380946209352.post-52674688454242049362012-04-23T20:04:27.154+01:002012-04-23T20:04:27.154+01:00oi oi dougie. another good race report from you. h...oi oi dougie. another good race report from you. however, just like last time, i dont completely agree with you. i still think it was the correct decision to race in bahrain. i know i said politics and sport should never mix, but whatever anyone says, it raised more awareness of whats going on in bahrain than anything anyone else has done since last years cancellation. this can only be a good thing, and something the protesters should have jumped on as a way of diplomatically and peacefully raising awareness. instead both sides made a complete hash of it. shame that. <br /><br />as for rosberg, although it was some dirty driving from him, the stewards decided that, as neither hamilton, nor alonso were alongside as rosberg made his moves, they werent impeded. at the end of the day, this is a fair comment. had they been alongside, and not behind, things would have been different.<br /><br />now...as for di resta...erm....damn...i'm a scot. we've never been heroically defeated. we sold ourselves out to the english, and well, apart from a few glory years at rugby a looooong time ago, we're just shit at MOST sport...not very heroic lol. thank god for the existence of motorsport, where for some reason we usually do reasonably well, and whether he got beaten by button or not, to get that force india where it finished was in my opinion tantamount to a heroic victory....but i'm biased lol.<br /><br />anyways...off to bore-celona next, and i await your next thread, where you shall rejoice in a McLaren one-two, and di resta on the third step.<br /><br />well....we can all live in hope eh???Berty_McJockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042369985947164305noreply@blogger.com