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Review: Overdrive ~ Formula 1 in the Zone

I first heard of the book Overdrive ~ Formula 1 in the Zone by Clyde Brolin mentioned by Maurice Hamilton on the BBC Red Button Service for one of the practice sessions of the Bahrain Grand Prix. As a lifelong … Continue reading

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A View

This is a picture taken from the north side of the Thames looking towards the South Bank and Waterloo Bridge whilst walking back from the Completion Evening for this years Youth at Risk Student Leadership Project.

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The Hare and the Tortoise

We all know Aesop’s story about the Hare and the Tortoise. The hare and the Tortoise decide to have a race. The Hare rushes off at full speed. The Tortoise plods along at a steady pace. After a while the … Continue reading

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I have to admit, I feel a little pleased with myself.

Technorati Tags: Virgin,F1,Branson Seeing the arrival of the Virgin F1 team has given me quite a lift. Not because I’m a great supporter of the Virgin brand, indeed I don’t think I use any of their products or services and … Continue reading

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Is it fair to have KERS charged on the grid?

Well that’s the question. What do you think? It strikes me that if the KERS cars are allowed to have their systems charged on the grid they have an unfair advantage. All the cars have to qualify on race fuel … Continue reading

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You become what you think about

Technorati Tags: Adrian,Sutil,F1,China,mind Adrian Sutil after the race: “It’s a shame – you focus so much and think you can do it, but the car was just out of control at the end. I had the same feeling as Monaco … Continue reading

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Don’t think of the colour blue Adrian!

Technorati Tags: F1,China,Sutil,Hamilton There is a story about an adventurer traveling across the desert searching for his fortune. But not the Paulo Coelho one.  It goes that one night the traveler was visited by a Genie in a dream. In … Continue reading

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A Logo Does not a Sponsor Make!

For those who were up early this morning watching the qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, you may have like me been expecting to see the Brawn repainted in a stunning Virgin livery. Not so! A few Virgin … Continue reading

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Virgin-Brawn? Should that be Brawn-Virgin?

It seems that all will be revealed in the next few hours. Virgin are, at least for the time being, in F1.

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Virgin Honda?

We shall see!

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