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Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton’s rude awakening!

July 31st, 2014

Lewis Hamilton won the Formula 1 World Championship in 2008. It was the final rung on the ladder which allowed him to claim the greatness which his father and others, Ron Dennis and company, saw and nurtured in him. We will all agree that the time, effort and obviously considerable sums of money, invested in [...]

Formula 1: Is Formula 1 a farce? (Part 2)

July 30th, 2014

Red Bull Racing’s multiple and reigning World Champion, Sebastian Vettel, is, in 2014, a wandering sheep, a lost soul, a nomad, a psychiatrist’s case study, as he seeks answers to the current nightmare in which he resides – the 2014 F1 season! To say the German has had a difficult season thus far will be recorded [...]

Formula 1: Is Formula 1 a farce? (Part 1)

July 29th, 2014

The account you are about to read was written a day or two after the German GP and after Sunday’s GP in Hungary, I find its relevance startling! Did you watch the German GP? I sincerely hope you did. Were you impressed or disgusted by what you saw? Do not clutch at straws, I will [...]

Drag Racing: Boost ‘tun up’ at Vernam this Sunday!

July 17th, 2014

The world has an eternal romance with football and the furious flames of passion were kept lit by a memorable 2014 World Cup. The event came and with each passing day, it orchestrated a tumultuous ride, marked by bouts of hope, despair, heightened ecstasy and rambunctious depression! The 2014 World Cup renewed our faith in [...]

Circuit Racing : Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) – Round 1 (videos)

July 14th, 2014

The Caribbean is one of those regions which, if it was an individual it would be viewed as an enigma! History would argue, that the countries which comprise the region, share much more in common than they we are willing to agree. The facts are unavoidable and despite an ostrich’s attempt to bury our heads [...]

Formula 1: Lady Luck embraces Hamilton at Silverstone!

July 9th, 2014

FIFA World Cup 2014 I digress. Briefly.Where there is smoke, there is fire. Football aficionados worldwide would have seen the smoke all along. They would have recognised and accepted it for what it was. If you know the game of football, that is, really know the game, which when translated means that you are not [...]

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