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so #NBC have won the rights to #F1 coverage in the USA

Posted on October 19, 2012 by driverjohn

The recent announcement that #SpeedF1 were to lose their rights to cover F1 racing in the USA was a big disappointment for me, for I had long enjoyed watching my F1 in their company on my American trips. Continue reading →

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whose turn next for pantomime villain? #F1

Posted on October 9, 2012 by driverjohn

Earlier this year we had Pastor Maldonado cast in the role of the man in the black cloak, twirling his moustache whilst casting F1’s poor virgins out into the snow, chaining them to the railroad tracks or just punting them off into the boondocks, but now it is Romain Grosjean who has inherited the mantle. Continue reading →

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Lewis has done the right thing moving from McLaren #F1

Posted on October 4, 2012 by driverjohn

Lewis did the right thing to leave McLaren and should be able to do so with his head held high. All this media nonsense about him having let McLaren down is just that; nonsense. Continue reading →

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Is Indy Racing about to push the self destruct button (again)? #Indycar

Posted on October 2, 2012 by driverjohn

Let’s be clear from the start; I love IndyCars and have done so for nearly 50 years.

Growing up in the UK in the 50s and early 60s Indy racing was not much on my radar until 1964 when coverage on that tragic opening lap made international news. One of my heroes was Dan Gurney and through following his exploits I started to get a bit more into USAC racing generally over the next year or so and Graham Hill, another hero, winning in ’66 brought more interest. Continue reading →

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Weekend round up – 1st July 2012 #DTM #NASCAR

Posted on July 1, 2012 by driverjohn

Hopefully we might have got the duff weather out of the way here in the UK ready for the Grand Prix next weekend, but we don’t hold out too much hope. Hopefully the folks who went to the Festival of Speed at Goodwood didn’t get too wet. This weekend on a global stage the prime action was the #DTM from the Norisring and #NASCAR from Kentucky. Continue reading →

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