I read a fascinating article this weekend by a writer called Malcolm Gladwell, whose new book “The story of success” looks at what creates success in many walks of life.
He describes some studies by psychologists into music students and concludes that however much talent someone has at something, what makes the difference between them becoming [...]
Archive for November, 2008
How to make an F1 genius
Posted in Discussion, Drivers, Features, tagged Drivers, talent on November 30, 2008 | 11 Comments »
A new star is born at Ferrari
Posted in Drivers, F1 News, Ferrari, Teams, tagged Drivers, Ferrari on November 28, 2008 | 8 Comments »
With all the fuss about medals, you might not have paid much attention to the story of the three young Italian drivers, who got to test a Ferrari F1 car at Fiorano this week. But digging into what happened, it seems the test was a minor revelation.
The top three finishers in the Italian F3 championship [...]
Medals, or meddling?
Posted in Discussion, F1 News, Personalities, tagged Medals, Ecclestone, F1 rules on November 27, 2008 | 23 Comments »
The discussion about the medals system potentially coming into F1 has set fans buzzing again, since Bernie Ecclestone stated, “It will happen, ” on Wednesday.
We’ve had lots of intelligent and insightful feedback on this and I have to say that the antis outweigh the pros so far. I also noted Eddie Jordan’s comments, where [...]
Bernie’s going for Gold
Posted in F1 News, Features, Personalities, tagged Ecclestone, F1 rules, Medals on November 26, 2008 | 43 Comments »
Just back from a press conference at the Landmark Hotel, London, where Bernie Ecclestone said more about the proposed “medals” scheme in F1 and announced that LG the consumer electronics group, will sponsor F1 next year. You as viewers will be very aware of this deal as you watch, because the timing graphics, which appear [...]
The new BBC F1 team
Posted in F1 News, Media, tagged BBC, Media on November 24, 2008 | 40 Comments »
The new presentation team, which will bring Formula 1 to UK audiences on the BBC for the next five years was announced today.
Jake Humphrey, who hosted some of the Olympics coverage on BBC this summer, will host the programme. David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan will stand alongside him as pundits. Radio 5 Live’s [...]
Get well soon, Mark
Posted in Drivers, Red Bull, Webber, tagged Red Bull, Webber on November 22, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I was shocked to hear about Mark Webber’s savage accident today. On a fast descent on his bicycle, he collided head on with a 4WD vehicle while competing in his Tasmania Challenge. It sounds like a really nasty shunt and it left his right leg badly broken. He has had surgery to repair it, a [...]
The end of an era
Posted in Media on November 21, 2008 | 21 Comments »
Poignant night at the ITV farewell party yesterday. It was held at the Langley in London’s Covent Garden and pretty much everyone who has worked on the programmes over the past 12 years was there, even some who only worked on that first, 1997 season, which seems like a different lifetime..
Neil Duncanson, the boss of [...]
The comment of the week!
Posted in Discussion, Features, tagged Comment of the Week on November 25, 2008 | 30 Comments »
I’ve had a peach of a comment from AK, in response to the posting yesterday about the new BBC team.
He says: “I’ve just been pointed here by someone who said “I know none of us like James Allen as a commentator, but check this blog out anyway”. It’s won over a large number of people [...]
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