Formula One
Bahrain Grand Prix 2013: Race
Five minutes to go before the race begins. I hope this will become a good race – Bahrain races tend to be fairly dull, mainly due to the sandy track surface making overtaking very difficult. However, there are two DRS zones here this year, with the length of the front straight into Turn 1 looking […]
Formula One
Bahrain Grand Prix 2013: Qualifying
Firstly, I am not watching qualifying live. I have been completing a job outside and so the result has already been decided. Some news though, Lewis Hamilton will receive a 5 place grid penalty for having to change his gearbox after a third practice accident. Mark Webber and Esteban Gutierrez will also have 5 place penalties. The […]
Formula One
Chinese Grand Prix 2013: Race
Here we go then. Mark Webber now starts from the pit lane after first being relegated to the back for fuel problems yesterday. Further changes overnight to his gearbox mean starting from the pit lane. The main thing to watch for in this race is tyres: some drivers are on the harder medium compound to […]
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Day 103: The Figgs and Raised Beds (Part 1)
I could have got away with saying my Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying report was today’s blog. But it isn’t really. So I can’t. One small piece of F1 news from that: Mark Webber, who initially qualified 14th, will start at the back of the grid after the amount of fuel n his car wasn’t enough to a) get him […]
Formula One
Chinese Grand Prix 2013: Qualifying
Yet another relatively early Saturday morning for qualifying – it begins at 7 am here. The Shanghai circuit isn’t one of the best for creating decent races – I can’t remember a single one and it’s been going since 2004. Last year’s race was notable for being Nico Rosberg‘s first win. The other winners are […]
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Day 84: Clumps Of Change
Today was a good little day. My class were out on a trip to the local high school which meant that I was in school with a quiet classroom getting on with jobs. Always a good thing. I added a graph to the school website showing attendances for last week – all I need to do is […]
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Day 83: A Lazy Sunday Of Nothingness
This evening we were supposed to be playing a Spring concert at Grange Moor, however, because of the snow, that was cancelled. In fact, I should be there bashing stuff at the back right now. The main event of the day has been the Malaysian Grand Prix (my report). A fascinating race with lots of […]