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  • The magic of Le Mans

    Posted by Nick Trott at 12:15PM on Wednesday 20 June, 2007 3 Comments

    I've been away from the Le Mans 24-hour race for a couple of years now, but this year I returned. It's the only motorsport event I go to as a fan. I'll camp, get wet, eat dick d'alsation hotdogs and absorb that unique Le Mans vibe.

    Except this year I was working...

    Read about Nick's 24 hours
  • Will Alonso have the last laugh?

    Posted by Bill Thomas at 12:30PM on Monday 18 June, 2007 17 Comments

    It was beyond the World Champion at that moment, after a terribly difficult race, and it was too much to expect of him, I realise that.

    But as I watched Alonso during the post-race press conference at Indy, I was willing him on to react in a simple way...

    Read why Bill wants Alonso to lighten up
  • Spanish whiner, sour grapes

    Posted by Bill Thomas at 4:00PM on Tuesday 12 June, 2007 27 Comments

    Just finished reading a story on BBC Sport about Fernando Alonso.

    Am I mistaken, or is Fernando becoming something of a moaner?...

    Find out why Bill's laying into Alonso
  • That's my boy!

    Posted by Nick Trott at 10:00AM on Monday 11 June, 2007 2 Comments

    So he's done it. After six F1 races, Lewis Hamilton has won his first Grand Prix.

    Let's not forget the hours his father put in when Lewis was in karts, the multiple jobs, the financial and psychological burden of having a clear racing genius in the family but not having the cash to support him...

    Read more of Nick's blog

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