I am an Australian who loves F1. I attend the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne each year and am there for every minute of every session. Practice 1 on Friday is my favourite session of the year. As the Australian Grand Prix has been the first race of the season for many years, I get to see the new driver / team combinations for the first time live, rather than on tv, which is very exciting.…
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I think he likes me
The Ferrari F1 team’s Brazilian driver Felipe Massa threw his car at me 5 years ago. I forgave him his exuberance. But now I have to ask him not to make a habit of it as he drove straight at me again on Friday, seemingly just to say hello.…
The Australian Grand Prix Corporation and Foxtix engage in misleading and deceptive ticket pricing
I’m a dedicated fan of Formula 1 and have attended the Australian Grand Prix every year since 2003. I usually buy a weekend general admission ticket at the gate because, until this year, it has been the same price as presale and there has been no incentive to do otherwise.…
the future of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix
It’s rare for me to think that anything a Liberal says makes sense, but my respect for Robert Doyle has increased since his reasoned critique of the cost of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. For breaking ranks with his party colleagues and drawing attention to the deep conflict of interest between the state government, the Liberal Party and the Grand Prix Corporation he deserves some respect.…
2010 Australian F1 GP – practice sessions 1 and 2
I was thrilled to be at the 2010 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix yesterday, particularly to see Felipe Massa, whose return to F1 after a serious accident last year I previously wrote about. The highlight of the first session was being close to where Sauber’s Pedro de la Rosa (below) retired with mechanical problems at turn 4.…
I expect to see Felipe Massa on the grid for the 2010 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix
During qualifying for the 2006 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix, Ferrari driver Felipe Massa had a dangerous high speed accident. He lost control of his car through the very fast turn 11 and 12 s bend and spun 180 degrees through the gravel to land almost at my feet.…
big in Poland
Once my videos of the 2009 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix were reinstated by Youtube, they gained about 1,000 views each. That”s good considering they were offline when people would have been most interested in seeing them – in the days immediately after the race.…
BBC F1 news = fail
Last year I wrote about the failure of ITV to cater for international audiences with their F1 news. Now that the BBC is the official F1 broadcaster again, I hoped they would be more aware of their international audience. But I was naive.…
I fought Formula 1 Management and I won
I am pleased to report that I have won my copyright dispute with Formula 1 Management (FOM) over the copyright and intellectual property rights to spectator videos made at the 2009 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. All the wealth, power and arrogance of FOM has been beaten by one belligerent blogger who doesn’t even have a law degree.…