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| Name: | Steve Jonson |
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Drood has posted 28 links and 1004 comments to SportsFilter and 0 links and 4 comments to the Locker Room and 2 columns.
And Another One Down...: Toyota have pulled out of Formula One with immediate effect. This comes on the heels of the news that Bridgestone will leave the sport after the 2010 season. BMW announced earlier this year they were leaving. Last year we lost Honda. This year we lost BMW and Toyota. With Brawn and Red Bull doing so well this year, will 2010 be a continuation of The Rebirth of the Privateer?
posted by Drood to auto racing at 03:20 PM on November 04 - 9 comments
Jean Todt wins FIA presidency: Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
posted by Drood to auto racing at 03:33 PM on October 23 - 3 comments
Jenson Button is the 2009 Formula One champion: A race that saw Kimi Raikkonen on fire, a huge opening lap accident, and action throughout the field, the title was sealed when Lewis Hamilton clipped Rubens Barrichello, causing the Brazilian to get a puncture. Jenson finished fifth in the race and won the championship with one race to go. Despite not winning a race since Turkey, Jenson has won one more race than Lewis did in 2008 to become champion. It's the first time since 1969 there has been back to back different British drivers as champion. (Then it was Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart.)
posted by Drood to auto racing at 02:22 PM on October 18 - 11 comments
FIA makes mockery of Formula One: For the race fixing, Renault have received barely a slap on the wrist, receiving a two year suspended ban. "The World Motor Sport Council considers Renault F1's breaches relating to the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix to be of unparalleled severity." Though not severe enough to receive an actual penalty of any real note it would appear. As expect, Symonds and Briatore are done with FIA sanctioned racing series.
posted by Drood to auto racing at 01:00 PM on September 21 - 7 comments
FIA knew of Renault's race fixing last year: Nelson Piquet (Snr, not Jnr) apparently went to the FIA last year during the Brazilian race weekend to tell them that Renault asked Nelson Jnr to crash deliberately. The response was that until the latter was prepared to make a statement, they couldn't do anything. It took being fired from the team for him to come forward. The meeting to decide Renault's future is on Monday.
posted by Drood to auto racing at 05:38 PM on September 18 - 6 comments
Wowzers that was hardcore! The elbow and the punch was a bit much but HOLY COW the hair pull. And MAN did she ever sell it like death too!
posted by Drood at 02:08 PM on November 06
It's an herb. Next we'll be citing people for possession of Oregano.
posted by Drood at 02:05 PM on November 06
"Those without health insurance, who pay medical bills out of their dwindling savings. Those who trusted the pumped-up muscle of Wall Street, only to see it go as flaccid and tremulous as an unreliable old wrestler with bad habits."
Erm... What?
Baseball. Love the sport. Hate MLB. Well not so much "hate MLB" as "hate TV coverage with endless ads and asinine commentary rendering it unwatchable."
If I could get a channel where I could watch baseball without commentary and without commercials, I would gladly pay for that.
If MLB TV ever offered a "Shut the idiot commentators up" feature they'd have me hooked for life.
posted by Drood at 05:09 PM on November 05
The privateers are for sure in the case of Red Bull, but that's just sponsorship. Yeah, they own the team, but they're not there to sell cars.
The worlds finances have taken a down turn so the first thing the manufacturers say is "Bugger this, I'm off". Honda, BMW, Toyota, and Renault (potentially).
Yes, they're there to win, but they're ONLY there to promote their brand.
Force India, Ferrari, Red Bull, STR, Brawn, Williams, plus the 3 newbies next year. There's 18 cars. Not a manufacturer in sight. (Ferrari don't count as they'll always be there. McLaren are contentious as they are seriously linked with Mercedes, but then they might be fucking off to Brawn anyway.) If the Artist formerly known as BMW is allowed in, that's 20 cars. All privateers pretty much.
Good riddance to the manufacturers. They're the reason the spending went so out of control. Fucking Toyota were spending half a BILLION a season at one point. Despicable.
The more interesting story is Bridgestone. After signing up as the exclusive tyre supplier, they're leaving. Who will replace them? Michelin won't as they were pissed off and felt they were being punished for the Indy debacle.
I am intrigued to see what happens if no tyre company steps up to the plate.
And as I'm here may I just say Abu Dhabi can FUCK OFF! Shitty Tilke circuit, and like all this creations it's designed to ruin racing. The venue is utterly soulless and corporate, peopled by people there to be seen rather than there for the racing.
Abu Dhabi represents EVERYTHING wrong with F1. Whoring the sport to the rich so we can have our processions in a place with no heart and soul, around tracks that make the average parking lot look exciting, in an atmosphere of excess where the teams have no interest in being.
posted by Drood at 12:27 AM on November 05
I don't think Toyota will enjoy being muscled. Same with Renault.
We'll see. I'll be glad to see the back of all the manufacturers. The privateers are there for the sport. Manufacturers are just there to whore their wares as long as it suits them.
posted by Drood at 08:11 PM on November 04
And in breaking news after I posted, Renault are in emergency talks in regards to pulling out of F1 with immediate effect.
This in itself is funny as they promised the FIA they'd stay for next season if they went easy on them during the cheating hearings.
Renault may have played Mosley like a cheap violin. Wonderful!
posted by Drood at 03:45 PM on November 04
How far the Timelords have fallen.
posted by Drood at 04:36 PM on November 03
This book needs to leak onto tha intrawebs right now!
posted by Drood at 02:42 PM on October 31
I guess now we can look forward to Smith and Wesson being sued in court for failing to tell users that guns kill people.
posted by Drood at 05:39 PM on October 30
The biggest problem these days is that decent sports reporting no longer exists. And I know some folks claim that blogs are where you find the best sports writing these days, but that's balls as they are just as dull.
posted by Drood at 04:38 PM on October 24
soocher: Likewise. No Ferrari bias in the FIA there, no siree...
afx: Who knows. Hope so. The fact that Max survived that entire thing was staggering.
BTW, assuming your name is from where I assume, great taste in music:)
posted by Drood at 07:55 PM on October 23
LOL! That's awesome and shows how pedestrian sports reporting has become.
posted by Drood at 03:32 PM on October 23
Oh for gods sake, when did this site become Sports Entertainment Tonight? (I realise my pun.)
posted by Drood at 11:37 PM on October 22
It's very sad that this story which isn't remotely sports related has the second most comments of any story on the front page, and will no doubt end with more.
This is private life stuff by someone who isn't even a sportsman.
Why is it on here?
posted by Drood at 04:05 PM on October 21
Women's Soccer Playoff Turns Ugly
WWE wouldn't hire her. She actually appears to have talent.