Apologies for the crashing silence over the last couple of weeks,a combination of working stupid hours,cycling everywhere due to not having a car at the moment and work related stress has made me shut myself off from the world for a bit.
Apart from the MOT on my car expiring,the cost of petrol has now reached the point where i can no longer afford to use my car on a daily basis,so the trusty Claude Butler mountain bike has been dusted off and i`m cycling everywhere at the moment.
It hasn`t been as bad as i thought it would be,considering i`ve had a 11 year lay off from cycling and roughly two weeks to get some sort of strength into my legs on the turbo trainer,it has hurt a fair bit,but i don`t think i`ve not done too badly.
One thing i have noticed is how selfish and impatient car drivers are towards cyclists,not had a dangerous encounter with a motor vehicle yet,but i`m sure that will come in the not too distant future.
The first Formula one race of the season took place last weekend,pity i had to work the sunday morning,which meant i had to catch the highlights when i got home.
Not a vintage race by any means,Vettel took off like a startled hare and wasn`t seen until the chequered flag came out,wonder why Webber wasn`t tucked up Vettels gearbox all race long?
The only bright points of the whole race was the pace of the Mclarens compared to their dismal performance in pre season testing ,and that was only when they got into clean air.
The Saubers looked excellent all race long,only to have their day spoilt when their rear wings failed scrutineering.
Renault did seem to be missing Robert Kubica,but Petrov drove his heart out to eventually claim third place when the Saubers where excluded.
Finally,what did Ferrari do to Massa`s car to make it so damn quick in a straight line? answers on a postcard to the technology centre,Woking
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