They called him ‘Il Grande John’ and adopted him as one of their own. Italians have a soft spot for John Surtees, as he does for them. Hardly surprising, given…
On Sunday afternoon I saw Valentino Rossi fall off his motorcycle. I will repeat that. On Sunday afternoon I saw Valentino Rossi tumble from his Yamaha. He was under no…
Having lost the British Grand Prix to Donington, Silverstone replied by securing the British MotoGP round in 2010. However, as many of you may know the very flat, airfield circuit…
I’ve been thinking. Well, you need some thinking time when the editor is asking for a couple of blogs each week, preferably opinionated. A little humour is also allowed, maybe…
What a weekend that was! You just didn’t know where to look next! There was young Sebastian Vettel in the rain at Monza, proving what a lot of people have…
Having dropped his Ducati for the third race in a row yesterday during the Grand Prix at Misano, Casey Stoner was running out of excuses. After the race he explained…
Isn’t life strange? This week, in the sporting headlines, we have Schumacher the cyclist and Rooney the runner. How long before Hamilton the hurdler? Stefan Schumacher pulverised the opposition in…
I wonder if anyone else shares my fascination with this night racing thing? Or perhaps you consider it be an irrelevance, an artifice created merely to increase the television ratings…
