Love is a losing game

It's been a week since the death of Amy Winehouse. It's a bloody shame because as I understand it, she was on the mend and writing a new album. Footage I've seen of her, on stage with her God daughter, Dionne Bromfield, at the roundhouse in Camden, show her to be full of life.


She even skips off when she's finished. Amy Winehouse. Skipping.

It's an absolute tragedy that such a shining talent has been taken from us before her time. Another victim/member of the 27 club, which includes such greats as Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin, amongst others.


And like so many before, the cause of Amy's death remains a mystery. At the time of writing, she has had an autopsy (or post mortem) and her remains have been cremated, according to Jewish religion. Test results will take weeks to return and even then we still may never know why she died.


It's a crying shame. I'll miss you, Amy.

R u watching f1?

Five laps into the start of the German Grand Prix and I get a text. I thought I'd share the rest with you...

R u watching f1?

For sure

Can u keep me updated i'm working




Lewis overtook Webber at the start :))
Ham, web, vet, alo, ros, mas by lap 6

Fab. Ta

Possibility of rain at some point...

Lap 8, alo passes vet

Bloody ferraris are dangerous

Lap 9, perez pits

Lap 10 vet spins off track, keeps 4th

Lap 11 heid flies into gravel trying to pass buemi

Lap 12 mas takes ros for 5th.

Web & ham fighting for 1st v exciting. Alo closing them down. What a great race

Lap 14 web in pits

Lap 16 but fighting pet for 8th

But been a real disappointment this weekend

Lap 17 mas web ham alo pit action craziness going on mas still needs to pit




Mas pits

Lap 18 spots of rain on car camera lens

Very close top 3 web ham alo

How did web get in front?

During ham's pitstop. When he came out there were cars everywhere!

Lap 23 both mercs pass petrov for 7&8th

Lap 24 shumi spins into 11th

Web ham alo but mas vet ros sut...

Ur doing a great job its like watching it

Lap 25 but pits all wheels stay on ;)

Lmao

But in 8th

Lap 26 vet pit radio may have probs with brakes

Omg pls pls

Rubens out engine failure

Lap 29 but hunting sutil for 7th rain may be 30 mins away

Lap 31 web pits

Web rejoins in 3rd. Chandok spins off

Ham pits alo leads

Ham bullies Web for 2nd coming out of pits




Lap 33 alo pits...

Yeeeeeeessssss

Ham kills alo for 1st!!!!!!

Yahoo

Ham alo web mass vet ros but sut sut st shu kob

Lap 35 but passes ros for 6th at the 1st corner

Lap 36 button retires with hydrolics problem :(

Shame the germans r having such a shit day. Found a telly with the race on

Lap 37 ros pits

Hang on. Are you watching this now?

...Lap 39 ros fighting bob for 7th

Lap 40 ros passes kob

Liuzzi out

Lol. Yes 5 texts ago but dont stop ur analysis is better than the professionals

Ok :)

Lap 42 mas pits from 4th into 4th again

Vet v close behind

Lap 44 cold track temp affecting tyres and brakes

Ham alo web mas vet sut ros kob pet shu

Lap 46 shu & pet fighting for 9th

Untidy at final chicane

Lap 47 pet pits from 10th rejoins in 11th crucial tyre choice

Lap 49 vet fastest closing in on mas for 4th

Lap 51 ham alo web mad vet ros sut msc dir kob pet

Where did diresta come from?

Ham pits rejoins in 3rd

Lap 52 Ferrari in pits for alo

Alo doesn't pit

Lap 53 alo pits Crucial time for tyres

Ham passes alo. Web still needs to pit

Web can't get past mas. Gonna ruin his race

Sorry. I mean vet (not web)

So much going on can't keep up!

5 laps remaining web still has to pit

Lap 57 web pits. Ham leads from alo

Lap 58 ham Alo web mas vet sut ros msc kob pet per

Penultimate lap 59 mas & vet gonna have a pit stop race for 4th place

End of lap holding my breath...

And it's vet in the lead

Lap 60 ham cruises to victory yasaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!




Ham alo web vet mas sut everyone else was lapped or out

Web gives alo a ride back to the pits. Look familiar?




Thanks 4 that didnt get to see it to the end. Ur a champ

You're very welcome. It was quite hard to keep up at times. But fun ;)


Bear in mind, I'm doing my best to text while trying to enjoy the race so you will find a few mistakes. On the whole though, I'd have to say it was 98% accurate.

Shows what I know

In my last post I praised three rookie drivers, Paul di Resta, Paster Maldonado and Kamui Kobayashi, who had qualified their cars into the top ten for the British Grand Prix. Unfortunately, I had taken my eye off my favourite rookie of the year, Sergio Perez.




While Kobayashi was forced to retire due to an oil leak, di Resta and Maldonado both ended up being lapped by the end of the race. However, and I don't know how, Perez raced his Sauber to 7th place by the chequered flag and a tidy 6 points in the bank.
I won't take your eyes off him again.

Qualified rookies

The British Grand Prix qualifying session brought up a few surprises, due to light rain and a constantly changing track surface.

Congratulations to three rookies who drove their midfield cars to the front of the pack and into the top ten for Sunday's race.

Paul DiResta, Force India



Pastor Maldonado, Williams



Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber



6th, 7th and 8th, respectively. Well done, guys and good luck for the GP.

BRITISH Grand Prix 

The first Formula 1 Grand Prix took place at Silverstone in 1950, so it always feels a bit special when the F1 circus comes home to Blighty.


I'm keeping my fingers crossed that either Jenson Button or Lewis Hamilton will keep Sebastian Vettel from the top step of the podium. So far, they are the only drivers to put a dent in the Red Bull driver's title hunt.


And it goes without saying that we'd all be over the moon to have a Brit win his home GP.

Summer weekends

Summer weekends are the best. It's the way the days seem to stretch almost into the middle of the night before it's tomorrow.


This is an average, read as glorious, view from my window, the sort I get most nights just as the sun is setting, around 9:00 or thereabouts. And because it's the weekend, I don't have to worry about tomorrow because IT'S SUNDAY!
Or Saturday if you're reading this on Friday.