RL, Fencing, F1
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redfiona99My flat has sprung a leak. I've managed to stop it, but not before it got into downstairs's flat. Thankfully my downstairs neighbour is being incredibly nice about it. Hopefully there'll be a plumber round tomorrow to fix it.
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Fencing:
I came 10th (out of 30) at the Leeds Open. I think I fenced well, and I only lost 14-15 in the knock-out match I lost. I have to admit though that I was one of the ones that benefited from a mild (not the organiser's fault) rankings related snafu.
Basically, the poules for a competition are worked out according to the rankings, and unfortunately 3 overseas fencers with no British ranking turned up and threw the rankings out a bit (1 v good German, one American Professor of fencing).
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Formula 1:
The bit in the build up of Adrian Newey driving his cars warmed my heart. I think that's the thing Red Bull are a team of tech geeks (and Ferrari are a racing team, hence their uselessness in qualifying). And Eddie Jordan is adorable, 'I didn't want to sign Adrian Newey because I was happy with Gary Anderson'. It's such a ridiculously nice thing to say. Eddie is adorable.
Alain!! Prost!!
Oh the engineers are adorably obvious liars.
Jean Todt! and therefore attached Michelle Yeoh. Which was lucky for DC because she helped direct Todt towards him.
Oh dear lord, HRT, don't do that to De La Rosa.
I may be shouting at the screen again.
Shut up Coulthard.
I love Button's comment, when his engineer goes, "Webber doesn't have KERS, this is our chance", "we don't have it either."
Oh hell's bells. At least they're both okay. And one of the wheels has escaped which is really rare now.
Watching the replay, yowch!
I am occasionally mean about Rosberg, but he seems like a very nice young man.
Newey is apparently a wing whisperer.
Dear Danny Riccardio, be thankful that you've already signed your extension for next year. (Not that it was Danny's fault, but Franz Tost gets a bit grr argh about these things.) [Also make sure that contract is watertight.]
I'll give Hamilton this, he checked that everyone was alright from the accident.
Vettel really is Schumacher junior. The rules are guidelines.
Well that McLaren looks borked. I'd rather Kimi win legitimately but ... Kimi!!
Oh Kimi :) When his race engineer is trying to tell him stuff - "Leave me alone, I know what I'm doing".
And bless Gary Anderson for sort of sticking up for Grosjean. (And for EJ doing the same later.)
It's turn into the Wacky Races.
I think anyone saying Vettel can't race should eat their hat/shoes/local item for this expression.
Seriously, seriously, wacky races. That poor Red Bull mechanic speaks for all of us.
Dear DC and other Brits, we know you love Di Resta, but that wasn't Perez's fault.
Seriously, Kimi's radio is gold.
Yes, but I imagine that it's because Kimi knows when he's doing well. Some people do not respond well to gentle coaxing.
How difficult would it be for the BBC commentators to pick up a bit of Italian, because even I got most of that radio message and I don't speak Italian.
I would say well done, but they're still Evil Lotus.
I keep forgetting how much Kimi hates being interviewed and has a potty mouth.
Vettel has enough self-confidence for 10 people.
Actually, they all swear like fishes. And poor DC going, "wince" was also worth it.
And then Kimi going, "it's only a win, it's not worth jumping around about".
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Fencing:
I came 10th (out of 30) at the Leeds Open. I think I fenced well, and I only lost 14-15 in the knock-out match I lost. I have to admit though that I was one of the ones that benefited from a mild (not the organiser's fault) rankings related snafu.
Basically, the poules for a competition are worked out according to the rankings, and unfortunately 3 overseas fencers with no British ranking turned up and threw the rankings out a bit (1 v good German, one American Professor of fencing).
~~~~
Formula 1:
The bit in the build up of Adrian Newey driving his cars warmed my heart. I think that's the thing Red Bull are a team of tech geeks (and Ferrari are a racing team, hence their uselessness in qualifying). And Eddie Jordan is adorable, 'I didn't want to sign Adrian Newey because I was happy with Gary Anderson'. It's such a ridiculously nice thing to say. Eddie is adorable.
Alain!! Prost!!
Oh the engineers are adorably obvious liars.
Jean Todt! and therefore attached Michelle Yeoh. Which was lucky for DC because she helped direct Todt towards him.
Oh dear lord, HRT, don't do that to De La Rosa.
I may be shouting at the screen again.
Shut up Coulthard.
I love Button's comment, when his engineer goes, "Webber doesn't have KERS, this is our chance", "we don't have it either."
Oh hell's bells. At least they're both okay. And one of the wheels has escaped which is really rare now.
Watching the replay, yowch!
I am occasionally mean about Rosberg, but he seems like a very nice young man.
Newey is apparently a wing whisperer.
Dear Danny Riccardio, be thankful that you've already signed your extension for next year. (Not that it was Danny's fault, but Franz Tost gets a bit grr argh about these things.) [Also make sure that contract is watertight.]
I'll give Hamilton this, he checked that everyone was alright from the accident.
Vettel really is Schumacher junior. The rules are guidelines.
Well that McLaren looks borked. I'd rather Kimi win legitimately but ... Kimi!!
Oh Kimi :) When his race engineer is trying to tell him stuff - "Leave me alone, I know what I'm doing".
And bless Gary Anderson for sort of sticking up for Grosjean. (And for EJ doing the same later.)
It's turn into the Wacky Races.
I think anyone saying Vettel can't race should eat their hat/shoes/local item for this expression.
Seriously, seriously, wacky races. That poor Red Bull mechanic speaks for all of us.
Dear DC and other Brits, we know you love Di Resta, but that wasn't Perez's fault.
Seriously, Kimi's radio is gold.
Yes, but I imagine that it's because Kimi knows when he's doing well. Some people do not respond well to gentle coaxing.
How difficult would it be for the BBC commentators to pick up a bit of Italian, because even I got most of that radio message and I don't speak Italian.
I would say well done, but they're still Evil Lotus.
I keep forgetting how much Kimi hates being interviewed and has a potty mouth.
Vettel has enough self-confidence for 10 people.
Actually, they all swear like fishes. And poor DC going, "wince" was also worth it.
And then Kimi going, "it's only a win, it's not worth jumping around about".
