Archives for July 2009

Fancy riding a mountain bike through a field of nettles?

No, me neither, so how did I end up with itchy red legs and in search of a dock leaf or two on Tuesday?

Well, because the question I was actually asked by my boss was "fancy going mountain biking with Mark Webber?" a question that necessitated an immediate 'you bet' from me, simply put, it was an offer I couldn't turn down - I'm sure you'll agree.

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Hi there,

Welcome to my latest blog post, I hope you enjoyed the weekend as much as we did. Well done, Mark!

Now for those of you who have been regular readers and posters on here, you'll know what this blog is all about. If you're new, let me explain.

I noticed someone last week asking on here why didn't I write about the latest political goings-on. Well my take on that question is that there are a million websites, many of them excellent, where you can read up on that stuff and other people do it on the BBC F1 site; whereas this is the only place that, I hope, gives you unique access to what doing my job is like.

Which is why we've included an exclusive little sample below...

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So, here goes, attempt two for this particular blog post. There can't be many things more annoying in life than leaving your computer for a few minutes to find that when you return, everything you've been working on for about an hour has disappeared!

Anyway, how are you all? How have you coped since we left Silverstone almost three weeks ago? It feels pretty strange, doesn't it? This season has been all about ridiculous headlines, amazing sporting achievements, stacks of surprises that have made even F1 veterans raise their hairy grey eyebrows and then... nothing.

I remember before this year began I was never a fan of a lull in the middle of an F1 season and now that it has basically become my life I am enjoying this break even less.

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