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[...] The Secret Diary Of A Formula One Blogger: Part I: It wasn’t a huge success, but over the course of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend I allowed you a small insight into my world as I kept a diary of what I was up to. I really enjoyed it. [...]

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The Secret Diary Of A Formula One Blogger: Part II » BlogF1 — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:02:33 +0000

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By: me

me — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:41:11 +0000

interesting point about the f1f links post. last year they were a godsend, but i’m wondering if they haven’t now been superseded by the likes of vee8’s daily linkage?

vee links faster, and more importantly, he links regularly. i read all of keith’s linkage days ago.

By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:19:18 +0000

I have the opposite problem – Fridays are easy for me to catch, while Saturdays are either lost in work (I do one Saturday every four weeks at the library) or going shopping/changing books/going to Grandma’s with Dad. Though I will admit that my excuse this time was a desire for a couple of hours’ more sleep…

That said, the whole household makes sure that nothing prevents me or Mum from watching qualifying.

By: Alex Andronov

Alex Andronov — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:40:29 +0000

Great idea for a post Ollie!

I have only seen the sessions this year too. And like you Work is a bit of a problem for the Friday ones. Saturday morning I try to catch most of the time, but it is a bit tricky because ITV don’t believe it exists.

By: me

me — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:41:44 +0000

Although, having said that, did R5L cover Free Practice on the radio?

only recently.

however, last year i used to sit and watch pretty much every practice session via the medium of live timing.

mostly sitting by myself watching numbers scroll by and inferring the details. if you listen back to our 2007 audio shows you can tell how little info i had, because most free practice discussions were an endless list of unknowns.

i caught some fp sessions on tv while in europe in previous years though. in think rtl have been showing them for years.

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:57:18 +0000

wow, i had no idea?

I’ve caught bits and pieces in the past, but never a full session primarily because of two reasons…

Firstly, when I was a kid growing up with F1, free practice wasn’t televised and the Internet barely existed. In fact, let’s be honest, the only reason you’re able to watch the sessions consistently is because of ITV’s recent addition of ‘net streaming. Although, having said that, did R5L cover Free Practice on the radio?

And secondly, I’m normally at work when it’s on for the Euro-zoned races. I occasionally sneak in a sly comment on Sidepodcast with ITV going in the background, but I’ve never before seen a session from start to finish.

a fine idea for a post ollie.

I thank you good sir, and also for your help on Identi.ca. Muchly appreciated.

By: me

me — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:29:15 +0000

Last night/this morning I watched my very first Free Practice session all the way through.

wow, i had no idea?

a fine idea for a post ollie.