Watching F1 with Daddy

The Return of Schumi

Wow.... Absolutely incredible. The retired 7 time World Champion comes out of retirement and jumps back in an F1 car. It is tough to put this in proper perspective for those of you who don't follow F1, but it's less Favre's dithering with the Vikings and more as if Michael Jordan decided to jump on the court again, except that the court was going 200 miles per hour and he hadn't touched a basketball for several years. Easily one of the biggest news items in the history of Formula One. (And, unfortunately, follows right on the heels of my favorite team BMW's announcement they are withdrawing from the sport.)

Article HERE.

A Great Day to be Polish

(as most of them are)

For the first time in history, the Polish national anthem was played at a Formula One Grand Prix, thanks to the stellar victory of my main man Robert Kubica. Well done, Robert. Well done...

Profile of Robert Kubica

My favorite (and first ever Polish) Formula One driver, Robert Kubica, was profiled in this month's F1 Racing Magazine by the talented Peter Windsor. (Should you want a copy, let me know - I've scanned it in and already sent it to a few F1 friends) Good profile and my esteem for Robert just grows. Gotta love the Polish. No bullshit, just racing...

"Which celebrity would you most like to date?"
"None."



The article also adds that "[he has] the sort of face you see in those pictures of the valiant Polish resistance fighters back in 1941."

"Robert is a Pole, and so has resilience-under-hardship etched into his DNA. Life wasn't meant to be easy; life, from the start, is imperfect. You fight, and then you fight on some more. You do what is necessary - and without fuss."

Kubica also donated his driving suit from his first career pole position (at Bahrain) to raise money for Sudan. It is being auctioned off on eBay and Robert will present the overalls in the paddock at Monza. (If I only had a spare 10,000 Euros...) He is a class act and is off to an exceptional start this season.

F1 & Absinthe

Robert Kubica won a well-deserved second place in the Monaco Grand Prix as we enjoyed a blissfully low-key weekend by the pool, with beer, bocce and grilled foods.