This weekend was the British GP weekend and then for the next two weeks the country will be struck with Wimbledon fever once more. I did not/will not watch either of these and there are reasons for both sports.
F1 – The whole scandal over the breakaway championship threat, the legal action taken by the FIA, the petty name-calling between both sides…way to ruin a sport. In recent years F1 has become a watchable and exciting sport again. It would be the most popular if we didn’t have cheating allegations, political backstabbing and now this, which is essentially the equivalent of two schoolkids trying to out-boast each other. It’s pretty damn pathetic. I felt sorry for those who went to Silverstone this weekend expecting talk of racing. My opinion on the whole matter? The sooner Max Mosely goes the better since he seems to be the one in the way of any real progress.
Wimbledon – I like Andy Murray as a tennis player as much as the next tennis fan but I just know that all the TV and radio coverage will be so Murray-biased it will almost be farcical. Especially the BBC. Andy Murray this, Andy Murray that…imagine waking up to BBC Breakfast in the morning. It’ll essentially be “Oh hi, did you have Andy Murray for breakfast? If not, here you go! Blah blah blah!” I don’t even think he’ll win the tournament. Roger Federer has to be the outstanding favourite. The fact that he just won a tournament – nay, a Grand slam tournament – on clay will give a player far more confidence than winning a poxy warm up tournament like Queen’s.
In conclusion: sport is brilliant if you get past the ten million walls placed in front of you that block your enjoyment of it.
