http://2or4.co.uk the motorsport blog that doesn't care Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:33:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, he might not have said quite that, but sort of. I shall explain. Bernie Ecclestone confirmed to The Times that he wants a medal system for the 2009 Formula 1 championship, with the winner of most gold medals crowned champion. Under that system, Felipe Massa - with six wins to ... http://2or4.co.uk/2008/11/18/ecclestone-massa-better-than-hamilton/ An appearance from Lewis Hamilton has been confirmed for the Race of Champions next month. Interestingly, he'll be in a Mercedes car of some sort, racing against Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Chris Hoy on a bike of some sort. While that sounds interesting and a bit of fun, it ... http://2or4.co.uk/2008/11/18/ham-versus-machine/ The Macau Grand Prix - now in its 55th year - is a strange event. On the one hand, it's been going so long, it has to be considered a part of the motorsport furniture. But on the other, no bugger's knows anything about it. At least, ... http://2or4.co.uk/2008/11/17/macau-do-you-do/ The BBC Sport Motorsport homepage isn't the place to go for all your motorsport news needs. This isn't a criticism of the BBC, just a fact. It covers a lot of Formula 1, a bit of MotoGP, regularly mentions the WRC, and features a bit of Superbikes when ... http://2or4.co.uk/2008/11/13/whats-going-on-at-bbc-sport/ Renault has confirmed that Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet are being retained for 2009. Renault would always have wanted to keep Alonso - indeed it's a two-year deal for him - and with few other drives left, it was looking inevitable that he would stay with the team. ... http://2or4.co.uk/2008/11/06/formula-1-2009-nearly-formed/ As already discussed, there are going to be plenty of new Brits in the Superbike World Championship next season. Some of them made an early appearance in Portugal last weekend, for the final round of 2008. Troy Bayliss bowed out of the championship in the best possible fashion with a ... http://2or4.co.uk/2008/11/05/a-good-start-to-2009-before-its-even-started/ It wasn't just Lewis Hamilton clinching an FIA world championship yesterday: Sebastien Loeb secured the 2008 World Rally Championship. Not only that, but it's his fifth world championship, setting a new all-time record for career WRC titles. That's a pretty big achievement by anyone's standards. But the ... http://2or4.co.uk/2008/11/03/anyone-interested-in-loeb/ So I've lost my final bet of the season, as Lewis Hamilton first looked to have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, but then snatched victory from those new jaws of defeat, and beat Felipe Massa to take the Formula 1 world championship. It was an emotional roller-coaster of a ... http://2or4.co.uk/2008/11/03/enjoying-disappointment/ It being ITV's last Formula 1 race, there had to be a celebratory montage. A montage is bad enough in itself, but drivers, presenters and other paddock folk miming along with 'Welcome to the Black Parade' by My Chemical Romance was a new all-time low. Steve Ryder acknowledged ... http://2or4.co.uk/2008/11/02/f1-tv-past-and-future/ Everyone seems to have advice for Lewis Hamilton, ahead of the title-deciding final round of the Formula 1 championship in Brazil on Sunday. Not that any of it's much use. Eddie Jordan has grabbed headlines with some extremely emotive language. Whether he genuinely believes his conspiracy theories or not, ... http://2or4.co.uk/2008/10/30/any-advice-for-lewis/