F1 (Team) Fitty of the week. Rob Smedley

In a slight change to the F1 fitty proceedings.

I won't be concentrating on a driver this week.
And have decided to move slightly further a field. 

To instead, one of the most famous and probably the most fancied race engineer Formula One has ever had.

I am of course talking about the Northern God that is.
Rob Smedley.
(I can already feel some ovaries twitching even from here.)

Rob makes it on to the list for many, many reasons. 

(And it hasn't been the constant badgering from my followers on twitter. Honest)

The first smexy (Yes I put sexy and Smedley together) reason is of course.
SMEDLEY FM.

The one radio show we wished was on 24 hours a day.
It might be the sexy Northern accent.
It is the sexy Northern accent.
Phwoar. Smedley could read the phone book and I would want it on audio.
And it would probably sell better then 50 shades of Grey. True story.


Angry Smedley is a sexy Smedley...



Secondly.
It has to be the constant love story of Smedley and Massa.
A bromance that can even rival Brokeback Mountain.

I mean they even buy each other presents.
Muchos Love.

Thirdly.
It has to be Rob's consistent dedication to his charity work.
He holds fundraisers for the charity SANDS which supports Stillbirths and Neonatal deaths. After his wife Lucy lost their daughter Minnie in 2007.
For someone who travels the world pretty much every other weekend. To find the time to organise these events is pretty special.

So in short.
Pretty, funny, clever and Northern.
My kind of F1 fitty.
Hoorah.

You can also follow my ramblings on twitter @squiffany but to be honest. Don't expect the world.

The gossip that went away, came back and probably will come back round again.

So nearly nine months after the story broke.
We now have a resolution to the Sutil/Lux case.

Sutil was given an 18 months suspended sentence for the count of GBH and £160,000 fine to go to charity.

Now personally I'm glad justice has been done.

Nine months ago I wrote in my blog post. 

"All Formula One drivers have a right to a private life, this I agree on but these guys are role models to so many people. They shouldn't be allowed to get away with this kind of behaviour in public. If I "Unintentionally" hit someone. I could easily be done on an assault charge in the UK. Just because this happened in China, it makes no difference. A sorry by Sutil doesn't cover it, not by any stretch."

This isn't about who is wrong or right. This about showing the world that just because you drive Formula One cars, doesn't mean you can act irresponsibly.

You have a job not only has a driver but has a role model to Formula One fans and the general public alike. 

I'm glad that Sutil didn't go to prison. I don't think that would of helped anyone's cause.
Formula One needs decent promotion. A jailed driver would not have gone down too well. 

Sadly even with a resolution the case still hasn't been dropped.
Not with Sutil/Lux but with the case of the missing witness in Lewis Hamilton. 

So maybe in nine months time I may be writing my follow up to side of the case. 

To hear more F1 related ramblings or what time my tea is. Then you can follow me on twitter @squiffany