OZZIE PROIDE

So anyone who follows me at twitter knows about my slight obsession for anything Australian.

So it makes sense that I seem to like Mark Webber.
Not just for his singing. Honest. 

Now last year was always going be a tough year for Webber.
A young, smart, charismatic world champion for a team mate in Sebastian Vettel.

And a team in Red Bull that generally focuses on bringing new, fresh talent into F1. 

After the loss of Rubens Barrichello from F1 in 2012. (I'm still in mourning over this.)
It seems likely that in the next couple of years we are going to lose Webber too.
Sadly in part due to his age. Mark does turn thirty six this year.

That is why in 2012. The year of the Olympics, my quarter of century and the Muppets movie.
That I'm putting my two pence in, on Mark Webber winning the world championship.


Here are my reasons why.

One.
I assume (We haven't seen pre-testing yet) that the Red Bull car will be quick and like last year reliable.
So winning car. Check.

Two.
Good end to a season, good start to a new one.

I like to believe in this theory.
Mark won the last race of the year (Okay, mainly down to a Vettel car failure but still)
So confidence will be at a high and hopefully will be maintained to the start of the new F1 year.

Three.
Mark Webber is one of the nice guys in F1.
They say nice guys finish last but I'm desperate for that to not happen to Webber.
Mark seems so down to earth and I would really love him to do well.

Like Rubens before him. I would love it if Mark went (When the time comes) out with a bang and a world championship under his arm.
I would also love Webber to get better starts of the grid but you can't wish for everything. If so I would have had that Ferrari by now.

But sadly though.
I'm not Mystic Tiff.

But I'm the same person who predicted a podium for Nick Heidfeld in Malaysia last year.
And that Fernando Alonso would win a championship whilst he was still driving baby steps in a Minardi.


So maybe just maybe it could happen.
*Crosses fingers*

Who do you think is going to win the 2012 championship?
Let me know what you think.

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Retro F1 fitty of the week: James Hunt

Since it has been a while seen I have done a retro F1 fitty post.
I thought I would get back into the swing of things with a F1 fitty from the seventies.
A decade I seemed to haven't covered yet.

Now most ladies do love a bad boy.
We also secretly love a ladies man. (We just don't admit it.)

Now if I mention the seventies, bad boy and ladies man.
Only one name should could to mind.
James Hunt.


James was not only suave and quite beautiful.
He also had a fantastic sense of humour and straight John bull attitude to life and to work
His dry wit made him not only a great driver, but an amazing commentator even after he retired from racing.

One of my favourite piece's of James's honesty has to be this clip.


James was also very laid back. Playing by his own rules, James would turn up to important media events in just jeans and a T-shirt and like to have his own patches sewn onto his race suit.
This was the most infamous one.


Red Bull even replicated it a couple of years ago.


Not only did James have the personality but he also had the looks.
The long blonde hair and dashing blue eyes.
Made him quite the catch back in the day.

But like all the good playboys, James burnt bright and died young.
Which is a travesty.

So to all the retro playboys.
I salute you.

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