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skeggysteve

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5,724 posts

246 months

Friday 26th December 2008
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I don't know about you but it was always my first read in Autosport.

Now he gone to Motor Sport I'm glad say he still does it. You access it online for free here. You have to sign up but it's free and they don't spam you.

Some of the questions he answers are a bit random but this one just made want to share with you:

Q: Dear Nigel,

On the same day that Gordon Brown gave Lewis Hamilton the Richard Seaman Trophy, the government announced that the parliamentary debate on the police raid of the offices of Damian Green would be restricted to three hours. Does that mean that Lewis Hamilton is now bigger than democracy?

Alastair Warren

A: Dear Alastair,

To a 21st-century politician, was anything ever more important than a photo opportunity? As for democracy, I have seen nothing in Gordon Brown’s behaviour to suggest he could even spell it. I speak as a late-middle-aged smoker with a car, you understand…


forsure

2,244 posts

297 months

Friday 26th December 2008
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Thanks, just added it to my 'favourites'.

hot metal

2,019 posts

222 months

Saturday 27th December 2008
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Good stuff,I always used to turn to Nigel Roebuck`s page first in "Autosport" ,bit disappointed he`s gone frown but on the other hand I love "Motor Sport" and he gets more space to write in that smile

Edited by hot metal on Saturday 27th December 09:09

Eric Mc

125,609 posts

294 months

Saturday 27th December 2008
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Latest edition arrived in today's post. Good article on the prospects for BBC coverage of F1.

chevronb37

6,472 posts

215 months

Saturday 27th December 2008
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I still enjoy the race reviews in Autosport, but for the most part, it has slipped into sensationalism journalism. I don't feel this is part of the sport I love. MotorSport, however, is far keener to preserve its own integrity - and that of the sport. Mark Hughes is haphazard and arrogant by comparision to Roebuck, whose column in MotorSport is a delight. Here is a man who is trusted and respected by drivers and team members, and it shows in his writing. Doug Nye is another excellent addition to MotorSport and his column is superb. Interesting also to see Gordon Kirby defer to the older title. I suspect this also speaks volumes for the drection that Autosport has taken in recent years.