Severin

Re-recorded with a full release (although the original is preferable to me)

Norris needs to be really unlucky, really stupid or really off form to screw it up. He has all the hallmarks to file him alongside Hawthorn, Phil Hill, Surtees, Hulme, Keke Rosberg, Damon Hill, Villeneuve, and Button. An above average driver, somewhere in the top six on the grid, who found himself in the best car, drove decently enough and had a season where it all came together to give him a single title. Whoever wins the title, Verstappen, like Schumacher did in 1996, will win many admirers.

Fun fact - The last time a three way fight in the final round was won by the then points leader was Emerson Fittipaldi in 1974. There have been 5 such battles since and each time the driver in 2nd or 3rd position in the championship at the start of the race took the crown

Tsunoda is to remain at Red Bull as their reserve and test driver also

If Max had not collided with George in Spain he'd be 3 points behind Lando right now and arguably the favourite for the title. It will be a pity if that penalty (however deserved) makes a difference to the outcome of the championship next week

Adrian Newey has been appointed team principal at Aston Martin with Andy Cowell moving to chief strategy officer. It'll be interesting to see if this goes well or not next year

It's a made up festival anyway. Set on a date that bears no relation to date estimated as the birth of Christ and was just picked/stolen to suppress the original Pagan festivals of Yule and Saturnalia. In that sense it's all wrong. Personally I'm willing to put up with it lasting from Advent Sunday until Twelfth Night for practising Christians but everything else is commercially driven guff. Each to their own though I guess.

Well that was a welcome surprise

Whamageddon doesn't start until December because, quite reasonably, the idea of listening to Christmas songs in November is insane

I give you the recorded debut of one Jon Bon Jovi.

Yeah, a surprisingly dull Qualifying

Poppy

Strong approval for HotWax, Heartworms and Rosalia from that playlist. Far too soon for me to think about compiling my own though

Sick Joy - Cinnamon Burn Tigercub - Fall In Fall Out KNIFE BRIDE - Alone At The Altar Poppy - Bruised Sky MANORS - Early Grave Tribe of Ghosts - SCALD Heriot - Commander of Pain

Verstappen now holds the record for the most podium finishes from different starting positions - P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, P14, P15, P16, P17, P18, P20 and the Pit Lane. And who would have predicted finishing 3rd from a pitlane start would feel like a disappointment in the end?

What a photo!

From the pitlane in the dry? Good luck! Think that'd be a first ever.

Unfortunately, I think that unless Lando DNFs tomorrow it's effectively all over.

The only way it's going to be anything other than Wham or Mariah is if Taylor Swift knocks out a Christmas song and releases 5 different vinyl versions that week. I actually hope she does that too.

Top 40 Plays - October 01 PROJECTOR 188 02 Bruce Springsteen 91 03 Taylor Swift 65 04 The Last Dinner Party 57 05 Manic Street Preachers 53 06 Witch Fever 52 07 Killing Joke 50 08 Buzzcocks 46 09 The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster 46 10 Siouxsie 45 11 Radio Werewolf 44 12 Roxy Music 43 13 Pop Will Eait Itself 41 14 R.E.M. 40 15 The Wytches 38 16 Creeper 36 17 Against Me! 35 18 Die Spitz 29 19 The Creepshow 29 20 The Ting Tings 29 21 The Jesus and Mary Chain 28 22 Franz Ferdinand 27 23 Siouxsie and the Banshees 26 24 Girls Aloud 25 25 Horrorpops 25 26 Kaiser Chiefs 25 27 YONAKA 25 28 Fields of the Nephilim 24 29 Garbage 24 30 My Chemical Romance 23 31 Apocalyptica 22 32 Avenged Sevenfold 22 33 HotWax 22 34 Saint Agnes 22 35 The Shamen 22 36 All About Eve 21 37 Rilo Kiley 21 38 The Coral 21 39 Bryan Ferry 20 40 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 20 2025 to Date Artists Scrobbled 2,045 (+58) Rank/Previous Position/Artist/Plays/Change 01 (01) Manic Street Preachers 263 (+53) 02 (24) PROJECTOR 314 (+188) 03 (02) R.E.M. 264 (+40) 04 (04) HotWax 208 (+22) 05 (03) Lambrini Girls 208 (+4) 06 (05) Garbage 206 (+24) 07 (12) Witch Fever 203 (+52) 08 (06) The Sisters of Mercy 194 (+16) 09 (44) Bruce Springsteen 185 (+91) 10 (09) Fields of the Nephilim 180 (+24) 11 (33) Taylor Swift 174 (+65) 12 (07) Utravox 174 (+14) 13 (10) Creaming Jesus 171 (+17) 14 (25) Killing Joke 169 (+50) 15 (11) David Bowie 164 (+12) 16 (18) Siouxsie & the Banshees 162 (+26) 17 (13) Heartworms 160 (+10) 18 (08) Nova Twins 158 (-) 19 (23) Die Spitz 157 (+29) 20 (17) The Cramps 157 (+17) 21 (15) Peter Gabriel 155 (+8) 22 (16) Linkin Park 154 (+9) 23 (14) Poppy 153 (+4) 24 (19) Pulp 149 (+16) 25 (45) Pop Will Eat Itself 135 (+41) 26 (37) The Jesus & Mary Chain 134 (+28) 27 (20) The Smiths 134 (+2) 28 (22) Calva Louise 131 (+1) 29 (21) Dana Dentata 131 (-) 30 (NE) Siouxsie 127 31 (28) Pixies 126 (+13) 32 (29) Interpol 124 (+12) 33 (38) Gaffa Tape Sandy 123 (+15) 34 (39) Echo & the Bunnymen 122 (+18) 35 (NE) Roxy Music 122 36 (36) Kid Kapichi 120 (+14) 37 (35) Christian Death 119 (+12) 38 (41) The Psychedelic Furs 118 (+15) 39 (26) Ozzy Osbourne 117 (-) 40 (40) Mimi Barks 114 (+10) 41 (27) Chappell Roan 113 (-) 42 (33) Cwfen 113 (+2) 43 (43) Gaye Bykers on Acid 113 (+14) 44 (50) Saint Agnes 112 (+22) 45 (34) Suede 112 (+40 46 (32) Bambie Thug 111 (+2) 47 (NE) The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster 111 48 (31) Black Sabbath 110 (-) 49 (42) Eville 110 (+9) 50 (49) Ramones 110 (+20) OUT THIS MONTH The Horrors 93 (-) The Clash 94 (+2) Zodiac Mindwarp & the Love Reaction 92 (-) FORMER TOP 40 ACTS Fleetwood Mac 97 (+17) Nine Inch Nails 96 (+15) Nitzer Ebb 95 (+6) Bauhaus 93 (+4) Delilah Bon 90 (+7) Creedence Clearwater Revival 88 (-) Play Dead 88 (+2) Public Image Ltd 88 (+13) Iron Maiden 87 (-) Dumfun 85 (-) Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 83 (+2) Lady Gaga 82 (+9) Eminem 77 (-) Curve 73 (+2) The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing 73 (+2) Kraftwerk 72 (+2) Sick Joy 72 (+16) Green Day 71 (+3) Birdeatsbaby 70 (+2) Rihanna 69 (+9) The Mission 68 (+4) Girls Aloud 67 (+25) Cassyette 63 (+2) The Rolling Stones 63 (+4) Ghost 62 (-) Betty Boo 62 (+14) Beyoncé 61 (-) SNAYX 61 (+1) Britney Spears 60 (+4) The Southern Death Cult 60 (-) Ministry 59 (+5) Jar of Blind Flies 58 (-) The March Violets 56 (+2) El Moono 54 (-) Shadow Project 53 (-) Heilung 52 (-) Crimson Veil 49 (+1) Mudhoney 49 (+2) Billie Eilish 48 (-) The Beatles 45 (+2) Doechii 40 (-) Viagra Boys 39 (-) Harpy 39 (-) Knife Bride 37 (-) Slung 37 (-) Charli XCX 37 (-) Halsey 33 (-) Heriot 33 (+10) Du Blonde 29 (-) Siiickbrain 28 (-) Elvis Presley 25 (-) SONS 20 (-)

I think Leclerc was lucky to get away with his as Lewis was marginally ahead but I guess they decided lap 1. Max didn't get a penalty for cutting the corner as he gained no advantage after slotting back in behind Lewis, with Leclerc also ahead. He was well ahead of Russell before entering the corner Max/Lewis I'm fine with as Max was clearly ahead and had the corner at the apex. The Lewis penalty was justified as he wasn't ahead and cut the corner. He didn't return via the designated route but they gave him a pass on that due to overspeed. The penalty was for not giving up the advantage gained. Ferrari, being Ferrari, told Lewis the wrong reason so he was understandably annoyed... but misinformed. Russell was nowhere near ahead on the outside when he went wide and he went wide rather than pull out of the move. All on him that one. Lawson could well have got a penalty too. He did well to avoid the marshals but there were double waved yellows and he didn't look like he entered the zone 'prepared to stop' The VSC became necessary because Sainz parked his car just enough outside the barrier to mean marhsals had to enter the track area to ensure there was no fire.. Damn annoying but thems the rules. I think it could have ended sooner though. Ruined a potentially great ending.

I've found myself proactively disengaging withe the general fan base more and more lately. It's quite the shame really

Yet again, we're seeing reports of multiple brawls/fights between fans at a Grand Prix. This is becoming an increasing problem over the last few years and is coupled with an increase in abusive behaviour among fans too. I can't help but think that the way the sport is being sold to the masses now, in the sense of ramping up the drama (and rivalries that don't really exist) by both liberty and social media is a major factor in contributing to a lack of 'oneness' among fans. Online discussions are now a cesspit of name calling, conspiracies, lies and outright bile. I have fond memories of Schumacher/Hill or Prost/Senna fans good naturedly ribbing each other and it never getting nasty. Indeed I never saw anything but a shared love of the sport over individuals drivers. Whilst I'm sure that's still true for the majority, and there were almost certainly some moments in the past, it feels like we're starting to see a noticeable decrease in that spirit in favour of tribalism.

In no particular order, these have been my favourites so far but these a whole other bunch I like too. Agree about Mr Brightside and I don't think it's their best track but thankfully I don't go to places that seem to play it every night. The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The Sun The Coral - Bill McCai Linkin Park - Numb Jane's Addiction - Just Because Muse - Hysteria The Strokes - 12:51 The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) Franz Ferdinand - Take me Out Blink 182 - I Miss You Green Day - American Idiot Jet - Look What You Done Killers - Mr. Brightside Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now Ash - Starcrossed The Killers - All These Things That I've Done

According to the FIA, the VSC was employed because the Williams of Sainz was smoking and a potential fire at trackside - this meant marshals had to be deployed and the rules stipulate neutralising the race. I think they could probably use double yellows for a situation like that but the VSC was definitely active for longer than seemed necessary. Lando drove well enough in qualifying and at the start to make Sunday's race little challenge. Piastri meanwhile needs to regain his form if he wants the title, which is still very much a possibility. Max needs one more DNF from them both if he's to have any real chance. George needs to shut up with the whining.