iMatt :: The Blog of Matt Clare

I’ve been waiting to post comments on the Canadian GP’s removal from the 2009 Formula 1 calendar until their was a definitive outcome. Officials from various levels of government and the Montreal promoter were attempting to save the race and had met with the Formula 1’s commercial rights holder, Bernie Ecclestone, about what could be… Continue Reading No more Canadian GP

Congratualtions on the victory! It took almost a full year to mount your challenge for the the number one spot, but you finally achieved it this week. Many asked if you were too young for this role, many asked if the world was not ready to give the number one spot to a black man,… Continue Reading Letter of Congratualtions

Thank you TSN2 for broadcasting tape-delayed F1 races in high-definition at a reasonable mid-morning start. I always feel a little miffed when the F1 commentators talk about a nice-afternoon while I’m trying to blink away blurry eyes at 8:00AM EST! Now I no longer need to rely on my home-made Tivo (MythTV) and make the… Continue Reading Love Letter to TSN2

Hilarious German Mercedes ad with two-time world champion Fernando Alonso and teammate and points leading rookie Lewis Hamilton. (You might also want to know that Mika Häkkinen is a retired two-time champion who spent most of his career with Mercedes) From Autoblog.com

Congratulations to one of my favourite F1 drivers, who’s now left F1 and brought his considerable driving skills and considerable Columbian fan-base to NASCAR. His first won came at the Infineon Raceway, one of NASCAR’s few road courses, and I actually watched a good portion of the race and enjoyed it; the zero-areo-efficiency cars (in… Continue Reading Juan Pablo Montoya gets first NASCAR win