On further investigation I went to the official Formula 1 website and read that McLaren lodge Belgian Grand Prix appeal, which is the right move for them. However delving deeper into the official Formula 1 website there is a very interesting post entitled, McLaren: race control gave us the all clear, twice Mclaren asked if the move was OK and twice they were told yes. If race control had said no, then Hamilton could have let Raikkonen through later, he did not have to do this because race control said he was OK. Therefore acting upon race controls answer Mclaren let Hamilton drive to his hearts content and a win. If fault lies anywhere here, surely it is with race control and not Mclaren or Hamilton?

Interestingly the Daily Mail this week suggested that one of the three stewards who made the decision last weekend, which somehow took 2 hours to make, is a friend and also works in the same office as Max Mosley a man who apparently dislikes Ron Dennis. Mosley is reported as saying to Autosport “I quite like him,…But I do despise – I think that’s probably the right word – his attitude to Formula One.” Despise! Interesting!

Talking of attitude to formula 1, what about Ecclestone when asked on TV if he wanted Hamilton to win the title last year, he clearly stated that a win by another driver would be better for the sport, or words to that effect. He is also constantly suggesting that others are better than Hamilton, two quotes from Eurosport.yahoo website, all apparently said be Ecclestone “Both former team-mate Fernando Alonso and new world championship leader Robert Kubica would do a better job than Lewis Hamilton in the same car, F1 ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone asserts“, “If he was still in a McLaren he would be showing Lewis the way home,” Ecclestone told The Times. “I don’t think there is any doubt about that,” well Bernie, last year Alonso WAS IN THE SAME CAR and he was soundly beaten by Hamilton.

What is it about Mclaren that Ecclestone hates? Remember last year when BMW and Sauber where penalised for the temperature of their fuel, he said “If anybody thinks that’s the best thing for Formula One, then I’d have a very serious thought about me retiring,” why? Well it would help Hamilton and Mclaren. But his suggestion of retiring, what is that all about? Surely it was aimed at putting pressure on the people who make the decisions? Or was it?

I could go on and on and on, but I will not, as to whether Formula 1 is Fixed, I do not know, what I do know is that many people on forums around the world such as ITV’s Forum are not happy with the state of play and journalists also have concerns. To me it is obvious, Mosley and Ecclestone for whatever reason have a problem with Mclaren or people to do with Mclaren, that in itself does not make the statement Formula 1 is Fixed as being a true statement, however until a decision that effects the world championship goes against Ferrari, I am doubtful it is not an untrue summary of the condition of F1.

I am leaving posting of comments open on this post and will allow all posts that have a real contribution to this possible debate intact. Others will be deleted, so if you have an opinion on whether Formula 1 is Fixed, please leave a comment. Comments will be updated once a day.

Earlier the other Mclaren driven by Kovalainen was penalised after a bad manoeuvre, however when a Ferrari is involved it is often put back to after the race.

Formula 1, F1 or Ferrari 1 is becoming a farce, remember the race in the US a couple of years ago, which team raced when all the others said it was unsafe? Ferrari. 

If Lewis Hamilton does not get the race back then I and many others will be concerned that Formula 1 is Fixed! To read the story visit the F1 site.

I explained there has been some issues within Google data centres, well in my opinion there has been. When I got back to the office I did a little checking to find:

Well a years hard work wasted? Nope just another miss cache and later in the day an earlier cache showed up and is now being used by Google.

Also would like to say congratulations to Aldershot Town who drew tonight and are back in the Football League after 16 years in the wilderness.

So now wanting two things, my site to go back where it belongs and to get this Professional Translation Service contract.

It took me a while to get the blog up and running, that is a nice problem to have and the reason is that I have been so busy working for other people.

So what is this blog about? Well it will be a mixture of interesting things I find about Search Engine Optimization as well as personal thoughts and maybe the odd one or two about my feelings.

So where do I start?

Well firstly I would just like to put somewhere on the net my feelings about my father. Frank Stainer died in September 2007 and his loss has hit me a lot harder than I would have imagined. It is not until you loose a parent that you realise how much they mean to you and although I wanted to tell him I loved him, I only ever did when he was ill in hospital and I am not sure if he ever heard or really knew.

My father loved Football and was a referee for a number of years. He was born in Aldershot and spent his early years living in Farnborough, watching Aldershot play Football and dreaming of watching either Portsmouth or Southampton. In later life he lived half way between the two, but travelled to watch Aldershot instead. His love of Aldershot passed on to me when he took me to my first game when I was 5 years old. This season would have made him so proud, Aldershot getting to the FA Trophy semi final and after today’s win (I was there) they need just one point for promotion back into the Football League.

Why Drabdesign?

Well Drabdesign is taken from David, Ruth, Adam and Bethany and has nothing to do with being drab! It is amazing what a name does and I think a few people are put off by it after all it does not sound inviting. However look around the shops next time you are out. Why does O2 call itself O2? Next, what has that got to do with clothes? Back to phones, ORANGE? So Drabdesign, like the three I have quoted is just a name, live with it!

What is Drabdesign?

Drabdesign offers a Search Engine Optimization service and works with just one client in any niche. If someone wants a simple but effective web page, then Drabdesign can cater for it along with other forms of Internet Marketing. 

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