View From The Bridge

Over the course of Formula One’s 71 year history, there have been an infinite amount of era defining car changes that have helped crown some of the greatest drivers on their way to world domination. Among these coronations, great rivalries were born and produced some of the most incapsulating sporting moments of the past century.  Ayrton Senna battled wheel to wheel with rival Alain Prost for close to a decade, collecting 7 world titles between them. James Hunt beat out Niki Lauda in the race for the 1976 World Championship, and still remains one of (if not the) greatest F1 season ever recorded. Most recently in 2016, Nico Rosberg accomplished the impossible and defeated Lewis Hamilton in a heated season long battle that saw the German capture his one and only world title by only 5 points.  Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansel, Nelson Piquet (right to left) - flickr.com However, in recent years, the glorious magic that had millions of eyes glued to TV screens has gone missi...

International football is a strange paradigm. The same fans who pushed England to the brink of their best result in 55 years are the same fans that have brought nothing but disgrace to themselves and the nation after Sunday nights heartbreaking exit at Euro 2020. After just 1 minute at 37 seconds, Luke Shaw raised a nation to it’s feet, only for Italy to bring us crashing back down to our sofas with our heads in our hands 66 minutes later. Despite the outrageous home advantage, it was always Italy’s game to lose and with a 33 game winning streak on the line, they showcased not only why they are the best team in Europe, but maybe even on the planet - something our young lions may one day possess (just not in the immediate future).   There were several major errors both on and off the pitch that ultimately cost the lions their first international trophy since 1966. In fact, England’s problems started long before any ball was placed on a penalty spot. After a scintillating 45 minutes ...